Ingles 5-6 Const Alto

Curso: 5to; 6to construcciones Profesor: Claudia Roncher

Nivel: Alto Fecha de entrega: 5/08/09

TP# 1 1) Use the following box to write a paragraph on the advantages of using steel. You must use:  Linking words of positive addition  Linking words to provide examples  Vocabulary on page 5 of your booklets (used for/used to/useful for/another_a similar use); enable; ensure; allow; prevent. Note: the idea is to use those words and kinking words that will help you put your ideas in writing, either all of them or some.

Advantages of Steel Structural steel’s low cost, strength, durability, design flexibility, adaptability and recyclability make it the material of choice for a growing number of construction-related businesses. I) Cost efficient and quick to build With accurately-made steel frame components, construction is quick and doesn’t require highly skilled labour. II) Environmentally friendly Steel delivers a number of unique environmental benefits such as product longevity, recyclability, easy transportation and less raw material wastage. III) Durable and safe Steel won’t ignite or burn and termites can’t eat it. Steel doesn’t have to be treated with pesticides, preservatives or glues. Also, floors and walls are not susceptible to moisture build-up. IV) Design flexibility Steel offers architectural and design flexibility due to its inherent strength, which allows it to span greater distances than wood.

2) Choose the correct alternatives

Cost efficient and quick to build Steel possesses/possess/posses the highest strength-to-weight ratio of any

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building material /be/is being/being used today. Light steel frames are very strong and lightweight, so/however/although housing

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frames require less material (compared to timber). A steel-framed house can be completed/can complete/ is completed in about one-

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half to two-thirds the time of a conventional brick and mortar home. 

Light steel frame components are easy for/to/so as to transport and work with.

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Because/Because of all the intelligence is built into the modelling and fabrication phase of the steel frame manufacture/ manufacturing process, unskilled labour can do the assembly. 

With steel frame building/build methods, it’s more easier/more easy/easy to budget accurately and there is less material wastage.

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Curso: 5to; 6to construcciones Profesor: Claudia Roncher

Nivel: Alto Fecha de entrega: 5/08/09

TP# 1 Steel frames stay straight, unlike timber which can move and warp during and after

construction.

Environmentally friendly Recyclability Much of the steel used to make light steel framing recycles/is recycled/recycled.

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When a steel frame building is demolished/will be demolished, the steel can be

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recycled. It takes approximately one-quarter of an acre of mature trees to/in order to /for

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produce the wood framing for a typical house. The same house can be steel framed from three or four old cars.  

Steel can be recycled indefinitely/indefinite without losing any of its qualities. When steel buildings are no longer required in their current location, they can be dismantled and re-erected elsewhere.

3)Complete the text with the following words(. There are extra words) Strong few

provides

strength

fewer depth in

on

enables

Energy efficiency Steel framed buildings can be very energy efficient. The _________---- of steel requires fewer wall studs, so there are ________ thermal bridges (uninsulated areas) to transmit heat. Steel frame buildings do not settle or warp, so they remain more airtight. The depth of the steel beams________ a wider space for insulation. The design flexibility of steel frame buildings _____________ architects to focus ________ energy-efficient housing features.

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