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Setting out

Speaking Work n small groups and answer the questions.
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1 What is a straight line? Try o agree on a clear definition.
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2 What is the easiest way of setting out a traight line on a construction site?
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Listening 2 E Z Z l I Listen to a urveyor describing the process of setting out a straight
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line. Mark the following on the llustration.
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1 the observer
2 the assistant
3 a ranging pole
4 a plumb line

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3 Use these prompts o make notes about he process of setting out a straight
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1 plans and drawings 4 plumb lines
2 equipment 5 assistant
3 poles 6 pegs
Vocabulary 4 A process is a series of actions hat are done in rder to achieve a articular
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result. Explain the difference between process and project.
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5 Match the words in bold n 1-5 with the words or phrases in a-e.
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1 This is a routine ob - we do t every day. a) outcome
2 What's the procedure for setting out? b) steps
3 There are three stages n the process. c) normal
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4 The result is a traight line. d) standard way of operating
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5 It's mportant o be systematic. e) organised
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