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Applied Technical English Building and Civil Work: Session 01 Miss Débora Muñoz M

Harun Rashid is a 35-year-old general contractor from Alexandria, Egypt who lives and works in Cairo. As a general contractor, Harun hires subcontractors to work on building projects, organizes materials and equipment, and has a lot of experience in the construction industry. Harun always works hard, sometimes having meetings with clients, visiting construction sites, and dealing with suppliers, keeping him busy at all times except Fridays, which he takes off.

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Applied Technical English Building and Civil Work: Session 01 Miss Débora Muñoz M

Harun Rashid is a 35-year-old general contractor from Alexandria, Egypt who lives and works in Cairo. As a general contractor, Harun hires subcontractors to work on building projects, organizes materials and equipment, and has a lot of experience in the construction industry. Harun always works hard, sometimes having meetings with clients, visiting construction sites, and dealing with suppliers, keeping him busy at all times except Fridays, which he takes off.

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APPLIED TECHNICAL ENGLISH

Building and Civil Work Miss Débora Muñoz M


SESSION 01
Reading 3 Read this text and underline the verbs.

Harun Rashid is 35 years old. He comes from Alexandria but


he lives and w orks in Cairo.

Harun is a general contractor. He hires subcontractors to


work on building projects. He also organizes the material and
equipment. Harun has a lot of experience in the construction
industry.

Harun alw ays w orks hard. Sometimes he has meetings w ith


clients. Sometimes he visits constructions sites. And some-
times he deals w ith suppliers. He is alw ays busy.

But Friday is different. He never w orks on Fr idays.


Friday is a day off.

WRITING: Imagine your work on a construction site. Explain what your job is and
what you do.
Example : I am a civil construction manager. I work for the construction Company Kallpa in Li-
ma. I’m responsible for managing on-site construction personnel
What does a civil construction manager do?
• keeping the job on schedule by ensuring that all workers and materials show up at the right time.
• constructing the building in accordance with the permit.
• using appropriate building methods.
• Overseeing the job to guarantee that all trades deliver quality work.

Permit: autorización, licencia


Lot grading: nivelación de piso
Sodding and driveway construction: construcción de suelos y accesos.
Oversee: supervisar
How do you spell your first name / last name ?
VOCABULARY
ELECTRICIAN: electricista LABOURER: peón, obrero
PLUMBER: gasfitero SITE MANAGER: jefe de obra
The Different Types of Construction Projects

Construction is a process which consists of


assembling or building infrastructure. It

includes all work and materials required for


the construction of finished structures. This
also includes site foundations, preparations,
electrical work, mechanical work, and any
work required to complete projects.

Here are a few types of construction

Residential

These projects include townhouses, houses, condominiums, apartments, cottages,


subdivisions, and single-unit dwellings. The designs are usually made by engineers
and architects and construction executed by builders.

Building

Constructing buildings is the most common type of project. It’s a process of adding
structures to properties. Most projects are small renovations or room additions.
Most new building projects involve construction of sheltered enclosures with access
for housing people, machinery, equipment, and supplies. It also includes installation
of equipment and utilities.

Commercial and institutional

These buildings include a whole lot of project sizes and types like hospitals, clinics,
schools, universities, stadiums, sports facilities, shopping centres, retail stores, wa-
rehouses, manufacturing plants, etc. Special engineers and architects are usually
hired for the construction of these buildings. There are very few competitors in this
market segment since it costs a lot of money and requires greater sophistication in
terms of commercial and institutional buildings when compared with residential
projects.
Industrial

This is just a small part of the construction industry but is a very important part
nonetheless. The projects are usually owned by large industrial corporations like
medicine, power generation, manufacturing, petroleum, etc.

Highway

This involves alteration, repair, and construction of roads, streets, alleys, highways,
runways, paths, etc. It also includes incidental construction.

Heavy

Lastly, these projects tend to involve projects which aren’t classified properly as
buildings or highways. Some examples include dams, sewer line projects, sewage
treatment facilities, dredging projects, flood control projects, water treatment plants,
etc.

These are some of the most popular types of construction today.

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