Real-Life Communication
You walk into the house and the home buyer, Hector, is shocked to
see all the tools you have tucked under your arm, snapped on to your belt
and stuck into your large toolbox.
"Is there really that much wrong
with the house that you need all those tools?" he asks.
"Oh no," you
say. "I just use my infrared pyrometer, this boroscope and combustible gas
detector to see if there's a problem."
Hector still looks shocked.
He doesn't understand the names of the tools. He thinks there's
a problem.
Use the tool definitions below to write a paragraph explaining
in simple terms how you're going to use these tools to check the house:
Moisture
meters: Tells whether a stain is wet or dry
Boroscope:
Looks into small holes
Infrared pyrameter: Measures the temperature
of objects from a distance, which helps find the relative humidity in the
house
Combustible gas detector: Detects any kind of gas leak
in the house
Carbon monoxide detector: Detects the odorless
gas that is toxic to humans
Sharp probe: Used to poke wood
to see if the wood is rotting
Outlet tester: Used to see that
electrical outlets are wired properly