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