Unit 12. Properties and dimensions.
Window Company (website).
Sash Windows
These are standard windows for a home. Their typical dimensions are a width of 60cm and a height of 90cm. The bottom sash opens. The top sash is fixed.
Storm Windows
These are a greater weight and provide extra strength to resist wind and other weather. They have a 3 cm thickness. We start at a minimum window length of 80 cm.
Casement Windows
These windows also have a sash. It swings inward or outward. They should be installed on a sill with a minimum length of 8 cm.
French Windows
We cut custom glass to fit French doors. They do require a minimum jamb width of 8 cm. The depth at the bottom of the door should be 1 cm.
1. Before you read the passage, talk about these questions.
1. What are some important dimensions in Construction work?
2. What forms the base of a window?
Reading
2. Read the website from a window manufacturer. Then, mark the statements
as true (T) or false (F).
1 – The top sash opens in a standard sash window.
2 – Casement window sills require an eight centimeter jamb.
3 – French doors should have a jamb at least 8 cm wide.
Vocabulary
3. Match the words (1-5) with the definitions
(A-E).
1- weight 3- length 5-width
2- depth 4- height
A. the measurement of how long something is
B. the measurement of how heavy something is
C. the measurement of how wide something is
D. the measurement of how deep something is
E. the measurement of how tall something is
4. Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the word bank.
thickness sill strength dimensions jamb
1. Steel has much more ______ that wood.
2. Don`t place that bowl on the window ________ or it will fall off.
3. What is the height and other _______ of that table?
4. The window glass should have a _____of at least 3cm to keep out cold winds.
5. This door will not fit inside its _______.
5. Listen and read the website from a window manufactures again. What dimensions are provided for the windows?
Listening
6. Listen to a conversation between two construction workers. Choose the correct
answers.
1. What is the conversation mainly about?
A. adding an additional window
B. increasing the size of a window
C. measuring the size of a window
D. cutting out a new window sill
2. What will the workers likely do next?
A. install the window
B. call the homeowner
C. measure the dimensions of the wall
D. measure the dimensions of the window
7. Listen again and complete the conversation.
Worker 1: Rachel, I just 1____ _________ from the homeowner.
Worker 2: Oh, really? What 2____ ___ _______?
Worker 1: He wants a 3 _____ ______ in the living room.
Worker 2: Okay. What`s the 4 ____________________?
Worker 1: Well, 5 ____ ______ _______one meter and the width was two meters. Now it`s going to be one and a half meters tall and two and a quarter meters wide.
Worker 2: Wow, that`s a large window!
Worker 1: Yeah, we`ll have to 6 _______ ______ ________ to see if it`ll fit.
Speaking
8. With a partner, act out the roles below based on Task 7. Then, switch roles.
USE LANGUAGE SUCH AS:
S/he wants a…
The height was…
Now it`s going to…
Student A: You are a construction worker. Talk to Student B about:
- a change in a window size
- what the old size was
- what the new size should be
Student B: You are a construction worker. Talk to Student A about a window.
Writing
9. Use the website and the conversation from Task 8 to fill out the work order change.
Work Order Change
Client: ____________________________________________________________
Change requested: __________________________________________________
Old Dimensions
Height: _______________________________________________________
Width: ________________________________________________________
New Dimensions
Height: _______________________________________________________
Width: _______________________________________________________
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