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7. Match the following components to make compound words. Define their parts of speech.

 

A	B	A	B
earth	most	electro	-acting
there	-acting	pick	up
outer	fore	bed	-on-a-chip
materials	speaker	break	down
slow	quakes	rapid	cardiogram
loud	-engineering	system	side

 

8. Fill in the following charts with suitable components to make up compound words.

 

 

long		______
	-term	full	______
______		______	-range
		______	______
in	______
door		hydro	______
______	______	acoustic
		______	______

 

 

9. Create at least two or three charts similar to those of ex. 8 connected to Acoustics and Acoustical Engineering field, feel free to make up new and imaginary compounds.

 

 

______ _	______
______	______	______
______	______	______
		______
______	______
	______
______	______
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GRAMMAR FOCUS: Noun attributes

 

10. Read and translate the following word combinations. If you need help, use GRAMMAR FILE 7 (p. 115).

 

Mechanical wave

 

Echo characteristics

 

Noise control

 

Project co-lead

 

Ventilation duct

 

SONAR technology

 

Basic sound wave behavior

 

The sound persistence caused by wave bending moment sound absorber material medical imaging sound wave bending

 

 

Vibrations within buildings

 

J-occlusion plate

 

Underwater physical characteristics wedge-based anechoic chamber repeated boundary reflections acoustically tracked current profiler sounds painful to the ears frequency agile pulse radar signal and track switch repairers passive listening device pre-recorded sound