- •2. Work with a partner to discuss the following.
- •3. Read the text and draw a diagram of main branches of engineering using the information from the text.
- •4. Match each item in column a with an appropriate item from column b and link the two in the sentence.
- •5. Fill in the gaps in the following description of the different branches of engineering using the information from the text and language you have studied in this unit.
- •6. Rewrite each sentence in the passive form.
- •8. Read the text and say if the sentences are true or false. Correct the false ones:
- •9. Make pairs of words by matching a word in column a to a word in column b. Then complete the sentences 1-7 with each pair. Use the correct form of the verbs.
- •10. Complete the text with the correct form (active or passive) of the verbs in brackets.
- •11. Read the text and arrange the sentences in a logical order according to the text:
- •12. Read part of a cv and then listen to an interview. Complete the gaps and update some of the information.
- •13. Write the questions from the interview, using the prompts. Then listen again and check.
- •15. You are Hans and you want to apply for the job in this advertisement in Robotics magazine. Write a cv and a covering letter to send with your cv.
- •In the United Kingdom
- •In the United States
4. Match each item in column a with an appropriate item from column b and link the two in the sentence.
A
9 medical |
B a air-conditioning b roads and bridges c body scanners d cables and switch gear e communications and equipment f ships g planes h cars and trucks i power station |
5. Fill in the gaps in the following description of the different branches of engineering using the information from the text and language you have studied in this unit.
The main branches of engineering are civil, ___1___, ___2___, chemical and aerospace. Mechanical engineering is __3____ ___4___machinery of all kinds. This branch of engineering includes ___5___, automobile, ___6___, and heating and ventilating. The first three are concerned with transport: ___7___, cars and planes. The last ___8___ with air-conditioning, refrigeration, etc.
Electrical engineering deals with ___9___ from generation to use. Electricity generating is concerned with ___10___stations. Electrical installation deals ___11___ cables, switchgear, and connecting up electrical equipment.
Two branches of engineering include both ___12___ and ___13___ engineering. These are mining and ___14____ engineering. The former deals with mines and mining equipment, the latter with hospital ___15___ of all kinds.
Use of English 1: grammar Passive Voice |
6. Rewrite each sentence in the passive form.
1. Engineers use math and science to solve problems and create new products and services.
2. Alan Darbyshire has designed this book as a full programme of study for mechanical engineering students. The author has structured the material into sections. In-text questions, Key Points and Activity panels complement each section making this an ideal book for classroom learning and independent study.
3. Milton Roy, a chemical engineer, developed the first portable kidney dialysis machine in 1964.
4. United States aerospace engineers launched the first American satellite on January 31, 1958 in response to the USSR launching Sputnik on October 4, 1957.
5. The largest Russian marine engineering design bureau “Rubin” is successfully implementing state-of-the-art techniques into the development of different projects.
6. A degree in electrical engineering can open many doors to university graduates because electrical engineering is so broad and acquired skills are transferable.
7. Most people associate civil engineering with bridges, roads, buildings and factories. Indeed, we can view it as something that covers everything we need in life. We can brake it down into four strands: structural, geotechnical, transport and environmental engineering.
7. Complete the text below using the correct form (active or passive) of the verbs in brackets. Guess which branch of engineering the process described in the text relates to.
Drilling for oil – past and present
Long ago, wells (1) ________ (dig) in the ground using percussion drilling. A heavy wooden cutting tool (2) ________ (suspend) by a rope from a pulley on a wooden tripod. The tool (3) ________ (pull up) by hand or steam engine, and then it (4) ________ (drop) into the hole. The rock (5) ________ (break) by the weight of the tool. The maximum depth was only about 70 metres.
Nowadays, much deeper oil wells of 700 m (6) ________ (dig) using a method called rotary drilling. A sharp drill bit (7) ________ (suspend) by a drill string from a pulley on a steel derrick. The drill bit (8) ________ (rotate) in the hole by a powerful engine. The rock (9) _______ (break) by the rotation of the drill bit.
Now there is also a new method of drilling which (10) ________ (cut) the rock using lasers. No cutting tool or drill bit (11) ________ (use). Instead, the rock (12) ________ (split) by beams of high-energy light. A fibre-optic cable (13) ________ (carry) the light from the lasers on the surface down the hole to a set of lenses. The lenses then (14) ________ (focus) the light to a sharp point on the rock face, which (15) ________ (cut) almost 100 times faster than by a drill bit. As a result, the cost of drilling (16) ________ (reduce), and drilling jobs (17) ________ (complete) much more quickly.
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