Engineering Workshop

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The series

Vocabulary

The Workshop series of workbooks prepares students

studying vocational topics for the English they will
need for their jobs in the real world. The books
contain 2530 single or double-page lessons which
can be used in class as a supplement to the main
coursebook and/or at home. Each lesson includes
authentic texts, skills practice, functional language,
and vocabulary tailored to a vocational syllabus.

The Vocabulary sections contain exercises looking at

groups of words from the reading texts and related to
the topic of the lesson. For example, in Lesson 6
Bend it like students are asked to complete
definitions of technical vocabulary. Vocabulary
exercises include matching words and pictures,
completing definitions, finding specific phrases or
words in a text, and grouping words. All the words
from the Vocabulary sections (as well as any other
words that appear in the lesson and are relevant to
the topic) are included in the glossary at the back.

Features
Each lesson contains some or all of these features:
Before you start
Reading
Vocabulary
Speaking
Writing
Get real
Each workbook has a glossary, which contains the
words from each lesson with definitions. The
glossary defines the main words of the lesson and is
particularly useful for defining the technically
specific or unusual words not always found in a
dictionary.

Before you start

Students can do this task alone or in pairs. It is
designed to get students thinking about the topic of
the lesson, or to start thinking about some of the
vocabulary they already know in that area. For
example, in Lesson 11 Did you read the instructions?
Students think about how they prefer to learn. In
Lesson 15 Big is best they write down all the dams
and tunnels they can think of, and compare their
answers.

Reading
Workshop contains a variety of authentic texts
related to the vocational topic. For example,
Engineering includes texts from college brochures,
newspapers, textbooks, and instruction manuals.
Reading tasks include identifying where a text comes
from (for example, a magazine, newspaper, or
leaflet), identifying the topic of a text, reading the
text to find specific information, ordering texts,
comprehension questions, gap filling, and matching
headings with paragraphs.

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Speaking
The Speaking sections involve students discussing an
issue related to the topic of the lesson. For example,
in Lesson 9 The cars a star students discuss what
people consider when they are buying a car and they
choose a suitable car for different types of people. In
Lesson 18 Gadgets students are asked to decide how
useful various gadgets are.

Writing
In the Writing sections students are asked to write
short texts based on the model of the reading text in
the lesson. For example, in Lesson 3 The starting
point students read a college leaflet describing
courses in the Reading section, and then they go on
to write a leaflet describing their own course.

Get real
The Get real task at the end of each lesson is a link
between the content of the lesson and the real world.
Students are encouraged to use reference materials,
magazines, newspapers, or the Internet to investigate
ideas related to the topic of the lesson. These tasks
are also designed to be the basis of possible project
work. Teachers could expand the task so that
students do a more lengthy piece of work. For
example, in Lesson 16 Bright spark student are asked
to find out about a modern inventor from their
country. This could be an ongoing project in which
students collect information and write about
inventors and their inventions.

Teachers notes

Engineering Workshop
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1 What is engineering?
4 1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

6 Bend it like

T 2 F 3 T 4 F
design
define
a manufacturer
solution
methodical
evaluate
everyday

1 1 formal

3 1 isnt

3 1 b

3 1 T

2 T

3 F

4 F

4 1 specialize
2 Continuous
assessment
3 Key skills

5 T

4 foundation course
5 apprentice
6 qualifications

2a

3b

3 A: Level 2 Certificate in Fabrication

B: Not suitable for any course
C: Level 1 Certificate in Engineering
D:Level 1 Certificate in Engineering
E: Level 2 Certificate in Electronic Engineering
4 1
2
3
4
5
6

applicant
interview
prepare
Communications
Welding
Fitting

b plastic

2 A Material

2 b

3 b

4 b

6 1 b

2 d

3 b

4 b

5 a

6 c

9 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Symmetrical
Hand-drawn
Recycle
viewer
Accurate
Images
architect
Consistent

2 1 F

2 T

3 F

4 F

3 1 D

2 A

3 E

4 C

4 1 Yes

2 No

3 Yes

5 T

6 T

5 B
4 Yes

5 At the end

9 The car s a star

2 A, B, and C are from a newspaper article, D is
from a fashion magazine
3 B, C, A
4 1 operators 2 plant 3 state-of-the-art
4 working environment 5 assembly line
5 1 1959 2 Its very modern 3 100,000
4 2,500 5 It has an ergonomically-designed
assembly line and quieter machinery

5 What is it made from?

1 a metal

5 1 a

8 Getting away from it all

4 The course for you

2 1a

1 Its easier to convey information visually than

to describe something in words.

7 walk is in inverted commas because you

dont actually walk, but the computer image
changes.

3 The starting point

3 a

4 a

3 Two dimensions = a flat plane

Three dimensions = solid figure with depth

4 arent

4 A Types of engineers
1 petroleum: outdoor, dirty
2 sanitation: outdoor, dirty
3 textile: indoor, clean
4 computer: indoor, clean
5 chemical: indoor, dirty

2 a

3 c

7 A picture is worth a thousand words

3 are

2 1 b

2 b

4 1 implant 2 imagination 3 original

4 Alloys 5 expand 6 react
7 environment 8 compressed

2 is

3 fashionable

2 clever

2 The right person in the right job

2 D

2 clever

c glass

B Properties

3 a 2

b 5

c 4

d 1

e 10

4 1 b

2 c

3 d

4 f

5 a

d metal

C Uses

Get real
A fleet of Minis were used in the film.

6 e

Get real: Charles Goodyear developed

vulcanized rubber. Its used for car tyres etc.

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10 Made by hand
2 1 unique 2 skills 3 highly-skilled
4 traditional 5 craftsmen
3 1 F

2 T

3 T

4 F

5 F

4 (Suggested answers)
The Mini
fashionable, modern
Jobs in the Mini factory
boring, easy, organized, requires you to work
quickly
The Morgan
classic, traditional
Jobs in the Morgan factory
difficult, interesting, peaceful, requires
expertise, requires patience, requires skill,
5 A Morgan is made by hand, a Mini is made on
an assembly line.

11 Did you read the instructions?

2 1 monitor 2 keyboard 3 computer
4 mouse 5 cable 6 printer
3 1 disconnect 2 Loosen
4 plug in 5 Connect
4 1 c

2 d

3 b

5 1 b

2 c

3 a

6 kettle 1b

4 e

5 f

desk lamp 2c

3 unplug
6 a

3 aerial

camera 3a

4 TV

5 socket

12 Safety first
1 a on a train
b in a public WC
c on a gate
2 Hes wearing a hard hat, goggles, and gloves.
3 1
2
3
4

13 Are you sitting comfortably?

2 1 D

2 C

3 A

3 1 risk 2 adjustable 3 symptoms

4 prevent 5 cure 6 relaxed
4 1 c

2 e

3 f

4 d

5 a

6 g

7 b

14 Small is beautiful
1 a wires

b waves

c pipelines

3 C

5 A

2 B
3 1 E

2 B

4 D

4 advantages = 1, 2, 3; disadvantages = 4, 5
5 1 micrometre 2 diameter 3 flammable
4 Splicing 5 ignite 6 Ducts 7 Per
8 To handle 9 Efficiently

15 Big is best

7 The written instructions are more precise and

more formal than the spoken ones.
9 1 plug 2 cable
6 mains

Get real
The standard European colours for health and
safety signs are:
Prohibition = red and white with black
Mandatory = blue and white
Warning = yellow with black
Safe condition = green and white
Fire equipment = red and white

circle with a diagonal line, red and white

circle, blue and white
triangle, yellow and black
square, orange and black

2 c The Channel Tunnel

3 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Its between Britain and France

Its a rail tunnel
Its over 20km long
British and French engineers
They used TBMs
Tunnel Boring Machines
8.5m in diameter and 250m long
Four years
1994

4 1 How 2 Who
5 Where

3 What

4 When

5 1 between 2 around 3 through

4 across/over 5 over/across 6 under

5 1 b 2 e 3 i 4 g 5 j 6 a
7 k 8 c 9 f 10 d 11 h
6 1 flammable 2 corrosive
4 goggles 5 a hard hat

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16 Bright spark

20 Bridge disaster

2 electricity provides light

clockwork powers a clock
electricity, gas, or oil are used to heat
buildings
a modern watch uses battery power
we use kinetic energy to ride a bicycle
3 1 c

2 b

4 1 T

2 F

3 T

4 T

5 F

5 1 Environmentally-friendly 2 Clockwork
3 unreliable 4 generator 5 solar

17 Servant or master?
1 Five: sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell
2 see, eyes, sight; hear, ears, hearing; smell,
nose, smell; taste, mouth, taste;
touch, hands, touch.
3 See and hear are the functions of the eyes and
ears, look and listen require attention.
4 1 b

2 b

5 1 b

2 f

3 e

4 a

5 c

6 d

7 g

6 Robots have sensors that react to the

environment in a similar way to human
senses.
7 1 routine

2 react

3 device

4 sensor

18 Gadgets
2 1 radio pen 2 feet washer
3 letter opener clock 4 bed glasses
3 1 C, D

2 B

3 C

4 D

5 A

4 1 benefit 2 prism 3 Lenses

5 Vinyl 6 Secret 7 deflect

6 B
4 Suction

19 Bridging the gap

2 1 a 2 a
3 1 fixed 2 designed 3 engineers 4 built
5 Computer 6 perfect 7 vehicles
8 parachute 9 aeroplane 10 pilot
4 1 F

2 F

3 T

4 T

5 F

5
height of towers

4 1 e

2 c

3 a

4 d

5 b

21 Ancient structures
1 The Great Wall of China, The Pyramids in
Egypt
2 B
3 Great Wall of China
1 northern China
2 A defensive wall
3 before the third century BC
4 earth covered with stone
5 gangs of forced labourers
6 200km long, 3.5m high, 4.5m wide
The first pyramid in Egypt
1 Egypt
2 a tomb for a pharaoh
3 About 2600 BC
4 stone
5 2025,000 people
6 over 140m high
4 1 T

2 F

3 T

4 F

5 1 tomb 2 apex
5 population

5 F

3 defensive

4 labourers

6 Suggested answer
Hadrians Wall was the northern boundary of
the Roman Empire. It was a defensive wall
between England and Scotland. It was built
between 122 and 126 AD. Its made of earth
and stone. It was built by soldiers. The wall is
117km long, 6.5m high and 3m wide.

22 Do you understand?
2 a diagonal b horizontal c vertical
d corner e centre f top g side
h bottom i fold j point
3 1 h 2 d
8 c 9 e

3 b

4 i

5 g

6 a

7 f

23 How do you say?

1 1 cm
8 (x)3

2 g 3 kg
9 (x)2

4 km

5 l

6 m

7 ml

4 1 height 2 length 3 area 4 speed

5 weight 6 distance 7 liquid 8 capacity

span
height above river

5 1 300m 2 516m 3 593km2 4 110kph

5 2000kg 6 200km 7 1.5l 8 3000cc/cm3
6 1 22kph 2 2l 3 1.5m2 4 6km2 5 50ml
6 18kg 7 130g 8 1.5m x 50cm 9 0.75m3

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24 Where have I heard that name
before?
1 The inventors names are used for the
products.
Chemistry: curie
Electricity: amp, hertz, joule, ohm, volt, watt
Physics: newton, pascal
Temperature: Celsius, kelvin
3 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11

pascal, Blaise Pascal (16231662)

newton, Sir Isaac Newton (16431727)
Celsius, Anders Celsius (17011744)
watt, James Watt (17361819)
volt, Count Alessandro Volta (17451827)
amp, Andr Marie Ampre (17751836)
ohm, Georg Simon Ohm (17871854)
joule, James Prescott Joule (18181889)
Kelvin, Lord Kelvin (18241907)
hertz, Heinrich Hertz (18571894),
curie, Marie Curie (18671934)

4 1 chemist 2 astronomer
4 inventor 5 pioneer

3 physicist

Get real
Bunsen, Robert Wilhelm 181199, German
chemist
Diesel, Rudolph 18581913, German engineer
Geiger, Hans 18821945, German physicist
Morse, Samuel Finley Breese 17911872,
American inventor
McAdam, John 17561836, Scottish engineer

25 Whats your number?

2 Its easier to calculate using Arabic numbers.

4 1 1989
5 4000
10 200

2 1 a

2 b

3 a

3 1 12,100,000 2 16 3 2000 4 6,200,000

5 5,900,000 6 1971 7 14,300,000 8 2000
9 30% 10 32% 11 38% 12 1970s
4 1 T

2 F

3 T

5 1 1971 2 2000 3 59
5 under 5 6 32

4 30

27 Your CV
2 1 b

2 a

3 1 T

2 F

3 F

2 a

3 b

4 T

5 F

6 T

7 F

4 a
5 1 a
6 1
2
3
4
5

develop
development
specialize
engineering
technology

28 Please apply in writing

2 1 from 2 Mrs Lee 3 wants to be
4 a basic 5 more than
3 1 C

2 D

3 A

4 F

5 B

6 E

4 Katy Evans wrote Dear Sir/Madam because

she did not know who she was writing to.
5 Formal: a, d, e, h, i, k
Informal: b, c, f, g, j, l
6 ac; bi; dj; eg; fk; hl

1 1 = I; 5 = V; 10 = X; 40 = XL; 50 = L; 60 = LX;
100 = C; 500 = D; 800 = DCCC; 1000 = M
3 1 2/3 2 3.6% 3 1/4 4 0 5 2.5
6 1,000,000/1m 7 2,580 8 327

26 Its all just numbers

8 1
2
3
4

To answer your question

The receptionist will tell you where to go.
Lets speak soon.
Is it OK?

9 1/2

2 Hundreds 3 half 4 5000m2

6 88% 7 -5 8 -40 9 14,000

5 Student A
34.5%
6.97
1/
3
64,567

Student B
3,958
55%
1/
2
7.65

Get real
Indian and Arabic numbers were introduced to
Europe in the tenth century by Gerbert of
Aurillac.
Indian mathematicians, especially the scholar
Brahmagupta, developed the idea of zero.
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