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While building a bridge, a group of people comes together. They are architects, designers, engineers, officers, masons, politicians, building material suppliers, carpenters

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While building a bridge, a group of people comes together. They are architects, designers, engineers, officers, masons, politicians, building material suppliers, carpenters, etc. Write about the qualifications of these people. Choose any career from the list above and complete the table.

Your choice of career/ careers Skill/Qualifications
   
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Your choice of career/ careers Skill/Qualifications

Architect

ability to imagine and think creatively, able to analyse everything in detail / a bachelor's degree in architecture

Engineer

good with numbers, ability to think practically, innovative thinking / a bachelor's degree in engineering (specifically, civil engineering in case of construction of a bridge)
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पाठ 2.4: Upon Westminster Bridge - Brainstorming [पृष्ठ ८६]

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पाठ 2.4 Upon Westminster Bridge
Brainstorming | Q (A5) (v) | पृष्ठ ८६

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