Unit 4. Site layout.
(Email)
From: Jackie Sandburg
To: Luke Grissom
Re: Site Layout Today
Luke,
Today we`ll finish the site layout for the office building on Lincoln Boulevard.
We`ll need to have a complete site plan by the end of the day. It should show the property lines, available utilities, and all significant changes in elevation.
I know this is your first time leading the crew. So I`ll just give you a few reminders. Be sure your crew brings all the necessary equipment. Don`t forget the builder`s level and grade rod. You can`t establish horizontal planes or measure elevation changes without them. There are already bench marks set at the site to help with that. You`ll also need some monuments to stake out the property lines. Last, bring several batter boards and at least 100 meters of string or wire. Put the boards at the building corners. Then run the wire between them to show the wall outlines.
1. Before you read the passage, talk about these questions.
1. What is a map of a construction site called?
2. What is some equipment used for site layout?
Reading
2) Read the email from a contractor to a site manager. Then, mark the statements as ture (T) or false (F).
1 __ The grade rod is needed to measure elevation changes.
2 __ The team has to set bench marks by the end of the day.
3 __ Batter boards and wire mark the property lines.
Vocabulary
3) Match the words (1-6) with the definitions (A-F).
1 __ site plan
2 __ horizontal
3 __ batter board
4 __ utilities
5 __ property line
6 __ wire
A a set of services required at most buildings, including electricity, natural gas, water, and sewage.
B parallel to the plane of the horizon, or flat.
C a drawing for a building project that shows its location, utilities, and property lines.
D a piese of metal shaped into a thin, even thread.
E a horizontal board fastened to a post and located at the corners of an excavation to mark the desired level.
F the legal boundary of a piece of land owned by someone.
4) Read the sentence pair. Choose where the words best fit the blanks.
1. run / stake
A. _____ the wire between the batter boards.
B. Please _____ monuments at the corners of the property.
2. builder`s level / grade rod
A. A _____ is an optical instrument.
B. This _____ has a target that corresponds to the instrument`s line of sight.
3. bench mark / monument
A. The _____ shows the elevation here.
B. There is a _____ here showing the boundary of the property.
5. Listen and read the email from a contractor to a site manager again. What does the site plan need to show?
Listening
6. Listen to a conversation between a contractor and site foreman. Choose the correct answers.
1. What is the conversation mainly about?
A correcting a mistake
B meeting with a client
C planning work for the day
D locating necessary equipment
2. What task must be completed first?
A setting up batter boards
B staking the monuments
C checking for elevation changes
D running wire between batter boards
7. Listen again and complete the conversation.
Contractor: Well, there are several things that need to be done. Let`s 1_____ _____ staking the monuments.
Foreman: Will do. Should we run wire or string between batter boards 2_____ _____?
Contractor: oh, no 3_____ _____.
Foreman: Really? We can`t finish the site plan without them.
Contractor: That`s true. We do need to plant the batter boards and run the wire. But we have to 4_____ _____ _____ other business first.
Foreman: Oh, sorry. What should we 5_____ _____ we stake the monuments?
Contractor: We should 6_____ _____ elevation changes next.
Speaking
8. With a partner, act out the roles below based on Task 7. Then, switch roles.
USE LANGUAGE SUCH AS:
There are several things that need to be done.
Should we … after that?
We should … next.
Student A: You are a contractor. Talk to Student B about.
· a site layout
· what tasks need to be completed
· the order of events
Student B: You are a foreman. Talk to Student A about the plan for a site layout.
Writing
9. Use the email and the conversation from Task 8 to fill out the task sheet.
TASK SHEET
Date: __________
Job:__________
Task 1: __________ Equipment / Items needed __________
Task 2: __________ Equipment / Items needed __________
Task 2: __________ Equipment / Items needed __________
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