Listening for construction

UNIT LISTENING FOCUS Task You will hear four statements about each picture After listening to all four statements, you must select one statement that best describes what you see in the picture 5 (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (b) (b) (b) (b) (b) (c) (c) (c) (c) (c) (d) (d) (d) (d) (d) Task  This is an interview between Alec and an interviewer Listen to part of the interview and answer the questions Which stage of the course is Alec at? How many students are there in the group? How many women are taking the course? Which subject did he enjoy most at school? What did he when he left school?  Listen to part of the interview Fill in the gaps 1-8 in the timetable Timetable Days Mon Civil engineering, Semester 09.00-11.00 11.15-12.15 13.15-14.15 (1) _ Maths (2) 3.1 4.5 G2 Materials Labs 4.4 H Lomax B Davis Wei Ming D Cowan Tue Wed calculus 4.2 B Davis Thurs Fri  14.30-16.30 Civil engineering (5) _ G4 C Doyle SELF-STUDY (3) _ (4) 4.5 4.5 J Bell J Bell FREE SELF-STUDY (6) _ (7) _ (8) G4 G4 G4 D Cowan D Cowan D Cowan Here are the interviewer’s questions from part of the interview Predict how Alec answers them Then listen and check your answers What you hope to at the end of your course? What kind of degree will you take? How long will it take? When you start work as a civil engineer, what you want to build houses, or big structures like bridges or roads? UNIT LISTENING FOCUS Task You will hear four statements about each picture After listening to all four statements, you must select one statement that best describes what you see in the picture (a) 5 (a) (a) (a) (a) (b) (b) (b) (b) (b) (c) (c) (c) (c) (c) (d) (d) (d) (d) (d) Task  Listen to three people describing their homes and complete the table below speakers type of building material(s) used favorite features adjectives used to describe it A B C  Listen to the conversation again and answer the questions Speaker A Where did the stone come from? What makes the ceiling ornate? Is the house large or small? Speaker B Is computer system new or old? What makes the apartment functional? Are the bedrooms large or small? Are the buildings around it tall? Speaker C Is this house different from those around it? Which room does the speaker say is bright? What shape is the bottom of the staircase? UNIT LISTENING FOCUS Task You will hear four statements about each picture After listening to all four statements, you must select one statement that best describes what you see in the picture 5 Task (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (b) (b) (b) (b) (b) (c) (c) (c) (c) (c) (d) (d) (d) (d) (d) Listen to a talk about “Tate Modern art gallery in London” carefully and write True (T) or False (F) The building is Tate Modern art gallery in London The building was a power station before The building is made of stone on the south bank of the River Thames The architects had to demolish most exterior of the power station The building is heavy, airy, and very modern The building is perfect setting for modern architecture The exhibits are painting, sculptures, and installation The view is beautiful People can see most of London from large windows of restaurant 10 _ There is a special exhibit space outside the building beside the river UNIT LISTENING FOCUS Task You will hear four statements about each picture After listening to all four statements, you must select one statement that best describes what you see in the picture 5 (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (b) (b) (b) (b) (b) (c) (c) (c) (c) (c) (d) (d) (d) (d) (d) Task Listen and fill in the blanks in the passage below Pile foundation (1) There are two types of pile (1) : end bearing piles and friction piles Essentially end-bearing piles are used when you have (2) ground which is on top of hard ground or rock Basically, the piles go through the soft ground and sit on the (3) _ ground below It’s a bit like building over water, which can’t (4) anything, and the hard ground below it is like the seabed put simply, the piles are like stilts (2) Friction piles are different They are used when there’s no hard ground In simple terms, the sides of the pile grip the soft ground around them If you punch a nail in a piece of (5) , it’s the same thing The nail is gripped by the wood around it Sometimes, the bottoms of (6) _ piles are made wider Imagine a leg with a foot at the bottom, it’s the same principle Task A man is describing his house Listen to his descriptions and label the plan with the words provided below UNIT LISTENING FOCUS Task You will hear four statements about each picture After listening to all four statements, you must select one statement that best describes what you see in the picture 5 Task  (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (b) (b) (b) (b) (b) (c) (c) (c) (c) (c) (d) (d) (d) (d) (d) Su, a structural engineer specializing in the design of very tall structures, is giving a talk to a group of engineering students Listen to the talk carefully Which of the forces in the box doesn’t she mention? Tick them () bending friction tension shear expansion centrifugal force pressure torsion/torque compression contraction  Label the diagrams using the forces in task  Complete the following sentences from the talk using the forces in Listen again and check your answers So that downward force means the structure is in , especially near the bottom a horizontal load, exerted by air _, against one side of the structure Because the structure is fixed at ground level, and free at top, that generates _ forces When elements bend, you have opposing force: _ at one side, _ at the other The wind effectively tries to slide the structure along the ground, and the foundations below the ground resist that The result of that is _ force The wind generate the _ load on the foundations of tall structures The foundations need to rely on _ with the ground to resist the pull-out force The action of the wind can also generate _ You get a twisting force When concrete absorbs heat from the sun, you get _ 10 As soon as the sun goes in, there’s _ UNIT LISTENING FOCUS Task You will hear four statements about each picture After listening to all four statements, you must select one statement that best describes what you see in the picture 5 Task  (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (b) (b) (b) (b) (b) (c) (c) (c) (c) (c) (d) (d) (d) (d) (d) Listen to a short talk of Leo Peters, a steel erector, and answer the following questions How big is Leon’s gang? How long is a contract? What kinds of buildings has he worked on? How does he describe the components which are cut and drilled offsite? How long is a typical shift?  Listen again and find the reasons why: Contracts vary in length Bonuses are paid You don’t come down for tea breaks Moving girders is dangerous UNIT LISTENING FOCUS Task You will hear four statements about each picture After listening to all four statements, you must select one statement that best describes what you see in the picture 5 Task (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (b) (b) (b) (b) (b) (c) (c) (c) (c) (c) (d) (d) (d) (d) (d) Stephanie is explaining the safety procedure to Lin Listen and complete the following sentences extracted from their conversations Restricted areas are places where a serious (1) is present So it’s essential that there should be kept locked at all times Under no circumstances should anyone be able to (2) them Unless they have a permit to work, in other words, a written form giving (3) to work in the restricted areas Only that person is (4) _ to issues permits to work And it’s crucial that there’s just a single (5) _to each restricted area So whatever happens, someone cannot switch on a circuit at a switchboard while somebody else is (6) on it somewhere else in the plant While they’re working It’s vital that they keep the (7) _on them continuously [...]...UNIT 7 LISTENING FOCUS Task 1 You will hear four statements about each picture After listening to all four statements, you must select one statement that best describes what you see in the picture 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 Task 2 (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (b)... is present So it’s essential that there should be kept locked at all times 2 Under no circumstances should anyone be able to (2) them Unless they have a permit to work, in other words, a written form giving (3) to work in the restricted areas 3 Only that person is (4) _ to issues permits to work 4 And it’s crucial that there’s just a single (5) _to each restricted area 5 So whatever ... the forces in task  Complete the following sentences from the talk using the forces in Listen again and check your answers So that downward force... twisting force When concrete absorbs heat from the sun, you get _ 10 As soon as the sun goes in, there’s _ UNIT LISTENING FOCUS Task You will hear four statements about each picture After listening. .. Bonuses are paid You don’t come down for tea breaks Moving girders is dangerous UNIT LISTENING FOCUS Task You will hear four statements about each picture After listening to all four statements,