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A L W A Y S L E A R N I N G

PEARSON

English for Construction is part of 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. Written 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 of 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

.pearsonELT.com/vocationalenglish

^ C O M M O N E U R O P E A N F R A M E W O R K ^

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L e v e l 1 A 2

L e v e l 1 A 2 Level 2 B l

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ISBN 9 7 8 - 1 - 4 0 8 2 - 6 9 9 1 - 6

78H08"

F u n c t i o n (^) L a n g u a g e V o c a b u l a r y

On-site subcontractors p. 3 6

Describing w h a t subcontractors do/are doing at the m o m e n t

Present simple and present continuous

Subcontractors

s »

Directions p. 38 (^) Following directions Giving directions

Giving directions Maps

Unit 5 On

Weather on site p. 4 0 Understanding different types of weather Giving reasons

Because of Weather

Food p. 42 Talking about food Conversation using present simple and present continuous

Food

Review p. 43

Warning signs p. 44 Identifying different types of signs (^) Must Personal protective equipment (PPE)

and safety

Site safety p. 46 (^) Describing problems Completing a vehicle safety checklist

Adjectives: too full Health and safety Vehicle parts

5 Health

First aid p. 48 Explaining injuries Past simple: be Past simple

Parts of the body A first aid kit

c D

Waste disposal p. 50 Understanding waste disposal and colour c o d e s

Word partnerships: clean metal, general waste

Waste materials

Review p. 51

factor's office

Clients p. 52 (^) Welcoming clients Word pairs J o b descriptions Nouns: structural engineer, bookkeeper

factor's office

Projects p. 54 Discussing projects Describing structures using dimensions

Metric and imperial measurements

Buildings

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The cont

Shapes p. 56 Describing the shape of constructions

Expressions: 30 by 60 Shapes Dimensions Word stress

Unit;

Calculations p. 58 Giving calculations Calculating an area

Calculations Word order

Calculation symbols

Review p. 59

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Planning a project p. 60 Planning a new bridge Completing a schedule

Will future Calendar Months of the year

Planning ahe

Schedules p. 62 Making appointments Telling the time

Prepositions of time Dates and times

Planning ahe

Bridges p. 64 Making comparisons (^) Comparative and superlative adjectives

Descriptive adjectives

Unit^ Quantities^ p. 66^ Writing^ quantities^ How^ much/How^ many^ Containers Review p. 67

Partner files p. 68

Audio script p. 72

1

The

construction

industry

- introduce yourself and others - talk about jobs in the constructior

industry

**- describe types of construction

• understand a house plan**

Introductions

a building inspector a rooter

V o c a b u l a r y

L i s t e n i n g 2

Match photos A-E to texts 1-5.

1 Hello, I'm Kamal Boukhaled, from Morocco. I'm a plumber. I'm Isabelle Roux, from France. I'm an architect Hi, my name's Santiago Cruz. I'm from Venezuela. I'm a crane operator. Hi, I'm Karol Nowacki. I'm from Poland. I'm a roofer. Hello there. My name's Jun Takahashi. I'm from Japan. I'm a building inspector.

Complete these conversations. Then listen and compare your

answers. 1 Jun: Isabelle:

Jun: Isabelle:

2 Karol: Santiago: Karol: Santiago: Karol:

3 Kamal: Santiago: Kamal: Santiago: Kamal:

4 Kamal: Karol: Kamal: Isabelle: Karol: Kamal: Karol: Kamal: Isabelle:

Hi! I'm Jun Takahashi, from the Ministry. Hi, Mr Takahashi. (1) Isabelle Roux. I'm from (2) I'm the architect on this project. Ah, I'm a building (3) Pleased to (4) you.

Hi! Karol Nowacki. Santiago Cruz. What do you do, Santiago? I'm a crane (5) And you? Me? I'm a(n) (6)

Hi! My (7) _. is Kamal Boukhaled. Hi, Kamal. I'm Santiago. (8) are you from? From Caracas, Venezuela. Ah, Caracas. A beautiful city. I come from (9)

Hello. (10) Hi, Kamal. I'm Karol Nowacki

name's Kamal Boukhaled. And this is Isabelle Roux. Hello, Isabelle. Pleased to meet you. What do you (11) , Kamal? I'm a plumber. I'm a roofer. And Isabelle designs buildings. She's a(n) (12)? Yes, that's right.

4 1 The construction industry

Finding out more

L i s t e n i n g 1 flp'

1 ']ff* Listen and repeat the letters of the alphabet.

S p e a k i n g 3 Work in pairs. Student A look at the information on this page. Student B look at the information on page 68.

Student A

Read the letters to Student B. Write the letters Student B says. What do the letters mean?

HVAC rpm AC JCB

HVAC = heating, ventilation and air conditioning rpm = revolutions per minute AC = alternating current JCB = JC Bamford Excavators Limited (a construction equipment manufacturer)

4 Practise this conversation with your classmates. Write the names. A B

What's your name?

Jun Takahashi.

How do you spell that?

My first name is Jun - J-U-N.

My family name is Takahashi • T-A-K-A-H-A-S-H-I.

Thank you.

(^6) 1 The construction industry

L i s t e n i n g 5 Listen t o t h r e e c o n v e r s a t i o n s. W r i t e t h e j o b s y o u hear for each^ p e r s o n 1-. i.

1 A h m e d : 2 T a r i q : 3 Jacek: 4 Luis:

Rob: Pierre: K i m : 8 A n t o n i o :

L a n g u a g e

Wh- q u e s t i o n s

Wh- questions begin w i t h a q u e s t i o n w o r d (e.g. What, Where, How).

We use what w h e n we want to know about s o m e t h i n g. What 's your name?

What do you do?

We use where to ask about places. Where do you work?

We use h o w to ask about the way to do s o m e t h i n g. How do you spell that?

Q u e s t i o n s w i t h b e

We reverse the order of the verb b e to f o r m a question. (^) He is on site today. • Is he on site today?

6 Read t h e t h r e e c o n v e r s a t i o n s i n a u d i o s c r i p t 5 o n page 72 a n d u n d e r l i n e t h e q u e s t i o n s i n t h e c o n v e r s a t i o n s.

7 C o m p l e t e these sentences w i t h What, Where o r How.

• d o y o u live? _ d o y o u do? _ are you? _'s y o u r address?

t i m e is it? o l d are you?

. is t h e site? . are y o u from?

8 Put t h e w o r d s i n 1 -6 i n t h e c o r r e c t o r d e r t o make q u e s t i o n s. T h e n m a t c h t h e q u e s t i o n s t o answers a-f.

1 • w h a t / he / d o / does /? 2 n c a n / y o u / h e l p / I /? 3 O h o w / spell / y o u / t h a t / d o /? 4 Q w h e r e / w o r k / y o u / d o /? 5 O w h a t / y o u / d o / d o /? 6 Q are / t h e / manager / site / y o u /?

a) He's a crane operator. b ) I ' m a plumber. c) O n a b u i l d i n g site. d ) C-H-E-S-T-E-R-T-O-N-S. e) I ' m l o o k i n g for K i m. 0 Yes, I a m.

S p e a k i n g 9 W o r k i n pairs. Take t u r n s t o ask a n d answer q u e s t i o n s a b o u t t h e p e o p l e i n 5.

A B W h a t does K i m do? She's a site manager. W h a t a b o u t Tariq? T a r i q is a OK. Your t u r n.

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R e a d i n g 4 Read t h i s t e x t a n d c o m p l e t e c h a r t s A a n d B.

The construction industry in the UK consists of four different sectors. The residential sector deals with houses and apartments. The industrial sector deals with big projects like factories and power plants. The infrastructure sector is for

projects like roads, bridges and tunnels. The commercial sector is for things like schools, hospitals and office blocks. The client pays for the project and hires general contractors to deal with subcontractors, equipment and materials.

i n d u s t r y i n t h e U K

i n d u s t r i a l (factories, p o w e r p l a n t s )

(roads, b r i d g e s , t u n n e l s )

(schools, h o s p i t a l s , office b l o c k s ) s u b c o n t r a c t o r s u b c o n t r a c t o r s u b c o n t r a c t o r s u b c o n t r a c t o r

V o c a b u l a r y 5 W o r k i n p a i r s. Take t u r n s t o d r a w different t y p e s of c o n s t r u c t i o n a n d say w h a t t h e y are.

6 C o m p l e t e these sentences w i t h t h e v e r b s i n t h e b o x.

are consists of deal with hires pays for

s u b c o n t r a c t o r s. s u b c o n t r a c t o r s , e q u i p m e n t a n d m a t e r i a l s.

1 T h e general c o n t r a c t o r 2 General c o n t r a c t o r s 3 T h e t e a m a site manager, t h r e e roofers a n d a p l u m b e r. 4 Roads, bridges a n d t u n n e l s i n f r a s t r u c t u r e s e c t o r p r o j e c t s. 5 T h e c l i e n t t h e p r o j e c t.

L a n g u a g e

We add -s, -es, or -/es to make a noun p l u r a l. (^) apartment -»apartments

box • boxes factory > 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.

S p e a k i n g 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 ec 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 clients 2 general c o n t r a c t o r s 3 s u b c o n t r a c t o r s 4 r e s i d e n t i a l sector projects

5 i n f r a s t r u c t u r e s e c t o r p r o j e c t s 6 c o m m e r c i a l s e c t o r p r o j e c t s 7 i n d u s t r i a l s e c t o r p r o j e c t s

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