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Trades and training
V o c a b u l a r y 1 Label tradespeople 1-8 with the words in he box.
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carpenter concrete finisher electrician glazier painter
plumber roofer welder

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R e a d i n g 2 Read this text and nderline the trades. Use the hotos in 1 o help ou.
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You can refer to
tradespeople in A j o b in t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n i n d u s t r y ?
several ways:
• tradesperson/
tradespeople (for
men and women) The construction industry has different trades or 'crafts'. A tradesperson is a
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• tradesman/ specialist and normally has a qualification rom a vocational school o r other
tradesmen training institute. Plumbers, electricians and roofers are all tradespeople. Other
(for men) tradespeople on residential housing projects include carpenters, painters and
tradeswoman/
tradeswomen (for concrete finishers. Tradespeople are often subcontractors and w o r k for a
women) general contractor or a client.

V o c a b u l a r y 3 Write he lurals for 1-5.
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1 trade 4 housing project
2 craft 5 general contractor
3 tradesman
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