APIEWriting: Building Sites and Repairs
Building sites and repairs
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💡 How to use this lesson
For Teachers
• Use this 25-minute lesson to help A2 students practice building site words and short sentences.
• Guide students through the activities and check their answers together at the end of each section.
For Learners
• First, read the example sentence and look at the list of new job words carefully.
• Next, complete the four practice tasks step by step to test your skills.
Module 1: Building Sites & Repairs
Learn key job words and practice writing sentences about work on building sites.
Sentence Pattern Example
"My aunt is a decorator, and she paints the walls of new flats."
Target Vocabulary:
Task A: Put the words in the right order
1. Put these words in order to make a sentence:
bricklayer / A / building / wall / a / is .
____ (Type sentence here...)2. Put these words in order to make a sentence:
fixes / roofer / roof / the / old / The .
____ (Type sentence here...)3. Put these words in order to make a sentence:
welder / metal / joins / pipes / The .
____ (Type sentence here...)4. Put these words in order to make a sentence:
carries / labourer / heavy / materials / A .
____ (Type sentence here...)Task B: Fill in the blanks with a word bank
Word Bank
1. The ____ measures the land before the builders start work.
2. A ____ puts white tiles on the bathroom wall.
3. Our solar panel is broken, so a ____ is coming to repair it.
4. The wood worker or ____ is making wooden doors for the house.
5. She is a safety ____, and she checks all safety rules on site.
Task C: Choose the correct word
1. Who puts paint on walls and wallpapers inside rooms?
2. Who builds walls using bricks and cement?
3. Who works with metals to join heavy steel pieces together?
4. Who does general physical work on a building site, like carrying heavy items?
Task D: Match a question to its answer
Select the correct answer column for each question on the left.
Module 2: Writing Task
Now it is time to write your own short message to a friend using sentence starters and your new job words.
📝 Writing Prompt
"Write a short message to a friend about a house, a school or a street where building or repair work is happening. Say who is working there, what each person does, and what you would like to do on the site."
Length: Write 60–80 words.
💬 Sentence Starters Frame
Use these starters to help build your message:
✅ Checklist for Your Writing
- • Write 60–80 words in total.
- • Include at least four different people nouns ending in -er, -or, -ist, or -ian (e.g. carpenter, decorator, specialist, technician).
- • Include a sentence for each person that says what that person does.
- • Include at least one sentence with an -ian or -ist noun.
- • Include one sentence that says which job you would like to do on the site and why.
Tip: Check your word count and checklist points before submitting.
Module 3: Model Answer
Read this example message to see how to connect your job words, sentence starters, and checklist points clearly.
Workers are building a new school near my house. A carpenter makes wooden doors for the classrooms, while a roofer fixes the top of the building. Inside, a decorator paints the walls blue, and a tiler puts tiles in the bathrooms. The safety specialist checks all safety rules on site every day. I would like to be a technician because I enjoy repairing electrical equipment. It is great to see the building grow!
💡 Useful Phrases & Why This Works
Here is a short guide to the key phrases highlighted in the model answer:
1. "Workers are building a new..."
Note: Use this opening line to introduce the place and state what work is currently taking place.
2. "...while a roofer fixes..."
Note: The word "while" joins two actions happening at the same time by different workers.
3. "...on site..."
Note: This short phrase means at the exact location where the building or repair work happens.
4. "I would like to be a..."
Note: A polite and natural structure to express which job or role you want to choose.
5. "...because I enjoy..."
Note: Use "because" followed by an action word with -ing to give a clear reason for your choice.
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