ESCUELA TÉCNICA “BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA”

Materia: Inglés Técnico I

(Construcciones)

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 FIRST TERM

Topic: unusual and unique hotels in the world

Content: Word classes: NOUNS

Dog Bark Park Inn is a hotel is in Idaho, in the USA. The shape
of the hotel is a “beagle dog”. It a famous landmark in the state.
Local residents know it as “Sweet Willy”. It has two bedrooms
and a balcony with a beautiful view.
The hotel consists of the bed & breakfast inn, a gift shop &
visitor’s center, and a gallery

1) Label the pictures with the underlined words in the text

…………………… ……………………….. ………………… ………………… ………………

2) Read the text again. Are the sentences True (T) or False (F)? Correct the “False” ones:

a) The hotel is in New York.

b) The hotel is a famous landmark in the state.
c) The hotel hasn´t got a balcony.
d) Local residents know it as sweet beagle.

What Is a Noun?

A noun is a word that names something, such as a person, place, thing, or idea.

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3. Complete this chart with examples from the box:

milk - flower – audience – window – London – love – oranges – textbook – wood

Type of nouns Examples Definition

1. Proper Noun - John - Juan
(Specific people, places, things…) -
2. Common Noun - table - mesa
(nonspecific people, places, things or ideas) -
3. Abstract Noun - freedom
(something that you can not perceive with your -
5 senses)
4. Collective Noun - bunch
(refer to a group of things as one whole) -
5. Material Noun - iron
(the name of the material an object is made of) -
6. Concrete Noun - house
(something that you can perceive with your five -
senses)
7. Countable Noun - pencils
(can be counted) -
8. Uncountable Noun - money
(cannot be counted) -
9. Compound Noun - schoolbag
(made up of two or more smaller words) -

4. Use the dictionary and complete the “definition column”

5. Design an unusual hotel for Corrientes. What is the name of your hotel?

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Topic: Minecraft
Content: Word Classes: VERBS (main verbs in a sentence)

1. Find and circle the vocabulary words in the grid. Look for them in all directions:

Adventure map
armor
attribute
bed
biome
blocks
brewing
minecraft
sandbox
build battle
mob
server
creative
mod
skelly
creeper
mojang
skin
drops
nether
spawn
enderman
pickaxe
spleef
food
piglins
Steve
grief
redstone
survival

2. Look for the meaning of the words in activity 1 (use a dictionary or Internet)

3. Read about Minecraft and answer the questions:

Minecraft is a virtual open world video game where

players can dig, mine, build, craft, and enchant
things. The game is like a “sandbox game” because
players can create their own worlds and experiences
where the possibilities are truly limitless.Minecraft
offers several different game modes that allow you to
experience the open world in a unique way. The
following types of Minecraft game modes are
available: Survival, creative, adventure, spectator,
hardcore.
Your first day in Minecraft
If you select SinglePlayer and Survival mode in Minecraft, your first day can be very exciting but also very
stressful. You have little resources. You have to survive your first night, because hostile mobs can attack
you.
Typically, your first day in Minecraft involves things like collecting resources, punching woods, killing
animals, building or finding shelter, gathering food, etc.
Now that you know how to play Minecraft, enjoy building and exploring the limitless virtual worlds available
to you!

a) What is Minecraft?
………………………………………………………………………………..
b) What can players do in this game?
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c) What happens if you select single player and survival mode?
………………………………………………………………………………..
d) What can hostile mobs can do?
………………………………………………………………………………..

Verbs are words that express an action or a state of being. The main verb of a sentence is
usually found at the beginning and after the subject.

For example: He PLAYS Minecraft.

4. Underline verbs in the following sentences:

a) Minecraft is a virtual open world video game where players can dig, mine, build, craft, and enchant things.
b) Players can create their own worlds.
c) Hostile mobs can attack you.
d) Your first day in Minecraft involves things like collecting resources, etc.

5. Translate the sentences into Spanish.

6. Design your ideal house using a Minecraft design. For example:

Topic: Tools
Content: Word Classes: Adjectives

1. Label the following tools:

1. conduit bender 2. Level 3. Fish tape 4. Lineman´s pliers 5. Stud punch

6. Labelling machine 7. Drill

…………………………. ………………………….. ………………………………

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……………………….. ………………………….. ……………….. …………………………

2. How do you say these tools in Spanish?

For example:
1. conduit bender: curbadora de tubos manual / curbadora de tubos / curvadora de caños
2. Level ………………………………………………………………………………….
3. Fish tape ………………………………………………………………………………….
4. Lineman´s pliers…………………………………………………………………………………
5. Stud punch ………………………………………………………………………………….
6. Labelling machine ……………………………………………………………………………..
7. Drill ………………………………………………………………………………….

3. Read about “Zap Tools”. Are the sentences True or False?

Zap Tool has a very good selection and low prices. We have tools such as: conduit benders,
levels, fish tapes, and stud punches. We also a great selection of lineman´s pliers on the Internet.
We have saws and drills, including hammer drills. We also sell electronic equipment like
multimeters, plugs and labelling machines.
Our tools have the best quality! For example: the lineman´s pliers we sell have bright colours,
resistant metal, stub nose, flat surface and a sharp saw. It is is easy to grab.

a) Zap Tools does has the best tool selection.

b) They have all tools except electronic equipment
c) Their tools have the worst quality.
d) They have a great selection of lineman´s pliers on the Internet.

What are ADJECTIVES?

Adjectives provide details about people, places, and things. We use adjectives to alter nouns
and pronouns.
For example: “It is a heavy tool.”
An adjective can denote the color, size, condition, sense, quantity, appearance, time, or
personality of a noun or pronoun.
What about the position? Adjectives are placed BEFORE the noun.

4. Read the text about Zap Tools again and circle all the adjectives you find.

For example: Zap Tool has a very good selection and low prices….

5. Read the description and write the name of the tool:

a) a machine to make holes in different kinds of materials ………………………………..

b) tool workers use to twist and slice wires. ………………………………..

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c) a tool workers use to ensure they install things in a straight line. ………………………..
d) an instrument that twist objects made of metal …………………………

Topic: Floor Plan

Content: There is / There are - Vocabulary: floor plan architectural symbol models

1. Complete with the missing vowels:

1) FL_ _R PL_N 2)_ RM CH_ _R 3) B _ D 4) D_ _R 5) S_NK (1)

6) S_NK (2) 7) S_F_(1) 8) S_F_ (2) 9) T_BL_(1) 10) T_BL_ (2) 11) T _ BL _ (3)

14) T_ _ L _ T

12) T_B 13) W_ND_W (1) 14) W_ND_W (2)

A floor plan is a drawing to scale. It shows a view from above and

you can see relationships between rooms, spaces, and other
physical features at one level of a structure.
you can draw dimensions between the walls to specify room
sizes and wall lengths. In floor plans there are details of fixtures
like sinks, water heaters, furnaces, furnitures, etc.
For example, in the floor plan on the left, there are three private
offices. There is a waiting area and reception.

2. Are the following sentences (T) true or (F) false? Correct the false ones

a) El plano no es un dibujo a escala.

b) Muestra una vista desde abajo y se puede ver las relaciones entre las habitaciones, espacios, y otras
estructuras físicas a un nivel de una estructura.

c) En el plano hay detalles de de artefactos como fregaderos, calentadores de agua, hornos, muebles, etc.

d) En el plano del ejemplo hay trece oficinas privadas.

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*THERE IS / THERE ARE: se usan para hablar sobre la existencia (o no) de cosas o personas.

3. Look at the following house drawing “floor plan” and complete the sentences using: THERE IS /
THERE ARE / THERE ISN'T / THERE AREN'T

a) In the floor plan …………….. five rooms.

b) In room 1………………. one bed.
c) In romm 2 ……………. a table.
d) In the batroom ……................. two sinks.

e) In the kitchen ……………… a table.

f) In the kitchen ………………………chairs.

g) In the house ………………….. six doors.

4. Draw your house floor plan and then write 5 sentences telling what there is/ there are / there isn't /
there aren't

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Topic: Parts of the house
Content: Possessive Case

1. Label parts of the house: attic – laundry room – kitchen – bedroom (x2) – living room –
dining room – bathroom– upstairs – downstairs – stairs – garage - basement - pantry

2. Guess and match:

They are Mr Javier, Mrs Flora and Miss Roxana.

1. In Mr. Javier´s house there are six rooms: a living room, a sitting room, a kitchen, a bathroom,
a bedroom and an office. Mr Javier´s office is in the attic.

2. In Mrs Flora´s house there are six rooms: a bedroom, a bathroom, a living room and a kitchen,
an attic and a basement. In Mrs. Flora´s house there isn´t a sitting room.

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3. In Miss Roxana´s house there are six rooms: a bedroom, a bathroom, a laundry room, a living
room, a kitchen and a dining-room. In Miss Roxana´s house there is also an attic but there is not
anything there.

House 1 House 2 House 3

3. Read about the Possessive case:

EL CASO POSESIVO:
El genitivo sajón es una construcción gramatical para indicar relación de posesión. No es la única manera de
indicar posesión en inglés, otras alternativas son los posesivos y la preposición "of".
El genitivo sajón se usa muy frecuentemente en estos 2 casos: Cuando el poseedor es una persona (o animal,
etc.):
I love Mr. Javier's house (Me encanta la casa del señor Javier)
Se usa principalmente la preposición "of" (y no el genitivo sajón) cuando el poseedor es un objeto y lo poseído es
abstracto: I like the size of the iphone (Me gusta el tamaño del
iphone)
Para formar el genitivo sajón: Se coloca en primer lugar el
sustantivo que posee y se añade 's
En segundo lugar, se añade el sustantivo que es poseído.
JAVIER`s OFFICE
si el poseedor viene en plural y ya acaba en "-s", sólo se añade el
apóstrofo.
What do you think about teachers' salaries? (¿Qué piensas sobre el
salario de los docentes?)

4. Add the possessives (`s) or (`) 2. Translate the sentences in exc. 1

a) Where is your friends house? a)…………………………………………………………………………………………
b) The architects offices are yellow and blue. b)…………………………………………………………………………………………
c) That is Pedro desk. c)…………………………………………………………………………………………
d) His friends phone is expensive. d)…………………………………………………………………………………………
e) My friend cell phone doesn't work. e)………………………………………………………………………………………..

5. Write P (for possessive) or I (“is” for verb to be) 6. Translate the sentences in exc. 5

a. She`s the new engineer. A……………………………………………………………..

b. Mary` s project is great. B……………………………………………………………..

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c. My brother's computer is in his backpack. C…………………………………………………………….
d. It's a hard work. D……………………………………………………………
e. Leandro`s floor plan is on the desk. E…………………………………………………………….

Topic: Building material: bricks

Content: Present simple – Affirmative form

1. Label the pictures:

Masonry construction / clay-bearing soil / sand / lime / fired brick / non fired brick / straw / air-dried
brick (or mudbrick) / wall

1……………………………. 2………………. 3………………………… 4……………………..

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2. Read. Are the following sentences (T) true or (F) false?

A brick is building material. People use it to make walls, pavements and other
elements in masonry construction. The term brick is used to denote rectangular units
made of clay-bearing soil, sand, and lime, or concrete materials. People around the
world produce bricks in numerous classes, types, materials, and sizes that vary with
region and time period. Two basic categories of bricks are fired bricks and non-
fired bricks.
Blocks have a rectangular building unit composed of similar materials, but is usually
larger than a brick.
Fired bricks are one of the longest-lasting and strongest building materials. Another type of brick is air-
dried brick; some people call it also mudbricks. They have a history older than fired bricks. Each mudbricks
has an additional ingredient of a mechanical binder such as straw.
Bricks are an important material in construction. Builders need to know about this material.

a) There are five types of bricks mentioned in the text. …………

b) Blocks aren't larger than bricks. …………
c) Air-dried brick is also known as mudbricks. …………

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d) Straw is the additional ingredient in mudbricks. …………
e) Mudbricks have a history older than fired bricks. …………
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 Let´s revise Present Simple! Scan and pay attention to the video!

3. Read the text again and UNDERLINE examples of verbs in Present Simple.

4. Circle the correct form of the verb:

a) Builders NEED / NEEDS to to know the best type of material for a wall construction.
b) He BUYS / BUY fired bricks.
c) A block HAS / HAVE a rectangular building unit composed of similar materials, but is usually
larger than a brick.
d) The architect DESIGNS / DESIGN the floor plan.
e) It IS / ARE the best day to start the construction!
f) They WANT / WANTS to paint the walls.

5 He is Mark, a builder. Complete his routine with the correct form of the verbs in brackets

Mark (1)………….(get up) very early everyday. He (2) ………. (have) offee
and toast for breakfast. He (3) ……………(work) for Marval, a construction
company. Mark´s favourite type of works are stonewalls and entryways. He
(4)…………..(go) to work by bus. He (5)…………(take) the bus at 8.00 and he
is at work at 8.30. His boss´name is Marcus and he (6)…………..(help) Mark with all the projects
they have to do. After work, Mark (7) …………….(play) basketball with his friends. Then, he
(8)……………………(go) back home. He has diiner. After that, he (9)................(watch) Netflix and
then he (10) ………to bed.

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Topic: Material and properties
Content: Present simple – Negative form

1. Read and then complete the table using information from the passage:

Construction Basics; understanding your materials

Many kinds of building materials are available today, and they have different
properties. Builders can make the best choice if they understand the materials.
Natural materials are always popular options. These include wood, glass and
metal. Wood is a good insulator. But it only only has moderate tensile strength.
Wood doesn´t break easily. Glass is a transparent material suitable for
windows. But it is also very brittle.
Metals are uselful for the frameworks of structures. They are graet conductors
and have lots of luster. Their high ductility and hardness are other benefits. Some metals rust.
Synthetic materials like foam and plastics are becoming increasingly popular. Foam is light and a great
insulator. Plastics are also very light and malleable. They are durable and easy to maintain. But they are
also expensive. People don´t buy plastic so much. Certain building materials work better for certain
situations. If you don´t make the right choice you could lose money and time.

Material Properties
Glass
Metal
Plastic

2. Match the words (1-6) with the definitions (A_F)

1) malleable A__ a material´s ability to not break

2) natural B__coming from nature, such wood
3) plastic C__a material that contains heat or electricity
4) insulator D__the brightness or shine of a metal
5) ductility E__easily shaped or bent
6) luster F__c common synthetic materia

3. Read the text again and find 3 sentences

of present simple, negative form:

1…………………………………………………

2…………………………………………………

3…………………………………………………

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4. Circle the correct auxiliary:

a) I DON´T / DOESN´T buy metal windows.

b) You DON´T / DOESN´T use plastic in that building site.
c) The architect DON´T / DOESN´T make this project.
d) Workers DON´T / DOESN´T choose glass for this construction.
e) Plumbers DON´T / DOESN´T live in this city.

5. Translate the sentences into Spanish

a)………………………………………………………………………….
b)………………………………………………………………………….
c)………………………………………………………………………….
d)………………………………………………………………………….
e)………………………………………………………………………….

Topic: ECO BRICKS

Content: Present Simple: yes/No questions – WH-Questions

1. Label the bricks: Burnt Clay Bricks- Sand Lime Bricks – Ecobrick- Engineering bricks - Concrete Bricks- Fly Ash Clay
Bricks

2. Read about match the underlined words with their meaning in Spanish:

Ecobricking is a simple way to take personal responsibility for our plastic. Ecobricks are plastic drinking bottles
packed with non-biodegradable waste to make a reusable building block. People can use ecobricks to produce
various items, including furniture, garden walls and other structures.

Ecobricks: A solution to Pollution

Plastics are made from petrochemical. Plastics don´t biodegrade, they photodegrade. Plastics slowly break into
pieces. Eventually plants and fish absorb these pieces of plastics.

Ecobricks are a great idea to stop pollution. When people litter, burn or dump plastics, they poison earth. Air and
the water. When we save, segregate and pack plastics in the bottles we can make building blocks that can be reused
over and over again. Together we can build green spaces that enrich our community and environment.

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For example: PACKED: Lleno / empacado
a) ………………………………………………….: polución / contaminación del medio ambiente.
b)…………………………………………………..: petroquímico / producto petroquímico derivados del petróle.
c) ……………………………………: biodegradarse/ Descomponer una sustancia mediante la acción de
organismos vivos
d)…………………………………….: descompuesto por la acción de la luz, especialmente de la luz solar.
e) …………………………………………………..: desechar / hacer basura.
f) …………………………………………………..: segregar / separar
g) ………………………………………………….: envenenar
h) …………………………………………………: quemar
i) ………………………………………………….: arrojar / deshacerse de
j)…………………………………………………..: espacios verdes.

3. Read the text again and answer these questions:

a) Do you dump plastic bottles?

…………………………….
b) Do you recycle plastic waste bottles at home?
……………………………
c) Do people in your community reclycle rubbish?
……………………………
d) Do you think “ecobricks” are a good idea to stop
pollution?
………………………….

4. Let´s practice! Complete with DO / DOES and answer the questions:

a) ………….your mum buy packed food at the supermarket? …………………………..

b) ………….your brother throw away his old clothes? …………………………..
c) ………….you know any “greenpoint” in your city? …………………………..
d)…………..people in your city use plastic bags? ………………………….
e)…………..she recycle plastic waste bottles? ………………………….
f)…………..you want to work in a “Greenpoint”? ………………………….
g)…………people know about the danger of not recycling plastic? ………………………….
h)………….plastic bottles have dangerous chemical products? ………………………….
i)………….they help to make ecobricks? ………………………….
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Topic: SHAPES
Content: Word Classes Revision – Wh-Questions

The Roman Coliseum

The Importance of Shapes in Architecture and Engineering

Most students learn about geometric shapes in school. But architects

also need to understand them. In fact, those basic shapes appear in many
historical buildings. For example, look at the Roman Coliseum.
Although most buildings have a rectangle or square shape, the
Coliseum is an ellipse, or oval. It features many arches supported by
columns, which are cylinders. They provide support.
Some parts of the Coliseum have extended arches, or vaults, which form prisms. These hallways have high
ceilings in the shape of a semi-circle.
These shapes are in modern architecture, too. They add support, structure, and style, all at the same time.

1. Read and choose:

1. This blog mainly about?
A how an ancient building was constructed
B why shapes are important to architects
C why students learn about geometric shapes
D which shapes provide the best support
2. A column is an example of a(n)
A cylinder C square
B oval D arch
3. which shape is NOT used in the Coliseum?
A a semi-circle C a rectangle
B an oval D a circle

2. Vocabulary: Match the words (1-6) with the definitions (A-F)

1.semi-circle 2.ellipse 3.rectangle 4.geometric 5.prism 6.vault
A a closed arc that resembles a flat circle
B a shape with four sides and right angles
C s shape that has three dimensions
D a shape that is half of a circle
E relating to the study of shapes
F an arch that extends through a structure
3.a) Look at the following words and match:
a. study (n.) NOUN (sustantivo)
b. shapes (ad.) ADVERBS
c. have
d. ceiling (v.) VERB (verbo)
e. oval
f. short (adj.) ADJECTIVE (adjetivo)
g. yesterday

3.b) Think and choose:

1 NOUNS / VERBS / ADJECTIVES are words that are used to express an action.
2 AN ADJECTIVE / ADVERB / VERB describes a verb, an adjective or another adverb
3 ADJECTIVE / VERB / ADJECTIVE is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun.
4 A NOUN / VERB / ADJECTIVE is a word used to name a person, animal, place, thing, and abstract idea.

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 4. Read the text again and classify the underline words into:

Nouns Adjective Verbs Adverbs

WH-Questions
5. Match each question word with its correct usage:
1. Who a. positions or places
2. When b. reasons or explanations
3. Where c. specific things or objects
4. Why d. people
5. What e. belongings or possessions
6. How f. choices
7. Which g. manners, ways or forms
8. Whose h. time

6. Complete the present simple questions with a suitable question word:

a) …….........…is London? f)……………..do you want more money?
b)………………is your favourite teacher? g)……………..are those tickets?
c) ………………do you get to school? h)……………..is The Gherkin?
d) ………………is The Louvre?
e)……………….does The National Library open?

7. Google the following buildings, choose 5 and draw:

The Gherkin (London) The Louvre (Paris) Air Force Academy Chapel (Colorado, U.S.)
Nakagin Capsule Tower (Tokyo) Dome House (Florida, U.S.) The Crooked House (Poland)
Cubic Houses (Rotterdam, Netherlands) Dancing Building (Prague) Ryugyong Hotel (North Korea)
The National Library (Minsk, Belarus) Fuji television building (Tokyo, Japan)

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Topic: BUILDING BLOCKS
Content: Word Classes: Adverbs of Frequency

(1) Read the following story and put the verbs in the correct form (Present Simple):
Students at Collingwood school usually (1)…………………………..(collect)
non-biological waste. They often (2) …………………………(stuff) it into
plastic bottles. Julia (3) ………………….(want) to create reusable building
blocks. These building blocks(4)………………………..(BE) called ecobricks.
Students (5)…………………………(think) these ecobricks can be useful to
create furniture for the school. This project can help to reduce the
amount of plastics in our environment. Pedro, Julia´s father,
sometimes (6)…………………..(build) furniture, walls and even entire
buildings with ecobricks. Pedro always (7)………………………(go) to Julia´s
school. All Julia´s classmates at Collingwood School (8) ……………(see)
her father´s furniture and they (9)………………………..(decide) to do a
project to create a couch for the school. They (8)…………………………..(think) they need 157 ecobricks to build a couch.
That’s a lot of plastic!

ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY!

(2) Write sentences about you:

a) (Read a book)…………………………………………………………… d) (cut wood) ………………………………………………………..

b) (Build a house)……………………………………………………………. e) (use a chisel)………………………………………………………...

c) (Paint a wall) ……………………………………………………………. f) (brush your teeth)………………………………………………….

(3 )Watch Julia and her partners ‘project https://youtu.be/ryGwn_9Ggns

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(4) Order the sentences

a) always / hammer / we / use / workshop / the / in …………………………………………………………………………………………

b) never / teacher / give us / my / homework …………………………………………………………………………………………
c) weekend / at / I / the / Maths / usually / study / …………………………………………………………………………………………
d) sometimes / attention / to / teacher / the / I / pay …………………………………………………………………………………………
e) partners / my / gloves / usually / wear / to work ………………………………………………………………………………………..
f) is / my / late / sister / never …………………………………………………………………………………………

(5) Choose 5 sentences and translate them:

1………………………………………………………………… 2…………………………………………………………………………
3……………………………………………………………….. 4………………………………………………………………………….
5……………………………………………………………….

SECOND TERM

Topic: A construction Site

Content: Present Continuous – Revision

1. Match the number with each element:

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2. Read the text about building site. Are the sentences true or false? Correct the false ones:

a) A building site is a place where construction work is taking place.

…………………………………………………………………………………………..
b) Workers wear protective clothing such as jeans, boots, googles and hardhat.
……………………………………………………………………………………………
c) The site manager is building the house.
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
d) The engineer is coordinating resources and monitoring progress
………………………………………………………………………………………………

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 What is a construction site?

You can see in this picture an example of building site. A

construction site is an area or piece of land where construction
work is taking place.

What are the workers wearing?

Construction industry sites are potentially dangerous
environments. Workers are wearing hard hats, hearing
protection, goggles or protective gloves, for example.

What are the workers doing?

- The “site manager” is coordinating resources and monitoring progress.
- The “engineer”is designing the best course of action with a computer modeling software.
- The “masons” are building the house.

3. Let´s revise Present Continuous. Look at the pictures, what are they doing? Complete the sentences
with the Present Continuous form of the verbs in (brackets):

4. Look at the picture and write sentences describing what they are doing:

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Topic: Building site (revision) and Concrete Bricks
Content: Present Simple vs Present Continuous

⮴Let`s study! Watch the video! https://youtu.be/kwsGN4CfQ3s

Let's practice!

1. Activity: Martin is giving information about people´s roles on site. Write the correct verb forms to complete the
text using Simple Present or Present Continuous:

2. Read about “concrete bricks” and choose:

People usually (1) form/ forms bricks from concrete and they are usually termed as blocks or concrete masonry
unit. This kind of brick (2) is / are typically pale grey.

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 People (3) make/ makes blocks from a dry, small aggregate concrete. Then, the block (4) are / is formed in steel
moulds by vibration and compaction in either an "egglayer" or static machine.
At this moment in a factory in Argentina, people (5) are curing / cure the blocks. They (6) use / are using low-
pressure steam. Here, people usually (7) are manufacturing / manufacture concrete bricks and blocks in a wide
range of shapes, sizes and face treatments.
Many people often (8) go / are going to the factory to test the bricks and blocks qualities. At the moment, they
(9) are testing / test density in thermal and sound resistance and fire resistance. They (10) think / are thinking
this is very important to make better bricks.

3 Read again and answer the following questions in Spanish:

a) How do people generally form bricks? …………………………………………………

b) How are people curing blocks in the afactory? …………………………………………………
c) What do people test? …………………………………………………
d) What are they testing at the moment? …………………………………………………

4 Choose:

1. Joe and Dennis ARE / BEING workers. They are from Corrientes.
2. They often ARE MEETING / MEET in the afternoon after school.
3. What DO THEY DO / ARE THEY DOING at the moment?
4. They STUDY / ARE STUDYING Maths now!.
5. They LOVE / ARE LOVING solving mathematical problems.
6. Joe PRACTICES / IS PRACTICING with his father Maths exercises every weekend, but
Dennis DOESN´T STUDY / IS STUDYING Maths very often.

5 Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or present continuous).

1. Look! He (leave) the house.

2. Quiet please! I (write) a test.
3. She usually (walk) to school.
4. But look! Today she (go) to work by bike.
5. Every Sunday we (go) to see the workers in the building site.
6. He often (go) to the workshop.
7. We have a break! We (play) Monopoly at the moment.
8. The engineer seldom (cry) .
9. I (not / do) anything at the moment.
10. (watch / he) the news regularly?

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 Topic: Power Tools
Content: Present Simple Present Continuous REVISION

1) Read and choose

The Handy Man Magazine Guide to Power Tool (By Marcus Ericson)

(a) DO/ DOES you want high quality power tool? Here (b) IS / ARE the best toolmakers around.

Every toolbox (c) NEED / NEEDS a drill or two! For a hammer drill or power drill, try Bentley Tools. Their
drills and nail guns (d) IS / ARE reliable and powerful. And Bentley tools are cordless.

For a circular or reciprocating saw, Cutco is the best, you (e) GETS / GET a smooth, accurate cut every time.

(f) DO / DOES your friend need a sander? Try Sandman Tools. Their sanders smooth all woods and metals.

Marshall Industry (g) MAKE / MAKES great air compressors and cement mixers.

Finally, heavy-duty materials (h) NEED/ NEEDS heavy-duty tools. Builder`s Source jackhammers (i) CUT/ CUTS
through rock and pavement easily! This company also (j) MAKE/ MAKES compactors. They flatten any type
of soil.

2) READ THEN MARK THE STATEMENTS (T) TRUE OR (F) FALSE.

1. Bentley tool makes multiple type of drills …………..

2. The author recommends Sandman Tools for all saws …………..
3. Builder`s Source makes tools to flatten the ground …………..

3) WRITE A WORD THAT IS SIMILAR IN MEANING TO THE UNDERLINED PART

1. To cut the wood, use a device with a rotating metal disk that has sharp teeth.

_I_ _ _ L_ R __W
2. Joe`s tool that breaks up hard surfaces is broken. _ _ CK _ _ _ M _ _
3. Start laying concrete the rotating barrel mixes everything. _ _ _ E _ T __X__
4. Get the electricity powered tool with a rotating bit _O__R ____L
5. Before you paint the wood, use a machine that makes wood smooth on it. _ _ N _ E
6. If the wall is too hard to hammer the nail into it, try the device that drives nails into a surface when you
pull a trigger. _ _ I_ _U _

4) CHOOSE Present Simple or Present continuous

a) The builders WORK/ ARE WORKING in the building site now.

b) What ARE YOU DOING / DO YOU DO on Saturdays?
c) At the moment, they ARE TESTING / TEST the machine.
d) DOES SHE STUDY / IS SHE STUDYING to be an engineer?
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e) If you HEAT / ARE HEATING this metal, it melts.
f) I AM STRETCHING / STRETCH this metal bar but I can`t, it is too hard.
g) These tools HAVE / ARE HAVING excellent quality.

5) Translate the sentences in excercice 4)

a)………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
b)…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
c)………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
d)………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
e)………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
f)…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
g)………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Topic: Health and Safety

Content: Modal verbs: must / should / can / can´t

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1. What do site safety procedures concern?

2. What should also meet some safety standards?

3. What is the main aim of these measures?

4. What must every work platfom be provided with? Why must it also be secured?

5. How must scaffolds be assembled? What must their bases have?

6. When must a scaffold be grounded?

TRABAJO PRACTICO:

a) saca fotos de las màquinas que se utilizan en el taller de la escuela con tu celular.

b) descarga las fotos en la computadora, copia y pegalas en un archivo de

“Word” or “Power Point”

C) escribe 5 (cinco) oraciones utilizando: MUST / SHOULD / CAN / CAN`T

Por ejemplo:

You should wear “welding mask” when you weld in the workplace.

Topic: Public WorksHealth and Safety

Content: Past of verb to be: WAS / WERE

1. Read the text. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?

A bridge is a structure which provides passage over a gap or physical obstacles such
as valleys, rivers and roads. The first bridges were probably tree trunks (later
supported by stones or logs) and bridges made of long ropes across rivers or valleys.
The first great builders were the Ancient Romans. The design of a bridge depends on
its purpose, the kind of ground and the material to build it.
Tower Bridge, is a London symbol. It is an example of a double-decker bridge (two
levels). It was designed by Sir Horace Jones and completed in 1894.

a. The first bridges were supported by steel.

b. A bridge is a structure necessary for crossing physical obstacles.

c. Ancient Romans weren't the first great builders.

d. Tower Bridge was built by Ancient Romans.

e. Tower Bridge is an example of a two levels bridge.

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3. choose:

a) They WAS / WERE friends in 1984

b) The bridge WAS / WERE built by a famous architect.
c) The workers WAS / WERE in the building site yesterday.
d) I WAS / WERE in the workshop last Saturday.
e) She WAS / WERE very busy yesterday.

4. Roads: Read the text and complete with WAS or WERE:

The pathways appeared in 10000 BC. They (1).............trails made by animals or

created by humans. The first stone and brick-paved roads (2).......................created
in the Middle East and India between 4000 and 3000 BC, and in the same period the
first European roads (3).............built in England using logs. Around the 8th century
AD a great number of roads (paved with tar) (4).............built in the Arab Empire, but
it (5)..................not until the Industrial Revolution that modern roads started.

5. Translate the following sentences:

a. The engineers were in the building site. …………………………………………………………………………………..

b. My bridge project was the best. ………………………………………………………………………………….

c. It was a bridge made of stone. ………………………………………………………………………………...

d. Ancient Romans were the best builders. ………………………………………………………………………………...

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Topic: Now and Then!
Content: There was / There Were

Reading

Lasso Lake- Back Then and Now!

About twenty-five years ago, my hometown. Lasso Lake, was a calm, clean Little place. There
wasn`t a lot of traffic downtown and there were no stoplights. Today, it`s a busy city and there are
lots of pedestrians, cars, stoplights and pollution.

Believe it or not, there was no supermarket in this area before 1990. There were only two small stores
and one restaurant. Now there are three big supermarkets, two international restaurants, a lot of
stores, and lots of people too!

There was also a movie theater next to the bank and a theater next to the bank. Well, now there`s a
cinema complex across from the bank, there`s no theater anymore, and there`s a parking lot in the
same place where the park was.

But there are good things! For example, there were no security cameras everywhere.

And finally one of the most important changes: in 1990, there was only a small bus station in Lasso
Lake, now there also a subway station.

1. Re- read the blog and complete the table:

BACK THEN TODAY

There_________________a lot of___________________ There _____________a lot of _______________

There was________________supermarket. There __________three ____________________ones.

The movie theater___________next____________the bank. __________ _____________a cinema complex near there.

There was a ______________opposite the park. There`s no __________and there`s no_______________

There _______ ________________security cameras. There__________lots of _______________________

There was just_____________ ______________station. There`s _________ __________________station too.

Study the rules!

THERE WAS /
THERE WERE

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2. Imagine the following picture is your neighbouhood. Write 5 sentences telling about the changes:

For example: 20 years ago there was a park near my Near my house there were
house and now there is a swimming pool. lots of trees, now there are
only two on my Street.

1……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

2……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

3……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

4……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

5……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. Let`s practice more! Choose:

1 ____ many people at the school yesterday? 2 _...........__ any interesting project?
Was there Was there

Were there Were there

Was there not Were there not

3 __................_ a lot of nails in the toolbox? 4 __...........__ hundreds of trees here last year.

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 Was there There wasn't

There was There was

Were there There were

5 ____ only one car there last Sunday.

There was
There were
There weren't

Topic: Famous painters

Content: Past Simple -Regular verbs

REGULAR VERBS SPELLING RULES

1. Complete the following sentences with one verb from the list:
For example: Leonardo Da Vinci……VISITED…… his friends
yesterday.
a) Da Vinci ……………….in Florence, Italy.
b) He …………………..to Classical music in his workshop.
c) Leonardo ………………the piano.
d) He ………….very hard in all his projects.
e) He …………………….painting! La Mona Lisa is one of his famous
paintings.

2. Read about a famous painter. Are the sentences True (T) or False (F)?

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 (A) Complete with the correct form of the verbs in PAST SIMPLE (Regular verbs)

Monet was a French painter. He (1)…………LIVED………..(live) in France, but he

(2)…………………(travel) a lot. He (3)…………………………….(visit) England, Italy
and Norway. He (4)…………………………(study) art in school, but he din´t like school
and only (5)……………………..(stay) until he was 16.
Monet (6)……………………….(paint) gardens, water, and buildings. He painted
outdoors because he (7)…………………………(like) light and color. He didn´t use
brown in his paintings. He (8)……………………..(use) wonderful bright colours. In
1860, he (9)…………………(join) the army in Algeria. He (10)………… …………..
(paint) at all for seven years.
Monet (11)………………….(live) for a long time. He was almost blind at the end of his life, but he didn´t stop painting.
He (13)……………………(die)when he was 86.

a) Monet was an Italina painter.

b) He visited England, Italy and Norway.
c) Monet painted gardens, bridges and buildings.
d) In 1960, he joined the Army in Algeria.

3. Read again the text about Monet and find 3 examples of negative sentences in Past
Simple:
1……………………………………………………………………………………………….
2……………………………………………………………………………………………….
3……………………………………………………………………………………………….

4. Look at the example. Write negative sentences:

Example: (+) Leonardo Da Vinci died in Italy.  (-) Leonardo Da Vinci didn´t die in Italy.

a) Monet lived in Italy  (-)…………………………………………………………………………

b) Monet painted gardens, bridges and buildings.  (-)…………………………………………………
c) Monet used brown in his paintings.  (-)……………………………………………………………….
d) Monet liked school.  (-)…………………………………………………………………………………
e) Monet painted indoors because he liked light and colors.  (-)…………………………………….

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5. Look at the example and write questions:
Example: (+) Leonardo Da Vinci died in Italy.  Did Leonardo da Vinci die in Italy?
a)………………………………………………………………?
b)………………………………………………………………?
c)……………………………………………………………….?
d)……………………………………………………………….?
e)……………………………………………………………….?

Topic: Neolithic
Content: Past Simple
Irregular verbs

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(1) Look at the list and complete with the correct from of the verbs in (brackets)

Neolithic, also known as the New Stone Age, (1) ……………….(BE) a time period roughly from 9000 BC to 5000
BC. The tools available (2) ………………..(BE) made from natural materials including bone, antler, hide, stone, wood,
grasses, animal fibers, and the use of water. Building materials included bones such as mammoth ribs, hide, stone,
metal, bamboo, clay, lime plaster, and more. They (3)………………..(MAKE) the first bridges with wooden logs
placed across. Cultures of ancient Mesopotamia for example, (4) ………………(BUILD) in brick and huge structures
in stone. They used Adobe (sun-baked mud brick) construction for ancillary buildings and normal houses. As

regards, technology, Egyptians achieved extraordinary feats of engineering, they didn´t use wheels or pulleys.

(2) MATCH

a) LIME PLASTER 1. Costal bone

b) BRICK 2. Woody grass

c) PULLEY 3. Block for construction

d) BAMBOO 4. Wheel for lifting

e) RIB 5. type of plaster composed of sand, water, and lime, usually non-hydraulic

(3) Classify the verbs from text in exercise A) and B)

REGULAR VERBS IRREGULAR VERBS

(4 ) Complete with the correct from of the verb:

1. Yesterday I (revise) all my English lessons.

2. My brother (not / brush) his shoes this morning.
3. (he / open) the doors this afternoon ?
4. (she / stop) near your house yesterday ?
5. I (not / like) school very much three years ago.
6. Why (you / wash) your jeans on Monday ?
7. Mark (not / listen) to me !
8. My father (park) the car outside 15 minutes ago.
9. Why (you / jump) over that branch ?
10. It (not / snow) last year.

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11. (it / snow) two years ago ?
12. Where (they / live) in September ?

Topic: HISTORY OF ENGINEERING

Content: Revision: Past Simple

The Trebuchet
One of the most significant engineering achievements of the
Middle Ages was the trebuchet, a type of catapult. A common
siege engine, the trebuchet was used to launch projectiles into
an enemy`s fortifications during a siege. This method of
breaking down an enemy`s defenses was oftentimes quite
successful. The trebuchet was a common weapon of warfare
for nearly 2.000 years. In fact, it was used well into the 16th
century, long after the invention of gunpowder.
The trebuchet launched projectiles at high speeds by utilizing
some important engineering principles. One such principle was the mechanical advantage principle of leverage.
Trebuchets were able to multiply the torque that was applied to a simple lever built into their design. This allowed
a counterweight to provide enough force to launch the payload that in the sling on the other side of the pivot. The
mass of the object being launched could therefore be very large and cause great destruction.

1. Read this passage from a textbook. Then mark the following statements as true (T) or false (F)

a)............Trebuchets use the advantage principal of mass.

b)........... Counterweights and slings are on the same side of a pivot.

c)...........Trebuchets increased the torque being applied to a lever.

2. Vocabulary: Read the sentences pairs. Choose where the words best fit in the blank
a. trebuchets / torque

Catapults can throw………………………………………………..very far.

Cannons eventually replaced……………………………………………...

b. pivot / torque

Applying ……………………...causes levers to move.

Levers rotate around a………………………………………………………………..

c. payload / mechanical advantage

A heavy …………………………………………………..requires great force to move

……………………………..is created by using a lever.

3. Match the words (1-6) with the definitions (A-F)

1…...siege engine 2…….mass 3…….catapult 4……..Middle Ages 5…...sling

6…….counterweight

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 1. A the property that makes objects have weight.
2. B the 5th century through the 15th century.
3. C a device designed to throw objects.
4. D a heavy item used to balance a load.
5. E a device used to destroy castle walls.
6. F a device that holds an object.

4. Choose:

1. I ___________ about a yellow unicorn last night.

a) dreamed b) slept c) think

2. Anna ___________ to class yesterday because she was at the hospital.

a) didn't come b) didn't take c) didn't arrive

3. It was snowing last night. It ___________ so cold!

a) touched b) felt c)happened

4. Lucy ___________ her mother's watch, so she bought a new one.

a) broke b) crashed c) forgot

5. We ___________ at the library for three hours yesterday.

a) Learnt b) studied c) reviewed

6. I ___________ an e-mail to the company but they never answered.

a) published b) read c) sent

7. The two cousins ___________ at the airport for the first time.

a) met b) welcomed c) saw

8. The dog ___________ in the middle of the kitchen floor, looking at the door.

a) put b) ran c) stood

5. Sophia is an American engineer student. Read her blog and complete the text with the past form of the verbs
in (brackets)
Yesterday was a busy day for me. I (0)….had…(HAVE) an early breakfast at about 7 a. m. Then, I
(1)…………………………..(LEAVE) for University and (2)………………………….(HAVE) classes until 3p.m. After class,
I (3)………………………(GO) to the library to study. I (4)…………………………….(READ) for three hours because I have
an exam on Friday.
I (5)………………………(NEED) a new computer so my mum (6)…………….(TAKE) me to the shopping centre and I (7)
……………………..(BUY) one. In the evening, I (8)………………………..(MEET) my friends for dinner at a pizza place. I
(9)………………………………..(ARRIVE) at home at about eleven and (10)…………………………………(HAVE) a
shower and then I read my favourite book.

6. Read and Choose a) , b) or c)

1. Last night I …………at the cinema with some friends. a) were b) was c) where
2. I ……….. homework yesterday. a) helped b) did c) didn't did
3. My brother and I……….. at the park. a) were b) was c) wasn`t
4. It ……… a good photo. a) weren't b) were c) was
5. There ………… an action movie on TV. a) was b) were c) wasn´t
6. There ………. many people at the party. a) was b) wasn´t c) were
7. I ……………an exam yesterday. a) had b) was c) there was
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7. Match

a) Where did you 1. build pyramids?

b) What did you 2. at school last Monday?

c) Did you 3. go yesterday evening?

d) Was your Biology teacher 4. watch TV yesterday?

e) Did the Egyptians 5. do on Saturday?

6. Answer the questions in exercise 3:

a)……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
b)……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
c)………………………………………………………………………………………………………
d)………………………………………………………………………………………………………
e)………………………………………………………………………………………………………

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:

Tema: “The Dengue Danger”

a) Read and translate the text into Spanish:

The Dengue Danger
Did you know that a single aedes mosquito could lay up to three
hundred eggs in its two to three – week lifespan? It can take less
than a week for a mosquito to grow from larvae to adult and each
female mosquito has the potential to spread dengue to you and
your loved ones. Contrary to popular belief, the aedes mosquito
is not born with the virus. It feeds on blood so that it can produce
eggs. In addition, when it feeds on blood of an infected person,
the aedes mosquito will carry the dengu e virus and pass it on to
a healthy person, when she feeds again. Dengue can cause high
fever, intense headaches, muscle pains, joint pains, nausea and
vomiting, and skin rashes. The disease can be very painful. A few cases can develop into life-threatening dengue
hemorrhagic fever, resulting in bleeding, low levels of blood platelets, and blood plasma leakage. It can also result
in dengue shock syndrome, where blood pressure can drop to dangerously to low levels. Severe cases, if left
untreated, could result in death. Our homes and neighborhoods are places of joy and togetherness, and dengue is
not something any of us want in our lives. While there is no vaccine against dengue, we have the power to stop it
together. All we need to do is look for and clear away any stagnant water, where mosquitoes can breathe. By doing
so, we can protect ourselves, and our friends, family and community. By fighting dengue as one, we can stop its
danger at once.

b) Answer the following questions in Spanish:

a. How long does it take for a mosquito to become an adult?

b. How does the mosquito aedes aegyptys get the virus?
c. What are some of the Dengue symptoms?
d. Describe a severe case of dengue.
e. Which are some of the ways to stop the virus spread?

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c) Read the sentences bellow, and then write their numbers above the correct pictures.

1- Do not leave bottles opened.

2- Do not wear clothes that expose your arms and legs.
3- Turn over all water containers.
4- Use mosquito nets for sleeping.
5- Do not take an aspirin if you have fever.
6- Close the windows in the evening.
7- Remove water from flowerpot and plates every day.
8- Use repellent to prevent the bites of mosquitoes.

d) Make up a rap/jingle, or make a visual presentation, video or poster about how to prevent Dengue in English.

For example:

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