English education

Read the three conversations in audio script 5 on page 72 and underline the questions in the conversations.

1. 
   Ahmad - a electrician 5. Rob - a labor
   
2. 
   Tariq - a roofer 6. Pierre - a labor board
   
3. 
   Jacek - a crane operator 7. Kim - a manager
   
4. 
   Luis - a crane operator 8. Antonio - a building inspector.
   

6. 
   Complete these sentences with What, Where or How.
   

1. 
   Where do you live? 5. What time is it?
   
2. 
   How do you do? 6. What old are you?
   
3. 
   Where are you? 7. What is the site?
   
4. 
   What’s your address? 8. Where are you from?
   

7. 
   Put the words in 1-6 in the correct order to make questions. Then match the questions to answers a-f.
   

1. 
   What does he do? - He's a crane operator.
   
2. 
   Can i help you? - I'm looking for Kim.
   
3. 
   How do you spell that? - C-H-E-S-T-E-R-T-O-N-S
   
4. 
   Where do you work? - I'm a plumber
   
5. 
   What do you do? - Yes, I am
   
6. 
   You are the site manager? - On a building site.
   

8. 
   Work in pairs. Take turns to ask and answer questions about the people in 5.
   

Tariq: What does Kim do?
Kim: She’s a site manager
Tariq: What about Tariq?
Kim: Tariq is a roofer
Tariq: Ok. Your turn.

3. 
   The construction industry
   
   1. 
      Listen and write the missing letters.
      

1. 
   TUNNEL 5. SCHOOL
   
2. 
   ROAD 6. HOSPITAL
   
3. 
   BRIDGE 7. APARTMENT
   
4. 
   HOUSE 8. OFFICEBLOCK
   

3.2 Listen and write the types of construction you hear.

1. 
   School 4. Officeblock
   
2. 
   Bridge 5. Tunnel
   
3. 
   House 6. Hospital
   

2. 
   Choose a role card. Introduce yourself to other students. Use the model below to help you.
   

Mohammed bin Ali: Hi! I’m Mohammed bin Ali. My name’s Mohammed bin Ali.
Raja Anand: Hi! Raja Anand. My name’s Raja Anand.
Mohammed bin Ali: What do you do?
Raja Anand: I’m a general contractor.
Mohammed bin Ali: What tupes of construction do you work on?
Raja Anand: We build apartment blocks.
Mohammed bin Ali: Where are you from?
Raja Anand: I’m from Mumbai, India.
3.3 Read thi s text and complete chart s A and 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.

Construction industry in the UK

Residential (houses, apartments)

Industrial (factories, power plants)