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Christer Amnéus Professional Engelska kurs A (Steg 5) Knock on Wood (för Byggprogrammet) Professional Knock on Wood består av · The Book · The Key · The Teacher’s CD

ISBN 978-91-622-8731-3

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contents list 1 meet jenny and marcus

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A Clocking in B Globalization and Apprenticeships

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2 Marcus from sweden

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A Clocking in B Bev Johnston’s Letter C I am Bill

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3 Marcus goes to America

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A Clocking in

B Marcus in Minnesota C I’m Interested in Construction

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4 in the construction trade class

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B Schools and Tools

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5 risks and material at work A Clocking in

B Wood, Steel and Wood Laminates

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6 jenny from birmingham

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B Listen to Jenny C Jenny’s First Day at Work

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7 houses and emails

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B Jenny and Her Computer

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8 tools

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A Clocking in

B Carpentry Tools

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9 tommy in australia

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B Tommy Exploring the Work Site C Safety Precautions

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alfabetisk engelsk-svensk ordlista

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Marcus Goes to America A Clocking in Write the Swedish translation of the words in italics.

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You need glue to make two pieces stick together.

There was gravel on the road instead of asphalt.

You must put some grease on or it will make a noise.

Grind it carefully so that the surface gets smooth.

Can you hear the rain water drip from the gutter of my house?

You must wear hard-toe shoes at this work site.

Hinges join doors to their frames and are usually made of metal.

This new house needs a heat pump of course.

In a cold climate you have to insulate houses to keep them warm.

A house has interior walls between rooms.

B Marcus in Minnesota His stay in America started in a very dramatic way. Bill came home on the first day and told them that one of his men had had an accident. He apparently fell off a scaffold and hurt his back. The ambulance took him to hospital because he complained about back pains. “Well, safety is a problem. Some of my men are a bit careless and take no notice of hard hats and safety equipment sometimes. This guy is only 21 and I feel sorry for him. I’ll go and see him tomorrow. Oh, I forgot, welcome to Minnesota, Marcus!”

Bev’s and Bill’s beautiful house was great and Marcus loved his new room from the first day. He had brought his Laptop and was connected to the Internet. During these first days in Lindström, he sent emails and did some Google talk with his family and friends back in Sweden.

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Still, he missed everyone back home. “Give it a couple of weeks and everything will be fine,” he thought.

Marcus had a busy week. He met with a counselor and they decided that he should be starting in grade 11. She told him that there were some courses and training programs which would suit him. The counselor also informed him that he would have to take Math, English, History and Science.

Then there were a number of choices other than those: Music, Languages, Media Studies, Technical Courses and Construction. All the electives looked interesting but Marcus decided to go for Construction. He would also like to take computer courses and driving lessons. scaffold /byggnads/ställning complain klaga pain smärta safety säkerhet careless slarvig hard hat hjälm equipment utrustning

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connect ansluta busy här full (mycket att göra) counselor studie-och yrkesvägledare grade årskurs suit passa Science NO-ämnen elective valbar kurs

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1 What Happened in the Text?

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What happened to the young guy at work?

What does Bill forget to say at first?

How do you know that Marcus misses everyone back home?

Why does he see a counselor?

What other courses can you take at that school?

How many different subjects does Marcus take?

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What kind of accidents could happen at a building site?

Give five examples.

What could be done to prevent or stop them?

What accident/s/ in real life have you heard of?

C I’m Interested in Construction Since Marcus’s favourite course is Construction, he goes to see Mr Jensen, the Construction teacher, and this is the information he gets.

Construction 1 Course Outline Teacher: Mr Jensen Grade level: 10, 11, 12 Length of course: 18 weeks (2 terms) This course is meant for students who are interested in a career in the building and construction trades.

Units of study 1 Jobs, tools and equipment in the building trade 2 Building culture and styles 3 Construction machinery 4 Weights and measures: a comparison of American and metric units 5 A study of building materials: wood, laminates, steel 6 Project: taking part in the building, from ground up, of a community hall

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course outline kursinnehåll level nivå length längd meant for (av mean) avsedd för career karriär unit enhet, här kursdel equipment utrustning weight vikt

measure mått comparison jämförelse metric units SI-enheter (internationellt mått­ system) steel stål take part deltaga from ground up från första spadtaget community hall hus med samlingslokaler

1 Multiple Choice Only one option is correct. Match numbers and letters.

1 Mr Jensen teaches A Science B Physical Education C Construction.

2 The Construction 1 Course is A 9 B 18

C 36 weeks long.

3 One unit is about jobs, tools and A equipment B safety

C weights.

4 Metric units are used in A America B Europe C all over the world.

5 In a study of building materials students will learn about wood, laminates and A timber B copper C steel.

2 Vocabulary Marcus decides to translate some of the ‘construction words’ in the course outline into Swedish. How many can you translate? Use the word list on page 74 and write the words in both English and Swedish. construction – tools – equipment – construction machinery – weights and measures – metric – worksite – laminates – scaffold – hard hat – grind – insulate – gravel

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3 Marcus’s Favourite Joke A site foreman had ten very lazy men working for him, so one day he decided to trick them into doing some work for a change. “I’ve got a really easy job today for the laziest one among you,” he announced. “Will the laziest man please put up his hand.”

Nine hands went up. “Why didn’t you put your hand up”? he asked the tenth man. “Too much trouble,” came the reply. site /bygg/plats foreman förman among bland

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announce meddela trouble besvär reply svar

4 Translation – En man ramlade från (off) en byggnadsställning i dag. Han klagade på ryggsmärtor.

– Ja, säkerheten är viktig.

– Han var slarvig och hade ingen hjälm.

– Vem skulle (should) ha kollat det?

– Förmannen men också alla arbetarna där.

5 Clocking out Are the sentences right or wrong? Tick off.

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On some roads there is gravel.

A door often has two or three hinges.

You use grease to make something dry.

A scaffold is a platform on which workers stand.

Safety is not important at a work site.

They use metric units in America.

In American schools you can learn how to drive a car.

You grind something to make it smooth.

A job doesn’t need any equipment.

A foreman is in charge of a group of workers.

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Christer Amnéus Professional Engelska kurs A (Steg 5) Knock on Wood (för Byggprogrammet) Professional Knock on Wood består av · The Book · The Key · The Teacher’s CD

ISBN 978-91-622-8731-3

www.bonnierutbildning.se

(8731-3)

BONNIERS