CONSTRUCTION AND TECH Flashcards
The construction _____ installed _____ to divide the _____ in the new office space.
crew
drywall…. for us it’s like plaster.
rooms
Could you _____ my mobile to the audio system / hi-fi?
HOOK UP
CONNECT
BATTERY DIED
My phone battery ___________ just when I ____________ to make an important call.
RAN OUT
RUN LOW is when it’s weak.
needed
Battery _____ shows that I only have 10% _____
indicator
left
Did you put my mobile _____ charge?
ON
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.
faff / issue
onto
tinkering
proper / original
The _____is _____, and nothing’s going down. We need to _____ something in there to _____.
PLUMBING
loo’s
blocked
chuck
Clear it out
I was only ______ about the battery, as it was _______ low already
concerned
running
Do we have _______ Speed on the smart TV?
Playback
The _______ plant processes _______ sewage before it’s ______ back into the environment
treatment
liquid
released
HACKING / UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO ELECTRONIC DATA.
Those _________ will _________ online and _________ all your ___________.
psychos
Go
Research
records
CHECKING CONNECTION OF CABLES TO A POWER OUTLET
Let me just _______ I got this _________ right.
make sure / see if
plugged in
FAULTY EQUIPMENT
The air con is not working _________. It is __________.
Properly
Cutting it … not meet8ng the demand
A.I. has made a ________.
AI. has _________ it this time.
blunder
Botched it
BEFORE DISCLOSING INFO.
Well. __________ All those features make me wanna ___________. It’s exhausting.
Between you and me
lie down.
Is the internet __________? Yeah, it’s ___________ again
I’ll call the __________ and see if they can fix it.
Off
gone down
provider
I have a spare _________
MOBILE PHONE
handset.
My battery’s _____________. It’s about to ______________
How low? How long is _________ on your battery?
low / running low
run out / die
Left
The counter ___________, signaling the end of the ____________ and the beginning of the race.
hits zero
countdown
____________ my pin Are you ____________ yet?
Enter
logged in
VOLUME
Keep that __________ down please.
noise
The ____________ of 16 is 4
square root
2 _____________ of 2 is 4
2 __________ equals 4.
raised to the power
squared
Additionally, there are other math operations such as ___________, square roots, and factorial, which are _____________ of the basic operations.
I must learn ____________ and _____________
exponentiation
extensions
exponents
roots
ARCHITECTURE
You need to create the _____________ of the house first, and then the ____________.
floor plan
model
PHYSIVAL SHOPS
I’m done with online shopping. From now on, it’s all about hitting up ___________ stores with __________ cash.
brick-and-mortar
cold hard
We’re gonna ____________ some ___________ tiles
lay down
porcelain
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.
typically
background
processes
tasks
INSTALL POWER OUTLETS
I’ll need to ___________ 7 electrical ____________ altogether / in total .
fit
sockets
TO REMODEL THE HOUSE
Junior / Inove is a ___________ who did some ____________ for me.
contractor
renovations
CONSTRUCTION WORKER
Junior / Inove is a ______________ who did some _______________ for me. He also works as a ______________.
contractor
renovations
handyman
THROUGH WHATSAPP
He broke up with her _________________
through a text / over text
KEEP MAINTAINANCE
“We need to ________________ the building and space _________________.”
keep up with
maintenance
THE DUBB8NG IS SPOT ON
The voiceover _____________ the film is _____________.
in
Top notch
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.
refer to
yard
supplier
showroom
WE WILL BUY / WE WILL JNSTALL
We will ______________ a nanoglass countertop and the sink ____________.
have
basin
WHEN THERE’S NO POWER.
When there’s a power _______________, the generator automatically ________________. And now and then, it should be ________________ to prevent it from ______________.
outage
kicks in
running
seizing up
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.
right mess,
upside down
MY HOUSE RENOVATION / IT’S FULL OF PLASTER.
“I’m in the middle of ________________ my house. There’s ________________ everywhere.”
doing up
plasterboard / powder
A PASTE-LIKE MATERAIL THAT FILLS THE GAP BETWEEN TILES
The ________________ are applying ______________ between the new _____________”
workers / builders
grout
floor tiles / wall tiles
BUYING A SINK TAP
How do you want the sink tap: ______________ steel or ______________?
brushed
chrome
WHEN I WANT TO LIFT THE A.C.
I must get ______________ to support the air conditioning ______________.
brackets
units
INSTALL / PUT IN PLACE
“Tomorrow they’re gonna _____________ the doorstep.”
fit
REMOVE THE RUBBLE
They need to _______________.
take the building waste away.
Pick up the waste
Clean after themselves…
A TEAM CAN GET LOTS OF GOLD NEDALS IN JUDO.
Judo’s a sport that offers ________________ of medal _______________, mate.
loads
chances
In London, water dispensers are typically called “_______________”. The term is quite common in offices or public _______________.
water coolers
spaces
