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Bridges

Reading 1 Read these descriptions of five bridges and match texts 1-5 to diagrams A-E.
1 In a suspension bridge, cables go rom one tower to another and the deck
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hangs rom ertical suspenders (cable or rods) attached o the main
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cable
2 A cantilever is a beam supported at one end. In cantilever bridges, a beam
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balances on op of wo or more other beams, or cantilever arms
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3 Arches are normally semicircular in shape. In his ype of bridge, there are
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no cables or owers.
4 Beam bridges are the most common type of bridge. The design is very
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simple. The beam sits on op of wo or more supports r abutments
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5 In a cable-stayed bridge, the cables go directly rom the ower to the deck.
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Cable-stayed bridges can have any number of owers

Speaking 2 Work in pairs. Cover the diagrams and he texts in 1. Together, sketch the five
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types of bridges in 1 and explain he differences to each other.
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