建筑行业英语

前言

Unit 1 Tender and Contract

Warming-up

Reading A Tender

Listening

Speaking

Reading B An Architecture Contract Sample

Project on Tendering

Words and Expressions

Having Some Fun

Unit 2 Geologic Survey

Warming-up

Reading A Why Do a Geotechnical Site Investigation?

Listening

Speaking

Reading B Report Data

Project on Site Investigation

Words and Expressions

Having Some Fun

Unit 3 Building Design

Warming-up

Reading A An Introduction to Design Process

Listening

Speaking

Reading B Residential Planning

Project on a Public Toilet Design

Words and Expressions

Having Some Fun

Unit 4 Intelligent Building System

Warming-up

Reading A Intelligent Home System

Listening

Speaking

Reading B Home Safety and Security System

Project on Intelligent Building System

Words and Expressions

Having Some Fun

Unit 5 Landscape Design

Warming-up

Reading A Landscape Planning

Listening

Speaking

Reading B Contract Agreement

Project on Landscape Design

Words and Expressions

Having Some Fun

Unit 6 Sewage Disposal

Warming-up

Reading A Sewage Disposal

Listening

Speaking

Reading B A High-efficiency and Energy-saving Wastewater Treatment Technique ...

Project on Sewage Disposal

Words and Expressions

Having Some Fun

Unit 7 Construction Technology

Warming-up

Reading A Construction Engineers

Listening

Speaking

Reading B Construction Engineer Resume

Project on Building Materials

Words and Expressions

Having Some Fun

Unit 8 Construction Inspection

Warming-up

Reading A Construction Inspectors

Listening

Speaking

Reading B Jobs for Construction Inspectors in the US

Project on "GREEN" Home Inspections

Words and Expressions

Having Some Fun

Unit 9 Real Estate

Warming-up

Reading A Why You Should Buy That Home Now

Listening

Speaking

Reading B Home Buyers

Project on Real Estate

Words and Expressions

Having Some Fun

Unit 10 Home Decoration

Warming-up

Reading A Designing Living Rooms

Listening

Speaking

Reading B Map a Project in Design Project Scope

Project on Green Interior Design

Words and Expressions

Having Some Fun

Unit 11 Indoor Air Quality Control

Warming-up

Reading A My House Is Killing Me!

Listening

Speaking

Reading B Pollutant Source Control

Project on Indoor Air Quality Control

Words and Expressions

Having Some Fun

Unit 12 Property Management

Warming-up

Reading A Property Management of the Housing Society

Listening

Speaking

Reading B Accelerate Your Career with GSN

Project on Green Property Management

Words and Expressions

Having Some Fun

Appendix Ⅰ Keys to Each Unit

Appendix Ⅱ Translation of the Readings

Appendix Ⅲ Vocabulary Index

Appendix Ⅳ Phrase Index

Appendix Ⅴ Construction Law of China

Appendix Ⅵ References

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