specifications & asking about dimensions

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Millau Bridge

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The Millau Bridge is in the South of France and it crosses the river Tran.

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One of the highest bridges In the world

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piers

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Deck

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Pylons

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Specifications Structural type :Cable-stayed bridge Function :Highway bridge to carry the A75 Location: Near Millau, , France Timescale Works started in October 2001 and was completed in December 2004 Design: Pylons :Reinforced concrete Cables :Steel Deck :Steel Main spans 6x342m Pylon height Max 340m Height above valley bottom or water Max 270m km2.5 : Length Material Required Concrete : 127,000m³ Steel : 5.000t

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P: The total height of the Millau road bridge is 336.4 metres above the river Tran .Now I’m talking to the chief engineer of the bridge. Can you tell me about this fascinating bridge. E: Yes , the road deck itself is 246 metres above the river. Then the pylons or towers rise another 90 metres above the deck. P: I see. And how wide is the river valley at the bridge? E: Well, the valley is almost 2.5 kilometres wide. In fact, the bridge is 2460 metres or 2.46 kilometres.

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P: And how long are the spans? E: They have different lengths . The bridge has two outer spans and six inner spans. The two outer spans are 204 metres long , and the six inner spans are 342 metres long. P: How wide is the road deck? E: It’s 32 metres wide. It has four lanes of traffic. P: And what’s the bridge made of? It looks very light. E: Yes , it looks light because it’s light. It uses the minimum material. But it’s also very strong. The cables ad the road deck are in fact made of steel. The seven piers are made of reinforced concrete.

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How high wide long deep Asking about Dimensions

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Adjective Noun high height long deep wide length depth width

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Quantities Countable Nouns Uncoutable Nouns

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Countable Nouns Countable nouns are the nouns which can be counted (e.g. one apple , two apples etc.) and can be in singular and plural . We put a before the singular noun when it begins with consonant sound e.g. a strawberry and an when it begins with vowel sound ( a , e , I , o, u) e.g. an apple an egg an apple cherries two apples

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Uncountable nouns are nouns which can not be counted and usually they don’t have plural. These nouns include: Uncountable Nouns 1- FOOD Cheese, butter, meat, salt, pepper, bread, chocolate, honey, jam.... 2- LIQUIDS Coffe, milk, water, tea, petrol, oil, … 3- MATERIALS Gold, iron, silver, wood….

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6- OTHERS Hair, money, news, furniture, advice, weather, information…. 5- ABSTRACT NOUNS Beauty, love, happiness… 4- MATERIALS Gold, iron, silver, wood…. Uncountable Nouns

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a \ an ,some We use some with uncountable nouns and not a\an We also use some with countable nouns but only in plural. Examples: some bananas some cheese

How to form plural of countable & uncountable nouns : 

How to form plural of countable & uncountable nouns Some Two \ three.... A bag of Two bags of screws Some A bag of Two bags of cement

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A quantifier expresses quantity. Quantifiers can be a single word or a phrase and are used with nouns. They can be used with both countable or an uncountable noun to express amount or quantity. Examples: some , much , many , few , little , a lot..... Quantifier

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Many Much Countable Uncoutable In Questions

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Rules of Some: Some is used to show an indefinite quantity the exact number is not important. It is used in affirmative ( positive) statements. Examples: I have some books. She wants some apples. Some is also used in questions , but only when you think the answer will be “Yes” For example: Do you have some paper? ( I expect the answer is Yes)

Rules of any: : 

Rules of any: Any is used in negative statements. For examples: I don’t have any money. There aren’t any taxis near here. Any is also used in questions , especially when we expect the answer to be “NO” For example : Do you have any paper? ( I expect the answer will probably be No)

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I have got some jam but I haven’t got any yoghurt. Some - Any

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Some - Any I have got some salt but I haven’t got any pepper.

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Let us Exercise: 1- I went to the tourist office to get ................. Information a) Some b) any 2- The woman said they didn’t have................ More applications. a) Some b) any

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Use some and any I’ve got some strawberries but I haven’t got any grapes.