Phillips, Anna
Moving into Mechanical Engineering / Anna Phillips and Terry Phillips. - 1st ed. - Reading, UK : Garnet Education Limited, 2016. - 231 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. - Moving into .
Includes a glossary and transcripts.
"Moving into Mechanical Engineering is a course for college and university students who need English for their continuing education. It caters for pre-intermediate learners who want to study more effectively and to prepare for a career in mechanical engineering. It combines carefully controlled development of English-language skills with coverage of key aspects of mechanical engineering Key features: Communicative activities encourage students to become confident, effective communicators A wide range of topics introduce students to the most important and interesting areas of mechanical engineering. A graded approach to skills enables students to use English effectively. The course teaches transferable skills that students can use both in their wider studies and in their future careers. Key vocabulary from the world of mechanical engineering is highlighted for easy reference Grammar is carefully matched to the skills that are practised in each unit, and students are introduced to the most common language patterns and tenses. An additional Grammar reference section provides extra support. End-of-unit round-up sections provide personalized activities, project work and a self-assessment checklist. Anna Phillips and Terry Phillips are award-winning authors of many course books and other resources for learning English. They both have more than 30 years' experience in ELT as teachers, trainers and language school owners" (Book cover) Unit 1: Changing the world Topics &vocabulary Machines and vehicles
Measuring instruments
The petrol engine
Engine types
Listening Skill: Using slides to help understanding Grammar: Recognizing singular and plural Speaking Introducing a talk Reading Skill: Recognizing text types Grammar: Identifying the subject Writing Grammar: Subjects and verbs Pronunciation Saying numbers (1, 2)
Short forms
Saying units of measurement English in action: Numbers and units of measurement Unit 2: The skills you need Topics & vocabulary Jobs
Hard and soft skills
Types of engineering job
Good workers
Listening Skill: Recognizing signposts (1) Grammar: identifying positive and negative sentences with be Speaking Using notes Reading Skill: predicting the content of a text Grammar: Identifying the subject and the verb (be) Writing Grammar: Subject, verb, extra information Pronunciation Polite language
Their/They're
Saying numbers (3) English in action: Using polite language Unit 3: Working with machines Topics and vocabulary Tools
Fasterners
Simple machines
Listening Skill: recognizing and using examples Grammar: Recognizing positive and negative sentences Speaking Ending a talk Reading Skill: Understanding a process Grammar: Identifying the subject and the verb Writing: Grammar: Subject, verb, (object), extra information (SVO) Pronunciation Spelling sound
Saying schwa (1)
Two-syllable words English in action: Talking about tools Unit 4 : Fit for purpose Topics and vocabulary Types of material
Properties of materials
Stress and strain Listening Skill: Making notes during a talk Grammar: Predicting the next word Speaking Speaking in sense groups Reading Skill: Using topic sentences Grammar: Finding the object Writing Grammar: Sentences with no subject Pronunciation Saying schwa (2) English in action: Asking for directions Unit 5: Starting and stopping Topics and vocabulary Energy conversion
Newton’s laws of motion
- Friction
Acceleration
Listening Skill: Making notes of interviews
Grammar: Recognizing information (Wh-) questions Speaking Good and bad habits Reading Skill: Reading for research
Grammar: Understanding sentences with if Writing: Skill: Making notes Grammar: Subject, verb, (object), adverbial English in action: Apologizing, offering, accepting and refusing help Review Units 1-5 Unit 6: Inspiration and perspiration Topics and vocabulary Heating and cooling
Destructive and non-destructive testing
Mechanical safety Listening Skill: listening for definitions Grammar: predicting content after a linking word – and/but Speaking Taking part in a meeting: Reading Skill: Dealing with new words Grammar: Predicting content after a linking word – and/but Writing: Writing a paragraph English in action: Talking about shapes Unit 7: Now you’re talking Topics and vocabulary Good communication
Communication problems
Taking and leaving messages
Writing good e-mails
Listening Skill: Finding examples from the real world
Grammar: Recognizing possibility and obligation Speaking: Understanding and not understanding Reading Skill: Understanding the subject, the purpose and the deadline in a text Grammar: Recognizing the verb form Writing Grammar: Choosing the verb form Pronunciation Do you / could you / would you English in action: Taking and leaving messages Unit 8: Finding fault Topics and vocabulary Mechanical failure
Causes of failure
Designing for safety Listening Skill: Active listening Grammar: Predicting content after linking word – because/so Speaking: Working in a team Reading Skill: Scanning for names and numbers Grammar: Understanding pronouns and noun references Writing Grammar: Giving reasons and results; Using pronouns and possessive adjectives English in action: Talking about accidents Unit 9: Going green Topics and vocabulary Carbon footprint
Life cycle analysis
Petrol vs electric cars
Dealing with end of life Listening Skill: Recognizing separate points
Grammar: Recognizing passive sentences Speaking: Referring to graphs Reading Skill: Active reading (1) Grammar: Understanding passive sentences Writing Grammar: Using the present passive Pronunciation: Stress in noun phrases English in action: Arranging a meeting Unit 10: How to get a good job Topics and vocabulary Job applications
Interview skills
CVs
Body language in job interview Listening Skill: Two-part signposts Grammar: Recognizing introductory phrases Speaking: Giving yourself time to think Reading Skill: Active reading (2) Grammar: Understanding long subjects Pronunciation: Emphasizing English in action: Getting through the first day
Unit 1: Changing the world
Topics &vocabulary
- machines and vehicles
- measuring instruments
- the petrol engine
- engine types
Listening
Skill: Using slides to help understanding
Grammar: Recognizing singular and plural
Speaking
Introducing a talk
Reading
Skill: Recognizing text types
Grammar: Identifying the subject
Writing
Grammar: Subjects and verbs
Pronunciation
- Saying numbers (1, 2)
- Short forms
- Saying units of measurement
English in action: Numbers and units of measurement
Unit 2: The skills you need
Topics & vocabulary
- jobs
- hard and soft skills
- types of engineering job
- good workers
Listening
Skill: Recognizing signposts (1)
Grammar: identifying positive and negative sentences with be
Speaking
Using notes
Reading
Skill: predicting the content of a text
Grammar: Identifying the subject and the verb (be)
Writing
Grammar: Subject, verb, extra information
Pronunciation
- Polite language
- Their/They're
- Saying numbers (3)
English in action: Using polite language
Unit 3: Working with machines
Topics and vocabulary
- tools
- fasterners
- simple machines
- compound machines
Listening
Skill: recognizing and using examples
Grammar: Recognizing positive and negative sentences
Speaking
Ending a talk
Reading
Skill: Understanding a process
Grammar: Identifying the subject and the verb
Writing:
Grammar: Subject, verb, (object), extra information (SVO)
Pronunciation
- Spelling sound
- Saying schwa (1)
- Two-syllable words
English in action: Talking about tools
Unit 4: Fit for purpose
Topics and vocabulary
- types of material
- properties of materials
- stress and strain
Listening
Skill: Making notes during a talk
Grammar: Predicting the next word
Speaking
Speaking in sense groups
Reading
Skill: Using topic sentences
Grammar: Finding the object
Writing
Grammar: Sentences with no subject
Pronunciation
- Saying schwa (2)
English in action: Asking for directions
Unit 5: Starting and stopping
Topics and vocabulary
- energy conversion
- Newton’s laws of motion
- friction
- acceleration
Listening
Skill: Making notes of interviews
Grammar: Recognizing information (Wh-) questions
Speaking
Good and bad habits
Reading
Skill: Reading for research
Grammar: Understanding sentences with if
Writing:
Skill: Making notes
Grammar: Subject, verb, (object), adverbial
English in action: Apologizing, offering, accepting and refusing help
Review Units 1-5
Unit 6: Inspiration and perspiration
Topics and vocabulary
- heating and cooling
- destructive and non-destructive testing
- mechanical safety
Listening
Skill: listening for definitions
Grammar: predicting content after a linking word – and/but
Speaking
Taking part in a meeting:
Reading
Skill: Dealing with new words
Grammar: Predicting content after a linking word – and/but
Writing: Writing a paragraph
English in action: Talking about shapes
Unit 7: Now you’re talking
Topics and vocabulary
- good communication
- communication problems
- taking and leaving messages
- writing good e-mails
Listening
Skill: Finding examples from the real world
Grammar: Recognizing possibility and obligation
Speaking: Understanding and not understanding
Reading
Skill: Understanding the subject, the purpose and the deadline in a text
Grammar: Recognizing the verb form
Writing
Grammar: Choosing the verb form
Pronunciation
- Do you / could you / would you
English in action: Taking and leaving messages
Unit 8: Finding fault
Topics and vocabulary
- mechanical failure
- causes of failure
- designing for safety
Listening
Skill: Active listening
Grammar: Predicting content after linking word – because/so
Speaking: Working in a team
Reading
Skill: Scanning for names and numbers
Grammar: Understanding pronouns and noun references
Writing
Grammar: Giving reasons and results; Using pronouns and possessive adjectives
English in action: Talking about accidents
Unit 9: Going green
Topics and vocabulary
- carbon footprint
- life cycle analysis
- petrol vs electric cars
- dealing with end of life
Listening
Skill: Recognizing separate points
Grammar: Recognizing passive sentences
Speaking: Referring to graphs
Reading
Skill: Active reading (1)
Grammar: Understanding passive sentences
Writing
Grammar: Using the present passive
Pronunciation: Stress in noun phrases
English in action: Arranging a meeting
Unit 10: How to get a good job
Topics and vocabulary
- job applications
- interview skills
- CVs
- body language in job interviews
Listening
Skill: Two-part signposts
Grammar: Recognizing introductory phrases
Speaking: Giving yourself time to think
Reading
Skill: Active reading (2)
Grammar: Understanding long subjects
Pronunciation: Emphasizing
English in action: Getting through the first day "Moving into Mechanical Engineering is a course for college and university students who need English for their continuing education. It caters for pre-intermediate learners who want to study more effectively and to prepare for a career in mechanical engineering. It combines carefully controlled development of English-language skills with coverage of key aspects of mechanical engineering.
Key features:
Communicative activities encourage students to become confident, effective communicators.
A wide range of topics introduce students to the most important and interesting areas of mechanical engineering.
A graded approach to skills enables students to use English effectively. The course teaches transferable skills that students can use both in their wider studies and in their future careers.
Key vocabulary from the world of mechanical engineering is highlighted for easy reference and revision.
Grammar is carefully matched to the skills that are practised in each unit, and students are introduced to the most common language patterns and tenses. An additional Grammar reference section provides extra support.
End-of-unit round-up sections provide personalized activities, project work and a self-assessment checklist.
Anna Phillips and Terry Phillips are award-winning authors of many course books and other resources for learning English. They both have more than 30 years' experience in ELT as teachers, trainers and language school owners" (Book cover)
Intended for pre-intermediate English language learners at the college and university level (A2-B1).
9781907575655 (Student Book with DVD)
English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers
English language --Vocabulary and terminology --Mechanical Engineering
English language--Studying and teaching
English language--Audio-visual aid
A2-B1 (CEFR).
High-beginner to intermediate.
Moving into Mechanical Engineering / Anna Phillips and Terry Phillips. - 1st ed. - Reading, UK : Garnet Education Limited, 2016. - 231 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. - Moving into .
Includes a glossary and transcripts.
"Moving into Mechanical Engineering is a course for college and university students who need English for their continuing education. It caters for pre-intermediate learners who want to study more effectively and to prepare for a career in mechanical engineering. It combines carefully controlled development of English-language skills with coverage of key aspects of mechanical engineering Key features: Communicative activities encourage students to become confident, effective communicators A wide range of topics introduce students to the most important and interesting areas of mechanical engineering. A graded approach to skills enables students to use English effectively. The course teaches transferable skills that students can use both in their wider studies and in their future careers. Key vocabulary from the world of mechanical engineering is highlighted for easy reference Grammar is carefully matched to the skills that are practised in each unit, and students are introduced to the most common language patterns and tenses. An additional Grammar reference section provides extra support. End-of-unit round-up sections provide personalized activities, project work and a self-assessment checklist. Anna Phillips and Terry Phillips are award-winning authors of many course books and other resources for learning English. They both have more than 30 years' experience in ELT as teachers, trainers and language school owners" (Book cover) Unit 1: Changing the world Topics &vocabulary Machines and vehicles
Measuring instruments
The petrol engine
Engine types
Listening Skill: Using slides to help understanding Grammar: Recognizing singular and plural Speaking Introducing a talk Reading Skill: Recognizing text types Grammar: Identifying the subject Writing Grammar: Subjects and verbs Pronunciation Saying numbers (1, 2)
Short forms
Saying units of measurement English in action: Numbers and units of measurement Unit 2: The skills you need Topics & vocabulary Jobs
Hard and soft skills
Types of engineering job
Good workers
Listening Skill: Recognizing signposts (1) Grammar: identifying positive and negative sentences with be Speaking Using notes Reading Skill: predicting the content of a text Grammar: Identifying the subject and the verb (be) Writing Grammar: Subject, verb, extra information Pronunciation Polite language
Their/They're
Saying numbers (3) English in action: Using polite language Unit 3: Working with machines Topics and vocabulary Tools
Fasterners
Simple machines
Listening Skill: recognizing and using examples Grammar: Recognizing positive and negative sentences Speaking Ending a talk Reading Skill: Understanding a process Grammar: Identifying the subject and the verb Writing: Grammar: Subject, verb, (object), extra information (SVO) Pronunciation Spelling sound
Saying schwa (1)
Two-syllable words English in action: Talking about tools Unit 4 : Fit for purpose Topics and vocabulary Types of material
Properties of materials
Stress and strain Listening Skill: Making notes during a talk Grammar: Predicting the next word Speaking Speaking in sense groups Reading Skill: Using topic sentences Grammar: Finding the object Writing Grammar: Sentences with no subject Pronunciation Saying schwa (2) English in action: Asking for directions Unit 5: Starting and stopping Topics and vocabulary Energy conversion
Newton’s laws of motion
- Friction
Acceleration
Listening Skill: Making notes of interviews
Grammar: Recognizing information (Wh-) questions Speaking Good and bad habits Reading Skill: Reading for research
Grammar: Understanding sentences with if Writing: Skill: Making notes Grammar: Subject, verb, (object), adverbial English in action: Apologizing, offering, accepting and refusing help Review Units 1-5 Unit 6: Inspiration and perspiration Topics and vocabulary Heating and cooling
Destructive and non-destructive testing
Mechanical safety Listening Skill: listening for definitions Grammar: predicting content after a linking word – and/but Speaking Taking part in a meeting: Reading Skill: Dealing with new words Grammar: Predicting content after a linking word – and/but Writing: Writing a paragraph English in action: Talking about shapes Unit 7: Now you’re talking Topics and vocabulary Good communication
Communication problems
Taking and leaving messages
Writing good e-mails
Listening Skill: Finding examples from the real world
Grammar: Recognizing possibility and obligation Speaking: Understanding and not understanding Reading Skill: Understanding the subject, the purpose and the deadline in a text Grammar: Recognizing the verb form Writing Grammar: Choosing the verb form Pronunciation Do you / could you / would you English in action: Taking and leaving messages Unit 8: Finding fault Topics and vocabulary Mechanical failure
Causes of failure
Designing for safety Listening Skill: Active listening Grammar: Predicting content after linking word – because/so Speaking: Working in a team Reading Skill: Scanning for names and numbers Grammar: Understanding pronouns and noun references Writing Grammar: Giving reasons and results; Using pronouns and possessive adjectives English in action: Talking about accidents Unit 9: Going green Topics and vocabulary Carbon footprint
Life cycle analysis
Petrol vs electric cars
Dealing with end of life Listening Skill: Recognizing separate points
Grammar: Recognizing passive sentences Speaking: Referring to graphs Reading Skill: Active reading (1) Grammar: Understanding passive sentences Writing Grammar: Using the present passive Pronunciation: Stress in noun phrases English in action: Arranging a meeting Unit 10: How to get a good job Topics and vocabulary Job applications
Interview skills
CVs
Body language in job interview Listening Skill: Two-part signposts Grammar: Recognizing introductory phrases Speaking: Giving yourself time to think Reading Skill: Active reading (2) Grammar: Understanding long subjects Pronunciation: Emphasizing English in action: Getting through the first day
Unit 1: Changing the world
Topics &vocabulary
- machines and vehicles
- measuring instruments
- the petrol engine
- engine types
Listening
Skill: Using slides to help understanding
Grammar: Recognizing singular and plural
Speaking
Introducing a talk
Reading
Skill: Recognizing text types
Grammar: Identifying the subject
Writing
Grammar: Subjects and verbs
Pronunciation
- Saying numbers (1, 2)
- Short forms
- Saying units of measurement
English in action: Numbers and units of measurement
Unit 2: The skills you need
Topics & vocabulary
- jobs
- hard and soft skills
- types of engineering job
- good workers
Listening
Skill: Recognizing signposts (1)
Grammar: identifying positive and negative sentences with be
Speaking
Using notes
Reading
Skill: predicting the content of a text
Grammar: Identifying the subject and the verb (be)
Writing
Grammar: Subject, verb, extra information
Pronunciation
- Polite language
- Their/They're
- Saying numbers (3)
English in action: Using polite language
Unit 3: Working with machines
Topics and vocabulary
- tools
- fasterners
- simple machines
- compound machines
Listening
Skill: recognizing and using examples
Grammar: Recognizing positive and negative sentences
Speaking
Ending a talk
Reading
Skill: Understanding a process
Grammar: Identifying the subject and the verb
Writing:
Grammar: Subject, verb, (object), extra information (SVO)
Pronunciation
- Spelling sound
- Saying schwa (1)
- Two-syllable words
English in action: Talking about tools
Unit 4: Fit for purpose
Topics and vocabulary
- types of material
- properties of materials
- stress and strain
Listening
Skill: Making notes during a talk
Grammar: Predicting the next word
Speaking
Speaking in sense groups
Reading
Skill: Using topic sentences
Grammar: Finding the object
Writing
Grammar: Sentences with no subject
Pronunciation
- Saying schwa (2)
English in action: Asking for directions
Unit 5: Starting and stopping
Topics and vocabulary
- energy conversion
- Newton’s laws of motion
- friction
- acceleration
Listening
Skill: Making notes of interviews
Grammar: Recognizing information (Wh-) questions
Speaking
Good and bad habits
Reading
Skill: Reading for research
Grammar: Understanding sentences with if
Writing:
Skill: Making notes
Grammar: Subject, verb, (object), adverbial
English in action: Apologizing, offering, accepting and refusing help
Review Units 1-5
Unit 6: Inspiration and perspiration
Topics and vocabulary
- heating and cooling
- destructive and non-destructive testing
- mechanical safety
Listening
Skill: listening for definitions
Grammar: predicting content after a linking word – and/but
Speaking
Taking part in a meeting:
Reading
Skill: Dealing with new words
Grammar: Predicting content after a linking word – and/but
Writing: Writing a paragraph
English in action: Talking about shapes
Unit 7: Now you’re talking
Topics and vocabulary
- good communication
- communication problems
- taking and leaving messages
- writing good e-mails
Listening
Skill: Finding examples from the real world
Grammar: Recognizing possibility and obligation
Speaking: Understanding and not understanding
Reading
Skill: Understanding the subject, the purpose and the deadline in a text
Grammar: Recognizing the verb form
Writing
Grammar: Choosing the verb form
Pronunciation
- Do you / could you / would you
English in action: Taking and leaving messages
Unit 8: Finding fault
Topics and vocabulary
- mechanical failure
- causes of failure
- designing for safety
Listening
Skill: Active listening
Grammar: Predicting content after linking word – because/so
Speaking: Working in a team
Reading
Skill: Scanning for names and numbers
Grammar: Understanding pronouns and noun references
Writing
Grammar: Giving reasons and results; Using pronouns and possessive adjectives
English in action: Talking about accidents
Unit 9: Going green
Topics and vocabulary
- carbon footprint
- life cycle analysis
- petrol vs electric cars
- dealing with end of life
Listening
Skill: Recognizing separate points
Grammar: Recognizing passive sentences
Speaking: Referring to graphs
Reading
Skill: Active reading (1)
Grammar: Understanding passive sentences
Writing
Grammar: Using the present passive
Pronunciation: Stress in noun phrases
English in action: Arranging a meeting
Unit 10: How to get a good job
Topics and vocabulary
- job applications
- interview skills
- CVs
- body language in job interviews
Listening
Skill: Two-part signposts
Grammar: Recognizing introductory phrases
Speaking: Giving yourself time to think
Reading
Skill: Active reading (2)
Grammar: Understanding long subjects
Pronunciation: Emphasizing
English in action: Getting through the first day "Moving into Mechanical Engineering is a course for college and university students who need English for their continuing education. It caters for pre-intermediate learners who want to study more effectively and to prepare for a career in mechanical engineering. It combines carefully controlled development of English-language skills with coverage of key aspects of mechanical engineering.
Key features:
Communicative activities encourage students to become confident, effective communicators.
A wide range of topics introduce students to the most important and interesting areas of mechanical engineering.
A graded approach to skills enables students to use English effectively. The course teaches transferable skills that students can use both in their wider studies and in their future careers.
Key vocabulary from the world of mechanical engineering is highlighted for easy reference and revision.
Grammar is carefully matched to the skills that are practised in each unit, and students are introduced to the most common language patterns and tenses. An additional Grammar reference section provides extra support.
End-of-unit round-up sections provide personalized activities, project work and a self-assessment checklist.
Anna Phillips and Terry Phillips are award-winning authors of many course books and other resources for learning English. They both have more than 30 years' experience in ELT as teachers, trainers and language school owners" (Book cover)
Intended for pre-intermediate English language learners at the college and university level (A2-B1).
9781907575655 (Student Book with DVD)
English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers
English language --Vocabulary and terminology --Mechanical Engineering
English language--Studying and teaching
English language--Audio-visual aid
A2-B1 (CEFR).
High-beginner to intermediate.