APIEVocabulary & Pronunciation: Building Site Roles
Building sites and repairs
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Building Site Roles
Learn 10 essential job titles, practice their forms, and speak with confidence.
How to use this lesson
For Teacher
Guide students through the word table in 5 minutes and check answers together.
Let learners complete the 16 practice items and review their shadowing recordings.
For Learner
First, read the word table and memorize the word tips.
Next, complete the 16 practice questions and record your voice in the shadowing section.
Word table
🔨 Theme 1: The building crew
| Word | Meaning | Common collocations | Word forms | Example sentence | Memory tip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| carpenter | wood worker | skilled carpenter, hire a carpenter | carpentry (n) | The carpenter made a wooden table. | 'Car' + 'penter' -> a worker who drives a car carrying wood. |
| bricklayer | wall builder | experienced bricklayer, call a bricklayer | – | The bricklayer built a strong red wall. | 'Brick' + 'layer' -> a person who lays bricks. |
| roofer | roof fixer | expert roofer, find a roofer | roof (n) | The roofer fixed the broken house top. | 'Roof' + 'er' -> the person on top of the house. |
| welder | metal joiner | chief welder, need a welder | weld (v) | The welder joined two steel pipes together. | 'Weld' sounds like 'melt' metal together. |
🎨 Theme 2: Finishing the work
| Word | Meaning | Common collocations | Word forms | Example sentence | Memory tip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| decorator | wall painter | house decorator, hire a decorator | decorate (v) | The decorator painted the living room white. | 'Decorate' + 'or' -> paints and decorates walls. |
| tiler | floor/wall tile worker | bathroom tiler, professional tiler | tile (n) | The tiler put new tiles in the kitchen. | 'Tile' + 'r' -> fits small square tiles. |
| labourer | site worker | site labourer, hard-working labourer | labour (n) | The labourer carried heavy bags of cement. | 'Labour' means hard work in the sun. |
🔍 Theme 3: Checking and fixing
| Word | Meaning | Common collocations | Word forms | Example sentence | Memory tip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| surveyor | land/building checker | site surveyor, ask a surveyor | survey (v) | The surveyor checked the land before building. | 'Survey' -> eyes looking closely at land. |
| technician | machine expert | IT technician, chief technician | technical (adj) | The technician fixed the electrical machine quickly. | 'Tech' -> works with machines and gadgets. |
| specialist | expert in one field | safety specialist, building specialist | special (adj) | A specialist checked the fire safety system. | 'Special' person with special skills. |
Practice
Collocation Matrix
Select the word that correctly completes each common phrase.
1. Choose the word that goes before "carpenter":
2. Choose the word that goes before "roofer":
3. Choose the word that goes before "specialist":
4. Choose the word that goes before "labourer":
Gap-fill with Word Bank
5. The ____ joined two metal pipes with strong heat.
6. The ____ built a strong red wall for the new house.
7. The ____ painted the living room white and smooth.
8. The ____ put new ceramic pieces on the kitchen wall.
Choose the Word
Select the option that best fits the sentence meaning.
9. The land was checked by the _____ before building started.
10. If an electrical machine stops working, call the _____.
11. A safety _____ inspected all the emergency exits today.
12. The _____ carried heavy bags of cement across the yard.
Word-formation Gap-fill
Use the correct word form listed in the word table.
13. He studied ____ for two years to learn how to make wooden furniture.
14. She wants to ____ her bedroom with light blue paint.
15. He solved the ____ problem with the generator very quickly.
16. The team will ____ the building site before work begins.
Shadowing
skilled carpenter
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____expert roofer
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____site surveyor
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____building specialist
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____The bricklayer built a strong wall.
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____The welder joined two metal pipes.
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____The decorator painted the new room.
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____The tiler laid clean kitchen tiles.
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____The labourer carried heavy bags today.
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____The surveyor checked the new site.
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____carpenter
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____technician
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