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Contents
It'smyjob

Customercare

Listening
Project/
Webquest/
Problem-solving

Reading

Technological
innovations

Branchesof
technologY

I Technologyand societY P.4
Technologyand
work

2 StudyingtechnologY P.]o
Thecourse
Branchesof
technology
Coursedescriptions

3 Design p.16
a chair The designprocess
Designing
Blake: UsingnonKenneth
language
specialist
Furniture
Workingwith
Designer
design
in sPort P-7)
4 Technology
Making
PedroFernandez:
BikeMaker

Exchanging
information

recommendations

5 Appropriate technologY P.28
Stirlingengine
the
Explaining
differencebetween
Products

The inventor

6 Crime-fighting and security p.34
Usinginformal
language
7 Manufacturing

Manufacturing
processes

Modern
manufacturing
processes

Lesscommon
formsof transport

Thecarofthe
future

8 Transport p.46

JanBronec:
Mechanical
Engineer

Makingand
acknowledging
aPologies

Carengines

with Recordingnew
Comparisons
words
adjectivesand
adverbs
Wordgroups

Wordstress

Thetimetable

PresentSimplev
PresentContinuous

Strongandweak
formsof auxiliary
verbs

Famousdesigners

Questiontypes

Skateboardv
snowboard

Describing
usedto,usedfor,
madeoJmadefrom materials

E x p l a i n i nag
diagram
Benefitsof
appropriate
technology

Timeclauses

motion N u m b e r sa n d
Describing
quantities

Describing
function

-proof,-resistant,
-tight

PresentPassive

Compoundnouns

Prediction:
will,may,might

Recordingnew
expressions

Crime-fighting
devices

a large Crime-fighting
Protecting
equipment
storefrom
shoPlifters

P.40

NasserAziz:
Manufacturing
Engineer

Satellitelaunch
sysrems

Shortreportand
linkingwords

CD manufacturingShortsequence
F o o da n dd r i n k

manufacturing

lntonationfor
questlons

corÍectiVe
stre5s


Writing bank o p.52
Technology
in sport
Appropriate
technology
Crime-fighting
andsecurity

Manufacturing
Transport
High living:skyscrapers

Medicaltechnology
Personalentertainment
Careersin technology

9 High living:skyscrapers.p.68
Showingvisitors
LeonPeters:
rounda
SteelErector

construction
site

Thetallest
buildingsin the
world

How slgrscrapers
are built

Thefuture of technology
Reading bank key p.66

Foundationtypes

Safetysignsand
safety advice

Stressin long
words (1)

10 Medical technologyo p.7+
Phillipe
Rugeri: Givingclear
Mechatronics instructions
Engineer
1l Personalentertainmento o.80
BrunoSchleef: Makins
VideoGames
tuggeitions

uesrgner
12 Informationtechnologyo p.8o
DianaMayo:lT
Support
Technician

Devicesforthe
blind

Best-selling
computergame
genres

Devicesforthe
elderly

Opinions

Opposites

Linkingwords

Videogames

should/ shouldn't

Newvocabulary

CADCAM

Computer
peripherals

PastPassive

Collocations

VolP phone
systems

Mobile phones

PastSimplev
PresentPerfect

PastSimplev
PresentPerfect

Job descriptions

PersonalitycareerCV
test
Jobinterview

Job requirements

Stressin long
words (2)

Future

developments

Phrasalverbs

a

Workingona help Supercomputers Describing
desk
changes

o p.92
13 Telecommunications
in
ToddMcArthur: Explaining
Telesimpleterms
communications
Technician

Shortdescription Relativeclauses

Satellite
communication
systems

-edformofverbs
and wordswith
silentletters

14Careersin technologyo p.98

15Thefuture of technologyo p.lo+
Sayinggoodbye
Pairworkactivitieso o.110

Predictions
Symbols and characteÍs. p.1l4

Grammarreference. o.ll5

Affixes

Listeningscriptst p.124

Linkingin phrasal
verbs
Glossary. p.t31


4 U n i t1

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Look at pictures A-F. They show ways in which
technology affects how we live. Identlfy the different
items in each oicture

2 Match the effectsof technologyto picturesA-F. Declde
which effectsare posltive,and which are negative.
1 fasttravel

7 roaddeaths

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8 spaceexploration

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3 nuclearmissiles
4 less housework
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9 overweight people
10 globa1warming
11 easy communication

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6 noise pollution

12 mass entertainment

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Technologyand society

o speakingaboutthe way technologyaffectsou r lives
o listeningto peopledescribingthe effectsof new
technologyon theirwork
o comparisonswith adjectivesand adverbs
o how to stresstechnicalwords
o h o wt o g r o u pa n d r e m e m b e n
r e wt e r m s

listening

o Languagespot

Technologyand work

Comparisonswith adjectivesand adverbs

I f) fisten to four people describing the effectsof new
technology on their work. Match each person to his /
herjob.

. The speakersare comparing howthings are now
with how they were before:
It'smuchfaster.
It'smore realistic.
It'ssafer.
My salesare muchworse.
t We make comparisons with short adjectiveslike/ast

by adding -er)faster.
With long adjectiveslike realistic,we use more and less
) more / Iessrealistic.
Note the irregular form s:Qood) better and bad )
worse.
Some adverbsare the same as adjectives,for example
early,fast,high,late,Wíth these adverbs,we use -er)
earli er,fa st er, high er, Iat er.
With adverbs ending in -ly,we use more and less.We
can add much to emphasize the comparÍson:
With a computerI can work more efficiently and much
faster.
)) Go to Gtammat reference p.115
I fiU tne gaps to compare computers now and ten years
ago.Use the adjectivesÍnbrackets.

I Vera

a shop owner

Computers to day are moreP owerÍul' (powerful)'

I Lnrrstrne

b doctor

They operate -'(fast)

and they have much

(large)memories. Becausethey contain

3 Gupta

c musicÍan

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4 Anton

d teacher

more electronics,thecaseshave become

Q Listen again. Decide whether each person makes
comments which are posÍtive,negative,or both.
Tick (/)the correctcolumn(s).
Positive
i

Negative

Vera

2 Christine
Gupta

o

(big) but the flat-screen monitors are -5

(heavy) and fit into a -'
desk.Computers are also
8(low) nowthan
is
in the past.The programs too
e (good).They
are
are -to

4 Anton

(sophisticated) and you

Q Work in pairs. Listen to the shop owner again and
write down what he says.Help each other to make a
complete and accurateversion.Then compare withthe
Listening script on p.124.

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(effciently).

(small) space on your
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Lookat the diagramsof the Airbus A380 and the Boeing747.Then studythe
table and completesentences1-8 comparingthe two planes'
(long)than the Boeing

A i r b u sA l 8 0

Boeing747

1 The Airbus is _-

length

73m

7O.1m

w r n g s pna

79.8m

weight (empty)

2 7 5 , 0 0 0k g

64.4m
'180,800
kg

2 The Boeingis a little -Airbus.

weight
( m a x i m u mt a t e o f f )

5a8,000kg

kg
39r,ooó

4 The Boeingis 5 The Airbus can fly ---

(far)than the Boeing

s p e e d( m a x i m u m )

9 4 5k p h

1 , 1 2k7p h

(high)thanthe

range

1 5 , 1 0k0m

1 4 2 0 0k m

6 The Boeingcan flYAirbus.

cllins

13,100m

13,500m

c a p a c i t (ym a x i m u m ) 8 4 0 ( l - c l a s s )

5 5 0( 1 - c l a s s )

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4turbofans

4 turbofans

t hr u s t

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(short)than the
(heavy)weight

3 The Airbus can carry a than the Boeing.

(fast)than the Airbus.

7 The AÍrbusengines ale -.8 The Airbus was introduced_-

(powerful).
(recently).

3 Now write three more sentencesof your own
comparingthe two Planes.


T e c h n o l o gayn d s o c i e t y 7

Reading

Vocabulary

Branchesof technology

Recordingnewwords

Readheadlines1-8from recentnews stories.Match the
headlinesto the correctbranch oftechnologya-h.

One effectiveway of recording key words used in
technology is to group them into word sets.Study the
example of how to group words related to
biotechnology.

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USA developing
a vveaprrn
to fire microwaves

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El Wo rld'staIlest bridgeo pens
Work in pairs.Make word sets for each of the branches
of technologyínReading.
Another way to remember key words in technology Ís
to make word cards.Study the example of a word card.
Information tech nology
-l

Sunlightwill powcrspacecrafl

8 Naruwqs to make shoes
a biotechnology
b defence
c crime
d informationtechnology
e manufacturing
f civil engineering
g telecommunications
h

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Keyword
MLA^or/4

T r an s l a t i o n

P a r to f s p e e c h
noun (uncountablo)

P r o nu n c i a t i o n
/'memerr/

S a m p l es e n t e n c e

Wordsoften usedwith
the keyword

l4e,uor4is used lor
proqraMs and data

chip, slot, carJ,
randomaccLss

Design your own word cards to help you remember
your technical vocabulary.Make word cards for six of
the words you listed in l. Use a good English-Engiish
dictionary such as Oxford Wordpower,tohelp you.


8 Unitl

Gadget box
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AB5 (n)AntilockBraking
System

A smokedetectoris a safetydeviceto detectsmokeinthe air.
Therearetwo typestan opticaldetectorwhichoperateswhen
smokedisturbsa beamof light,andan ionizationdetectorwhich
operates
whenverysmallparticles
of smokeinterruptan
electriccurrent.
Whereis the bestplaceto puta smokedetectorin a house?

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Pronunciation

Pairwork

Wordstress

Work in pairs,A and B.Eachof you has information
aboutone of the launch systemsin the pictures.
Exchangeinformationwith your partnerby asking
and answeringquestionsand completethe table.

Q tisten to the technical words and mark the stressed
part of each word.
EXAMPLE s
1
2
3
4

engineer

9nline

machine
machinery
mechanÍcs
mechanic

5

6
7
8

mechanical
technical
technician
technology

9
10
11
12

electron
electronics
electrical
electrician

Vocabulary
Wordgroups
Some technical words look similarto each other but are
used in different ways, for example, mechanic and
mechanics.One way to remember these words and the
differences between them is to put them into groups.
Mechanicbelongs to a group containing people and
jobs.MechanÍcsbelongs to a group of subjects. You can
think of your or,rmgroups to help you remember other
technicalterms.
Put the list of common technical words Íntogroups

usingthe table below.
mechanic
electron
technical
electricity
engin€

mechanics
electronic
technology
electrical
€nsin€€Í

mechanÍcaI mechanism
electronics
technician
electrician
€n€in€€rin€

Subjects

Peopleand
jobs

Things

Adjectives

en9tneenng

engtneer

en9tne

engineering

StudentA

Go to p.110.

StudentB
StudentAs
launchsystem

StudentB's
launchsystem

A r i a n e5

ProtonM

Country

Russia

F i r s tl a u n c h e d

1965

Height

53m

Diameter

7.4m

Engines

PayloadCTO
(geostationary
orbit)
transfer

6,000kg

Mass

456,400kg

Lift-offthrust

1,745kN


Technologyand society 9

Checklist
Assessyour progressin this unit.
Tick(/)the statementswhich aretrue.

I can talk aboutthe positiveand negative
effectsoftechnology
l c a n m a k ec o m p a r i s o nw
s ithadjectives
a n da d v e r b s

Proiect:classsurvey
Study the lÍstof the ten most important technologÍcal
innovations of the past 60 years.Work in groups,and
orderthem 1to 10 (1= most important, 10 = Ieast
important).Then ask your teacher,and compare with
results from a recent survev in the UK.
Innovation

Order

ABS brakes

I knowthreewaysfor recordinga nd
r e m e m b e r i n ng e w w o r d s
I know how to stresscommon terms
in technology
M y r e a d i n ga n d l i s t e n i n ga r eg o o d
enoughto understandmost ofeach text
i n t h i su n i t

AÍrbags
Credit cards

Key words

Digital camera
DNAtesting

Adjective
realistic

Lasereye surgery
Long.lÍfe,Iow-energylight bulbs
Microwave oven
Mobile phone
Smoke detector
Find out from other students what they consider the
most important technological innovations in their
lÍves.Make a list of the ten most important for your
class.

Webquest
Find out the year ofintroduction for each ofthe
innovations in the Project:classsurvey.Compare
answers with other students Ínyour class.
ExAMPLE

Smokedetector

1969

These search engines and this site may help:
www.gooole.com
w w w . a s k j e e v e s . c ou.k

www.wikipedia.oro

Nouns
exploration
globalwarming
innovation
missile
pollution
powerstation
rocket
satellitereceiver
smokedetector
take-off
thrust
Verbs
affect
download
hack
N o t eh e r ea n y t h i n ga b o u th o w E n g l i s hi s u s e d
i n t e c h n o l o g y t h aits n e w t o y o u .


l 0 U n i t2

Switch on
1 Study the description of the course of AIec
Hammond, a technology student from Scotland,
and answer the questions.
1 How long does the course last?
2 What jobs can he do after he completes this

course?
3 Can he study a foreign language?

Civil engineering,HND
Ideal for sttLdenlswho want to follow a citrL'(;t'utCtvil enginex'ring.
Duration:
T\ro years full-time, starting in September
Overview:
The construction industry needs well{rained and qualified managers, technologists, and
technicians. This course is designed to teach you the slthis industryYou will learn the latest construction practices and be given the opportunity to
specíalize in one area'

Course content
Youstudy core unitsin;
. CAD
. CommunÍcattons
. Constructionmanagement
. Constructrontechnology
. Construction surveyng
. Civil engnneerurgmaterials
. Drawing and design

. Fluidmechanics
. Geotechnics
. IT
. Maths
. Mecharucs and
structure

Youcan takeadditional unitsin;
. Advanced structuraldesign
. Advanced surveying
. Highway engineerurg
. Quality assurance
. a foreign language
What can I do next?
On successful completion of the course, you may progress to a range of degree-level courses
Some students progress to employment as Clvil engnneeringtechnicians /technologrsts


S t u d y i n g t e c h n o l o g 1y l

ln this unit
o listeningfor detail
O PresentSimplev PresentContinuous
o keyterms for d ifferent branchesof technology
o strongand weak forms of auxiliaryverbs

In which of the core units will these topics be covered?

Work in pairs.Ask and answer the questions.

1
2
3
4
5

1 What choice do students have if they successfully

complete the course?

thepropertiesofconcrete
computer applicatÍon software
forces on a structure
calculus
report vwiting

2 Is this course similar to engineering courses in your

country?

3 Wouldvouliketofollowthis

course?

Listening
Thecourse

Q tisten to part 2 of the interview. Fill gaps 1-8 in the
timetable.

Look at Alec's timetable below. Some of the
information is missing. Before you listen, answerthe
questions about the timetable.
1 What time do classesstart each day?

Q Here are the interviewer's questions from part 3 of
the interview. Predict how AIec answers them. Then
listen to part 3 and check your answers.

2 Which room is Maths in?

1 What do you hope to do at the end of your course?

3 Who teaches Calculus?

2 Whatkind of degreewillyoutake?

4 What do students do on Tuesdays and ThursdaysT

3 HowlongwillittakeT

f) tisten to part 1of the interview. Answer the
questions.

4 When you start work as a civil engineer, what do
you want to build - houses,or big structures like
bridges and roads?

1 Which stage of the course ÍsA]ec at7

Write your own timetable in English, including the
following information :

2 How many women are taking the course?
3 What agewas hewhenheleft school?

*
r

*
.
.

4 Which subject did he enjoy most at school?
5 What iob did he do when he left schoolT

course title
lessontimes
subjects
names of teachers
self-studytime andfreeperiods

Civil engineering, Semester 2
. l 5 - 1 2 .l 5
09.00-l L00
Mon

3,r

4,5

H.Lomax

B'Daüs

Ttre
llVed

4.30-16.30

3 . 1 5 - 1 4l .5
2

Maths

G2
WeiMing

Civil engineering
Materials Labs 4.4
D.Cowan

SELF-STUDY
3

Calculus
4.2
B.Davis

J,Bell

c.IDoyle

T) Cowan

4.5

Íhur

4.5

FREE

J.Bell
.T'DY

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1 2 U n i t2

18%

ofengineering
students
on unrversrty
coursesIn
the U5A in 2004were
female

. Languagespot
PresentSimplev PresentContinuous
o Study these examples from the interview. \rt/hyis the
Present Continuous used for sentencesl-4 and Present
Simple for sentences5-8?

1 You'redoing an HND in Civil Engineeri.ng.
2 What'sthe companyworking on?
3 They'returning an old ffice building into a
n Í g hct l u b . . ,
4 I'm doing a project on a new bridge...
5
6
7
8

I have classesthreedays aweek...
I really enjoy it.
I like the maths and physics side of it ...
I want to go on to do the degree.

r We use the Present Continuous for things that are
happening now and for a limited period around now:
I' m studying Civ iI E ng ineering.
r We use the Present Simple for things which are
always true:
Copper conducts electricity.
for repeated actions,habits, and events:
Wefinish early on Wednesdays.
with verbs that describe thinking and feeling:
I like calculus.
)) Goto GtammarteÍerence p.115
t

Put the verb in the sentencesin the correcttense.
Present Simple or Present Continuous.

(teach)Maths.

1 Ms Davis -

4 He -

(take)an HND course.
(study) at Telford College this year

5 On Tuesdays, he 6 He He bridge.

(carry)ten times the
10 The old bridge traffic Ítwas designed to carry.
2 Answerthese questions about yourself with complete
sentences.Use the timetable you wrote in 5 on p.11to
help.
1 What are you studying?
2 Where are you studying?
3 Howlongisyourcourse?
4 Is it part-time or full-time?
5 What qualification do you get when you complete
the courseT
A

What are the main subjects?

7 Which subject do you find most dÍfficult?
ó Why do you find ÍtdÍfficult?
9 Which subjectdo you enjoy most?
10 How many classesdo you have each week?

11 When do your classesstart each day?
T2 When do they finish?
13 Do you have any self-study time?
74 What do you hope to do when you finish your
course?

3 Ask the samequestionsto yourpartner.
4 Usingyour answersto 2,completethe gapsin this
description.

'z.It'sa
at
.When I completethe
e.

I'mstudying

(start)at nine o'clock.

2 Classes3 AIec -

(think) it will increase the amount
9 Theyof traffic near their homes.

(study) in the library.

(want)to be a CÍvilEngÍneer.
(work)on a project about a new

A lot of local people proposal.

(not / Iike)the

course,Iwill geta
Themain subjectsare
most difficult is

6.The subjectI find
' .I find it difficult because

.8. The subject I enjoy most is
Ihave
each day at -'1

! classeseachweek. Classesstart
and finish at -'2

When I finish my course,I hopeto

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Studyingtechnology

Pronunciation
Strongandweakformsof auxiliaryverbs
Auxiliary verbshavestrongand weak forms.
Q Listento the examples.
DoesAIeclikeMaths? Yes,he d.oes.

Ishe in hisfirstyear? Yes,he is.

Q Now listen to the questionsand answers.Underline
the strongforms.
Work in pairs.Ask and answerquestionsl-8 about
yourself.Give extrainformationif possible.
EXAMPLE

Weusethe strongform when the auxiliary verb Ís
stressed,as in the shortanswersin the examples.The
weakform is usedwhen the auxiliary is not stressed.
Thisis usually in Yes,/Noquestions.
Answerthe ouestionsaboutAlec.
l Ishe studyingtobe an engineer?Yes,heÍs.
2 Arethereanywomeninhis class?3 Doeshis coursetaketwoyears?-

A Areyou studyingto bean engineer?
B Yes,Iam,I,dlÍketo bea civil engÍneer.
1 Do you like your course?
2 Arethereanywomeninyourclass?
3 Haveyou got any lab work on your course?
4 Isthere any projectwork on your course?
5 Doesyour coursetaketwoyearsT
6 Doyouhavetopassallthe modulesT
7 Canyou starta degreeafteryour course?
8 Willyou lookfora job afteryourcourse?

4 Can he start a degree after six months?

5 Has he got acceptancefrom two universitiesT

Pairwork

6 Doeshe haveto passall the modules?-

Work in pairs,A and B.Eachof you has part of a
timetablefor a studenttaking a diploma in computing
support.Exchangeinformationwith your partnerby
asking and answeringquestions.Completethe table.

7 Will it take him four yearsto completethe BEng?

8 Has he got any lab work on his course?

StudentA

Go to p.110.

StudentB
09.00-11.00

11.15-'t3.00 | 14.00-15.30

'r5.30-'r6.30

SELF-STUDY

Mon

Tues

Tutorial

Hardware
Clientoperating
installation
systems
& maintenance
R]10
Rl02

Wed

Computer
operating
systems
R]05

Structured
programming

Thur

lT applications
R]07

Fri
R]05

Computer

architecture
4104
C o m m u n i c a t i o n Free
skills

Free
Free


1 4 U n i t2

Problem-solving
I Pictures A-H represent dÍfferentbranches oí
technology.Match each picture to sentencesl-8.
1 Electrical engineering is about generating and
supplying power.

6 Mechanical engineering Ísabout designing and
making all the parts of machines that move. That
could mean rocket science or bike design - and
everything in between.

2 Electronic engineerÍngis about designing and
making machines that use electric poweÍ'

7 Chemical engineering is about usÍngthe processes
which change materials in a chemical or physical
way. The sciencebehind these processeshelps to
find out the best way to make the right products.

3 CivÍlengineering is about designing,building, and
looking after structures.

8 InformatÍontechnology is about using computers
for collecting,storing,and sending information.

4 Marine engineering is applying engineering to take
advantage ofthe sea.
5 Manufacturing engineering is about making useful
things from raw materials.

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2 Work in groups of three or four. Make a list of as many
other branches oftechnology as you can. Try to explain
them in English.


S t u d y i n g t e c h n o l o gl 5y

Checklist
Assessyour progressin this unit.
Tick(/) the statementswhich aretrue.

I know keytermsfor differentbranches
oftechnology

Webquest
I

Study the course description and complete the table.
Hornbt' Oollcg,c ol-'l'cchnologt'
Fortnc1atitlt-t
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v P r e s e nC
t ontinuous
I u n d e r s t a n tdh e d i f f e r e n c es :t r o n ga n d
w e a kf o r m so f a u x i l i a r yv e r b s
M y r e a d i n ga n d l i s t e n i n ga r eg o o d
m o s to f e a c ht e x t
e n o u g ht o u n d e r s t a n d
i n t h i su n i t

What are the entry reqwirements?
Ar.rA-level qualification, but n,e u,ill consicler othe r
qualifications inclucling i'tnvn'ork cxpcrict-tcc),ou hirvc. Prior
knorvlcdgc of cor.r.rpr.rtir.rg
crrn bc l.rclpful.
Hov long doesthe course last?
Three Ycals.
What can I do uith this qwalif.cation?
htthcr snrdy:

You can g() ()n to tlke an Honours clcgrcc in Oonrptrter
stuclicsat l univcrsitr'.This nccclsjust onc nrorc \,clr of firlltir-r'rc
stuclv.
Oartcr:
This clegrcc givcs r'ou thc chrncc to rr'ork ir-rcornmcrcc,
inclustrl', cutcrtliunre nt, rrnclthc pr.rblicscctor. Tl-rerc irrc jol'r
o1'rportuniticsin trlclitionrl lrcrrs of cor-r-r1'ruting
irsu'cll as u,e[-r
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clcvclopment, r'nakingcligital iurrrgcsfirr rrnir-t'rrtion,
colnPuter ganlcs.

C o l l e g eo r U n i v e r s i t y

Course
E n t r yq u a l i f i c a t i o n s
Length
Careerprospects
Work in groups.Search one of these sites each for a
courseyou find interesting.Note the lnformation in a
table similar to that in l.
w w w .h e r e f o r d - t e c ha.c .u k
w w w . du dl e v c o l a. c .u k
w w w .u t s . e d u . a u
w w w . t t ue. d u
w w w .u n i t e c . a cn.z
Shareyour ínformation and try to agree on the best
course.Then explain your choice to the other groups.

Key words

Adverb
overseas
Nouns
a rchitecture
career
construction
cour5e
lab
m an u f a c t ur i n g
qualification
research
semester
structure
subject
t e c hni c i an
traffic
Verb
p resent
N o t eh e r ea n y t h i n ga b o u th o w E n g l i s hi s u s e d
i n t e c h n o l o g y t h aits n e w t o y o u .


'16

U n i tl

Switch on
Look at productsA-F in pairs.Answer the questionsfor each product
1 What ls it?
2 Who uses it?

3 What do you think makesthe designgood or bad?

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Design17

ln thisunit
O keytermsin design
andwritingaboutdesignrequirements
o speaking
questions
o howtoaskYes/ NoandInformation
theirwork
describing
aboutdesigners
to andreading
o listening

o usingyoursearchskillsto findoutabouttheworkof
famousdesigners

Listening
Thedesignprocess
Q Listento a designertalking aboutthe designprocess.
Completethe missing stagesby choosingfrom the list.
a choosinga solution

Match the questionsto eachstagein the design
process.Thereis morethan one questionfor some
stages.
BXAMPIE

b evaluating

Stage
O-gestion
6testÍng
Isitsafe?
a What arethe most suitablematerials?

c investigating
d realization

b Doesitwork?
c \Á/hatexactlyisrequired?

e thedesignbrief

d Howwelldoesit matchthebrief?

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e Howwilltheproductlook?
f Isthis the bestdesign?
g How many ways arethereto solvethis problem?
h How can we make a prototype?

Stage

I

Stage

3

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danelopinq altemative s olutions
i

a

*
5tage

4

f'I

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5tage

5

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Stage

6

testing
I
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i Can it be improvedT

o LanguaBespot
Questiontypes
o Yes/ No andinformationquestions
When we want the answerYesor No,we ask questions
like these:
Doesitwork?
Is Ítsafe?
r For specificinformation,we ask questionslike these:
How wiIItheproductlook?
IAIhatmaterialsareavailable?
c Yes/ No questionsstartwith an auxiliary verb (can,
do,has,is,wÍll,etc.)which is followedbythe subject:
Dídyou testÍt?
o Informationquestionsstartwith a Wh- question
or with how,
word (what,where,when,which,who,why,
howmuch,how many,howlong,etc.).Note the auxiliary
verb and the word orderwhen the questionword is the
object:
Whatdoeshe design?
)) Go to GramrnarreÍerencep.116


1 8 U n i t3

Custome]CaÍe

1 Make the statements into Yes/ No ouestions
1 It'ssafe.

Usingnon-specialist!anguage

2 It works well.
3 You can mould some plastics easily.
4 She made a model.
5 Hehas desÍgnedalot of products.
6 You design sports equipment.
7 The materials are available.
8 He built a prototype.
9 They've drawn a lot of sketches.
10 She thinks nylon is the best choice.
2 Ask information questÍonsto get the answers.
1 Where
She works ÍnLondon

2 When

)' t

A computer specialist is trying to advise a nonspecialist about which monitor to buy. Which parts of
his explanation might be difficult for a non-specialist
to understandT

She movedthere in 2006.
3 What
She designs mobile phones.

?

4 Who
I work with a team.

?

5 Which material
Weuse plastic

?

ííThemonitor is an important part of the human
interface with the computer. I advise this TFT XGA
l9-inch flat panel.This model has 1024by 768 pixels
so you get a high-resolution dÍsplay.''

why

?2

Compare this version.Has the specialist missed out
anything importantT

How
This model weighs 120grammes.

?

How

?

ííWhen you work on a computer,the monitor is very
important.It has to be the right size and give you a
clear picture so it's comfortable to work with. The
screen size is measured diagonally from one corner
to another.You need at least a 19-inchscreen.The
picture Íscomposed of tiny picture elements or
'pixels'.
The more pixels you have, the sharper the
dÍsplay'This model has a high number of pixels so
you'll get avery good display.tt

BecauseÍt'seasytomould.

It costs€ 4 00.
9 How

Ithas morethan twentvfunctions.

10 Where

Youcan buy it anywhere.

?

t

Work in pairs.Prepare an explanation for a nonspecialist of one ofthese topics or on a topic in your

own field. Thentry your explanationwith a new
partner.
,*
r
t'
'

how
how
how
how

a diesel engine works
a semiconductorworks
GPS works
a nuclear power station works


Y o us e et hi n g sa n dy o u s a y ' Wh y ? 'B. u ta d e s i g n e r
d r e a m tsh i n g st h a t n e v e rw e r ea n d s a y s ' W h yn o t ? '
GeorgeBernardShawadaptedby DickPowell

It'smy job
Studythe requirementsin the designbrief for
KennethBlake,a FurnltureDesigner.Then match
eachrequlrementto the correctreason.
Product:garden chair
Requirement

Reason

1 lightwelght

a storeseasilyin
wrnter

-7

b spendsmost of
the time outside

s- "f r' n" n
oo

c supportsheavy
adults

3 stackable
availablein a range
of colours

d keeps
manufacturing
costslow

5 durable

e

6 comfortable

f competeswith

pecrrtnliff

rÍva]s
7 easyto mass-produce

looks attractive

8 se]lsfor ]essthan € 2 0

h encourages

peopleto use it

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Readabout Kenneth.Comoletesentencesi-6 with
words from the text.
1 Plasticis very hard-wearing- it's-.
2 A companywhich competeswith yours is a

3 A4 Kenneth -

helps to make a structurestronger

hÍsdesigns first and then
makesfi nished drawings.

You can make hundreds of plastic chairs from one
6 A-

is a model which is readyfor testing.

Kenneth Blake:
FurnitureDesÍgner
I decided to use piastic becauseit's durable.You can
make it in a lot of colours and it's easy to mass-produce
plasticitems.
I went to the local garden centre to examine the chairs
other companies made,the rival products,and to find
out their cost - about € 2 0. I bought three different
models. I wanted a chair without arms so I cut the arms
off one.This made the back too weak so I added vertical

supports to make the back stronger.
I sketchedmy designs on paper,and from these I
producedtechnical drawings with all the dimensions. I
made a full-scale model to
make sure the chair looked
good and was comfortable.
Then I transferred my
drawings to a 3-D computer
modelling program, and sent
a copy by fiie transfer to the
moulding company.
They made a
mould and sent
me a prototype
chair. I added
more supports to
the back and the
chair was ready to

Write questionsto ask Kenneth about his design.The
answersshould be ln the text above.
EXAMPLE S

Why did you go to thegardencentre?
How much do gardenchairscost?
Did you make a model?
Now practiseyour questionsin pairs.Taketurns to ask
and answer.

2O Unit3

Gadget box
Thiswall-mounted
CD player
wasdesigned
byJapanese
justforfun in1999.Nowit is
designer
NaotoFukasawa
oneof thetopsellingproducts
at Muji.
Whydoyouthinkthisdesignissosuccessful?

Listening

Problem-solving

Workingwith design
t You are going to hear three people talking about their
work with design. Before you listen, find out how each
of the words in the diagram below relates to design.
Use the Glossaryon p.131tohelp.

1 Work in small groups.Look at the desÍgnsfor chaÍrs
which are used in a room intended both for lectures
and for Índoorsports. List the advantages and
disadvantagesof each model.
Usefullanguage
It'stooheavy.

Itlooks comfortable.
It'snot strong enough. You can stack it.It's stackable.

OTSIGN

Q
A
1
2

Now listen and note the answers to the questions.

B
4
5
6

Martin
What does he design?
What two things does he have to balance?
Whatdoeshestartwith?

C
7
8
9

Hilary
What does she do?
Whattwo groups does sheworkwith?

What doesshehavetoworkout?

Karl
What does he design?
What two things does he think about when he's
designing?
3 Whatdoeshestartwith?

Work in pairs. Write down as much as you can of what
Karl says.Help each other to make a complete and
accurateverslon.Then compare with the Llstening
scripton p.125.

2 In your groups,design a chair for use in classrooms in
your school or college.Sketchyour solution and present
it to the c]ass.Decide which chaÍris the most suitable.


Design 21

Checklist
Assessyour progressin this unit.
Tick(/)the statementswhich aretrue.
I k n o wk e yt e r m sf o rt h e m a i ns t a g e s
i n t h e d e s i g np r o c e s s
l c a n a s k Y e s/ N o a n d I n f o r m a t i o n
questiona
s ccurately

Pairwork

l c a ne x p l a i nu s i n gn o n - s p e c i a l il satn g u a g e

I Work in pairs,A and B. Each of you has information
about one designer.Complete the table below for your
designerand exchange information with your partner
by asking and answeringquestions.
StudentA

M y r e a d i n ga n d l i s t e n i n ga r eg o o d
e n o u g ht o u n d e r s t a n dm o s to f e a c ht e x t
i n t h i su n i t

Go to p.110.
S t u d e n tA s
designer

StudentB's
designer

Name
Dates
N a t i o n al i t y
F a m o u fso r
d e s i g inn g
Student B
FerdinandPorsche(1875-1951).
Austrian car designer
who contributed to the design of the first Volkswagen
and the Auto Union racing cars.

2 ln your pairs,find out the same information about
thesedesigners

Key words
Adjectives
rivaI
vertical
Nouns
brief
c o s t nr 8 s
function
man ufacturer
model
mould
product
prototype
supporr
Verbs
evaIuate
investigate
m a s s - p r oudc e
sketch
N o t eh e r ea n y t h i n ga b o u th o w E n g l i s hi s u s e d
i n t e c h n o l o g y t h aits n e w t o y o u .

These sites may help you:
w w w . t i n y u rcl .o m / q a t 7 n
www.wikipedia.org

í
22 Unit4

Switch on
Look at the picture of a mountain bike and its rider.
Match the items of the rider's clothing and the bike
components to the materials in the table.
brake cables
helmet
frame

nms
saddle
shoesoles

s}€{ts
tyresand pedals
wheelbearings

Rider'sclothing

Material

Reason

shorts

K e v l a ra n d n y l o n a e r o d y n a m i c
wear-resista
nt

rubber

Bikecomponents Materials

rubber

good grip

braidedsteel

verystrong
hard

a l u m i n i u ma l l o y l i g h t s, t r o n g

titanium

l i g h t e ra n d
strongerthan steel,
highlycorrosionresistant

nylon

light,flexible

goodgrip

polystyreneandstrong,
polycarbonate lightweight250grammes

Reason


T e c h n o l o giyn s p o r t 2 3

l n t h i su n i t
o k e yt e r m sf o r e n g i n e e r i n m
g a t e r i a l su s e di n s p o r t s
e q u i p m e nat n dt h e i rp r o p e r t i e s
a usedto,usedfor,madeof,madefrom
o s p e a k i n ga n dw r i t i n ga b o u tm a t e r i a l s
o h o w t o u s ec o r r e c ti n t o n a t i o nf o r o u e s t i o n s

It'smy job
I What do you think are the most important factors in
choosingmaterÍa]sfor a blke? Read abcrutPedro
Fernandez,a Bike Maker,and checkyouÍanSWerS.

Completethe table with the advantagesand
disadvantagesof the materialsmentionedby Pedro
Material

Advantages

Disadvantages

steel

PedroFernandez:Bike Maker

When I choosea material for a bike frame, I have to
think about the properties of the material. How elastic
Ísit? If you bend or stretch it, wiII it go back to its
original shape? If it does,it has high elasticity.How
strongis it? There are two kinds of strength.The first is
how much force you need to bend it to a point where it
can'tgo back to its original shape.The second is the
amount offorce you need to break it.
Steelis the least expensive choice.There'sa wide range
of standardgauge tubes available.It'sstrong and it has
goodelasticity but it's heavy.
Aluminium is lÍghtand strong but it,sflexible.The
more it bends,the quicker Ítbreaks.So aluminium bike
framesuse large diameter tubes.That limits the
amount of bending.
Titanium has a great strength.to.weight ratÍo.It,sgot
goodelasticity so when it bends it tends to return to its
original shape.It'scorrosÍon.resistantso you don,t
need to paint it. But it's expensive
- frfteentimes the price of steel!
The professÍonalsuse carbon
fibre.It'svery light and it's very
strong.You can shape it any way
vou like. But carbon-fibre
frames are hand-made

sothey'revery
expensive.

aluminium

titanium

c a r b o nf i b r e

o Languagespot
used to,usedÍor,made of, madefrom
Studythe ways of describinghow materialsare used:
Steelis usedto make the bearÍngs.
Titani'umísusedfor making theframe.
Thewheelsare made of alumi.ni.um
alloy.
A bike is madefrom many d{ferent materÍals.
We can add a reasonto explain the choiceof
material:
Steelis used to make the bearingsbecauseit is hard.
D Go to Grammar reference p.117
I Correctthe errorsin these sentences.
Rubberis used for make the tyres.
The frame is made titanium.
Kevlaris used to making the rider'sclothing.
Becauselt ls very strong,braidedsteeiis used to
brakecables.
5 Carbonfibre Ísused make racing bike frames.
6 Steelis made iron and carbon.

1
2
3
4

2 Explain the choice of materials for each of the items in
the table ono.22.


F
24 Unit4

3 Identify the maln material in items of sports
equipment 1-10.Tick (/)the material used.More than
one answer is possible ln some cases.

1 baseballbat
\-

nylon

fibre-glass

aluminium

aluminium

-L-

p l a s t i cl a m i n a t e s

\
2 football

7

ice skates

leather

nylon

polyurethane

high carbonsteel

fibre-glass

wood

3 vaultingpole

8 crashhelmet

nyron

Kevlar

Kevlar

titanium

fibre-glass

plastic

4skpoles\

bobsleigh
aluminium

steel

graphite

pvc

carbon-fibre

aluminium

h a n gg l i d e r
graphitecomposites
nylon
wood

a l u m i n i u ma n d
polyester
wood and nylon
wood and acrylic