Thuyết minh tiếng anh xây dựng 2UNIT 1 teamwork 2

UNIT 1: TEAMWORK

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Talk about roles and responsibilities

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Explain how an organisation works

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Write your CV

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Discuss roles in an international construction project


 Roles and responsibilities


1. Match these descriptions with the people in the illustration

1)

G

I’m a driver. I work for a concrete supplier. We deliver concrete to construction sites all over the
country.

2) I’m a master electrician. This is my apprentice.

D

C

3) I’m painter. Today I’m painting a steel staircase.

E

4) I’m a security guard. I control access to the site. I’m responsible to the site manager.

F

5) I’m the site manager. My company is responsible for the whole project.

B
6) We’re reporters. We’re visiting the site to ask some questions.

A


2. Translated from difinition available

1) Driver (n)

Someone who drives a car, bus, ect.

Tài xế

2) Concrete supplier (n)

A company or person that provides a substance used for building that is made
by mixing sand, small stones, cement and water.

Nhà cung cấp bê tông

3) Master electrician (n)

Someone who is very skilled at connecting or repairing electrical wires or
equipment.

Thợ điện cả

4) Apprentice (n)

Someone who works for an employer for a fixed period of time in order to
learn a particular skill or job.
Tài xế


5) Painter (n)

Someone whose job is painting houses or other buildings.
Thợ sơn

6) Security guard (n)

Someone whose job is to guard a building.

Bảo vệ an ninh
7) Colleague (n)

Someone you work with.

Đồng nghiệp
8) Control access to (phr)

To decide who has the right to enter a place, use something, see someone, ect.

Kiểm soát ra vào
9) Site manager (n)

Someone whose job is to manage the area where building is taking place.

Quản lý công trường

10) Reporter (n)
Nhà báo

Someone whose job is to write about news events for a newspaper.


11) consortium (n)

A group of companies or organisations who rae working together to do
something.

Tập đoàn

12) Generator (n)

A machine that produces electricity.

Máy phát điện

13) General contractor (n)

A person or company that agrees to do various building work.

Thầu chính

14) Subcontractor (n)

Thầu phụ

Someone who does part of the work of another person or company.


3. Two reporters are visiting Martin Karp from Karp Construction. Listen to their conversation and
complete these sentences.

1. Karp Construction is the
2. Martin Karp is the
3. Sabina Tom is the
4. Kasper Karp owns
5. Mr Lang represents the
6. Anna Black works for the
7. Robert Lane is

General contractor
Site manager
Project manager
Karp construction
client
Cement supplier
Assistant’s Martin


Language: Present simple and present continuous



We use the present simple to talk about routines and things that are permanent or happen all the
time.

EX: - I control access to the site.
- She works for the cement supplier.



We use the present continuous to talk about things that take place at the time of speaking and are
not permanent.

EX: - We’re visiting the site.
- He’s walking through the gate.




We use adverbs of frequency (e.g. always, usually, often, sometimes, never) with the present
simple to describe how often somebody does something or how often something happens.

EX: - We usually have about 100 people on site.
- Sometimes we work in a consortium.


read
‘m phoning

1. Andy sometimes .............is(read)
singinga comic.
2. I ......................(phone) my friend at the moment.
3. Listen! Sandy

.............. (sing) help
in the bathroom.

4. My sister usually .................
is making(help) in the kitchen.
5. My mother ................ (make) breakfast now.
watch

6. We never .................. (watch) a video in the morning.
7. They often .............. (clean) the bathroom.
clean

8. My grandfather ................ (go) for a walk every day.
9. Cats ................. (eat) mice.

go

10. Look! He ………………(leave) the house
eat

is leaving


 Structure of an organisation



Vocabulary
Administration (n): quản lý hành chính
Legal (adj): hợp pháp
consultant (n): chuyên viên tư vấn
department head (n): trưởng phòng
development (n): phát triển


1) Administration

a) Someone whose job is to give advice on a particular subject.

c
2) Legal

3) Consultant

b

a

b) The department in a company that is concerned with matters relating
to the law.

c) The department involved in managing the work of a company or
organisation.

4) Department head

e

d) the process of increasing business.

5) development

d

e) The person in charge of one of the groups of people who work
together as part of a large organisation.


1. Then complete the sentences with the words in the box

Departments,

divided, external,

has,

look,

part,

report,

section,

1)

Our company has a simple structure. At the……….is Kasper Karp, the owner.

2)

There are seven………. . The department heads report to the owner.

3)

part
Operations consists of a Health and Safety ………… and all the project managers.

4)

The site managers and supervisors …………directly to a project manager.

top

section

report

top


5) Business Development is …………. into three sections:
dividedDesign, Estimating and Marketing.
6) Engineering also ………. three sections: Structural, Mechanical and Electrical.
7) There are different departments which ………..after materials and plant, accounting, administration
and legal.

has
8) Sometimes we have ………….consultants to help with special jobs. They are not ………………of

the company.
look

external
departments


2. Listen to the heads of the seven departments talking about their roles. Write the
names of their departments. Use the organisation chart in 1 to help you

1

Materials and plant

2

Legal

3

Engineering

4

Operation

5

Accounting

6

Business development

7

Administration




Job and experience

 Vocabulary
Land surveyor (n): trắc địa viên
Self-employed (adj): tự làm

Apprenticeship (n): người học việc
CV (n) = [ curriculum vitae]: sơ yếu lý lịch
Experience (n): kinh nghiệm
Competency (n): năng lực
Qualification (n): trình độ


1. Listen to three conversations. Match the job in each conversation with a word from the box.

Civil engineer

1.

Civil engineer

2.

Concrete finisher

3.

Land surveyor

concrete finisher land surveyor


2. Read the questions. For each conversation, answer yes (Y), no (N), or doesn’t say (X)

Conversation 1

Conversation 2

Conversation 3

1. Is he a manual worker?

2. Does he work mostly in doors?

3. Was he good at maths at school?

4. Does he work with CAD programs?

5. Does he use high-tech equipment on site?

6. Did he start as an apprentice?

7. Is he self-employed?

N

Y

N

X

N

Y

X

X

X

Y

N

N

N

X

Y

N

Y

N

N

Y

Y

Language
Questions
Questions with be begin with the correct form of the verb be, or use a

Are you self-employed?

rising tone

You’re self-employed?
Is he on site today?
He’s on site today?

Questions with do/does/did

Do you work indoors?
Does he work indoors?
Did you go to university?

Questions words ( what, where, who, how)

What do you do?
Where are they from?
Who is the client?
How does it work?


3. Read the CV in book. Write your own CV.

Curiculum Vitae

First name/ surname : Nguyen Dang Duy
Phone: 01652618690
Email :
Address : district : binh thanh
Nationality : VIETNAMESE
Date of birth : 04.01.1994
Gender : male


Objective :
I am looking for a job in construction where I can learn and develop my knowledge and
skill .
I also love a career that I can help other people and contribute to the development of the
society
EDUCATION

Ho Chi Minh University of transport
construction engineer
EXPERIENCE
certification and award


skills and interest :
skill : teamwork : good
interests: sport : basketball
music : us-uk
languages : french : basic
english: native
computer skills : sap . etab ,

activities : team leader of english

safe , autocad
club


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Focus on a project: International Finance Centre (IFC)
Seoul, Korea

Vocabulary
Award (v): khen thưởng
Architectural firm (n): cty kiến trúc
Joint venture (n): liên doanh
Excavate (v): đào đất
Storey (n): tầng
Complex (n): phức tạp
Elevator (n): thang máy
Escalator (n): thang cuốn