F2F Class Notes (Nick) [S]

Vocabulary

Comma – ,

Frame – something you build for pouring concrete into a shape
e.g. First we install a frame to pour concrete.

Rebar – steel put in a frame to make concrete stronger
e.g. Next, we install rebar in the frame, to strengthen the concrete

Tunnel – a hole through a mountain for cars or trains
e.g. Tunnels are also built of concrete and use the company’s connecting materials.

Structure – anything large which can be built; bridges, tunnels, buildings, subway stations, nuclear power plants
e.g. Mark’s company sells connecting materials to companies that build large structures with concrete.

Plant – any structure for producing something, like power, chemicals, materials
e.g. We went to plant and picked up some concrete for the new subway station.

Grammar

-ing – we often use this form for description
e.g. Can you see the burning wood?

Fix vs. Fix to vs. Fix with – repair, to make something work again 修; to attach, connect two things; to tell you what you use to fix something else
e.g. I had to take my computer to the store to get it fixed.
e.g. We fixed the mirror to the wall in the bathroom.
e.g. We fixed the wall with some new concrete.

To vs. With – to shows the direction of what you’re doing; with shows what you are using to do it.
e.g. I connect my computer to a screen so that I can show the students what I am writing.
e.g. I connect my computer to the screen with a cable / I connect my computer and the screen using a cable

From the speaking: (1.) We connect the glass to the concrete (2.) with our connecting materials.

The first part answers: “what are you doing?” We want to connect the glass and the concrete.
The second part answers: “how are you doing it?” We use the connecting materials that Mark’s company sells.

Our products include material connection for construction buildings, concrete element. For example, if you want to fix a glass panel with concrete construction, you need some connection material. We provide this kind of material for buildings. I am East China sales manager.

Our products include connecting materials for the construction of concrete structures. We install them in the concrete elements. For example, if you want to fix a glass panel to a concrete structure, you need some connecting material. We provide this kind of material for structures. I am the East China sales manager.