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Writing 1 Complete these sentences with nformation about yourself.
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1 My name's ....
2 I'm an ... .
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3 I live n ... .
4 I come from ....
2 Match these questions to your answers in 1.
a) Where are you from?
b) What do you do?
c) What's your name?
d) Where do you live?
3 Write four things a general contractor does. Use the correct form of the verbs in
the box.

deal with hire organise visit

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4 Write four things you do n our ob. If ou don't work, choose a ob from
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the unit.
Vocabulary 5 Complete these sentences.
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The. . ndustry consists of four sectors.
The. . sector deals with houses and apartments.
The. . sector deals with roads, bridges and tunnels.
The. . sector deals with schools, hospitals and office blocks.
The. . sector deals with factories and power plants.
Write five examples of the following.
1 jobs n the construction ndustry
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2 types of construction
3 parts of a house
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7 Complete this text with he words and phrases in the box.
about a project a new office block architect residential area
subcontractor supplier

Today I have three meetings. First, I have a meeting (1) w i t h a
client and a(n) (2) in Bulaq. The project is an apartment block in
a(n) (3) . I have a lot of experience w i t h apartment blocks, but not
in this part of Cairo. After lunch, I have a meeting w i t h a new (4)
on a construction site n A l Nasr Road. This meeting is about labourers
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and equipment for (5) . n the evening, I have a meeting w i t h a(n)
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(6) to discuss materials for a construction site n Tura. It's a busy
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day as always!

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8 What do he ollowing letters mean?
1 HVAC 5 kg
2 AC 6 POL
3 PPE 7 cm
4 HV 8 r p m

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