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UNIT
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USE OF ENGLISH
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READING
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SPEAKING
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LISTENING
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1
Civil Engineering
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Academic vocabulary and terms
Grammar: Articles
Present Continuous
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Main features of construction and real estate markets
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Discussing crisis management measures applied by different countries within the construction sector
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Video: A day in the life: Construction Project Management
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2
Нigh-rise and wide-span buildings
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Academic vocabulary and terms
Grammar: Passive Voice
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Construction engineering of high-rise and wide-span buildings
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Discussing civil engineering career
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Video: Top 10 strangest buildings of the world
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3
Information modeling
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Academic vocabulary and terms
Grammar: Past Simple
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Text: The need for land information
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Making a speech and a presentation about building information modelling
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Video: What is Building Information Modeling
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4
Environmental engineering
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Academic vocabulary and terms
Grammar: Modal Verbs
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Jobs and responsibilities
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Describing a map of Vilnus city and discussing the effect of pollution on human health in your city
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Video: 7 principles for building better cities
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5
Roads, bridges and transport tunnels
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Academic vocabulary and terms
Grammar: Present Perfec
t
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Can Norway win the global race to build a 'floating tunnel'?
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Discussing world most impressive bridges
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Video: Top 10 greatest bridges in the world
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Нydraulic structures and renewable energy facilities
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Academic vocabulary and terms
Grammar: Auxiliary verbs
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Dams
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Stages in dam site appraisal and project development
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Video: How to get a job in the Renewable Energy sector
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7
Digital construction of buildings
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Academic vocabulary and terms
Grammar: Do vs Make
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A Singaporean building information modeling project could revolutionize urban planning
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Discussing high-rise constructions
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Video: Multufunctional complex Lakhta Center
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Engineering systems and energy efficient and sustainable buildings
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Academic vocabulary and terms
Grammar: Conditionals
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Energy efficient public buildings design
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Debates on the general concept of sustainable energy development and principal goals
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Video: Green Buildings in India
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Appendix 1
Academic skills
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Appendix 2
Additional glossary
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KEYS
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References
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