2022年03月04日
QUESTIONS
Part 1 (Comprehension Questions ):
- Who were the project’s lead engineers of the Golden Gate Bridge?
- What was the home to 96-kilometer-per-hour winds, swirling tides, an endless blanket of fog, and the earthquake-prone San Andreas fault?
- Who was convinced that the bridge could be built; and that it would provide San Francisco’s commuters more reliable passage to the city?
- What kind of bridge consists of a single beam anchored at one end and extended horizontally like a diving board?
- Who was that colleague together with Ellis who convinced Strauss to pursue a different approach?
- What different approach are they referring to?
- Since the strait’s depth prevented them from drilling or digging the foundations, what was dropped on the ocean floor, to create openings for pouring concrete?
- How many workers died when an entire scaffolding platform fell in 1937?
- The Navy had been pushing hard to paint the bridge with what colors?
- Who thought that the primer itself paired nicely with the strait’s natural backdrop?
Part 2 (Express Yourself Questions):
- What comes to your mind when you hear the word ‘bridge’?
- What do you think of California?
- What are your favorite structures in California?
- What do you know about life in California?
- Would you like to live in California?
- What has been the longest bridge you have crossed so far?
- How challenging do you think it is to build a bridge?
- Have you ever thought of becoming an engineer?
- What skills should a good engineer possess?
- If there is one bridge you would like to personally see; what would it be and why?
