BCGBC4007A Plan building or construction work

Organise labour

Trade contracts 

Listening activity - phone quote 1
There is a picture of a phone, a desk calendar displaying October 15 and a clock displaying 8.15 am.
This is the phone conversation.
Builder: Hi Mario, it's Jimmy here. Can you give me a price to lay a concrete slab of 100 square metres? The slab is a simple Class A type slab.
Concreter: Yeah Jimmy, sure. Look, it'll cost you $85 per square metre.
Builder: Thanks Mario, and I want you to confirm this in writing.
Concreter: Sure thing. You'll get it in writing early next week, say by Tuesday 21st.

Question 1
A calendar showing the month of October is displayed. What is the correct date of the phone call?
The correct answer is October 15.

Question 2
Choose the correct contractor name from the options below.
A.     Mario
B.     Matthew
C.     Michael
The correct answer is A - Mario.

Question 3
Choose the correct company name from the options below.
A.     Concrete Deluxe
B.     Burger Duluxe
C.     Concrete Music
The correct answer is A - Concrete Deluxe.

Question 4
Choose the correct time of the call from the options below.
A.     8.15 am
B.     9.15 am
C.     8.15 pm
The correct answer is A - 8.15 am.

Question 5
Choose the correct rate quoted from the options below.
A.     $89 per square metre
B.     $85 per square metre
The correct answer is B - $85 per square metre.

Question 6
What other details do you need to consider? Choose the correct comment from the options.
A.     Quote in writing by Monday 20th
B.     Phone back by Wed 22nd
C.     Quote in writing by Tues 21st
The correct answer is C - Quote in writing by Tues 21st
All done! It is very important to keep track of this information as the project progresses. If there are any problems along the way, a diary entry can provide valuable evidence of what has happened. 

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