Term 1 · B1
Can I describe my work accurately?
▶ 01 Reading the Site 8/8 built
- 01Describe This BackyardIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02Every Label on the PlanInput-Rich Discovery
- 03There Is, There AreFirst Form Focus
- 04Drains, Meters and Look-AlikesMidpoint Consolidation
- 05Front to Rear in Ninety SecondsPushed Output
- 06Where Exactly?Form Refinement
- 07The Contractor Can't See the PlanPerformance Rehearsal
- 08Your Site, In Your WordsUnit Task & Reflection
▶ 02 The Drawing Set 8/8 built
- 01Talk Me Through This SetIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02Four Sheet IndexesInput-Rich Discovery
- 03Which Sheet Shows That?First Form Focus
- 04Fifty-Two Foot SixMidpoint Consolidation
- 05He Can't Find the DetailPushed Output
- 06Numbers Out LoudForm Refinement
- 07The Whole Set, Against the ClockPerformance Rehearsal
- 08Your Set, RecordedUnit Task & Reflection
▶ 03 Materials & Methods 8/8 built
- 01How Do You Build a Patio?Introduction & Diagnostic
- 02Reading a Deck DetailInput-Rich Discovery
- 03The Base Is CompactedFirst Form Focus
- 04Concrete, a Slab, Some GravelMidpoint Consolidation
- 05Explain It to the New GuyPushed Output
- 06Stacked, Poured, CompactedForm Refinement
- 07A Detail You Didn't PreparePerformance Rehearsal
- 08Eight Steps, Start to FinishUnit Task & Reflection
▶ 04 Plants & Schedules 8/8 built
- 01Why These Plants?Introduction & Diagnostic
- 02Forty Columns of Plant ListInput-Rich Discovery
- 03Bigger, Denser, ThirstierFirst Form Focus
- 04It'll Reach Three FeetMidpoint Consolidation
- 05Shade, Dry, Difficult CornerPushed Output
- 06Than, That and AgreementForm Refinement
- 07They Want the Wrong PlantPerformance Rehearsal
- 08The Schedule, JustifiedUnit Task & Reflection
▶ 05 Scope, Time & Money 8/8 built
- 01Write Me a ScopeIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02Four Real ScopesInput-Rich Discovery
- 03Install → InstallationFirst Form Focus
- 04Starting Monday, Done by JuneMidpoint Consolidation
- 05Same Job, Two RegistersPushed Output
- 06Too Many NounsForm Refinement
- 07They Want to Add a SaunaPerformance Rehearsal
- 08Your Scope, Both WaysUnit Task & Reflection
Term 2 · B2
Can I defend my work under scrutiny?
▶ 06 Writing the Spec 8/8 built
- 01Write This Requirement ProperlyIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02Your Own Electrical NotesInput-Rich Discovery
- 03Shall Be Sized, Shall ComplyFirst Form Focus
- 04Shall, Must, May, WillMidpoint Consolidation
- 05Spec It From a Phone CallPushed Output
- 06Will Is Not ShallForm Refinement
- 07Spec an Assembly, Under PressurePerformance Rehearsal
- 08One Real Spec NoteUnit Task & Reflection
▶ 07 Code & Compliance 8/8 built
- 01Does This Comply?Introduction & Diagnostic
- 02Reading the Approval StampInput-Rich Discovery
- 03Unless, Provided That, WhereFirst Form Focus
- 04Under, Over, Within the LimitMidpoint Consolidation
- 05Argue It From the TablePushed Output
- 06Conditions and ComparisonsForm Refinement
- 07The Planner Disputes Your NumbersPerformance Rehearsal
- 08The Impervious Surface MemoUnit Task & Reflection
▶ 08 Plan Check & Revisions 8/8 built
- 01Three Comments, No PreparationIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02What a Revisions Log HidesInput-Rich Discovery
- 03Has Been RevisedFirst Form Focus
- 04Disagreeing and Staying HiredMidpoint Consolidation
- 05The Comment You Think Is WrongPushed Output
- 06Perfect, Past and HedgeForm Refinement
- 07Live Call With the Plan CheckerPerformance Rehearsal
- 08The Response LetterUnit Task & Reflection
▶ 09 The Client Conversation 8/8 built
- 01Three Minutes to PresentIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02Two Meetings, One DisasterInput-Rich Discovery
- 03If We Did, If We HadFirst Form Focus
- 04Sounding Polite in EnglishMidpoint Consolidation
- 05Defend the CostPushed Output
- 06Politeness MisfiresForm Refinement
- 07Presentation Plus Hard QuestionsPerformance Rehearsal
- 08The Recorded PitchUnit Task & Reflection
▶ 10 The Professional Voice 8/8 built
- 01Tell Me About Your PracticeIntroduction & Diagnostic
- 02Four Bios, Four RegistersInput-Rich Discovery
- 03Holding a Long Text TogetherFirst Form Focus
- 04One Story, Four RegistersMidpoint Consolidation
- 05Explaining Brazil to CaliforniaPushed Output
- 06Register LeakageForm Refinement
- 07Pitching to a StrangerPerformance Rehearsal
- 08Capstone: Profile and ProposalUnit Task & Reflection
How this course was built
Every text, label and abbreviation in these lessons is lifted from four real permit sets — existing-conditions plans, construction details, planting schedules, electrical spec notes and one municipal approval stamp. The syllabus follows the documents: where a unit teaches shall + agentless passive, it is because the spec notes are written in it.
Units 1–5 are B1 and use only the Cambridge components the exam matrix places at A2+. Units 6–10 are B2 and add Word Formation and Key Word Transformation. No activity is used below the level it is authentic for.
Planning documents:
docs/pedagogy/career/architecture/ — syllabus, source corpus, and an audit of
the draft this course replaces.