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How bridges carry heavy loads
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Follow a technical explanation with contrasts.
Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.
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Words to know
- load
- Something heavy that is carried.
- arch
- A curved structure, often over an opening.
- cable
- A thick, strong wire or rope.
Answer key
- Every bridge has to deal with two main forces.“Has to” sounds like “hass-tuh”.
- Compression pushes materials together, while tension pulls them apart.“Compression” and “tension” both end in a “shun” sound.
- Stone arches work well because stone is strong when it is squeezed.“Squeezed” ends with a d sound.
- Suspension bridges hang the road from steel cables.The stress in “suspension” is on “spen”.
- Engineers combine these ideas to build longer and lighter bridges.The stress in “engineers” is on “neers”.