Rakennussanasto.fi - Construction vocabulary for traineeship in construction

This glossary has been developed in the Safecon work safety project as a tool for construction sites and for teaching purposes. Three-language website: Finnish, English and Russian. In addition to glossaries, the site also has a test.

Finnish language exercises specific to real estate and construction sectors

The exercises are designed for students who have at least level B1 Finnish skills and education in real estate and construction from abroad. Reading comprehension and vocabulary exercises, sentence type practice using field-specific vocabulary.

The exercises can also be used by teachers as classroom activities.

Vocabulary exercises

• Carpenter toolkit in pictures and words 
• Text, listening, crossword and writing exercises on construction lifting equipment and devices 
• Construction glossary and exercises
  Topics: basic construction, new construction, and repair construction
• Different fastening devices: reading and listening exercises (matching exercises) and crossword 
• Construction glossaries and vocabulary exercises 
  Work safety card, removal of surface treatment, wood species, joinery, curtains, tiles, verbs, work safety, painting and wallpapering, upholstery tools, woodworking machines, mains and battery power tools, tools, construction (indoor construction work). Quizlet exercise
• Painter glossaries and vocabulary exercises
  Work safety card, tiling, painting and wallpapering. Quizlet exercise.
• Video and four different vocabulary exercises on painting tools 
• Masonry workshop – 360°
  Videos for practicing different work stages and vocabulary. Thinglink exercise by Piia Kovalainen. 

• Paint warehouse – 360°
  Videos for practicing different work stages and vocabulary. Thinglink exercise by Piia Kovalainen.