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SECTION 1 – Introducing the world of engineering 7
Unit 1 – First steps into the world of engineering
Reading and studying
- Engineers at work 8
- Technical communication 10
- Designing, drawing, manufacturing 13
Working on vocabulary, grammar and skills
- Engineering 14
- Reading strategies 14
- Word classes and meanings 15
- Word order 15
Unit 2 – Materials
Reading and studying
- Atoms and elements 16
- Characteristics of materials 18
- Composite and smart materials 23
Working on vocabulary, grammar and skills
- Word formation – Compound words 25
- Prefixes and suffixes 26
Unit 3 – Drawing
Reading and studying
- How to represent a design 29
Working on vocabulary, grammar and skills
- Measuring instruments 35
- Saying numbers 35
- Metric and Imperial system 36
- Describing a diagram or the position of
something 37
- Describing images 38
CLIL in the Lab
Preparing an isometric drawing of a shape with
curved features 39
CLIL Expansion
The Industrial Revolution
- The Industrial Revolution and mechanical
engineering 40
SECTION 2 – Safety in your machine shop 41
Unit 4 – Working safely
Reading and studying
- Hazards prevention 42
- Electrical safety 48
Working on vocabulary, grammar and skills
- Safety and electricity 48
- Taking and making notes 49
- Modal verbs - Instructions, advice and orders 49
Unit 5 – Electricity
Reading and studying
- Basic elements of accident prevention 50
- The nature of electricity 53
- Electric current flows 56
- What is a circuit? 58
Working on vocabulary, grammar and skills
- Electricity 61
- Summarizing 61
- Linking words 61
Unit 6 – Risk assessment
Reading and studying
- Identifying dangers 63
- Risks under control 65
Working on vocabulary, grammar and skills
- Reading and writing a technical text 67
- Reporting accidents at work 67
CLIL in the Lab
Precautions when using emery cloth 69
Batteries 71
CLIL Expansion
Electricity is here to stay
- The Sykaos Papers 72
SECTION 3 – Tools and machine tools 73
Unit 7 – Entering a machine shop
Reading and studying
- Bench fitting 74
- Tools and processes 76
Working on vocabulary, grammar and skills
- Tools 78
- Comparative and superlative 78
Unit 8 – Machine tools
Reading and studying
- Machine tool operations 79
- Lathes 81
- Holemaking 83
- Milling and grinding machines 85
Working on vocabulary, grammar and skills
- Mechanical operations 88
- Describing a process 88
- Active or Passive? 88
- Passive 89
Unit 9 – Computer and machine
Reading and studying
- Automation technology 90
- Computers in the machine shop 92
Working on vocabulary, grammar and skills
- Tools and machines 96
- Organising information 96
- Tenses review 96
- Past tenses 97
- Present Perfect 97
- Future Perfect i.e. the future in the past 97
CLIL in the Lab
Building your own CNC machine 98
CLIL Expansion
The second Industrial Revolution
- Towards mass production 99
- The impact of engineering industry on us 100
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