The Workshop series of workbooks prepares students The Vocabulary sections contain exercises looking at studying vocational topics for the English they will groups of words from the reading texts and related to need for their jobs in the real world. The books the topic of the lesson. For example, in Lesson 6 contain 2530 single or double-page lessons which Bend it like students are asked to complete can be used in class as a supplement to the main definitions of technical vocabulary. Vocabulary coursebook and/or at home. Each lesson includes exercises include matching words and pictures, authentic texts, skills practice, functional language, completing definitions, finding specific phrases or and vocabulary tailored to a vocational syllabus. words in a text, and grouping words. All the words from the Vocabulary sections (as well as any other Features words that appear in the lesson and are relevant to Each lesson contains some or all of these features: the topic) are included in the glossary at the back. Before you start Reading Speaking Vocabulary The Speaking sections involve students discussing an Speaking issue related to the topic of the lesson. For example, Writing in Lesson 9 The cars a star students discuss what Get real people consider when they are buying a car and they choose a suitable car for different types of people. In Each workbook has a glossary, which contains the Lesson 18 Gadgets students are asked to decide how words from each lesson with definitions. The useful various gadgets are. glossary defines the main words of the lesson and is particularly useful for defining the technically Writing specific or unusual words not always found in a In the Writing sections students are asked to write dictionary. short texts based on the model of the reading text in Before you start the lesson. For example, in Lesson 3 The starting point students read a college leaflet describing Students can do this task alone or in pairs. It is courses in the Reading section, and then they go on designed to get students thinking about the topic of to write a leaflet describing their own course. the lesson, or to start thinking about some of the vocabulary they already know in that area. For Get real example, in Lesson 11 Did you read the instructions? The Get real task at the end of each lesson is a link Students think about how they prefer to learn. In between the content of the lesson and the real world. Lesson 15 Big is best they write down all the dams Students are encouraged to use reference materials, and tunnels they can think of, and compare their magazines, newspapers, or the Internet to investigate answers. ideas related to the topic of the lesson. These tasks Reading are also designed to be the basis of possible project work. Teachers could expand the task so that Workshop contains a variety of authentic texts students do a more lengthy piece of work. For related to the vocational topic. For example, example, in Lesson 16 Bright spark student are asked Engineering includes texts from college brochures, to find out about a modern inventor from their newspapers, textbooks, and instruction manuals. country. This could be an ongoing project in which Reading tasks include identifying where a text comes students collect information and write about from (for example, a magazine, newspaper, or inventors and their inventions. 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.
Oxford University Press Teachers notes 1
Engineering Workshop Answer key
1 What is engineering? 6 Bend it like
4 1 T 2 F 3 T 4 F 1 1 formal 2 clever 3 fashionable 1 design 2 clever 2 define 3 1 b 2 b 3 c 4 a 3 a manufacturer 4 solution 4 1 implant 2 imagination 3 original 5 methodical 4 Alloys 5 expand 6 react 6 evaluate 7 environment 8 compressed 7 everyday 7 A picture is worth a thousand words 2 The right person in the right job 1 Its easier to convey information visually than 2 D B A C to describe something in words.
3 1 isnt 2 is 3 are 4 arent 3 Two dimensions = a flat plane
Three dimensions = solid figure with depth 4 A Types of engineers 1 petroleum: outdoor, dirty 5 1 a 2 b 3 b 4 b 2 sanitation: outdoor, dirty 6 1 b 2 d 3 b 4 b 5 a 6 c 3 textile: indoor, clean 7 walk is in inverted commas because you 4 computer: indoor, clean dont actually walk, but the computer image 5 chemical: indoor, dirty changes. 9 1 Symmetrical 3 The starting point 2 Hand-drawn 2 1 b 2 a 3 a 3 Recycle 3 1 T 2 T 3 F 4 F 5 T 4 viewer 4 1 specialize 4 foundation course 5 Accurate 2 Continuous 5 apprentice 6 Images assessment 6 qualifications 7 architect 3 Key skills 8 Consistent
4 The course for you 8 Getting away from it all
2 1a 2a 3b 2 1 F 2 T 3 F 4 F 5 T 6 T 3 A: Level 2 Certificate in Fabrication 3 1 D 2 A 3 E 4 C 5 B B: Not suitable for any course 4 1 Yes 2 No 3 Yes 4 Yes 5 At the end C: Level 1 Certificate in Engineering D:Level 1 Certificate in Engineering 9 The car s a star E: Level 2 Certificate in Electronic Engineering 2 A, B, and C are from a newspaper article, D is 4 1 applicant from a fashion magazine 2 interview 3 B, C, A 3 prepare 4 1 operators 2 plant 3 state-of-the-art 4 Communications 4 working environment 5 assembly line 5 Welding 5 1 1959 2 Its very modern 3 100,000 6 Fitting 4 2,500 5 It has an ergonomically-designed 5 What is it made from? assembly line and quieter machinery 1 a metal b plastic c glass d metal Get real A fleet of Minis were used in the film. 2 A Material B Properties C Uses 3 a 2 b 5 c 4 d 1 e 10 4 1 b 2 c 3 d 4 f 5 a 6 e Get real: Charles Goodyear developed vulcanized rubber. Its used for car tyres etc.
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10 Made by hand Get real
2 1 unique 2 skills 3 highly-skilled The standard European colours for health and 4 traditional 5 craftsmen safety signs are: Prohibition = red and white with black 3 1 F 2 T 3 T 4 F 5 F Mandatory = blue and white 4 (Suggested answers) Warning = yellow with black The Mini Safe condition = green and white fashionable, modern Fire equipment = red and white Jobs in the Mini factory boring, easy, organized, requires you to work 13 Are you sitting comfortably? quickly 2 1 D 2 C 3 A The Morgan 3 1 risk 2 adjustable 3 symptoms classic, traditional 4 prevent 5 cure 6 relaxed Jobs in the Morgan factory 4 1 c 2 e 3 f 4 d 5 a 6 g 7 b difficult, interesting, peaceful, requires expertise, requires patience, requires skill, 14 Small is beautiful 5 A Morgan is made by hand, a Mini is made on 1 a wires b waves c pipelines an assembly line. 2 B 11 Did you read the instructions? 3 1 E 2 B 3 C 4 D 5 A 2 1 monitor 2 keyboard 3 computer 4 advantages = 1, 2, 3; disadvantages = 4, 5 4 mouse 5 cable 6 printer 5 1 micrometre 2 diameter 3 flammable 3 1 disconnect 2 Loosen 3 unplug 4 Splicing 5 ignite 6 Ducts 7 Per 4 plug in 5 Connect 8 To handle 9 Efficiently 4 1 c 2 d 3 b 4 e 5 f 6 a 15 Big is best 5 1 b 2 c 3 a 2 c The Channel Tunnel 6 kettle 1b desk lamp 2c camera 3a 3 1 Its between Britain and France 7 The written instructions are more precise and 2 Its a rail tunnel more formal than the spoken ones. 3 Its over 20km long 9 1 plug 2 cable 3 aerial 4 TV 5 socket 4 British and French engineers 6 mains 5 They used TBMs 6 Tunnel Boring Machines 12 Safety first 7 8.5m in diameter and 250m long 1 a on a train 8 Four years b in a public WC 9 1994 c on a gate 4 1 How 2 Who 3 What 4 When 2 Hes wearing a hard hat, goggles, and gloves. 5 Where 3 1 circle with a diagonal line, red and white 5 1 between 2 around 3 through 2 circle, blue and white 4 across/over 5 over/across 6 under 3 triangle, yellow and black 4 square, orange and black 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 3 explosive 4 goggles 5 a hard hat
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16 Bright spark 20 Bridge disaster
2 electricity provides light 4 1 e 2 c 3 a 4 d 5 b clockwork powers a clock electricity, gas, or oil are used to heat 21 Ancient structures buildings 1 The Great Wall of China, The Pyramids in a modern watch uses battery power Egypt we use kinetic energy to ride a bicycle 2 B 3 1 c 2 b 3 Great Wall of China 4 1 T 2 F 3 T 4 T 5 F 1 northern China 5 1 Environmentally-friendly 2 Clockwork 2 A defensive wall 3 unreliable 4 generator 5 solar 3 before the third century BC 4 earth covered with stone 17 Servant or master? 5 gangs of forced labourers 1 Five: sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell 6 200km long, 3.5m high, 4.5m wide 2 see, eyes, sight; hear, ears, hearing; smell, The first pyramid in Egypt nose, smell; taste, mouth, taste; 1 Egypt touch, hands, touch. 2 a tomb for a pharaoh 3 About 2600 BC 3 See and hear are the functions of the eyes and 4 stone ears, look and listen require attention. 5 2025,000 people 4 1 b 2 b 6 over 140m high 5 1 b 2 f 3 e 4 a 5 c 6 d 7 g 4 1 T 2 F 3 T 4 F 5 F 6 Robots have sensors that react to the 5 1 tomb 2 apex 3 defensive 4 labourers environment in a similar way to human 5 population senses. 6 Suggested answer 7 1 routine 2 react 3 device 4 sensor Hadrians Wall was the northern boundary of the Roman Empire. It was a defensive wall 18 Gadgets between England and Scotland. It was built 2 1 radio pen 2 feet washer between 122 and 126 AD. Its made of earth 3 letter opener clock 4 bed glasses and stone. It was built by soldiers. The wall is 3 1 C, D 2 B 3 C 4 D 5 A 6 B 117km long, 6.5m high and 3m wide. 4 1 benefit 2 prism 3 Lenses 4 Suction 5 Vinyl 6 Secret 7 deflect 22 Do you understand? 2 a diagonal b horizontal c vertical 19 Bridging the gap d corner e centre f top g side 2 1 a 2 a h bottom i fold j point 3 1 fixed 2 designed 3 engineers 4 built 3 1 h 2 d 3 b 4 i 5 g 6 a 7 f 5 Computer 6 perfect 7 vehicles 8 c 9 e 8 parachute 9 aeroplane 10 pilot 4 1 F 2 F 3 T 4 T 5 F 23 How do you say? 5 1 1 cm 2 g 3 kg 4 km 5 l 6 m 7 ml height of towers 8 (x)3 9 (x)2 4 1 height 2 length 3 area 4 speed span 5 weight 6 distance 7 liquid 8 capacity 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 26 Its all just numbers
before? 2 1 a 2 b 3 a 1 The inventors names are used for the 3 1 12,100,000 2 16 3 2000 4 6,200,000 products. 5 5,900,000 6 1971 7 14,300,000 8 2000 Chemistry: curie 9 30% 10 32% 11 38% 12 1970s Electricity: amp, hertz, joule, ohm, volt, watt 4 1 T 2 F 3 T Physics: newton, pascal Temperature: Celsius, kelvin 5 1 1971 2 2000 3 59 4 30 5 under 5 6 32 3 1 pascal, Blaise Pascal (16231662) 2 newton, Sir Isaac Newton (16431727) 27 Your CV 3 Celsius, Anders Celsius (17011744) 2 1 b 2 a 4 watt, James Watt (17361819) 5 volt, Count Alessandro Volta (17451827) 3 1 T 2 F 3 F 4 T 5 F 6 T 7 F 6 amp, Andr Marie Ampre (17751836) 4 a 7 ohm, Georg Simon Ohm (17871854) 5 1 a 2 a 3 b 8 joule, James Prescott Joule (18181889) 6 1 develop 9 Kelvin, Lord Kelvin (18241907) 2 development 10 hertz, Heinrich Hertz (18571894), 3 specialize 11 curie, Marie Curie (18671934) 4 engineering 4 1 chemist 2 astronomer 3 physicist 5 technology 4 inventor 5 pioneer Get real 28 Please apply in writing Bunsen, Robert Wilhelm 181199, German 2 1 from 2 Mrs Lee 3 wants to be chemist 4 a basic 5 more than Diesel, Rudolph 18581913, German engineer 3 1 C 2 D 3 A 4 F 5 B 6 E Geiger, Hans 18821945, German physicist 4 Katy Evans wrote Dear Sir/Madam because Morse, Samuel Finley Breese 17911872, she did not know who she was writing to. American inventor 5 Formal: a, d, e, h, i, k McAdam, John 17561836, Scottish engineer Informal: b, c, f, g, j, l 25 Whats your number? 6 ac; bi; dj; eg; fk; hl 1 1 = I; 5 = V; 10 = X; 40 = XL; 50 = L; 60 = LX; 8 1 To answer your question 100 = C; 500 = D; 800 = DCCC; 1000 = M 2 The receptionist will tell you where to go. 2 Its easier to calculate using Arabic numbers. 3 Lets speak soon. 4 Is it OK? 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 9 1/2 4 1 1989 2 Hundreds 3 half 4 5000m2 5 4000 6 88% 7 -5 8 -40 9 14,000 10 200 5 Student A Student B 34.5% 3,958 6.97 55% 1/ 1/ 3 2 64,567 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.