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6 Health and safety

Site safety S p e a k i n g e x e r c i s e 8 p a g e 47
S t u d e n t B
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7 The contractor's office

Projects S p e a k i n g e x e r c i s e 5 p a g e 55
S t u d e n t B
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the nformation bout he Burj Khalifa. Tell Student A about the building.
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The Burj Khalifa
The Burj Khalifa is a skyscraper in Dubai. It is 828 metres high and
has 160 floors. The total floor area is over 300,000 m 2 . The building
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contains offices, a hotel and swimming pools, as well as 00 residential
apartments. There are 24,348 windows and 2909 steps. The Burj
Khalifa contains more than 330,000 m 3 of concrete and 39,000
tonnes of steel rebar.

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7 The contractor's office

S h a p e s S p e a k i n g e x e r c i s e 8 p a g e 57

1.33 m 65 cm
67 cm r
4.83 m 330 mm
3.65 m
45 cm
500 mm
2 mm
6.38 m
4 mm
6 mm
A: What are the dimensions A: What about the radius?
of the rod? B: The radius is ... .
B: It's 3.65 metres long, ....

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