Lesson Question and Vocabulary Sheet

Explain your understanding of infrastructure.

• Infrastructure refers to the basic physical and organizational structures needed for the operation of a society.

• Infrastructure is a type of software used in computers.

• Infrastructure means the study of plants and animals.

• Infrastructure is a form of entertainment.

Who designs infrastructure projects and oversees the construction of the work?

• Civil engineers

• Mechanical engineers

• Software developers

• Accountants

Which of the following is NOT a type of infrastructure mentioned in the passage?

• A) Roads

• B) Bridges

• C) Parks

• D) Railways

What do roads enable us to do?

• Roads connect places and enable us to get to our destination more easily.

• Roads are only for decoration and do not serve any purpose.

• Roads are used only for parking vehicles.

• Roads are built to separate cities from villages.

Bridges are a means of overcoming obstacles in the landscape such as ________, roads and railway lines.

• rivers

• mountains

• forests

• deserts

Railways run between ________ and ________.

• cities and towns

• mountains and rivers

• villages and forests

• oceans and deserts

Tunnels are normally dug beneath which of the following?

• Rivers

• Hills

• The sea

• Skyscrapers

What is the main purpose of sewage plants?

Electrical grids supply us with ________.

• power

• water

• food

• clothes

Telecommunications enable us to communicate via which of the following?

• Telephone cables

• Satellites

• The internet

• Television

• All of the above