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RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION                                      CAREER VOCABULARY


               Look at pages 16–18 of the core text.  Write the correct words to complete the description.


                 attaching            caulking         glazier           installing         mixing          shimming
                 blockmason           cutting          helpers           mark               roofers         square
                 buttering            duct             installers        measuring          setting         stapling


                   Many workers are involved in the early stage of construction of this home.  Two    roofers   1

               are working on the roof.  One is                  2  tar paper and the other is                3
               shingles.  There are also two skylight                 4 .  One is                  5  a skylight opening

               and the other is                   6  a skylight.  Brickmasons are                 7  bricks and then
                                   8  them, and an HVAC technician is installing                 9  work.  There are

               several carpenters and carpenter’s                  10 .  One is using a carpenter’s               11  to
                                  12  dimensions on OSB.  Another is                  13  a wall with a tape measure and

               another is                   14  a door frame.  A                 15  is                  16  a window.
               A                    17  is cutting cement blocks and his apprentice is               18  mortar.


                 charging           installers          saw             screwing           stapling         testing
                 contractor         plastering          sawing          sheathing          taper            tightening
                 cutting            positioning         scoring         soldering          taping           wiring


                   Several plumbers are working at the next stage of construction.  One is             19  the water
               heater.  Others are                 20  pipes,                  21  fittings, and               22

               connections.  An electrician is               23  the electrical panel and an assistant is            24

               voltage.  An insulation                25  is installing insulation.  A drywall plasterer is         26
               the walls and a drywall                27  is                 28  seams.  There are two drywall
                                 29 .  One is                30  it and the other is              31  it in.  An HVAC

               technician is                 32  the HVAC unit.  A carpenter is               33  clapboard with a radial

               arm                   34 .  A carpenter’s helper is nailing clapboard to the            35  on the garage
               wall and another is                 36  house wrap.


                 brush              grouting           installers          laying           spray gun            tile
                 flooring           hanging            installing          roller           spray paint          trim


                   At the final stage of construction, a               37  installer is                38  tile.  Carpet
                                  39  are                   40  and trimming carpet.  A                 41  installer is

               installing floors.  Also, there are several painters.  One is using a paint         42  to paint interior
               walls.  Another is standing on a ladder and using a paint              43  to paint the

                                  44 .  Another is using a                45  to                   46  the exterior walls.
               Paperhangers are                    47  wallpaper and a finish carpenter is               48  cabinet doors.

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