Guia docente 2015_16
Escola de Enxeñaría Industrial
Grao en Enxeñaría en Tecnoloxías Industriais
 Subjects
  Technical English II
   Contents
Topic Sub-topic
1. English Grammar
2. Vocabulary/Use of English
3. Academic English (Technical-scientific)
4. Speaking skill
5. Listening skill
6. Reading skill
7. Writing skill
8. Direct and indirect translation techniques for intermediate level
9. Oral Presentations
UNIT 1
Reading: CO2 and the Greenhouse Effect.
Speaking: Job interviews (part one).
Speaking: Dates, mathematical expressions, web sites and email
addresses, chemical formula.
Speaking: Parts of an oral presentation: Introducing oneself.
Listening: Repairing a car.
Writing: Letter of motivation.
Grammar: Present participle and past particiles adjectives.
1. English Grammar
2. Vocabulary/Use of English
3. Academic English (Technical-scientific)
4. Speaking skill
5. Listening skill
6. Reading skill
7. Writing skill
8. Direct and indirect translation techniques for intermediate level
9. Oral Presentations
UNIT 2
Reading: Sardine Canning Processes.
Speaking: Giving definitions.
Speaking: Job interviews (part two).
Speaking: Parts of an oral presentation: Giving purpose.
Listening: CO2 concentrations.
Writing: Curriculim Vitae.
Grammar: The -ing form at the beginning of a sentence.
1. English Grammar
2. Vocabulary/Use of English
3. Academic English (Technical-scientific)
4. Speaking skill
5. Listening skill
6. Reading skill
7. Writing skill
8. Direct and indirect translation techniques for intermediate level
9. Oral Presentations
UNIT 3
Reading: Running Dry.
Speaking: Job interviews (part three).
Speaking: Oral presentations: Time Schedule and signposting.
Listening: Retort Processing of Baked Beans.
Grammar: Clauses of reason, purpose, contrast, and result.
Writing: Cover letters.
1. English Grammar
2. Vocabulary/Use of English
3. Academic English (Technical-scientific)
4. Speaking skill
5. Listening skill
6. Reading skill
7. Writing skill
8. Direct and indirect translation techniques for intermediate level
9. Oral Presentations
UNIT 4
Reading: Nanopower.
Speaking: Describing shapes, forms, and materials: comparison and contrast.
Speaking: Describing components.
Speaking: Oral Presentations: Indicating the visual aids and handouts used in an oral presentation.
Listening: IT Technologies.
Writing: Describing devices, machines, instruments, etc. by its shape,
form, and material.
Grammar: Adverbs of sequence; revision of passive voice; contracted relative clauses.
1. English Grammar
2. Vocabulary/Use of English
3. Academic English (Technical-scientific)
4. Speaking skill
5. Listening skill
6. Reading skill
7. Writing skill
8. Direct and indirect translation techniques for intermediate level
9. Oral Presentations
UNIT 5
Reading: Fish Packing Processes.
Speaking: Job interviews (part four).
Speaking: Oral Presentations: Summing up; concluding; making recommendations and questions; thanking.
Listening: Formula One helmet.
Listening: Can waste plastics reduce the need of oil?.
Writing: Curriculum Vitae.
Grammar: Verb tenses expressing future; contracted time adverbial clauses; order of adjectives.
1. English Grammar
2. Vocabulary/Use of English
3. Academic English (Technical-scientific)
4. Speaking skill
5. Listening skill
6. Reading skill
7. Writing skill
8. Direct and indirect translation techniques for intermediate level
9. Oral Presentations
UNIT 6
Reading: Wind Power and Off-shore Wind Power.
Speaking: Job interview (part five and six).
Speaking: Oral presentations: Expressing processes: description and report of experiments..
Listening: Water cycle experiment.
Writing: Descriptions and reports.
Grammar: Cause and effect: "if" clauses, and noun clauses.
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