Helps students to combine their knowledge of English with their technical knowledge. Develops all four skills through varied activities. Five units out of thirty are based on interviews with students and practising engineers and place more emphasis on listening skills. Up-to-date technical content. Authentic reading and listening passages covering a wide range of topics, e.g. materials, mechanisms, forces, safety at work, engineering design, automated systems, robotics,hydraulics, process control, and CAD. Comprehensive glossary of technical terms which forms a useful mini-dictionary of Engineering. Separate Answer Book with a key to all exercises, the tapescripts, and useful unit-by-unit teaching notes. Designed for easy use by the non-specialist teacher.
Unit 1 Engineering - what's it all about?
Unit 2 Choosing a course
Unit 3 Engineering materials
Unit 4 Mechanisms
Unit 5 Forces in engineering
Unit 6 The electric motor
Unit 7 An engineering student
Unit 8 Central heating
Unit 9 Safety at work
Unit10 Young engineer
etc.