Page 10 - English for Construction 2

Jobs and experience

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Listen to three conversations. Match he ob in each conversation
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with a w o r d rom he box.
civil engineer concrete finisher land surveyor
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Read he questions. For each conversation, answer yes (Y), no (N), or doesn't
say (X). Then listen again and check your answers.
using a total station
Conversation 1 Conversation 2 Conversation 3
1 Is he a manual worker?
2 Does he work mostly indoors?
3 Was he good at maths at school?
4 Does he work with CAD programs?
5 Does he use high-tech equipment on site?
6 Did he start as an apprentice?
7 Is he self-employed?

Speaking 3 Work n pairs. Read the questions n he table again. Take urns to ask and
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answer them so hat hey are rue for ou.
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A: Are you a manual worker?
B: No, I'm not. I'm a project manager.
A: Do you work mostly indoors?
B: Yes, I do. I work in an office. I'm responsible for a hospital car park project.
Language
Questions
Questions with be begin with the correct form of the verb Are you self-employed?
be, or use a rising tone. You're self-employed?
Is he on site today?
He's on site today?
Questions with do/does/did Do you work indoors?
Does he work indoors?
Did you go to university?
Question words (what, where, who, how) What do you do?
Where are they from?
Who is the client?
How does it work?

Speaking 4 Work in pairs. Think of a o b but don't tell your partner. Take urns o ask and
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answer questions to find out he jobs.
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Is the job indoors or outdoors?
Do you work alone or with other people?
What qualifications do you need?
What training did you do?

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