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CONSTRUCTION AND TECH Flashcards

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1
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The construction _____ installed _____ to divide the _____ in the new office space.

A

crew
drywall…. for us it’s like plaster.
rooms

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2
Q

Could you _____ my mobile to the audio system / hi-fi?

A

HOOK UP
CONNECT

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3
Q

BATTERY DIED

My phone battery ___________ just when I ____________ to make an important call.

A

RAN OUT
RUN LOW is when it’s weak.

needed

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4
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Battery _____ shows that I only have 10% _____

A

indicator
left

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5
Q

Did you put my mobile _____ charge?

A

ON

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6
Q

I had a bit of a _____ trying to get _____ his profile via the Smart TV, but sorted it out by _____ with the Amazon account on the _____ website.

A

faff / issue
onto
tinkering
proper / original

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7
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The _____is _____, and nothing’s going down. We need to _____ something in there to _____.

PLUMBING

A

loo’s
blocked
chuck
Clear it out

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8
Q

I was only ______ about the battery, as it was _______ low already

A

concerned
running

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9
Q

Do we have _______ Speed on the smart TV?

A

Playback

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10
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The _______ plant processes _______ sewage before it’s ______ back into the environment

A

treatment
liquid
released

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11
Q

HACKING / UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO ELECTRONIC DATA.

Those _________ will _________ online and _________ all your ___________.

A

psychos
Go
Research
records

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12
Q

CHECKING CONNECTION OF CABLES TO A POWER OUTLET

Let me just _______ I got this _________ right.

A

make sure / see if

plugged in

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13
Q

FAULTY EQUIPMENT

The air con is not working _________. It is __________.

A

Properly
Cutting it … not meet8ng the demand

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14
Q

A.I. has made a ________.
AI. has _________ it this time.

A

blunder
Botched it

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15
Q

BEFORE DISCLOSING INFO.

Well. __________ All those features make me wanna ___________. It’s exhausting.

A

Between you and me

lie down.

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16
Q

Is the internet __________? Yeah, it’s ___________ again
I’ll call the __________ and see if they can fix it.

A

Off
gone down
provider

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17
Q

I have a spare _________
MOBILE PHONE

A

handset.

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18
Q

My battery’s _____________. It’s about to ______________
How low? How long is _________ on your battery?

A

low / running low
run out / die
Left

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19
Q

The counter ___________, signaling the end of the ____________ and the beginning of the race.

A

hits zero
countdown

20
Q

____________ my pin Are you ____________ yet?

A

Enter
logged in

21
Q

VOLUME

Keep that __________ down please.

A

noise

22
Q

The ____________ of 16 is 4

A

square root

23
Q

2 _____________ of 2 is 4

2 __________ equals 4.

A

raised to the power

squared

24
Q

Additionally, there are other math operations such as ___________, square roots, and factorial, which are _____________ of the basic operations.

I must learn ____________ and _____________

A

exponentiation

extensions

exponents

roots

25
Q

ARCHITECTURE

You need to create the _____________ of the house first, and then the ____________.

A

floor plan
model

26
Q

PHYSIVAL SHOPS

I’m done with online shopping. From now on, it’s all about hitting up ___________ stores with __________ cash.

A

brick-and-mortar

cold hard

27
Q

We’re gonna ____________ some ___________ tiles

A

lay down

porcelain

28
Q

Memory RAM ____________ works in _____________ operations.
In computers, background operations are often referred to as “background ______________” or “background _____________.” These are tasks or operations that occur behind the scenes without requiring direct user interaction or interrupting foreground activities.

A

typically

background

processes

tasks

29
Q

INSTALL POWER OUTLETS

I’ll need to ___________ 7 electrical ____________ altogether / in total .

A

fit

sockets

30
Q

TO REMODEL THE HOUSE

Junior / Inove is a ___________ who did some ____________ for me.

A

contractor

renovations

31
Q

CONSTRUCTION WORKER

Junior / Inove is a ______________ who did some _______________ for me. He also works as a ______________.

A

contractor

renovations

handyman

32
Q

THROUGH WHATSAPP

He broke up with her _________________

A

through a text / over text

33
Q

KEEP MAINTAINANCE

“We need to ________________ the building and space _________________.”

A

keep up with

maintenance

34
Q

THE DUBB8NG IS SPOT ON

The voiceover _____________ the film is _____________.

A

in

Top notch

35
Q

For a place dealing with materials like marble and nanoglass for furniture and decoration, Londoners might _____________ it as a “stone _____________,” “stone ___________,” or simply a “marble _____________.” These terms indicate a business specializing in high-quality stone materials for construction and interior design.

A

refer to

yard

supplier

showroom

36
Q

WE WILL BUY / WE WILL JNSTALL

We will ______________ a nanoglass countertop and the sink ____________.

A

have

basin

37
Q

WHEN THERE’S NO POWER.

When there’s a power _______________, the generator automatically ________________. And now and then, it should be ________________ to prevent it from ______________.

A

outage

kicks in

running

seizing up

38
Q

IT’S A PROPER CHAOS

I’m in the middle of a ________________. This is a proper nightmare! The gaff’s turned _______________ and I can’t find anything.

A

right mess,

upside down

39
Q

MY HOUSE RENOVATION / IT’S FULL OF PLASTER.

“I’m in the middle of ________________ my house. There’s ________________ everywhere.”

A

doing up

plasterboard / powder

40
Q

A PASTE-LIKE MATERAIL THAT FILLS THE GAP BETWEEN TILES

The ________________ are applying ______________ between the new _____________”

A

workers / builders

grout

floor tiles / wall tiles

41
Q

BUYING A SINK TAP

How do you want the sink tap: ______________ steel or ______________?

A

brushed

chrome

42
Q

WHEN I WANT TO LIFT THE A.C.

I must get ______________ to support the air conditioning ______________.

A

brackets

units

43
Q

INSTALL / PUT IN PLACE

“Tomorrow they’re gonna _____________ the doorstep.”

A

fit

44
Q

REMOVE THE RUBBLE

They need to _______________.

A

take the building waste away.

Pick up the waste

Clean after themselves…

45
Q

A TEAM CAN GET LOTS OF GOLD NEDALS IN JUDO.

Judo’s a sport that offers ________________ of medal _______________, mate.

A

loads

chances

46
Q

In London, water dispensers are typically called “_______________”. The term is quite common in offices or public _______________.

A

water coolers

spaces

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