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Engineering
Courses
Materials
Mechanisms
Forces
Electric motor
Student Central heating
Safety at work Youngengineer Washingmachine
Racing bicycle
Lasers
Technician Refrigerator
Scales
Portable generator
Road breaker
Disc brakes
Stallengineer Lawn-mower
Corrosion Maglev train
Computer Aided
Design (CAD)
Supercar Graphs
Waste recycling
Robotics
Careers
Applying for a job
Technical syllabus
General General
Engineering matarials Mechanisms, Cams Statics andDgnamics Electrotechnology Electrical
Automatic systems General
G ener al, Engine ering design Auto matic s y s tems, T r ans duc er s
Mechanics, Gear sy stems
Mechanical technology
Robotics, General
Fluid,mechanics Automatic sy stems, Str ain g aug es
Electrotechnology, Power generation Pneumatics
Hydraulics
G ener aI, P r o c es s c ontr oI
Engineering design
Me chanic al te chnolo g y, C o r r o s io n Electrical machines, Motor selection
CAD
General General
Technicalplant
Robotics, Stepper motors
General
G e ner al, C omp any str uc tur e
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11 Engineering - what's it all about?
11 Tuning-in
12 Reading Introduction
13 Language study ileals with /is concenrcd with
L4 Word study Word,stress
14 Writing
l5 Listening L6 Ghoosing a course
Unit 4
2r Engineering materials
22 Tuning-in
22 fts2ding Scanning tables
24 Language study Making definitions
25 Writing Adding informationto atext
26 Mechanisms
26 Tuning-in
26 Reading Scanning atext
27 Writing WaYsof knkingiileas, T
29' Languagestudy Dealingwithtechnicalterms
29 Speakingpractice
16 Tuning-in
17 Reading
2l Writing
31 funing-in
31 fts2ding 1
33 fts2ding 2
34 Languagestudy
34 Listening
Having apurpose Letter writing, 7: requesting information
Predicting Grammar links intexts
The present passive
Listening to lectures
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36 Reading Skimming
39 Language study Describing function
39 Writing Describing components
41 Word study
42 An engineering student
42 Tuning-in
42 Listening
44 Writing C o mp ar ing and c ontr asting
46 Gentra! heating
46 Tuning-in
46 Reading Predicting
48 Language study Time clauses
49 Word study
so Safety at work
50 Tuning-in
51 Readirig L|nderstanding the writer's purpose
53 Language study Making safety rules
53 Writing Ways of linking ideas, 2
ss Young enginee r
55 Tuning-in
56 Listening
57 Writing Describing and explaining
57 Speakingpractice s8 Washing machine
58 Tuning-in
58 Reading Reading diagrams
62 Language study If lUnless sentences
61 Writing Explaining adiagram
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Racing bicycle
Tuning-in
Reading Language study
Writing
Word study
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72 Reading
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73 Word study
74 Writing
76 Technicalreading
Speaking practice Technical reading Gear systems Lasers
Prelktion
Dercrihing reasons
Dercribing contrast
P r opertie s of matzrials
useiltolfbr Noun + nouncompounds
Describing aprocess, 7: sequence Laser cutting
Dealing withunfamiliar words, 7 .
Pinciples anillaws
Verbs anilrelatudnouns
Describing aprocess, 2: Iocation
Meaning{romcontcxt
Comparing sources Cause andeffect, T
Strain gauges
Automation technician
Tuning-in Listening
Speaking practice
Refrigerator
Tuning-in
Reading Language study
Word study
Writing
Scales
T alking about sp ecific ations
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85 Reading I
85 Reading 2
87 Languagestudy
88 Technical reading
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91 Reading Reading diagrams
93 Language study Cause and ffict, 2
94 Wordstudy Verbswith-izel-ise
94 Writing Describing aprocess, j: sequence and
location
96 Technical reading Wave power
Unit 18 e8 Road breaker
98 Tuning-in
98 Reading
101 Language study Allow and'preventlinks
103 Writing Explaining anoperation
103 Technical reading Air skates
105 Speaking practice
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Tuning-in
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Writing
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Tuning-in
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Reading 2
Language study Word study
Writing
Speaking practice
Combining skills
Verbswithup andilown
Verbs * -en
E x p laining an o p er atio n
W ater -b as ed hy dr aulic s .
Verbs withon andoff
Predicting Grammar links, 2
Describing functions
Noun + noun, 2: function
Description and explanation
Explaining function
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Maglev train
Tuning-in
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Reading 2
Language study
Writing
SirJLmmhry
Cause aniteffect" 3 Exchanginginf ormation
Corrosionof maturials
lnferring
Dealing withunfamiliar words, 2
Prediction Explanations
Technical reading Motor selection: operating environment
Gomputer Aided Design (CAD)
Tuning-in
Listening Language study Necessity: have to andneeil (to)
Sup'ercar
Tuning-in
Reading Preilicting: using first sentences
Writing Swnmaries
Graphs
Tuning-in
Languagestudy kscribinggrophs Word study Commonverbsinengineering
Writing Describing agraph Technical reading Properties anilqryilications of carbon
steek
Waste recycling plant
Tuning-in
Reading Language study
Writing
T r ansfewing ir{ormation, mal<ing notes
P o ssihility : ccl util coulil
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Tuning-in
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Gareers in
Tuning-in
Reading
Speaking practice
Listening
Applying
Tuning-in
Reading
Speaking practice
Writing
Technical reading
Student A
Revising skills
T r an sf e r r ing inf o r m atio n
Concession: even if and although
Stepper motors
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lnferring from samples
lnferring from samples.
for a job
U nde r s tanding j ob adv e r tis e me nt s
Role play
Writing a CV andletter of applicatibn
Compang structure
Speaking practice
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rBs Glossary of engineering terms