Unit 3. Power Tools 1.
(Magazine article)
The Handy Man Magazine Guide to Power Tools
Do you want high quality power tools? Here are the best toolmakers around.
Every toolbox needs a drill or two! For a hammer drill or power drill, try Bentley Tools. Their drills and nail guns are reliable and powerful. And Bentley tools are cordless. Take them anywhere!
For a circular or reciprocating saw. Cutco won’t let you down. You get a smooth, accurate cut every time. Do you need a sander? Try Sandman Tools. Their sanders smooth all woods and metals.
Marshall Industries makes great air compressors and cement mixers.
Finally, heavy-duty materials need heavy-duty tools. Builder’s Source jackhammers cut through rock and pavement easily! This company also makes compactors. They flatten any type of soil.
1. Before you read the passage, talk about these questions.
1. What are some common power tools that construction workers use?
2. What machine makes cement?
3.
Reading
2. Read the article from Handy Man magazine. Then, mark the statements as true (T) or false (F).
1. _ Bentley Tools makes multiple types of drills.
2. _ The author recommends Sandman Tools for all saws.
3. _ Builder’s Source makes tools to flatten the ground.
Vocabulary
3. Write a word that is similar in meaning to the underlined part.
1. To cut through 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. _ _ c k _ _ _m _ _
3. Start laying concrete after the rotating barrel mixes everything. _ _ _ e _ t _ _ x _ _
4. Get the electrically 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. Read the sentence and choose the correct word.
1. The reciprocating saw / circular saw cuts through materials by going back and forth.
2. To make a hole in the stone, use a nail gun / hammer drill.
3. Use the cement mixer / compactor to flatten the ground.
4. Since there’s no electricity in here, hook up the jackhammer to the air compressor / sander.
5. Listen and read the article from Handy Man magazine again. What are the benefits of a Bentley Tools power drill?
Listening
6 Listen to a conversation between two construction workers. Check (˅) the benefits of the new tool.
1. _ costs little money
2. _ long-lasting battery
3. _ drills through concrete
4. _ drills through steel
5. _ has extra batteries
7. Listen again and complete the conversation.
Worker 1: Kyle, is that 1 _____ _____ _____ Bentley power drills?
Worker 2: Yes. It’s the Power Drill 3000.
Worker 1: Aren’t they 2 _____?
Worker 2: Yes, but it’s 3 _____ _____ _____. It drills into everything. Wood, concrete, steel, everything.
Worker 1: Wow! It’s cordless, right? Does the battery 4 _____ _____?
Worker 2: Unfortunately, no. But it’s not a 5 _____ _____.
Worker 1: How so?
Worker 2: It came with extra batteries. So if it 6 _____ _____, I just put in another.
Speaking
8. With a partner, act out the roles below based on Task 7. Then, switch roles.
USE LANGUAGE SUCH AS:
Is that one of those …
Aren’t they …
I just …
Student A: You are a construction worker. Talk to Student B about:
· a new power tool
· its cost
· its benefits
Student B: You are a construction worker. Talk to Student A about a new power tool.
Writing
9. Use the article and the conversation from Task 8 to fill out an online review.
Tool Central
Please rate your recent power tool purchase
User name: ________________________________________________________
Date of purchase: ____________________________________________________
Item purchased: _____________________________________________________
Star rating (1 star = terrible; 5 stars = great):
What did you think of it? Write a short review:
__________________________________________________________________
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