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Date: 2015-10-07; view: 469.

Introduction

Unit 7 Building a House - the Requirements

SETTING UP THE EQUIPMENT

to connect — to link an electrical device to the power supply

to plug . . into — to link an electrical device to the power supply

to tune in — to set a TV to receive a TV or computer signal

to insert — to put in

(probability and forecasting)

This unit deals with the protection needed by a house in Britain against the elements, the environment and other risks. In particular the speaker considers solar radiation, rain, winds, noise, damp, fire, heat loss and snow.

In the following extract a structural engineer presents the factors which need to be considered in house building in Britain. The measures for protection can be divided into:

certainly required probably required possibly required probably not required certainly not required

As you listen tick (v) the appropriate column in the table below to indicate the requirements of a British city house.