English for Building & Construction Engineering

1. English for Building & Construction Engineering Unit Eight Finishes

2. Words & Phrases 1. fixv.使固定，安装， e.g. He ~ed a shelf to the wall. ~er 砌墙工人，抹灰工，安装工 2. siten.工地，现场 on ~, off ~; building/ construction ~, ~ agent 3. ceiling grid 顶龙骨，顶棚格子 4. get around/ about 到处走动 e.g. She gets around with the help of a stick. 5. bitn. 一段，一部分 6. leveln. 气泡水准/平仪，水平尺（=spirit level） a. 平(坦)的，等高的 ~ ground e.g. Are these pictures ~? v. 使平整 If you’re laying tiles, the floor will need to be ~led first. .

3. 7. step ladder 梯凳，人字梯 8. I’ll give you that.<口> = I’ll agree with you on that. 9. suspendv.悬，挂，吊 ~ed ceiling suspensionn.悬(架) ~ bridge 吊桥，悬索桥; ~ hanger 悬挂支架/吊架; ~ system 悬挂体系 10. paneln.镶板，壁面板，底板，方格 v.镶板 a glass-~led door 镶了玻璃的门 11. hold-downa. ~ clip 压紧夹板，固定夹 hold... down e.g. It took three men to ~ him ~. 12. sagn. v.下垂，下凹 a ~ging roof 凹陷的屋顶 13. show up (使)看得见，变得明显，显现出来 e.g. The broken bone showed up on the X-ray. The dust on the table shows up in the sunlight. 14. get on with sth. (尤指中断后)继续做… … 15. electriciann.电工 electricityn.电 electric(al) a.电的

4. Listening & Speaking Listen to the audio for 3 times, focus especially on the last long sentence that needs to be filled in. Ss read out the answers first, and Teacher gives the keys while playing the tape once again.

5. Listening & Speaking Keys: • ceiling grid • spirit level • step ladder • give you that • suspension hangers • hold-down clips • show up • electricians want to start on this ceiling as soon as you’ve finished.

6. Listening & Speaking Dialogue performing: 1) in English: try hard to imitate the tape 2) in Chinese: natural and acceptable spoken Chinese, stay calm Retell what happened on site in your own words. (Ss: in Chinese & English; Teacher gives an sample.)

7. Further Discussion Accuracy on construction site 1. finishn.竣工，完成；装修，修饰；涂层，面层； 装饰面板，涂料 ceiling ~es ~ingn.修整；涂层；竣工 ~ing material装饰材料； ~ing coat 装饰涂层 2. accuracy n.准确（性），精确（度） 3. tradesmann.（AmE）手艺人，工匠 finishing ~装修工 4. chief a. 最重要的，主要的 5. error n.错误，差错 6. rectifyv.(formal)调整，矫正

8. Summary & Assignments Wordlist finish, tradesman, site, rectify, ceiling grid, get around, fix, bit, level, step ladder, suspend, suspension, panel, hold-down clip, sag, show up, get on with sth. , electrician, I’ll give you that.<口> Read the dialogue as fluently as you can. Preview Text A.

9. Unit 8 Listening & Speaking THANKS!