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IELTS 11( READING 2- THE FALKIRK WHEEL)

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  • How many cogs are there on the Wheel?
    5 cogs (3 big ones connected by 2 small ones)
  • How many locks of water can you see?
    Two
  • What is used to lock the gondola and hold it in place?
    hydraulic gates
  • Where is the boat now?
    in the canal basin
  • Where are the boats now?
    in the two diametrically opposed water-filled gondolas
  • What means of transport is this?
    a crane
  • Steel bars are...........together.
    welded
  • How many motors are there in the central machine room?
    10 hydraulic motors rotating the central axle
  • The bolt is ............
    hand-tightened
  • What is used to lock the boat in the gondola?
    two hydraulic steel gates
  • Complete the sentence: The house is being ...........
    dismantled/removed/destroyed/ broken down
  • What is the boat running on?
    an aqueduct
  • What part of the ship can you see?
    a propeller
  • Antonym of "natural"
    man-made/ artificial
  • Name some landmarks in your country
    First national University, Hoi An Town, ......
  • steel sections are ........together.
    bolted
  • Which part is between the two opposing axe-shaped arms?
    a fixed central spine
  • Which part of the Whale follows its skull?
    ribcage
  • What's The Falkirk Wheel?
    a rotating boat lift
  • Which part of the wheel is used to control its arm movements?
    a hydraulic clamp below the hydraulic gates
  • What tool is this?
    a Celtic double-headed axe
  • Where is it?
    a Steelworks
  • The Wheel has two opposing axed-shaped.........
    arms
  • Which part of the fish is this?
    spine