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Trade materials

Vocabulary 1 What materials do these tradespeople use? Match materials A-F to
tradespeople 1-6.

1 carpenter. 4 bricklayer and mason
2 glazier 5 welder
3 painter 6 concrete finisher
Complete these sentences. Write one word in each gap.
1 I'm a bricklayer. I lay .
2 I'm a(n) I do the wiring.
3 I'm a(n) technician. I do the heating, ventilation and air
conditioning.
I'm a carpenter. I work with
I'm a(n) I install windows.
I'm a painter. I use _ to decorate houses.
I'm a welder. I w e l d .
3 Complete his table with the missing verbs.
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N o u n s Verbs
painter (1)
decorator (2)
instructor (3)
welder (4)
worker (5)
supervisor (6)
trainer (7)

S p e a k i n g 4 Work in pairs. Ask our partner about things n the oom.
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A B
What's that?
^ — It's a window.
What's it made of?
Glass and wood.
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