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Building Pre Technical English‐

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Practice 1:

1.1 Before starting the practice translate into Chinese the following words: to expand : ………………… salts: …………………… hardcore: ………………… to interact: ………………… soluble: …………………… cement: ……………………

concrete: ……………………

1.2 Here are a series of 7 events which happened on this building, but are not listed here in the logical order.

Find out the proper order and write the list of figures which represent it.

1) Subsoil had a poor bearing capacity 2) The foundation subsided

3) Cracks formed under the beam 4)The subsoil settled under the load

5)The span increased 6)The column / post moved

7)The beam deflected excessively

Write the figures in the order corresponding to the logical order of the series of events

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1.3 Now write the sentences of § 1.2 with cause / consequences linkwords.

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Practice 2: 2.1 Lexicon research: translate into Chinese the following words: To expand: ………………… To heat up: ………………. To fail: ………………… To protect from: …………………… Heavy rain …………………… Gravel: ……………………

2.2 Put the figures of the sentences in the right logical order

Put the figures of the sentences in the right logical order. 1*roof expanded 2*wall/roof joint failed 5*heavy rains washed away the gravels on the flat roof 3*roof heated up

4*roof inadequately protected from the sun

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2.3 Written report including and cause/consequence link words

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Practice 3:

3.1 With the help of some hints write full sentences in the past about the following photos:

4.2 Hints :

Sentence 1 : heavy snow storm/

Xingtai, Hebei province / November 2009

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Sentence 2 : Consequently……. A petrol kiosk / to collapse

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3.2 : Hints : Food market in Moscow / failure / due to / 2006

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Photo 6.1

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3.3 Hints: 2012 / bridge under construction / strong earthquake / Burma / because of…

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Practice 4 4.1 : Guided written production

Fig 1: Outer walling insulating and renovation.

Put the words in the right order to ……. The the density function of high the polystyrene to wall is insulate

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Now from the sentence above, write your own about the plastic pin

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With the help of these few hints write a sentence of your own ( mortar rendering / protect / rain )

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Write a sentence of your own about the steel mesh.

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Write a sentence of your own about any other device shown on the sketch

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rendering projected outer mortar

° Power / pressure 6

pin ° Steel / plastic fixing 3

° Steel / Fibre glass mesh 5polystyrene 2° High density

° Glue 4

in concrete block ° Old Exterior walling 1

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4.2 : Guided written production

Answer the following questions with short sentences

o What does this sketch show?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… o What are the various components / What is the window made of?

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………o Which material are they made of?

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What does the sketch technically illustrate?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… What is the technical function of the double glazing?

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How does it work from inside?

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What is the consequence in term of comfort?

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Fig 2 : Double glazing concept

energy gain Reflected

temperature increase of inner

Incoming power and Heat loss

framework PVC

radiations Solar

Glazing