Technical English10 6 16 20 22 Contents Unit 1 Innovations 2s 4.4 Eureka! Inventions Past continuous an past simple Present perfect continuous + forsince 1.2 Smart driling Acie on ore Past parcal pase athe pening o 4.2 Lasers How an Xray mactine works Signals in afetue: change of tpl, rterto a visual, change o speaker Unit 2 Design 21 Spin-otte Desctpton of barcodes resent simple aed past simple passive Funetion fo infer for ver» ng thatwhich 2.2 Specifications Design specticaton ofa mobity scooter Prosent pariopial prrases 23 Properties Brainstorming meeting about a buling ‘Technical presentation ‘Signais in @ meeting: nvting suggestions, introducing ideas, praising controutions Review Unit A 2% 2 2 35 6 Unit 3 Systems {341 Product recall (1) ‘Narratve ofa poluton incigent Present continuous passive Prepesitonal/Adverbial pases o expross tnlkeshood 3.2 Product recall (2) [News rope of a car recall Linking phrases using relative pronouns and present partopial pases 33 Controls Description of autopilot and windvane contol systems Vocabulary of contol systoms and their operation Unit 4 Procedures “41 Shutdown Description oa tochnological instalation Phrases to describe purpose and cause 42 Overhaul Narang an industrial acidont Phracal verbs 43 Demonstration Desorption of two welding processes wle/as + vero + ing resent continuous forsmutianoous actons Review Unit B Fr 0 a Unit 5 Processes. 15.1 Causation Tragttonal ron producton and pyroolctroiysia xpresing Cause and ottct 2! Review Unit D 52 Stages (1) ‘raattonal ron production and FINEX stelmaleng Choosing appropriately batwoon active ad passive 5. Stages 2) Description af aluminium smatting Descabing functions of pars used in smelting Unit 6 Planning 6.1 Risk ‘Article onthe possibo ofc of earthquakes Expressing lkeihood 62 Crisis Plans for dealing wih Blowouts Future passive forms, 8.3 Project Pans for a nuclear powerplant programme Fisk assessment Future passive forms: comparatives Review Unit C Unit 7 Development: 7.1 Progress Produet evaluation ofa handheld computer Noun phases Revision: tenses and language forms 72Comparison Evaluating two types of ouch seroon ‘Comparing and canrasing 7.3 Product Systm description offre opts ‘Technical versvs non tate ferme Unit 8 Incidents ‘8.1 Missing Wiarehousing procedures News story Moda» peroct active and passive: must nave boon + past patie. 8.2 Confidential ‘ice on compu Indirect questons 8.3 Danger Story ofa watorpolaion incident Word bulaing: noun, adjective, vob Contant inresponsas: fo some exten, etintely not Unit 9 Agreements 94 Proposals Port security systems project ‘Security devices and deritions Proposals and suggestons 45. 9.2Definitons. Basie and expanded defintions Generic terme used in dations process, Instrument 9.3 Contracts Clauses in contracts Contact trme: shal. should (= i, thonwise Conditionals on cniton hal, provided that, cs 50 52 Unit 10 Testing 10.1 Test plans ‘Sesame test reports Hypnenated pivases acting as adjectives prosentpast partcpll pases Coneision 10.2 Test reports Sections in a test oport Expressions of damage, meta fatigue fale: coroded, nuckied 10. Test methods Non-destuctve test methods Language for charing a meting: Lers Sarthe meeting now. That concludes our ‘nesting Review Unit E Unit 11 Accidents “1.1 Investigation News story ofa clsastor Conciusons and ecommendations: should! shoulant + passive 11.2 Report ‘Accident rvostgation report, ‘The eonaional 113 Communication Guidelines for effective oral communication Phrases for asservanoss warning: Can we ciscuss our acton plan now? 12.1 Projects Evaluation report of a Compressed Ar Energy Storage systom Range of forms expressing necessity ant purpose ‘122 Performance ‘Appraisal itorviow Phrasal verbs 423 Innovation Nanotecmnalogy Material properties Revision: could for present and potential ‘applications Review Unit FInnovations 1 Eureka! 1. Complete these texts, using the correct tense and the active or passive form of the verbs in brackets. In 1968, Dr Spencer Siver (1) was working _ (work) at the 3M company in the US as a research chemist. He (2) (develop) and testing different kinds of adhesives. By accident, he (3) —______ (discover) a ‘ow tack’ reusable pressure sensitive adhesive, in other words, ‘one which (4) (require) only gentle pressure to make one surface stick to another. Furthermore, the two surfaces (5) (can separate) easily and then stuck together again. In 1977 3M (6) ____________ (launch) the product as the ‘Post-it®” note, and by 1980 it 2 ti 1980, John Hops (1) _wasdoing_ (do) electrical engineering research inthe field of medicine. He (2) (work) with radio frequencies and their ability to ralse body temperature. One day, he (3) (discover) by chance that it was possible to restart a heart by electrical methods. The first portable pacemaker (4) (invent) in 1957 and began (5) (use) all oer the world. In due course, the size (6) ____(reduce), and the weight and size of the batteries (7) (7)_____ (el the product successfully across the USA. 8) - body. (shrink), so that the pacemaker (can implant) inside the 2 Complete these dialogues, using the words in brackets and underlining the correct ‘words. Use the present perfect continuous for the first question, 1A: How long has your company been extracting oil and gas from the North Sea? (your company / extract / oil and gas / North Sea) B: For / Since 40 years. A (how / crude oil / get to / refineries / shore) B: Ee but now it’s brought ashore by pipeline. (before / transport / tankers). 2 A: How/long 2 (companies / produce / LPG*) B: For/ Since 1912. Ae When cee ee ee eee (motorists / start / use / LPG / cars) B —______asanalterative to petrol and diesel. (start / use / 1940s) 3h (Sales / LPG / Europe / increase / decrease / recently) B:For/Since the past eight years, (sales rise / steadily) ‘Ain pour opinion toe ore (what / cause / increase / sales) B: These days, more LPG (use / rural areas / heating / electri y generation) “LPG uid petroleum gas