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RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION

WORKPLACE ACTIONS

C WHAT DO CONSTRUCTION WORKERS DO?
1. apply 5. install 9. set 13. cut
a. a wall a. paint a. carpet a. cement
b. PVC cement b. wallpaper paste b. a brick b. a toilet
c. a carpet c. a window c. ductwork c. a pipe
d. ductwork d. a ladder d. a chisel d. a faucet

2. tighten 6. grout 10. lay 14. nail
a. a connection a. tile a. mud a. paint
b. tar paper b. a pipe b. an electrical panel b. clapboard
c. a shingle c. plywood c. carpet c. mortar
d. a block d. cement d. a hole d. tile
3. skim coat 7. test 11. hang 15. run
a. a brick a. mud a. insulation a. wallpaper
b. a carpet b. voltage b. wire nuts b. a window
c. a wall c. hardware c. a wall c. voltage
d. a bolt d. a wheelbarrow d. wallpaper d. ductwork
4. staple 8. caulk 12. shim 16. solder
a. a window a. a ladder a. a door frame a. a fitting
b. house wrap b. a carpet b. shingles b. an AC unit
c. cement c. a level c. clapboard c. cement
d. a block d. a skylight d. a water heater d. house wrap

WORKPLACE COMMUNICATION

D WHAT ARE THEY SAYING?
g 1. ask for instructions a. “ What size circuit breakers are we using for the

2. determine if material is sufficient bedrooms?”
3. offer to help b. “ After you install the cabinets, I’ll be able to work on
the sink.”
4. check on job specifications
c. “You didn’t completely tie off the ladder.”
5. ask for assistance
d. “Do we have enough mortar to finish?”
6. coordinate tasks with a co-worker
e. “This window doesn’t look level.”
7. notice that a co-worker needs
assistance f. “Do you need a hand?”

8. realize the need to confirm g. “What should I do next?”
instructions h. “How does this wallpaper look to you?”
9. correct someone’s work i. “We’d better ask.”
10. notice a safety problem j. “Got it.”

11. ask for feedback k. “Can you help me to move it into place?”
12. respond to feedback l. “You seem to be having trouble.”

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