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A2003/UNIT 4/1

UNIT

DESCRIPTION OF OBJECTS
General Objective To read and understand descriptions of objects and to i!e accurate descriptions of objects"

Specific

Objectives #ou (i&& be ab&e to )

B# t$e end of t$is %odu&e'

a* describe !arious eo%etrica& s$apes and t$e ter%s used to %easure t$e% b* dra( accurate&# t$e s$apes and objects accordin to t$eir descriptions and %easure%ents" c* differentiate objects accordin to t$eir si+e and %easure%ent d* describe ($at t$e co%ponents of an object are %ade of e* identif# t$e connection bet(een parts of an object" f* describe si+e and %easure%ents of objects usin adjecti!es' co%parati!es and super&ati!es"

A2003/UNIT 4/2 INPUT Read t$e fo&&o(in te,t and fi&& in t$e b&an-s" ." 5i ' %# na%e is circ&e" T$e circumference oes round %# bod#" T$e diameter cuts %e into $a&!es" 0n# &ine fro% t$e center to t$e circu%ference is t$e radius" S$ape 6 0 6 B 6 C 6 O6

0 B O

C /"

Rectan &e is %# na%e I a% %ade up of 4 sides 7# width te&&s #ou $o( (ide I a% and 7# length te&&s #ou $o( &on I a%" S$ape 6 08 B8 5e&&o' I a% a s9uare I a% %ade up of 4 e9ua& sides" S$ape 8 0 6

B 1" 0 4c% 4" 3 c% 0 2 c%

B 3"

3-

5e&&o e!er#bod#' I a% a cuboid on a (ei $in %ac$ine (it$ a face of a $e,a on. 4 c% Te&& %e %# di%ension ) S$ape 0) S$ape B) 5ei $t ) :idt$ ) ;en t$ ) :ei $t )

B 0

A2003/UNIT 4/3 I a% a c#&inder (it$ a cone on %# $ead " I can $o&d << c% 1 of (ater" T$us %# cubic capacit# is ====== S$ape 0 8 S$ape B 8 5ei $t )

2c%

N"B

) Circ&e' rectan &e' s9uare' cuboid' $e,a on' c#&inder and cone are nouns. To describe t$ese nouns' (e use t$e adjecti!a& for% of t$e noun"

!TI"IT# $ " Dra( t$e fo&&o(in objects accordin to t$e descriptions i!en" ." T$is nut $as a s$ape of a $e,a on" It is a $e,a ona& nut"

/" T$e stee& pipe $as a s$ape of a c#&inder" T$is is a c#&indrica& pipe"

1" T$ere is a tab&e (it$ a face s$aped &i-e a trian &e" T$is tab&e $as a trian u&ar face" On top of t$is tab&e is a cone6s$aped $at" It is a conica& $at (it$ a circu&ar rin tied to t$e tip of t$e cone" Under t$e tab&e is a piece of bric- in t$e s$ape of a rectan &e" T$e bric- is rectan u&ar"

A2003/UNIT 4/4 %" :$en t$e object does not $a!e an# reco ni+ed eo%etric s$ape but it $as a s$ape t$at &oo-s &i-e a (e&&6-no(n object or a &etter of t$e a&p$abet' #ou %a# describe it in t$e fo&&o(in (a#s" Use t$e sa%e sentence structure in t$e e,a%p&e i!en to describe t$e objects t$at fo&&o(" &'ample n S(shaped wrench A wrench shaped like an S

."

0 $a&f6%oon sta-e

/" 0n ;6s$aped tr# s9uare

1"

0 C6s$aped cra%p

A2003/UNIT 4/5 4" 0 s9uare corner joint

3" 0 %us$roo%6s$aped spi-e

4"

0 -nife6ed e fi&e

!TI"IT# ) * +IST&NING For tapescript refer to 0ppendi, 4". >our &ecturer is oin to p&a# a cassette of instructions for #ou to fo&&o(" ;isten to t$e te,t and t$en dra( t$e dia ra% in t$e bo, be&o( as re9uired"

!TI"IT# , *

A2003/UNIT 4/6 ;oo- at t$e tab&e" Describe t$e bo&ts or scre(s to #our friend and &et $i%?$er uess t$e ans(er" E,a%p&e) @a* Student A) T$is bo&t is 4/ %% &on and $as a dia%eter of 4%%" Student >) Bo&t 0 Bo&t 0 Bo&t B Bo&t C Bo&t D Scre( E Scre( F Scre( B Scre( 5 !TI"IT# Read t$e fo&&o(in te,t" ;en t$ 4/%% 4C %% 4/ %% 4/ %% 13 %% 14 %% 12 %% 1< %% Dia%eter 4 %% 4"3 %% 2 %% 2"3 %% 3 %% 3 %% 3"3"%% 3"< %%

0 car consists of %an# -inds of %eta&" ;et us assu%e t$at it (ei $s in a&& about .'CCC - " Of t$at .'CCC - t$ere is .4C - of cast iron for t$e c#&inder b&oc-' earbo,' etc" T$in s &i-e door $and&es and carburetor contain +inc ($ic$ %a-es up .3 - of t$e tota& (ei $t" T$en #ouD!e ot .C - of copper for pipes in t$e radiator and cab&es' .3 - of a&u%iniu%' %ost&# in t$e pistons' and 3 - of &ead in t$e batter#" T$en fina&&#' t$ere is an enor%ous 2CC - of stee&" B&ass' rubber and p&astics ($ic$ are non6%eta& constitute a furt$er .CC or so -i&o ra%s to t$e tota&" But is t$at a&& rea&&# necessar#E It is a&ar%in t$at a&& t$ese %eta&s 8 and so%e of t$e% are 9uite rare 8 are bein used at a fri $tenin speed" ;etDs $a!e a &oo- at t$is bu%per" 0s #ou notice' itDs s$in# as a resu&t of bein co!ered in c$ro%iu%" But itDs not %ade of c$ro%iu%" ItDs %ade of stee&" T$e c$ro%iu% is used to pro!ide t$e s$ine and %a-es it &oonice" No( t$at (ou&d be bad enou $" But' #ou see' c$ro%iu% (onDt stic- to stee&' but it (i&& stic- to nic-e&F so under t$e c$ro%iu% t$ere is a &a#er of nic-e&" Unfortunate&#' nic-e& (onDt stic- to stee& eit$er" Copper (i&&' $o(e!erF so t$ere $as to be a &a#er of copper to bind t$e nic-e& and t$e stee&" So' t$e bu%per co%prises a sand(ic$ of t$ree rare %eta&s" 0nd ($at $appens ($en it ets scratc$ed or dentedE :e probab&# just t$ro( it a(a# or send it to t$e scrap#ard"
Adapted from Hutchinson and Waters Interface! p" 52

Co%p&ete t$e tab&e be&o( (it$ infor%ation fro% t$e readin te,t" T$e first one $as been done for #ou"

A2003/UNIT 4/#

Parts of the car


$ear %o& Batter# Door $and&es Radiator pipes Bu%per Pistons

What is it made of ?
'ast iron

!TI"IT# / Be&o( is a cross6section of a bu%per of a car" ;abe& t$e &a#ers of %eta& bein used"

." /" 1 4"

+ NGU G& .O!US $

To brea- do(n a piece of e9uip%ent or too& into its co%ponent parts' (e use t$e fo&&o(in !erbs to describe it" is %ade up of is %ade fro% is co%posed of a and b co%prises

contains

F a and b !TI"IT# 0 Use one of t$e fo&&o(in e,pressions in!o&!es to co%p&ete t$e state%ents be&o(" Eac$ can be used %ore t$an once"
is?are %ade up co%prise@s* contain@s* is?are %ade

A2003/UNIT 4/(

." Concrete ==================== fro% ce%ent' a re ate and (ater" /" T$e bu%per of a car ====================== c$ro%iu% and stee&" 1" T$e t#re of a car ====================== of rubber" 4" Portab&e enerators ==================== of t(o %ain partsF an en ine and an a&ternator" 3" T$e En &is$ ;an ua e Societ# ===================== a&& fift$ for%ers" 4" Carbonated soft drin-s ===================== carbon dio,ide"

+ NGU G& .O!US )

Read t$e sentences t$at fo&&o( after t$is picture be&o("

." T$e s9uare is suspended fro% t$e $e,a on" /" T$e $e,a on is connected to t$e c#&inder b# t$e &ine" 1" T$e trian &e is attac$ed to t$e c#&inder" 4" 0 rubber tubin is fitted o!er one side of t$e c#&inder"

A2003/UNIT 4/)

3" T$e circ&e is detac$ed fro% t$e $e,a on"

!TI"IT# 1 .* Se&ect a suitab&e p$rase fro% t$e tab&e be&o( to %atc$ (it$ t$e pictures i!en" is fi,ed to is sea&ed in is secured to ?b# is pi!oted on is &in-ed to ?b# a* is suspended fro% is connected to ? b# is attac$ed to ?b# is supported on ?b# is nai&ed into

============

b* =============

c*

===============

d* ===============

A2003/UNIT 4/10

e* f*

==================

==================

==================

$* ===================

i*

====================

A2003/UNIT 4/11

j*

=====================

!TI"IT# 2 7atc$ sentence parts in Co&u%n 0 (it$ t$ose in Co&u%n B to for% %eanin fu& sentences" T$e first one $as been done for #ou" Co&u%n 0 T$e car is T$e te&e!ision T$e s(itc$ T$e %ode% T$e docu%ents T$e fan

Co&u%n B are sea&ed in t$e en!e&op" is fi,ed to t$e (a&&" is suspended fro% t$e cei&in " is supported b# a jac-" is &in-ed to t$e co%puter" is connected to an aeria&"

!TI"IT# 3 Read t$e fo&&o(in ad!ertise%ent"

A2003/UNIT 4/12 Fi ure 4".

0" Read t$e fo&&o(in state%ents" Decide ($et$er eac$ is TRUE or F0;SE based on t$e ad!ertise%ent Fi ure 4"."

A2003/UNIT 4/13

." T$e si+e does not ref&ect its stora e capacit#" /" T$e $ei $t of t$e ca%era is /C %%

============= =============

1" T$e ca%era can be co%pacted as a resu&t of arran in t$e &ens in a strai $t &ine"===== 4" It ta-es on&# ."< seconds to press Po(er on" ===============

3" T$e ca%era $as %ore t$an one recordin function" =============== 4" Certain parts of t$e ca%era is %ade fro% %eta&" ================

B" Find (ords in t$e ad!ertise%ents t$at $as t$e sa%e %eanin as t$e fo&&o(in ) ."t$innest /"fa%ous 1"cur!es 4"stic-in out 3"i%portant de!e&op%ent

+ NGU G& .O!US ,

A2003/UNIT 4/14

;oo- at t$e ad!ertise%ents a ain " >ou %a# find t$e fo&&o(in (ords ) % 5i $er 7ore &ess S&i%%est S%a&&est ;i $test nearest

T$e abo!e (ords are adjecti!es describin t$e ca%era" But t$e# are of / different for%s i"e t$e co%parati!e and super&ati!e" Co&u%n 0 is t$e co%parati!e ($i&e Co&u%n B is t$e super&ati!e for%"

!TI"IT# $4 Co%p&ete t$e tab&e be&o( ) djective !omparative Superlative S&i%%est S%a&&est ;i $test nearest

5i $er 7ore &ess Do #ou notice t$at t$e sa%e co%parati!e and super&ati!e for% $as a different pattern E :$at are t$e differences E

!TI"IT# $$

A2003/UNIT 4/15 Co%pare t$ese too&s" 7a-e sentences about t$e% usin t$e infor%ation and t$e adjecti!es i!en in t$e tab&e be&o(" 3%%

3C%%%

4C%%

G.C
1CC .3C%%% ./C%%

G3 B
.3C

%%
2%%

E,a%p&e ) Scre(dri!er 0 is &on er t$an scre(dri!er B" ."&on /" (ide 1" s$ort 4" $ea!# 4" 3" 4" 2" &i $t e,pensi!e narro( c$eap

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A2003/UNIT 4/16

Tas5 Role-play 0&i intends to bu# a co%puter but $is fat$er is oin to pa# for it" 0&i prefers to bu# a noteboo- but $is fat$er (ants $i% to bu# a des-top instead" Co%pares t$e features of a noteboo- and a des-top" Ta&- about t$eir) speed' %e%or#' capacit#' si+e' (ei $t' (arrant# etc" >ou can use adjecti!es fro% t$e bo, be&o(" C$oose a partner and (rite out t$e dia&o ue" T$en act out t$e con!ersation" >ou are to sub%it t$e (ritten dia&o ue to #our En &is$ ;an ua e &ecturer" Fast s&o( po(erfu& $i $?&o( 9ua&it# nois# 9uiet c$eap e,pensi!e difficu&t re&iab&e adaptab&e eas# si%p&e

A2003/UNIT 4/1#

NS6&7 8&#

INPUT
0"."S$ape 8 circ&e 06 radius B6 Dia%eter C 8 Circu%ference O 8 Centre /" S$ape6rectan &e 06 (idt$ B6 &en t$ 1" S$ape 8 s9uare 0 H 4 c% 4"S$ape 0 8 cuboid S$ape B 8 $e,a on 5ei $t H 4 % :idt$ H 3 c% ;en t$ H 2 c% :ei $t H 3 3" S$ape 0 8 cone S$ape B 8 c#&inder Cubic capacit# is << c%1 5ei $t H 2 c% B"." a sta-e s$aped &i-e a $a&f6%oon /" a tr# s9uare s$aped &i-e an I;D 1" a cra%p s$aped &i-e a ICD 4" a corner joint s$aped &i-e a s9uare 3" a spi-e s$aped &i-e a %us$roo% 4" a fi&e s$aped &i-e a -nife ed e

A2003/UNIT 4/1( 0cti!it# .

ctivit9 )

3c%

3c%

2c%

2c%

ctivit9 , ." T$is bo&t is 4C%% &on and $as a dia%eter of 4"3%%" 0ns) Bo&t B /" T$is bo&t is 4/%% &on and $as a dia%eter of 2"C%%" 0ns) Bo&t C 1" T$is bo&t is 4/%% &on and $as a dia%eter of 2"3%%" 0ns) Bo&t D

A2003/UNIT 4/1) 4" 3" 4" 2" T$is bo&t is 13%% &on T$is bo&t is 14%% &on T$is bo&t is 12%% &on T$is bo&t is 1<%% &on and $as a dia%eter of 3"C%%" and $as a dia%eter of 3"C%%" and $as a dia%eter of 3"3%%" and $as a dia%eter of 4"<%%" 0ns) Scre( E 0ns) Scre( F 0ns) Scre( B 0ns) Scre( 5

ctivit9 ." /" 1" 4" 3" &ead +inc copper c$ro%iu%' stee&' nic-e&' copper a&u%iniu%

ctivit9 / ." /" 1" 4" c$ro%iu% nic-e& copper stee&

ctivit9 0 ." /" 1" 4" 3" 4" is %ade contains is %ade up are %ade up co%prises contain

ctivit9 1 a* b* c* d* e* f* * $* i* j* is pi!oted on is attac$ed to?b# is suspended fro% is supported on?b# is attac$ed to is sea&ed in is connected to?b# is fi,ed to is nai&ed into is secured to?b#

ctivit9 2 ."T$e te&e!ision is connected to an aeria&"

A2003/UNIT 4/20 /"T$e s(itc$ is fi,ed to t$e (a&&" 1"T$e docu%ents are sea&ed in t$e en!e&ope" 4"T$e %ode% is &in-ed to t$e co%puter" 3" T$e fan is suspended fro% t$e cei&in " ctivit9 3 0" ." /" 1" 4" 3" 4" TRUE F0;SE TRUE F0;SE TRUE TRUE

B" ." s&i%%est /" reno(ned 1" bends 4" protrudin 3" brea-t$rou $ ctivit9 $4 0djecti!e slim small light near high much little/few ctivit9 $$ ." /" 1" 4" 3" 4" 2" Scre(dri!er 0 $as a (ider b&ade t$an scre(dri!er B" Scre(dri!er 0 is $ea!ier t$an scre(dri!er B" Scre(dri!er 0 is %ore e,pensi!e t$an scre(dri!er B" Scre(dri!er B is s$orter t$an scre(dri!er 0" Scre(dri!er B is &i $ter t$an scre(dri!er 0" Scre(dri!er B $as a narro(er b&ade t$an scre(dri!er 0" Scre(dri!er B is c$eaper t$an scre(dri!er 0" Co%parati!e slimmer smaller lighter nearer $i $er %ore &ess Super&ati!e s&i%%est s%a&&est &i $test nearest highest most least

S&+. SS&SS:&NT

A2003/UNIT 4/21

Self(assessment $ Describe t$e fo&&o(in objects usin t$e %easure%ents and t$e (ords i!en" E,a%p&e ) @0 te&ep$one boot$ F rectan u&ar F bod# 8 (ood F (indo(s 8 &ass *

1%

This is a rectan"u*ar te*ephone %ooth+ The %od, of the te*ephone %ooth is made of -ood and the -indo-s are made of "*ass+ The hei"ht is 3m+ The -idth is 1m and the *en"th is 1+5m+

.%

."3%

." @ 0 safe F s9uare F stee& *

80cm

80cm

80 cm

/" @ 0 rin F band 8 circu&ar'

o&d *

A2003/UNIT 4/22

25mm

1" @0 cabinet F rectan u&ar F stee& *


0.8m

1.6m

0.6m

4" @0 bea% F I6s$aped F stee& *

3m

6m

4m

3" @ 0 f&oat F duc-6s$aped F p&astic *

A2003/UNIT 4/23

0.3m

SCORE 15

Self(assessment ) >ou are i!en se!era& objects" Usin (ords fro% t$e &ist be&o(' %a-e sentences about t$e object" E,a%p&e ) T$e &i $ter is co!ered -ith a p&astic casin "

painted fi&&ed insu&ated ar on ."

fi,ed fitted

$ead ."

$and&e

A2003/UNIT 4/24

p&astic 1"

red 4"

bo&t

nut

SCORE 5

Self(assessment ,

A2003/UNIT 4/25 Fi&& in t$e b&an-s (it$ t$e (ords i!en in t$e bo, be&o(" rotated bet(een passes across c#&indrica& used for consists of

T$e (ood turnin &at$e is one of t$e %ost i%portant %ac$ines used in a carpentr# s$op" It is @.*================== turnin parts" Parts %anufactured b# t$is %ac$ine are &at$e @/*====================' sp$erica& and tapered in s$ape" 0 (ood (or-in

@1*==================== a robust cast iron bod#' %ain %otor' cone pu&&e# s#ste%' spind&e' too& post' $ead stoc-' &i!e and dead centers and a speed contro& de!ice" On a (ood (or-in &at$e' a (ooden piece is @4* ===================== t(o centers and a s$arp ed ed too& is $e&d in t$e too& post" 0s (or-pieces rotate t$e cuttin too& @3* ==================== it and re%o!es t$e e,tra %ateria& t$us pro!idin it t$e desired s$ape"

SCORE 5

Self(assessment Fi&& in t$e b&an-s (it$ t$e correct co%parati!e for% of t$e (ords i!en in t$e brac-ets" &NGIN& Petro& en ine and t$e diese& en ine are t$e t(o %ost co%%on t#pes of en ine for &and !e$ic&es" Diese& en ines are usua&&# @.*============== @&ar e* and @/* ==============@$ea!#* t$an petro& en ines" T$is %a-es t$e% @1*================ @e,pensi!e* and unsuitab&e for cars and %otorc#c&es" $and' diese& Cars and %otorc#c&es use petro& en ines because t$e# are use @4* =================@&itt&e* fue& and &ast @2* @4*================ @c$eap* and t$e# usua&&# o @3* =============== @fast*" On t$e ot$er en ines =================@&on * t$an petro& en ines"

A2003/UNIT 4/26 Due to t$e ad!ance in tec$no&o #' so%e &and !e$ic&es use e&ectric6po(ered en ine" T$e# are t$e @<*=================@c&ean* and @J* =============== @9uiet* of t$e t$ree t#pes of en ine" T$e# are t$e @.C* ===================== @safe* because t$ere is t$e @..* =================== @&ess* dan er of t$ese en ines catc$in fire" E&ectric6po(ered en ines are t$e @./*===============@en!iron%enta& friend&#* of a&& t$e t$ree en ines"

SCORE 12

TOT0; SCORE )

12

A2003/UNIT 4/2# nswer 8e9 for Self(assessment ctivities Self(assessment $ ." T$is is a s9uare safe" It is %ade of stee&" T$e $ei $t is <Cc%" T$e (idt$ is <Cc% and t$e &en t$ is <Cc%" /" T$is is a rin " T$e band of t$e rin is circu&ar in s$ape" It is %ade of o&d" T$e dia%eter of t$e band is /3%%" 1" T$is is a rectan u&ar cabinet" It is %ade of stee&" T$e $ei $t is ."4%" T$e &en t$ is C"<% and t$e (idt$ is C"4%" 4" T$is is an I6s$aped bea%" It is %ade of stee&" T$e $ei $t is 1%" T$e (idt$ is 4% and t$e &en t$ is 4%" 3" T$is is a duc-6s$aped f&oat" It is %ade of p&astic" It $as a dia%eter of C"1%"

Self(assessment ) ." T$e bu&b is fi&&ed (it$ ar on" /" T$e $ead of t$e $a%%er is fi,ed to t$e $and&e" 1" T$e (ire is insu&ated (it$ p&astic" 4" T$e (a&& is painted in red" 3" T$e nut is fitted into t$e bo&t" Self(assessment , ." used for /"c#&indrica& Self(assessment ." &ar er 1" %ore e,pensi!e 3" faster 2"&on er J" 9uietest .." &east 1" consists of 4" rotated bet(een 3"passes across

/" $ea!ier 4" c$eaper 4" &ess <" c&eanest .C safest ./" en!iron%enta& friend&iest

S&+.( SS&SS:&NT .&&;% !8

A2003/UNIT 4/2(

SCORE 1C 6 12 // 6 /J .4 6 /. C 6 .1

RE70RKS :e&& done L 7o!e on to t$e ne,t unit" Bood" Be %ore carefu& ($i&e ans(erin " P&ease o t$rou $ #our %ista-es" Pa# attention to #our (ea-er areas" P&ease o t$rou $ t$e unit a ain or see #our &ecturer"

PP&N;I< -.$

A2003/UNIT 4/2) T P&S!7IPT .or Unit - ;&S!7ITION O. O%=&!TS > ctivit9 )? >our sister &i-es to dra( &o os" One e!enin s$e said to #ou' M Cou&d #ou $e&p %e E T$ereDs a si%p&e &o o I (ant to dra( for a co%petition" I canDt see% to dra( it ri $t" First #ou %ust dra( a dia%ond" 0&& t$e four sides are e9ua&" 7a-e t$e% 3 c% eac$" T$en' dra( a trian &e at t$e ri $t6$and end" Be sure to connect it to t$e dia%ond" T(o of t$e sides are 3 c% eac$' ($i&e t$e ot$er side can be &on er' about 2 c%" Do t$e sa%e to t$e &eft6$and end of t$e dia%ond" T$e trian &e on t$e &eft6$and side s$ou&d a&so $a!e t(o e9ua& sides of 3 c% eac$' ($i&e t$e ot$er side is &on er"N

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