Manufacturing and Industry

English for Engineers

1-INTRODUCTION

The purpose of this unit is to describe technical process, analyze areas of expertise 2-ASSUMED KNOWLEDGE
and describe habitual routines framed by industrial activities
-Relative Clauses

-Passive Voice

-Present Perfect Tense

-Conditional in the Future

3-APPLICABILITY
Engineering Students, regardless their area, will be motivated by the opportunity to identify manufacturing and industrial process in
a variety of fields

4-Objectives. _ To read and listen to different texts.

_ To choose the appropriate answer.
The main didactic objectives of this unit can be divided into four different groups, _ To match expressions with descriptions.
which are undoubtedly interconnected: communicative, conceptual, procedural and _ To guess the meaning of words by context.
attitudinal. _ To work in cooperation with other people.
Communicative objectives.
_ To identify industrial process in a variety of fields Attitudinal objectives.
_ To read and write comprehensive texts. _ To appreciate the importance of communicating using the English language.
Conceptual objectives. _ To be interested in participating creatively in interactive activities.
_ To identify industrial engineering skills _ To know the value of cooperating with other people.
_ To identify electric engineering skills _ To appreciate different opinions and scientific institutions
_ To identify Computer Science engineering skills
_ To identify Chemical Engineering skills. 5-Lesson Topics
_ To identify Electronics engineering skills Some of the topics which will be covered are the following:
-To identify Mechanic engineering skills
Procedimental objectives. Expert Knowledge in a variety of fields
_ To fill in the blanks. Working for an electric utility Company
_ To use different tenses Coordinating their computer Systems
_ To recognize the steps of manufacturing Describing Chemical Engineering Tasks
_ To write short compositions. Combining Semiconductors with phosphors

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Mechanical engineers also design tools

Contents. BIBILIOGRAPHY

The main contents which will be practiced throughout this didactic unit (without Williams Ivor. English for Science and Engineering. Thompsosn, Global ELT,
forgetting other matters from the previous units) are presented as follows. 2007.United States.
Grammar.
Blanchard Karen and Christine Root (S.F.) Ready to Write: A First Composition Text.
Noun collocations Addison Wesley .
Sufixes, prefixes, roots.
Combining Sentences Mikulecky S.B et al (2004)More Reading Power 2nd edition. ISBN013061199-9. USA.
Large numbers Pearson Education.
Comparisons
Murphy Raymon (1999) Essential Grammar in Use. A Self-Study Reference and
KEY WORDS
Practice
Booster, commission, branch, high-tech companies, assembly, LEDs, Computer Aid
Adam Keith et al. Global Links 2. ISBN013088389-1 Addison Wesley Longman 2001
Desgin (CAD), O-ring, torsion, generators, turbines

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LESSON 1:
EXPERT KNOWLEDGE IN A VARIETY OF FIELDS

TIMING: 6 hours

RESOURCES: Thompson Reference pages 30,31, 32, 33 tracks 15, 16,17,18

-PROCEDURES.

-Solve the exercise b; listen to check your answers in exercise c.

-Listen to an industrial engineer (track 16), and complete your notes

-Solve the exercises g,h, i

-Read the text a in page 32 and complete the exercise

-Solve the exercise b, track 17

-Solve the exercise c and compare your answers (track 18)

FINAL PRODUCT/ASSESMENT CRITERIA-

Although this unit is not evaluated in isolation, evaluation is not only a question of results.
The entire teaching-learning process needs to be continually assessed.
The Final product of the core lesson will be the project work at the end of the Unit

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LESSON 2:
COORDINATING THEIR COMPUTER SYSTEMS

TIMING: 3 hours

RESOURCES: Thompson Reference pages 34, 35 track 3

EXTERNAL RESOURCES:

http://www.esoeonline.org/main-index/index-exercises/vocabexs/adv/advadjnouncoll.htm

-PROCEDURES.

-Solve the exercises a, c, page 34 and compare your answers with track 19

-Review simple present in exercise g

-Solve this quiz:

http://www.esoeonline.org/main-index/index-exercises/vocabexs/adv/advadjnouncoll.htm

FINAL PRODUCT/ASSESMENT CRITERIA-

Although this unit is not evaluated in isolation, evaluation is not only a question of results.
The entire teaching-learning process needs to be continually assessed.
The Final product of the core lesson will be the project work at the end of the Unit

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LESSON 3:
DESCRIBING CHEMICAL ENGINEERING TASKS The entire teaching-learning process needs to be continually assessed.
TIMING: 6 hours The Final product of the core lesson will be the project work at the end of the Unit

RESOURCES: Thompson Reference pages 36-39, track 20,21

EXTERNAL RESOURCES:
http://www.shertonenglish.com/resources/es/connectors.php

-PROCEDURES.

-Read the external resource:

http://www.shertonenglish.com/resources/es/connectors.php

--Read and complete the text with the connecting words, exercise b

-Listen to the track 20 and complete the chart

- Solve the exercise d, and compare with track 21

-Solve the exercises f,g

-Complete the exercises b, c, d, f page 38,39

FINAL PRODUCT/ASSESMENT CRITERIA-

Although this unit is not evaluated in isolation, evaluation is not only a question of
results.

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LESSON 4:
MECHANICS ENGINEERS ALSO DESIGN TOOLS

TIMING: 4 hours

RESOURCES: Thompson Reference pages 40, 41 track 22

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/adjektive_steig.htm

-PROCEDURES.

-Read the page and solve the exercises:

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/adjektive_steig.htm

-Solve the exercises a,b,c,h

FINAL PRODUCT/ASSESMENT CRITERIA-

Although this unit is not evaluated in isolation, evaluation is not only a question of
results.
The entire teaching-learning process needs to be continually assessed.
The Final product of the core lesson will be the project work at the end of the Unit

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LESSON 4:
PLAN A NEW MANUFACTURING FACILITY

TIMING: 3 hours

RESOURCES: Thompson Reference pages 42

-PROCEDURES.

-Develop the Steps in page 42

-Prepare an interactive session in Skype which will be included as a part of the

assessment

1. Create a Skype account

2. Register on the schedule page for the classroom Interview
3. Participate in the forum about your manufacturing facility

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