Complete the article on the Akashi-Kaikyo suspension bridge, by adding the missing words and phrases

1988, 2 million, longest, cubic, Awaji, 181 000, Circle, Japan’s, 1955, Kobe.

The Akashi Kaikyo Suspension Bridge is the ¹_________ suspension bridge in the world and it is probably ²_________ greatest engineering feat (подвиг).

It took ³_________ workers ten years to construct the bridge, ⁴_________ tones of steel and 1.4 million ⁵_________ metres of concrete. The steel cable used would ⁶_________ the world seven times.

It has six lanes and links the island of ⁷_________ and the mainland city of ⁸_________, a distance of four miles. The concept of building a bridge across the Akashi Straits became urgent after a disaster in ⁹_________. A ferry (паром) carrying over one hundred children sank after colliding with another ferry, in the busy shipping lane. One hundred and sixty eight children and adults died in the disaster. Political pressure for a bridge increased and in ¹⁰_________ construction began.

8. Match the following words and word combinations with parts shown in the picture given below:

Cable, tower, foundation of the tower, backstay, deck, buttress, suspender.

9. Describe three well-known suspension bridges. One in each of the following countries: ü Japan ü UK ü USA

1. Before you start. · Do you know any cable stayed bridges in your country? · Are they similar to suspension bridges?