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A L W A Y S L E A R N I N G PEARSON English for Construction is part o f the Pearson Longman Vocational English series. I t is designed for students i n vocational education and for company employees i n training at work. W r i t t e n by industry practitioners, it combines a strong grammar syllabus w i t h the specialist vocabulary and skills that learners need to succeed i n their chosen field. Level 1 English for Construction is designed for students with a basic knowledge o f general English who now require an elementary (CEF level A 1 - A 2 ) English course in this specific field. It includes: • topics that reflect the latest developments in construction, making them immediately relevant to students' needs. • clearly defined language and function objectives which are backed up by comprehensive on-the-page language boxes. • essential online support for teachers including teacher's notes, fully editable tests and multilingual glossaries. • student C D - R O M w i t h interactive glossaries i n both British and American English and full course book audio in MP3 format. Other titles in the series include: English for Banking & Finance English for Information Technology English for Nursing English for O i l and Gas ^COMMON EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK^ A n i 1 1 Level 1 A2 Level 2 ISBN 9 7 8 - 1 - 4 0 8 2 - 6 9 9 1 - 6 Bl m B2 .pearsonELT.com/vocationalenglish 78H08"269916 Contents lit 1 Th e consti-uction industry Function Introductions p. 4 Introducing yourself and others Language Vocabulary Present simple: b e Jobs Present simple: regular verbs Adverbs of frequency Finding out more p. 6 Talking about jobs in the construction industry Wh- questions Questions with b e The alphabet Wh- question words T h e construction industry p. 8 Describing parts of the construction industry Plurals Prepositional verbs Types of construction Industry sectors Parts of a h o u s e p. 10 Understanding a house plan 77i/sis ... House features Naming parts of a house R e v i e w p. 11 T r a d e s a n d training p. 12 Describing trades and the stages of trade training Present simple Trades Vocational courses Trade materials p. 14 Talking about materials Parts of speech Numbers 1-100 Materials Calculation words Unit 2 Trat (ft factories Read t h e t e x t i n 4 again a n d u n d e r l i n e t h e p l u r a l s . Speaking 8 W o r k i n g r o u p s . T h i n k a b o u t t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n i n d u s t r y i n y o u r area. List examples of t h e f o l l o w i n g . 1 2 3 4 clients general c o n t r a c t o r s subcontractors residential sector projects 5 6 7 infrastructure sector projects commercial sector projects industrial sector projects The construction industry 1 9 Parts of a house Listening 1 B-'TH L o o k a t h o u s e p l a n s A a n d B. T h e n l i s t e n . D o c s t h e s p e a k e r d e s c r i b e the house correctly? first floor (American English) = ground floor (British English) bedroom 1 second floor Speaking 2 W o r k i n pairs. Draw a s i m p l e house p l a n a n d label i t . Show it t o y o u r p a r t n e r a n d ask a n d answer q u e s t i o n s a b o u t i t . T h e n repeat w i t h a n e w partner. A: What's this? B: This is a bathroom. A: And this? B: This is the hrst floor. And this is the second 10 1 The construction industry floor. Review Writing 1 C o m p l e t e these sentences w i t h i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t yourself. 1 M y name's .... I ' m an ... . I live i n ... . I c o m e f r o m .... 2 3 4 2 M a t c h these q u e s t i o n s t o y o u r answers i n 1. a) b) c) d) 3 W h e r e are y o u from? W h a t do y o u do? What's y o u r name? W h e r e do y o u live? W r i t e four t h i n g s a general c o n t r a c t o r does. Use t h e c o r r e c t f o r m of t h e v e r b s i n t h e box. deal with Vocabulary hire organise visit 4 W r i t e four t h i n g s y o u d o i n y o u r j o b . If y o u d o n ' t w o r k , c h o o s e a j o b f r o m the unit. 5 C o m p l e t e these sentences. The. The. The. The. The. . i n d u s t r y consists . sector deals w i t h . sector deals w i t h . sector deals w i t h . sector deals w i t h of four sectors. houses a n d a p a r t m e n t s . roads, bridges a n d t u n n e l s . s c h o o l s , h o s p i t a l s a n d office b l o c k s . factories a n d p o w e r p l a n t s . W r i t e five examples of t h e f o l l o w i n g . 1 2 3 7 jobs in the construction i n d u s t r y t y p e s of c o n s t r u c t i o n p a r t s of a house C o m p l e t e t h i s t e x t w i t h t h e w o r d s a n d phrases i n t h e box. about a project subcontractor a new office block architect residential area supplier Today I have three meetings. First, I have a m e e t i n g (1) with a client and a(n) (2) i n B u l a q . T h e project is an apartment block i n a(n) (3) . I have a l o t o f experience w i t h apartment blocks, b u t not i n this part o f Cairo. A f t e r l u n c h , I have a m e e t i n g w i t h a new (4) on a c o n s t r u c t i o n site i n A l Nasr Road. T h i s m e e t i n g is about labourers and e q u i p m e n t for (5) . I n the evening, I have a m e e t i n g w i t h a(n) (6) to discuss materials for a c o n s t r u c t i o n site i n Tura. It's a busy day as always! 8 W h a t do t h e f o l l o w i n g letters mean? 1 HVAC 2 AC 3 PPE 4 HV 5 6 7 8 kg POL cm rpm The construction industry 11 2 • describe trades and the stages of trade train • talk about trade materials • give and understand instructions for erectin Trades scaffolding • give personal information Trades and training Vocabulary 1 Label t r a d e s p e o p l e 1-8 w i t h t h e w o r d s i n t h e b o x . carpenter plumber ap. a c. a r. a w. Reading 2 concrete finisher roofer electrician glazier painter welder ap. a c ag- Read t h i s t e x t a n d u n d e r l i n e t h e trades. Use t h e p h o t o s i n 1 t o h e l p y o u . You can refer to A j o b in t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n tradespeople in several ways: industry? • tradesperson/ tradespeople (for T h e c o n s t r u c t i o n industry has different trades o r 'crafts'. A tradesperson is a men and women) specialist and normally has a qualification f r o m a vocational school o r o t h e r • tradesman/ tradesmen training institute. Plumbers, electricians and roofers are all tradespeople. O t h e r (for men) tradespeople o n residential housing projects include carpenters, painters and tradeswoman/ c o n c r e t e finishers. Tradespeople are often s u b c o n t r a c t o r s and w o r k f o r a tradeswomen (for general c o n t r a c t o r o r a client. women) Vocabulary 12 3 W r i t e t h e p l u r a l s for 1-5. 1 trade 2 craft 3 tradesman 4 5 housing project general c o n t r a c t o r Listening Listen to Sam Smith talking about trades and c o m p l e t e these sentences. 4 Stage 1 : Vocabulary apprentice He/She is (1) at w o r k . Stage 2: journeyman He/She w o r k s (2) Stage 3: He/She supervises (3) master workers. 5 L i s t e n again a n d answer these q u e s t i o n s . 6 L o o k at t h i s list of courses at a v o c a t i o n a l s c h o o l . M a t c h A - C t o t h r e e of t h e courses. T h e n w r i t e t h e t r a d e t h a t each c o u r s e refers t o . 1 W h a t is Sam Smith's trade? 2 W h e r e does he w o r k ? DIPLOMA IN C O N S T R U C T I O N T E C H N O L O G I E S 1 Basic tools and e q u i p m e n t : 5 Electrical w i r i n g : 2 Carpentry: 6 Residential p l u m b i n g : 3 Masonry and concrete: 7 HVAC: 4 P a i n t i n g and d e c o r a t i n g : 8 H e a l t h and safety: Speaking 7 W o r k i n pairs. Student A l o o k at t h e i n f o r m a t i o n o n t h i s page. Student B l o o k at t h e i n f o r m a t i o n o n page 68. Student A Read t h i s e m a i l f r o m a v o c a t i o n a l s c h o o l i n Calgary, Canada a n d u n d e r l i n e t h e key i n f o r m a t i o n . CB2 O • _ From: Lucy Dani To: J. Benjamin Thank you very much for your telephone call. Our school offers five apprenticeship programs which include supervised training, on-the-job training and classroom teaching. The programs take three or four years to complete. The programs are HVAC, carpentry, residential electrician, welding and masonry. All programs include health and safety training, maths and English. 8 ( W o r k i n t h e same p a i r s . C o m p a r e t h e t w o t r a i n i n g i n s t i t u t e s i n 7. W h a t t h i n g s are t h e same? W h a t t h i n g s are different? Trades 2 13 Trade materials Vocabulary 1 W h a t m a t e r i a l s d o these t r a d e s p e o p l e use? M a t c h materials A - F t o t r a d e s p e o p l e 1-6. 1 2 3 carpenter. glazier painter 4 5 6 bricklayer and mason welder c o n c r e t e finisher C o m p l e t e these sentences. W r i t e o n e w o r d i n each gap. 1 2 3 I ' m a bricklayer. I lay . I'm a ( n ) I do the wiring. I'm a(n) t e c h n i c i a n . I d o t h e heating, v e n t i l a t i o n a n d air conditioning. I'm a carpenter. I w o r k w i t h I'm a ( n ) I install w i n d o w s . I'm a painter. I use _ t o d e c o r a t e houses. I'm a welder. I w e l d . 3 C o m p l e t e t h i s table w i t h t h e missing v e r b s . Nouns Speaking 4 Verbs painter (1) decorator (2) instructor (3) welder (4) worker (5) supervisor (6) trainer (7) W o r k i n pairs. A s k y o u r p a r t n e r a b o u t t h i n g s i n t h e r o o m . B A W h a t ' s that? ^ — It's a w i n d o w . W h a t ' s it m a d e of? Glass a n d w o o d . 14 2 Trades Language Numbers 1-100 1 one 11 eleven 21 twenty-one 2 two 12 twelve 30 thirty 3 three 13 thirteen 40 forty 4 four 14 fourteen 50 fifty 5 five 15 fifteen 60 sixty 6 six 16 sixteen 70 seventy 7 seven 17 seventeen 80 eighty 8 eight 18 eighteen 90 ninety 9 nine 19 nineteen 100 ten 20 twenty 10 ciUM a hundred/one hundred Listen a n d t i c k / t h e w o r d y o u hear, thirteen Q / thirty Q 3 sixteen Q / s i x t y [~~| fourteen Q / forty Q 4 nine Q / n i n e t y | | Say these n u m b e r s . T h e n listen a n d cheek y o u r answers. 56 13 34 30 89 14 63 40 21 76 16 60 W r i t e these n u m b e r s . Listening 8 1 twenty-four 2 3 thirty-three forty-seven sixty-nine seventy-two ninety-one rT.'lkJJB L i s t e n t o a n a r c h i t e c t t a l k i n g a b o u t an office b l o c k . W h a t d o t h e n u m b e r s refer to? M a t c h 1-5 t o a-e. 1 2 3 4 5 six 22 44 32 two a) n u m b e r of w i n d o w s p e r floor b ) n u m b e r of floors c) m d ) n u m b e r of r o o m s p e r floor e) w i n d o w s p e r r o o m 2 Make t h e c a l c u l a t i o n s for t h e office b l o c k i n 8. + plus X minus Example: 1 264 (2 windows per room x 22 rooms = 44 44 windows x 6 floors = 264 windows) t h e t o t a l n u m b e r of w i n d o w s : 264 t h e t o t a l n u m b e r of d o o r s : t h e t o t a l n u m b e r of r o o m s : t h e t o t a l space per floor ( m ) : times / divided by = equals 0 brackets windows; 2 S p e a k i n g 10 11 W r i t e a n u m b e r f r o m 1 t o 100 o n a piece of paper. O n t h e o t h e r side, w r i t e a c a l c u l a t i o n for t h e number. W o r k i n s m a l l groups. Read y o u r c a l c u l a t i o n i n 10 t o t h e o t h e r s t u d e n t s . T h e first s t u d e n t t o a n s w e r c o r r e c t l y is t h e winner. A: Eight times eight, plus thirty-one, B: A: C: A: thirty-eight equals Fifty-eight. Wrong! Fifty-seven. Correct! divided by five, plus .... Trades 2 15 Instructions 1 Vocabulary M a t c h d i a g r a m s A - H t o t h e v e r b s i n t h e box. adjust attach fill in fit join level nail slide onto ••5 t. 2 L o o k at t h e s e d i a g r a m s of s c a f f o l d i n g a n d c o m p l e t e t h e a p p r e n t i c e ' s notes. T h e n underline the verbs in the notes. • Erecting scaffolding • guardrail Fill in i k e holes and level t h e a r e a . Nail jack planking \ / t h e (1) base plate | a t e s l o i k w u a s i l l ! Sliae t h e f r a m e s Onto t h e j a c k s . Adjust ladder mudsill ^ ^ " ^ p t h e j a c k s . Use ( Z ) p i n s flna locking pins t o join t h e f r a m e s . A t t a c h nails | braces. r locking pin A - \ 4 base plate Fit t h e planking. A t t a c h t h e guardrails. coupling J 1 P A t t a c h t h e ladder. Inspect t h e scaffold! i n Remember! 1 1 D o n ' t climb t h e scaffolding. Use the D o n ' t use b r i c k s t o leve t h e f r a m e s . Use t h e ( 4 ) C 3 ) Don i f o r g e t t o use loclom (5) Language The imperative W e c a n use the i m p e r a t i v e to give instructions. Fill in the holes. Use don't Don't (do not) before the verb to give negative instructions. W e c a n use the present simple instead of the imperative for climb You level the the scaffolding. frames. informal instructions. Sequencers W e can use first, next, then, after that, etc. to d e s c r i b e the First, fill in the holes. Next, adjust order of instructions. Then, fit the Writing 16 2 Trades 3 the jacks. planking. W o r k i n p a i r s . Close y o u r b o o k s . W r i t e i n s t r u c t i o n s for e r e c t i n g scaffolding. box of pins base plates hammer Listening 4 E j u H jacks toolbox Look at t h e i l l u s t r a t i o n above. Then listen a n d c o m p l e t e these sentences. 1 2 3 T h e base plates are the truck. T h e h a m m e r is the toolbox, T h e c o u p l i n g pins a n d l o c k i n g pins are the truck. a box, the truck, t h e base plates. T h e jacks are the truck. . the truck. The foreman's flask is . W h i c h sentence i n t h e l i s t e n i n g is i n c o r r e c t ? Vocabulary 5 L i s t e n again. A r e t h e s e sentences true ( T ) o r false (F)? 1 2 3 4 5 T h e base plates are next t o t h e flask. ( T / F) T h e flask is i n t h e t r u c k . ( T / F) T h e jacks are b e h i n d t h e t r u c k . ( T / F) T h e h a m m e r is u n d e r t h e t r u c k . ( T / F) T h e t o o l b o x is i n front of t h e t r u c k . ( T / F) Language Prepositions of p l a c e We use p r e p o s i t i o n s of p l a c e to say w h e r e s o m e t h i n g is. (in) between The hammer is under Writing the truck. The toolbox 6 is in front of the truck. W r i t e four sentences t o s h o w w h e r e t h e objects are i n this i l l u s t r a t i o n . The apprentice 1 2i!XEI Listening Listen t o a c o n v e r s a t i o n between a foreman and an apprentice and c o m p l e t e these sentences a b o u t Mickey, t h e a p p r e n t i c e . 1 2 3 4 5 6 2 3 When: Where: Mickey's t e l e p h o n e n u m b e r : H o w o l d are you? What's y o u r name? W h e r e d o y o u live? Coffee? What's y o u r t e l e p h o n e n u m b e r ? H o w t a l l are you? W h a t t i m e is it? C o m p l e t e t h i s f o r m w i t h i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t yourself. Name: (1). Surname: (2). Nickname: (3). Address: (4). Telephone number: (5). Age: (6). H e i g h t (in c m ) : Speaking 5 years o l d . M a t c h q u e s t i o n s 1-7 t o answers a-g. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 4 . college. l E ^ ^ I Listen t o an a p p r e n t i c e , Jeff, asking Mickey questions about his birthday party and complete this information. 1 2 3 Language M i c k e y ' s real name is He c o m e s f r o m He lives i n He goes t o He's a(n) He's (7) W o r k i n p a i r s . Practise t h i s c o n v e r s a t i o n . A: What's your telephone number? B: It's And yours? A: It's A: B: A: A: B: A: How old are you? I'm And you? I'm Where do you live? In/At And you? I live in/at a) Yes, please. b) It's 265775. c) It's seven o'clock. d) I'm 33. e) It's J o h n S m i t h . 0 In Paris. g) I'm 1.78 m . Review Writing 1 W r i t e t h e t r a d e s p e r s o n t h a t w o r k s w i t h each of these m a t e r i a l s . 1 2 3 2 wood metal glass 4 5 6 Are these sentences true ( T ) o r false 1 2 3 bricks concrete paint (F)? J o u r n e y m e n w o r k u n s u p e r v i s e d . (T / F) HVAC stands for 'heating, v e n t i l a t i o n a n d air c o n d i t i o n i n g ' . (T / F) Twelve d i v i d e d b y t h r e e is t h r e e . (T / F) 3 Label these d i a g r a m s . 4 W r i t e i n s t r u c t i o n s for e r e c t i n g scaffolding. Use t h e w o r d s i n t h e box. adjust attach fill in fit inspect join level nail SHII^iHHHHHHHHHHHHHHRBBHHilHHHHIHllHHHHHHiHi^ 5 slide use Label these d i a g r a m s w i t h t h e c o r r e c t p r e p o s i t i o n s . h • r\ &3 6 Complete this text w i t h the words in the box. apprentice(s) between on-the-job qualification safety The Institute o f Masonry is i n the centre o f t o w n , i n (1) years a factory and an office block. I t has 28 (2) and three instructors. A l l the w o r k is supervised and includes (3) training, instruction on the use o f m o d e r n equipment, tools and materials, and instruction o n health and (4) The training takes three (5) to complete. A t the end o f the course, apprentices get the Level 2 D i p l o m a i n Stone Masonry (6) . Trades 2 19