Teacher: Rocío A. Mozo C.

LESSON__

TECHNICAL ENGLISH

Wrench Wrenches

Industry Industries

Toolbox Toolboxes

Tooth Theeth
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PLURAL OF THE NOUNS

Add “s” to the singular form

SECTION SECTIONS
ROOM ROOMS
FILE  FILES
SIZE SIZES
GAUGE GAUGES
FLANGE FLANGES
VOLTMETER VOLTMETERS
EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENTS
Add “ES” according to the ending
SS GLASS GLASSES
CH WRENCH WRENCHES
X TOOLBOX TOOLBOXES
SH DISH DISHES
O HERO  HEROES
Potato potatoes
But: Autos, photos, tattoos, kilos, radios, studios, videos.

Consonant + Y is changed into “ies”

COMPANY COMPANIES
COPY COPIES
COUNTRY COUNTRIES

-F or -FE is changed into “ves”

HALF HALVES
LIFE LIVES
KNIFE KNIVES
SHELF SHELVES
But: Chiefs, roofs, proofs, cuffs, dwarfs
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VERY IRREGULAR PLURAL FORMS

 Man men  Analysis Analyses
 Woman women  Appendix Appendix
 Fireman firemen  Basis Basis
 Draughtsman Draughtsmen  Datum Data
 Child children  Stratum Strata
 Foot feet  Memorandum Memoranda
 Tooth teeth  Parenthesis Parentheses
 Goose geese  Medium Media
 Mouse mice  Deer deer
 Ox oxen  Sheep sheep
 Series series

ACTIVITY IN CLASS

1. Find out the word in plural form. Use your dictionary

 The _______radios__________ of the wheel are broken

 Each panel has _____measurer_______ with needles that indicate pressure and liquid level.

 ________Industries_________ like Schneider, offer different products to the Electricity

field.

 The ________wrenches____________ (handtool used to tighten or loosen) are in the

toolboxes.

 You can cut with some _________knives___________

 The computers printed some ________copies____________

 The first oil well was only 69 ½ _______half_______ deep.

 Several ________countries___________ like Colombia improve its industrial technology

 The doors have special windows with safety ______proof_______.

 Make several ______copies________ to these samples.

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2. Translate into Spanish the following sentences.

 The protective glasses of the Ohmmeter, Ammeter and flowmeter are dirty.

- El vidrio protector del óhmetro, amperímetro y medidor de corriente están sucios.

 The conductor watches of the temperature instruments have not been connected to
the power source.

- Los relojes conductores de los instrumentos de temperatura no han sido

conectados a la fuente de poder.

 Recorders equipped with lightweight aluminum were shipped in wood boxes.

- Grabadoras equipadas con alumino ligero eran enviadas en cajas de madera.

 Siemens is a leading worldwide supplier of power generation products, solutions, and

services. Its customers include the chemical, oil and gas, power, food, metal,
minerals and textile industries.

- Siemes es un lider proveedor en todo el mundo de productos de generación de

energía, soluciones, y servicios. Son clientes que incluyen la química, aceite y gas,
energía, comida, minerales e industrias textiles.

 During the second half cycle of the waveform, the process is reversed. When the
signal is negative, the output signal is positive; in this way, two halves forms a
complete wave.

- Durante el Segundo medio ciclo de la forma de onda, el proceso es invertido.

Cuando la señal es negativa, la señal de salida es positiva; in este modo, dos
ciclas forman una completa ola.

 To measure the current through a device or component, the ammeter is placed

in series with the device or component. A series connection is used because
objects in series have the same current passing through them.
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- Para medir la corriente atravez de un dispositivo o componente, el amperimetro

es puesto en serie con el dispositivo o componente. Una coneccion en serie es
usada porque los objetos en serie tienen la misma corriente pasando atravez de
ellos

 To shear off the wires, the industrial Electrician uses sharpen knives.

- Para cortar los cables, las industrias electricas usan afilador de cuchillos.

 Our air-cooled generator series offers you a competitive advantage by providing

ratings of up to 370 MVA with operationally proven technology.

- Nuestra serie de generador de aire acondicionado le ofrece una competitiva

ventaja para proporcionar calificaciones a más de 370MVA con tecnología probada
operacionalmente.

 List 10 plural form according to these rules. Use technical vocabulary.

RULE Singular Plural

Add “s” to the singular form
Section Sections
Add “ES” according to the ending
“SS” Process Process

Consonant + Y is changed into “ies” Company Companies


Add “ES” according to the ending
“CH” Wrench Wrenches

Add “ES” according to the ending

“O” Hero Heroes

Add “ES” according to the ending

“SH” Dish Dishes

Add “ES” according to the ending

“x” Toolbox Toolboxes