Fill in the gaps with the appropriate words.

1. New construction methods and materials, computers and robots are being developed to improve … .

a) fertility; b) productivity; c) possibility.

2. Building construction … into an industrialized process.

a) evolves; b) creates; c) realizes.

3. Buyers are becoming more educated about energy … and indoor air quality

a) classification; b) modification; c) conservation.

4. Multi room … to entertainment will be built in future "smart" houses.

a) entrance; b) access; c) admittance.

5. Computers have helped to … design considerably in recent years

a) speed up; b) stand up; c) slow down.

6. Most people associate … boxes with the word "prefabrication".

a) creative; b) negative; c) repetitive.

Match the beginnings of the sentences (A) with their endings (B).

A.

1. The existence of a single large client and a need for rapid construction …

2. New construction methods and materials, computers and robots …

3. As consumers become more educated about energy conservation, lighting, indoor air quality …

4. Prefabrication of building components using mechanized, computer controlled tools is …

5. More and more assembly of building materials will be done …

6. CAD packages reduce considerably the number of mistakes …

7. The move to industrial construction is inevitable, and …

B.

a) arousing through human errors.

b) one way to achieve high quality.

c) they want their houses to be built to the highest standards.

d) provided fertile soil for a boom in the development of industrialized construction techniques.

e) designers and builders should pay attention to its opportunities now.

f) are improving building quality.

g) in a controlled environment away from the building site.

Answer the questions to the text.

1. What created a need for housing for millions of people after the war?

2. What are the innovations improving building quality?

3. What social factors push construction towards industrialization?

4. What are the ways to achieve high quality of buildings?

5. What are the features of future ''smart'' houses?

6. How can AutoCAD packages be used?

7. What do most people associate the word "prefabrication" with?

8. What are the opportunities of industrialized construction?

Interview your partner about the reasons of moving building construction towards industrialization. Use the following words and expressions.

Post war baby boom, fertile soil, to improve productivity, innovations, social factors, a demand for, to be built to the highest standards, to achieve high quality, creature comfort systems, future "smart" houses, to speed up design considerably, the repetitive boxes, inevitable, to pay attention to opportunities.