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3 What does he do? F: In a box, behind he ruck, next o he base
He's an architect. He designs apartments. plates. Ask Lenny.
4 That's Henrietta Samson. She works for the J: Thanks.
Ministry. She inspects office blocks. S: Where are the jacks?
F: Behind the ruck. Between the base plates and
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Ah, 1 see. Thank you.
the box of pins.
Who's that?
That's Ken. He's a labourer on he tunnel S: OK, thanks.
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project. F: Where's m y flask?
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I'm looking for Salim. All: Under he truck.
Salim? F: OK, thanks.
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Yes, he's n charge of the roofers at the hospital.
[F = Foreman; M = Mickey, apprentice]
A: Can y o u tell me about the house? F: So, Mickey. Is Mickey short for Michael?
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B: Yes, of course. The house has w o floors. We have M: No, it's a nickname. It's hort for Mickey Mouse. I
a kitchen, w o bathrooms and w o bedrooms. The have big ears.
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kitchen opens out nto a family area and a dining F: Ah! I see. What's your real name?
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area. We also have a porch. M: Ken. Ken Chambers.
Did y o u say two bathrooms? F: Where are y o u from?
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Yes, that's right. And w o bedrooms. M: Manchester.
OK. What about the garden? F: Manchester? That's a long way from here. Do y o u
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live n Manchester?
M: No, I don't. I live in Leeds.
Unit 2 Trades F: Ah! OK. W h i c h college do y o u go to?
M: Leeds Construction.
F: Is that near he centre?
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Hi! My name's Sam Smith. I'm an electrician by trade. M: Yes. Near he hospital.
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I work on building sites. I'm also an nstructor at a F: What trade?
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vocational school. Today I want o talk about trades. M: I'm a plumber.
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Trades normally have three stages. The first stage is F: A n d how old are you?
apprentice. Apprentices are supervised at w o r k and M: I'm nineteen. Almost twenty. M y birthday is on
learn on the job. Most apprentices also attend vocational Thursday.
school and get a qualification. The second stage is F: Did y o u say Thursday? That's interesting.
journeyman. Journeymen w o r k unsupervised. A master M: Why?
is the hird stage. Masters supervise other workers, and F: M y b i r t h d a y is on Thursday too. Coffee?
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also rain apprentices. M: Yes, please. Thanks.
1 thirteen 2 forty 3 sixty [J = Jeff, apprentice; M = Mickey, apprentice]
J: When's the party, Mickey?
M: Saturday.
fifty-six, thirty-four, eighty-nine, sixty-three, J: What time?
seventy-six, twenty-one M: Eight o'clock.
thirteen, hirty, fourteen, forty, sixteen, sixty J: Where?
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M: At m y place.
J: What's the address?
The office block has six floors. Each floor has twenty-two M: Sixteen, C o n w o r t h Road.
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rooms. Each r o o m has wo windows and a door, so there J: Is hat C-O-N-W-O-R-T-H?
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are forty-four windows per floor and wenty-two doors. M: Yes, that's right.
Each w i n d o w is 1 m 20 by 80 cm. Each r o o m is 32 m 2 .
J: OK. Oh, what's your telephone number, in case
there's a problem?
[L= Lenny, construction worker; F = Foreman; M: It's 564362.
M = Mickey, apprentice; J = Jeff, apprentice; S = Sam, J: Did y o u say 362 or 363?
apprentice] M: 362.
J: Thanks. See y o u on Saturday.
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1 L: Where are the base plates? On he ruck too? M: Great!
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F: No, they're behind the truck.
L: OK, thanks.
2 L: I need a hammer. For the base plate nails. Unit 3 Heavy equipment
M: My hammer is in the toolbox.
L: Where is it?
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M: The toolbox? It's in front of he truck. What's n he crate?
L: Thanks. A rebar cutter.
A what?
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3 J: Where are he coupling pins? A n d he locking
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pins? A rebar cutter. You know, o cut rebar.
Ah, OK.
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