Technical English
Technical English is a four-level course for students in technical or vocational education, and for company employees in training at work. It covers the core language and skills that students need to communicate successfully in all technical and industrial specializations.
UNIT 1 CHECK UP
Basics
Meeting and greeting people
Using forms
Following instructions
Verb be
I’m Danielle. I’m a technician.
Imperatives
Basic vocabulary:
say, write Tools, fixings, electrical parts, occupations
Letters and numbers
Exchanging information
Using forms
Units of measurement
How do you spell …?
Personal details Cardinal
numbers Alphabet
Abbreviations of units: kg, m
Dates and times
Using numbers
Talking about travel timetables
Making appointments
LH three oh six. Monday the twenty-eighth of December.
Ordinal numbers Dates and times Decimals
UNIT 2 PARTS
Naming
Identifying things
What’s that? I think its’ a car. What’s this called? this, that, these, those
Parts: wheel, axle, plate …
Fixings: nuts, bolts, nails …
Vehicles: car, bike, plane ..
Assembling
Using checklists
Saying what you need for a job
Using an instructional manual
I need some bolts.
What size?
Imperative + object
+location: Put the wheel on the axle.
Verbs: loosen, tighten, push
… Linear: mm, mil, millimeter
Ordering
Using voicemail Ordering by phone
Introducing yourself and others
How many do you need? What’s your name? Pease spell that.
Numbers: double 5, zero
Sizes: small, medium, large
Colors: red, blue, black …
UNIT 3 PARTS 2
Tools
Describing components Using a product review
Present simple of have My multi-tool has blades and a spanner
Tools: spanner, (a pair of) pliers
Parts of tools: shaft, blade, head …
Functions
Saying what things do
Describing a product
Talking about people’s jobs
Present simple
What does this handle do?
Where do you work?
Verbs: measure, grip, cu open …
Everyday tools: torch, alarm …
Occupations: operator, technician …
Locations
Saying where things are
Adverbials and preposition of location Where is it? Its’ at the top.
Location: top, bottom, middle … Computer and electronic equipment
UNIT 4 MOVEMENT
Directions
Describing direct on of movement
Adverbs of direction
can, can’t, cannot
Cana helicopter fly
backwards? Yes, it can.
Direction: up, down, forwards …
Adverbs: straight, vertically Angles: degrees
Instructions
Using an instruction manual
Imperative + present simple
Push the joystick upwards
and the plane accelerates.
Movement: ascend, descend …
Controls: joystick, slider …
Speed: km/h, m/s
Actions
Using instruction manual
Giving and following instructions
Explaining what happens
When clause
When you pull the lever backwards, the truck reverses.
Movement drive, reverse …
UNIT 5 FLOW
Heating system
Explaining how fluids move around a system Using a flow chart
Present simple
The water flows through the
pipe into the tank.
Prepositions of movement
Direction: up, down, forwards …
Adverbs: straight, vertically Angles: degrees
Electrical circuit
Explaining how an electrical circuit works
Zero conditional
If the battery is empty, the
current doesn’t flow.
Circuit: battery, conductor …
Electrical units: ampere, watt
Foreign currency
Explaining how cooling systems work Describing everyday routine
Reference words: here, it, this Present simple in routines
Cooling system parts: engine, fan …
Temperature: degrees Celsius
