Williams, Ivor
English for Science and Engineering / Ivor Williams. - Boston : Heinle Cengage Learning ; 2007. - vi, 106 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. + 1 CD (digital ; 4 3/4 in.) - Professional English . - Professional English. .
Copyright on sound disc, 2010.
Includes Unit reviews, Grammar resource, Glossary and Audio script.
"English for Science and Engineering is an integrated skills book designed to provide 40 hours of teaching and practice material for university students and professionals specializing or working in any of the fields of Science or Engineering.
Science and/or Engineering majors can practice their English language skills in the following job-related scenarios:
Research and Development
Design and Testing
Construction and Manufacturing Production
Quality control and inspection, Operation and Maintenance
Management." (Book Cover) CONTENTS:
To the Teacher
Unit 1 - Research and Development
Lesson 1 : Congress and the National Science Foundation
Lesson 2 : Measuring and comparing R&D activity
Lesson 3 : Coordinating the members of the team
Lesson 4 : Working out a logical sequence
Lesson 5 : Gradually increasing expenditure
Lesson 6 : Developing a new product
Team project 1
Unit 2 - Design and Testing
Lesson 1 : Establishing industrial design as a profession
Lesson 2 : No single, unified style of industrial design
Lesson 3 : Compromises and engineering designs
Lesson 4 : Value engineering
Lesson 5 : Testing your products
Lesson 6 : Choosing to performance test products
Team project 2 Unit 3 - Manufacturing and Industry
Lesson 1 : Expert knowledge in a variety of fields
Lesson 2 : Working for an electric utility company
Lesson 3 : Coordinating their computer systems
Lesson 4 : Describing chemical engineering tasks
Lesson 5 : Combining semiconductors with phosphors
Lesson 6 : Mechanical engineers also design tools
Team project 3 Unit 4 - Safety, Maintenance, and Quality Control
Lesson 1 : What caused the explosion
Lesson 2 : The prevention of accidents
Lesson 3 : Wearing special clothes
Lesson 4 : The amplitude of motion
Lesson 5 : Quality and a finished item
Lesson 6 : A "total quality control" approach
Team project 4 Unit 5 - Careers and Employment
Lesson 1 : Computerization and its role
Lesson 2 : Physicists and biotechnology firms
Lesson 3 : Still a male-dominated profession
Lesson 4 : Many engineers are licensed PEs
Lesson 5 : Median annual earnings
Lesson 6 : Seeing an increase in opportunities
Team project 5 Unit Reviews
Grammar Resources
Glossary
Audio Script
"Suitable for university students and professionals specializing or working in any of the fields of science or engineering."--Cover p. 4.
9781413020533 (Student book) 1413020534 (Student book) 9781413020861 (CD) 1413020860 (CD) 9781424000135 (Teacher's resource book)
2007272894
English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.
English language--Technical English--Problems, exercises, etc.
Engineering--Terminology.
Science--Terminology.
B1-B2 (CEFR).
Intermediate.
English for Science and Engineering / Ivor Williams. - Boston : Heinle Cengage Learning ; 2007. - vi, 106 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. + 1 CD (digital ; 4 3/4 in.) - Professional English . - Professional English. .
Copyright on sound disc, 2010.
Includes Unit reviews, Grammar resource, Glossary and Audio script.
"English for Science and Engineering is an integrated skills book designed to provide 40 hours of teaching and practice material for university students and professionals specializing or working in any of the fields of Science or Engineering.
Science and/or Engineering majors can practice their English language skills in the following job-related scenarios:
Research and Development
Design and Testing
Construction and Manufacturing Production
Quality control and inspection, Operation and Maintenance
Management." (Book Cover) CONTENTS:
To the Teacher
Unit 1 - Research and Development
Lesson 1 : Congress and the National Science Foundation
Lesson 2 : Measuring and comparing R&D activity
Lesson 3 : Coordinating the members of the team
Lesson 4 : Working out a logical sequence
Lesson 5 : Gradually increasing expenditure
Lesson 6 : Developing a new product
Team project 1
Unit 2 - Design and Testing
Lesson 1 : Establishing industrial design as a profession
Lesson 2 : No single, unified style of industrial design
Lesson 3 : Compromises and engineering designs
Lesson 4 : Value engineering
Lesson 5 : Testing your products
Lesson 6 : Choosing to performance test products
Team project 2 Unit 3 - Manufacturing and Industry
Lesson 1 : Expert knowledge in a variety of fields
Lesson 2 : Working for an electric utility company
Lesson 3 : Coordinating their computer systems
Lesson 4 : Describing chemical engineering tasks
Lesson 5 : Combining semiconductors with phosphors
Lesson 6 : Mechanical engineers also design tools
Team project 3 Unit 4 - Safety, Maintenance, and Quality Control
Lesson 1 : What caused the explosion
Lesson 2 : The prevention of accidents
Lesson 3 : Wearing special clothes
Lesson 4 : The amplitude of motion
Lesson 5 : Quality and a finished item
Lesson 6 : A "total quality control" approach
Team project 4 Unit 5 - Careers and Employment
Lesson 1 : Computerization and its role
Lesson 2 : Physicists and biotechnology firms
Lesson 3 : Still a male-dominated profession
Lesson 4 : Many engineers are licensed PEs
Lesson 5 : Median annual earnings
Lesson 6 : Seeing an increase in opportunities
Team project 5 Unit Reviews
Grammar Resources
Glossary
Audio Script
"Suitable for university students and professionals specializing or working in any of the fields of science or engineering."--Cover p. 4.
9781413020533 (Student book) 1413020534 (Student book) 9781413020861 (CD) 1413020860 (CD) 9781424000135 (Teacher's resource book)
2007272894
English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.
English language--Technical English--Problems, exercises, etc.
Engineering--Terminology.
Science--Terminology.
B1-B2 (CEFR).
Intermediate.