Describing

Process/Experiment
English for Engineering 1
Describing Process
• Describing a process means writing about how something is
made or how something happens. Examples: the rainwater
cycle, how coffee is grown, how glass is made, starting a
business
• Talk about all the events in the right chronological
order and the listener can understand you and follow what you
are saying. Tell it in a different order and people will find it
difficult to follow. In your mind, think about all the steps that
need to happen so you can then complete the overall task
Stages
• First/Initially,
• Later,
• Subsequently,
• Next,
• Then,
• Following this
• Afterwards
• Finally/Eventually,
Example
• First, purchase a domain name and a hosting package from a provider such as
GoDaddy. The domain name is your “address” on the internet, so you should choose a
name that is easy to remember and reflects the content of your site. The web hosting,
which is the amount of space you “rent” on the provider’s server, costs only a few
dollars per month.
• Once you’ve purchased the domain name and hosting plan, download and install the
Wordpress software. Wordpress is a free, open-source program that is developed by a
global community of volunteers. It is used for everything from personal websites to
blogs by Fortune 500 companies like Pepsi and Nikon.
• Having installed Wordpress, the next step is to log in to the administrative area and
choose a template, which is the design for your site. You can choose among
various layout and color options.
• Next, customize the template with your website’s name and logo. Tweak the design
until you’re satisfied with how it looks.
• After that, post your content – the text and images that provide
the important information on your site. You can also post audio
and embed video.
• Finally, you can spread the word: tell your friends and
colleagues about your site, share it on social media networks,
print it on your business cards, and welcome visitors to your
new site!
Vocabularies
• whiz = an expert, a person who is very good at a particular activity
• server = a central computer that organizes resources for other computers on the
network
• open-source = a program that is free for everybody to use, copy, change, and
distribute
• layout = the organization or configuration of a space (like a house) or something
visual (like a website or magazine)
• tweak = make small changes
• enhance = improve
• stats = short for “statistics” – information about how many people visit the site, how
many pages they view, etc.
• spread the word = communicate something to a lot of people
How to take money from ATM
• First, the atm card is inserted into atm machine
• Next, the language is selected
• Later, the PIN is typed/entered
• Then, type of transactions is chosen. It is a withdrawal type
• After that, withdrawal type is chosen
• Subsequently, amount money is typed
• Following this, the money is collected
• Finally, the atm card is taken out
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