Learning Construction Spanglish
A Beginner's Guide to Spanish On-the-Job
Published on 16. January 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
289 pages
978-0-07-144819-2 (ISBN)
Description
When construction managers need to talk about the specifics of a construction job to Spanish speaking workers, they must be able to communicate clearly and effectivelyManagers need something more than a simple dictionary of terms and phrases: they need a tool for understanding the basics of the language their workers speak.Learning Construction Spanglish is a valuable resource that lets them communicate the questions, issues, schedules, and tasks that come up on a construction job. This unique resource is exactly what they need.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 175 mm
Width: 102 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
214 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-144819-2 (9780071448192)
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Content
FOREWORDABOUT THIS BOOKSection ILesson 1: Who, What, How?Lesson 2: FoundationsLesson 3: FramingLesson 4: Finish WorkLesson 5: RoofingLesson 6: ExteriorLesson 7: SheetrockingLesson 8: ElectricalLesson 9: PlumbingSection IILesson 10: Look Who's TalkingLesson 11: "To Be, or Not to Be..."Lesson 12: The Dirty DozenLesson 13: Back to Our HouseSection III: Take a BreakSection IVLesson 14: If Not Now, When?Lesson 15: Back to the FutureLesson 16: Gone, But Not ForgottenLesson 17: Mixing It UpSection VLesson 18: Making NiceLesson 19: Taking Care of BusinessLesson 20: Cover Yer Ears!Section VILesson 21: And That's an Order!Lesson 22: Odds and EndsAppendicesAPPENDIX A: VERB FORMSAPPENDIX B: VERB RULESENGLISH/SPANISH GLOSSARYSPANISH/ENGLISH GLOSSARYINDEX