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Unit/ Section Function/Skill Genre/Texttype Grammar/Discourse Lexis/Technology
U n i t 1 I n n o v a t i o n s 1.1Eureka! p.4 Questioning Talk + Q&A session Past / present perfect
continuous
Oil and gas drilling
1.2Smartwells p.6 Clause linking Technical article Past participle; cohesion Drilling; remote control
1.3Lasers p.8 Giving a talk Lecture; technical description Section markers in a talk Laser technology
U n i t 2 D e s i g n
2.1Spin-offs p.10 Functio n of a device Pro duct description Present / past simple p assive; to
+ infin; for + -ing; which
Products from space
research
2.2Specifications p.12 Necessity, ability,
recommendation
Design specification; meeting Modals and semi-modals Design; mechanical
2.3Properties p .1 4 De scr ib ing p ro per ti es B rai ns to rm ing s es sio n P hr as es t o en co ur ag e
participation
Construction; synthetic
textiles
ReviewUnitA p.16
U n i t 3 S y s t e m s
3.1Problems p.20 Low probability; reassuring Product recall notice Present continuous passive;
phrases suggesting low risk
Automotive
3.2Solutions p .2 2 S um mar isi ng ; l in kin g P ro duc t re ca ll n ot ice N on- de fin in g re lat iv e c la use ;
present participle; although
Automotive; braking systems
3.3Controls p .24 C ont ra st in g; n ot e-t ak in g L ec ture L in ke rs o f c on tr as t Au to mo ti ve; ae ro nau tic s
U n i t 4 P r o c e d u r e s
4.1Shutdown p.26 Past events E ngineering article Two -part phrasal verbs Mechanical; electrical;
physics
4.2Overhaul p.28 Past procedure; instructions Engineering article;
instruction manual
Nouns derived from phrasal
verbs
Mechanical; maintenance
4.3Instructions p.30 Instructions and feedback;
simultaneous actions
Practical demonstration;
instruction manual
Oral vs written instructions;
while / as + -ing
Mechanical; electronics
ReviewUnitB p.32
U n i t 5 P r o c e s s e s
5.1Causes p.36 Cause and effect Brainstorming session;
‘fishbone’ diagram
Verb / noun / prepositional
phrases of cause and effect
Metallurgy; chemistry
5.2Steps p.38 Explaining a process Technical bro chure Choo sing active o r passive Iron and steel making
5.3Stages p .40 N ot e- tak ing ; w rit in g u p L ec ture ; f lo w d iag ra m G er un ds / no un s as c ap tio ns ;
lexical cohesion
Aluminium refining / smelting
U n i t 6 P l a n n i n g
6.1Risk p.42 Degrees of certainty Risk assessment tool Phrases expressing degrees of
certainty
Petroleum; environment
6.2Crisis p.44 Immediate / long-term plans Critical path analysis; crisis
meeting
Future / future perfect passive;
about to / on the point of
Petroleum; marine
6.3Projects p.46 Participating in meetings Project proposal meeting Phrases for chairing a meeting Civil engineering
ReviewUnitC p.48
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3Contents
Unit/Section Function/Skill Genre/Texttype Grammar/Discourse Lexis/Technology
U n i t 7 D e v e l o p m e n t s 7.1Prototypes p.52 Describing developments
and progress
Technology review Range of forms and functions ICT; smart phones
7.2Comparisons p.54 Comparing; contrasting Product comparison Phrases / l inkers expressing
comparison and contrast
Electronics; touch screens
7.3Products p 56 E xp la in in g t ech no lo gy t o
non-specialists
Product launch Phrases introducing
explanations / analogies
Electrical; materials science
U n i t 8 I n c i d e n t s
8.1Theft p.58 Speculating about past Work memo; work discussion Present perfect passive modal Logistics; warehousing
8.2Security p.60 Investigating; questioning Incident report; product
brochure
Indirect questions and related
noun phrases
ICT; telecoms; security
8.3Emergency p .62 D eg ree s o f ag ree me nt /
disagreement
Safety talk; serious incident
report
Phrases qualifying ‘yes’ or ‘no’;
up to a point / on the contrary
Health and safety; HazMat
ReviewUnitD p.64
U n i t 9 A g r e e m e n t s
9.1Proposals p .68 P ro po si ng ; re co mm en di ng Me et in g w it h cl ie nt N ou n c lau se / g er und af te r
propose / recommend / suggest
Electronics; wireless controls
9.2Definitions p.70 Defining a term Definition; glossary Defining relative clause; pre- /
post-modifiers in definitions
Sensor technology
9.3Contracts p .72 S ti pu la tin g c on di tio ns C on tr ac t; p re- co nt ra ct
discussion
Alternatives to if : on condition /
provided that
Work contracts
U n i t 1 0 T e s t i n g
10.1Plans p.74 Concise technical writing Test plan Nouns / hyphenated phrases
used as pre-modifiers
Destructive testing;
earthquake proofing
10.2Reports p.76 Report fo rmat; report-writing Test repo rt G rammar / markers associated
with report sections
Testing buildings and
bridges
10.3Methods p .78 C ol la bo ra tiv e p ro ble m-
solving
Meeting; pre-meeting briefing
documents
Range of language forms Non-destructive testing
ReviewUnitE p.80
U n i t 1 1 A c c i d e n t s
11.1Investigations p.84 Collaborative data
organisation
Raw data for a report Expressions of causation,
sequence and speculation.
Hydro-electric power;
maintenance
11.2Reports p .8 6 F or mat o f re po rt ; ab st ra ct ;
writing a report
Investigative report Third conditional, present
perfect modal
Accident investigation
11.3Communication p.88 Assertiveness; summarising;
writing an abstract
Communication guidelines Phrases to signal
communicative intent
Aviation; aeronautics
U n i t 1 2 E v a l u a t i o n
12.1Projects p .9 0 S eq uen ce o f ev ent s; p as t
necessity
Project evaluation report Perfect participle; past tense of
modals
Agricultural engineering
12.2Performance p.92 Past ability; self-evaluation Employee appraisal interview Three-part phrasal verbs; past
tense of modals
IT, robotics, petroleum
12.3Innovations p.94 Debating; persuading;
teamwork
Team presentation; awards
committee
Range of language forms Nanotechnology
ReviewUnitF p.96
Languagesummary p.100
Extramaterial p.110
Speedsearch p.116
Audioscript p.118
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