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English World 5 Unit 3 Tunnels and Bridges

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  • What do engineers use to build tunnels deep under the surface?
    They use TBM - Tunnel Boring Machine
  • What joins England and France?
    It's the Chunnel - a railway tunnel under the English Channel.
  • Where do tunnels go?
    They go under mountains and under water.
  • What machine is it?
    It's a concrete-miver.
  • What is the simplest type of bridge?
    It's a beam bridge.
  • Why do people build tunnels and bridges?
    Because they make our journeys quicker.
  • What's his job?
    He's an engineer.
  • What type of bridge is it?
    It's a beam bridge.
  • What machine is it?
    It's a crane.
  • What type of bridge is it?
    It's an arch bridge.
  • What is a suspension bridge supported by?
    It's supported by strong cables and tall towers.
  • What machine is it?
    It's a tunnel boring machine.
  • Where are they standing?
    They're standing in a trench.
  • What machine is it?
    It's a bulldozer.
  • What machine is it?
    It's a digger.
  • What is the hen walking on?
    It's walking on concrete.
  • What methods do people use to build tunnels noit deep from the surface?
    They use cut and cover methods.
  • Why do people build arch bridges?
    Because an arch is a very strong shape.
  • What type of bridge is it?
    It's a suspension bridge.
  • What's this?
    It's a moving belt.
  • What is the longest road tunnel in the world?
    It's the tunnel in Norway, it's 24.5 km long.
  • What machine is it?
    It's a truck/lorry.
  • What are these?
    They're thick rods.
  • What is a long beam bridge supported by?
    It's supported by piers at each end.
  • What have they broken?
    They've broken a tube.
  • What's this?
    It's a tunnel.