Université de Chlef Dept. GC. Janv.

2021
M1-Str. Anglais Tech.

Exercise 1: Use the information bellow to complete the following exercise?

Taipei 101 Petronas Towers Sears Tower Jin Mao Building Empire State
in Taipei, Taiwan Malaysia in Chicago, USA in China Building-USA
Completed in Completed in Completed in Completed in Completed in
2004 1998 1974 1999 1931
Height: 509 m Height: 452 m Height: 442 m Height: 421 m Height: 381 m
Taipei 101 in Taiwan is …………………. (tall) building in the world. It is also
…………..…………. (recent) construction. It is …………………. (high) than both the
Petronas Towers and the Sears Tower in Chicago. The Petronas Towers are only
slightly…………………. (tall) than the Sears Tower. The Commerzbank Zentrale in
Frankfurt measuring 259m is …………………. (high) building in Germany. However, it
is …………………. (low) than all the buildings mentioned above. The Empire State
building in New York is by far ………..……………. (ancient) skyscraper. It is not
………………….(tall) the Jin Mao Building in Shanghai, but it is a lot
…………………. (old).

Exercise 2: Use the correct preposition to the memo. If no preposition is required,

leave the space blank. ‘ to, by, from, in, on , for ’?
The construction work for the Brown single family home is due to start .….. week 30.
The main contractor, John White, will be on site …… a total of 8 weeks. Their work has
to be completed ……. 14 September in order to allow enough time for the other trades.
The joiner Williams is due to start work …… 3 September. Once he has fitted the
windows, he will be off site ……. 17 September ……. 29 October. The companies
Frazer and T + P will also suspend their work ……. 3 weeks while the plastering and
screeding work is being carried out. It is absolutely essential that the screeder finishes
……. 9 October allowing the screed to dry sufficiently before the parquet flooring is
installed. The painters should be out ……. the end of week 44. However, there is a
buffer of 5 days for overruns and remedial work.

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