Introduction Civil Engineering and Its Career Unit 1 Making Buildings Part Ⅰ Illustrated Words and Concepts Part Ⅱ Passages Passage A Designing Buildings Passage B Building Systems Unit 2 Construction Process Part Ⅰ Illustrated Words and Concepts Part Ⅱ Passages Passage A Stages of a Single House Construction(Part 1) Passage B Stages of a Single House Construction(Part 2) Unit 3 Foundations Part Ⅰ Illustrated Words and Concepts Part Ⅱ Passages Passage A Foundations and Loads Passage B Foundation Structure Unit 4 Brick Mmnry Part Ⅰ Illustrated Words and Concepts Part Ⅱ Passages Passage A Brick Masonry Passage B Wall Types Unit 5 Steel Frame Construction Part Ⅰ Illustrated Words and Concepts Part Ⅱ Passages Passage A The Construction Process(Fabrication) Passage B The Construction Process(Erection) Unit 6 Concrete Construction Part Ⅰ Illustrated Words and Concepts Part Ⅱ Passages Passage A Making and Placing Concrete Passage B Handling and Placing Concrete Unit 7 Sitecast Concrete Part Ⅰ Illustrated Words and Concepts Part Ⅱ Passages Passage A Casting a Concrete Slab on Grade Passage B Casting a Concrete Wall Unit 8 Preeast Concrete Part Ⅰ Illustrated Words and Concepts Part Ⅱ Passages Passage A Precast Concrete Structural Elements and Assembly Concepts Passage B Precast Concrete and Its Uniqueness Unit 9 Cladding system Part Ⅰ Illustrated Words and Concepts Part Ⅱ Passages Passage A The Design Requirements for Cladding Passage B The Curtain WaU Unit 10 Interior Finishes Part Ⅰ Illustrated Words and Concepts Part Ⅱ Passages Passage A Interior Finishes Passage B Interior Finish Systems Unit 11 Drawing Reading Part Ⅰ Illustrated Words and Concepts Part Ⅱ Passages Passage A Three View Drawing Passage B Reading a Set of Blueprints Unit 12 Construction Surveying Part Ⅰ Illustrated Words and Concepts Part Ⅱ Passages Passage A Construction Surveying Passage B The Survey of a Plot Plan Appendix Professional Words