Engineering Workshop
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The series Vocabulary
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 25 30 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
Speaking
Reading
The Speaking sections involve students discussing an
Vocabulary
issue related to the topic of the lesson. For example,
Speaking
in Lesson 9 The car s a star students discuss what
Writing
people consider when they are buying a car and they
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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
the lesson. For example, in Lesson 3 The starting
Before you start
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
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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
are also designed to be the basis of possible project
Reading
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.
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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 1 implant 2 imagination 3 original
4 solution
4 Alloys 5 expand 6 react
5 methodical
7 environment 8 compressed
6 evaluate
7 everyday
7 A picture is worth a thousand words
1 It s easier to convey information visually than
2 The right person in the right job
to describe something in words.
2 D B A C
3 Two dimensions = a flat plane
3 1 isn t 2 is 3 are 4 aren t
Three dimensions = solid figure with depth
4 A Types of engineers
5 1 a 2 b 3 b 4 b
1 petroleum: outdoor, dirty
6 1 b 2 d 3 b 4 b 5 a 6 c
2 sanitation: outdoor, dirty
3 textile: indoor, clean
7  walk is in inverted commas because you
4 computer: indoor, clean
don t 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
5 Accurate
4 1 specialize 4 foundation course
6 Images
2 Continuous 5 apprentice
7 architect
assessment 6 qualifications
8 Consistent
3 Key skills
8 Getting away from it all
4 The course for you
2 1 F 2 T 3 F 4 F 5 T 6 T
2 1 a 2 a 3 b
3 1 D 2 A 3 E 4 C 5 B
3 A: Level 2 Certificate in Fabrication
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
9 The car s a star
D:Level 1 Certificate in Engineering
E: Level 2 Certificate in Electronic Engineering
2 A, B, and C are from a newspaper article, D is
from a fashion magazine
4 1 applicant
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 It s very modern 3 100,000
6 Fitting
4 2,500 5 It has an ergonomically-designed
assembly line and quieter machinery
5 What is it made from?
Get real
1 a metal b plastic c glass d metal
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. It s used for car tyres etc.
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Engineering Workshop
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Get real
10 Made by hand
The standard European colours for health and
2 1 unique 2 skills 3 highly-skilled
safety signs are:
4 traditional 5 craftsmen
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
13 Are you sitting comfortably?
boring, easy, organized, requires you to work
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 It s between Britain and France
7 The written instructions are more precise and
2 It s a rail tunnel
more formal than the spoken ones.
3 It s 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 He s 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
21 Ancient structures
electricity, gas, or oil are used to heat
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
2 A defensive wall
5 1 Environmentally-friendly 2 Clockwork
3 before the third century BC
3 unreliable 4 generator 5 solar
4 earth covered with stone
17 Servant or master? 5 gangs of forced labourers
6 200km long, 3.5m high, 4.5m wide
1 Five: sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell
The first pyramid in Egypt
2 see, eyes, sight; hear, ears, hearing; smell,
1 Egypt
nose, smell; taste, mouth, taste;
2 a tomb for a pharaoh
touch, hands, touch.
3 About 2600 BC
3 See and hear are the functions of the eyes and
4 stone
ears, look and listen require attention.
5 20 25,000 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
Hadrian s 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. It s 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
22 Do you understand?
5 Vinyl 6 Secret 7 deflect
2 a diagonal b horizontal c vertical
19 Bridging the gap
d corner e centre f top g side
h bottom i fold j point
2 1 a 2 a
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
23 How do you say?
4 1 F 2 F 3 T 4 T 5 F
1 1 cm 2 g 3 kg 4 km 5 l 6 m 7 ml
5
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 It s 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
5 1 1971 2 2000 3 5 9 4 30
Temperature: Celsius, kelvin
5 under 5 6 32
3 1 pascal, Blaise Pascal (1623 1662)
2 newton, Sir Isaac Newton (1643 1727)
27 Your CV
3 Celsius, Anders Celsius (1701 1744)
2 1 b 2 a
4 watt, James Watt (1736 1819)
3 1 T 2 F 3 F 4 T 5 F 6 T 7 F
5 volt, Count Alessandro Volta (1745 1827)
4 a
6 amp, Andr� Marie AmpŁre (1775 1836)
7 ohm, Georg Simon Ohm (1787 1854)
5 1 a 2 a 3 b
8 joule, James Prescott Joule (1818 1889)
6 1 develop
9 Kelvin, Lord Kelvin (1824 1907)
2 development
10 hertz, Heinrich Hertz (1857 1894),
3 specialize
11 curie, Marie Curie (1867 1934)
4 engineering
4 1 chemist 2 astronomer 3 physicist
5 technology
4 inventor 5 pioneer
28 Please apply in writing
Get real
2 1 from 2 Mrs Lee 3 wants to be
Bunsen, Robert Wilhelm 1811 99, German
4 a basic 5 more than
chemist
Diesel, Rudolph 1858 1913, German engineer
3 1 C 2 D 3 A 4 F 5 B 6 E
Geiger, Hans 1882 1945, German physicist
4 Katy Evans wrote Dear Sir/Madam because
Morse, Samuel Finley Breese 1791 1872,
she did not know who she was writing to.
American inventor
5 Formal: a, d, e, h, i, k
McAdam, John 1756 1836, Scottish engineer
Informal: b, c, f, g, j, l
6 a c; b i; d j; e g; f k; h l
25 What s your number?
8 1 To answer your question &
1 1 = I; 5 = V; 10 = X; 40 = XL; 50 = L; 60 = LX;
2 The receptionist will tell you where to go.
100 = C; 500 = D; 800 = DCCC; 1000 = M
3 Let s speak soon.
2 It s easier to calculate using Arabic numbers.
4 Is it OK?
2 1
3 1 /3 2 3.6% 3 /4 4 0 5 2.5
1
6 1,000,000/1m 7 2,580 8 327 9 /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.
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