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Repairs

                     Speaking  1   What's  the difference  between  maintain  and  repair?  Give  examples.

                     Listening  2  ^ L 3 H  Listen to  a supervisor  giving  instructions about some  repairs to  an  office
                                   trailer. Make  notes  about he repairs hat  need  doing.
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                               3   Listen again.  Who  is  doing each  task? Complete  the table.
                                    NAME              TASK
                                    John              (1)
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                                                          grease the  jack
                                    Supervisor        (6)
                    Vocabulary  4  Write the  phrase:
                                   1  the  supervisor  uses o explain hat he  is giving nstructions.
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                                   2  the  supervisor  uses o describe  a  quick task.
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                                   3  the  supervisor  uses o  say hat  he  will  do  the  work.
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                                   4  Sandra  uses o explain that the  welding  will  take no more han  sixty  minutes.
                                5  Use  the phrases n 4 o  complete  this  conversation.
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                                   Jose:       Excuse  me,  are  you the  supervisor?
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                                   Supervisor:  Yes,  that's ight.
                                   Jose:       I'm Jose,  the carpenter's  apprentice.  Mr Rodrigo  said  you had  a
                                               job for  me.  He  said  (1)
                                   Supervisor:  Ah, yes,  but  not an hour. (2)
                                   Jose:       OK,  good.
                                   Supervisor:  You  see  the electricians over there?  Well, they've  just  installed a
                                               new  system.  They  want o test t. (3)                  :
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                                               I  need  you o stand  on he  other  side  of he  building. You'll see  a
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                                               grey  box  on the  wall.  When  you're n  position, I'll raise  my  hand.
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                                               They'll  switch verything  on and  y o u check hat the green  lights
                                               come  on,  OK?
                                   Jose:       Yes,  OK.  And  what about his  documentation for the  electricians?
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                                   Supervisor:  (4)                        Just get n  position now.
                                   Jose:       OK.
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