Engineering Workshop
Teachers notes
The series
The Workshop series of workbooks prepares students
studying vocational topics for the English they will
need for their jobs in the real world. The books
contain 2530 single or double-page lessons which
can be used in class as a supplement to the main
coursebook and/or at home. Each lesson includes
authentic texts, skills practice, functional language,
and vocabulary tailored to a vocational syllabus.
Features
Each lesson contains some or all of these features:
Before you start
Reading
Vocabulary
Speaking
Writing
Get real
Each workbook has a glossary, which contains the
words from each lesson with definitions. The
glossary defines the main words of the lesson and is
particularly useful for defining the technically
specific or unusual words not always found in a
dictionary.
Before you start
Students can do this task alone or in pairs. It is
designed to get students thinking about the topic of
the lesson, or to start thinking about some of the
vocabulary they already know in that area. For
example, in Lesson 11 Did you read the instructions?
Students think about how they prefer to learn. In
Lesson 15 Big is best they write down all the dams
and tunnels they can think of, and compare their
answers.
Reading
Workshop contains a variety of authentic texts
related to the vocational topic. For example,
Engineering includes texts from college brochures,
newspapers, textbooks, and instruction manuals.
Reading tasks include identifying where a text comes
from (for example, a magazine, newspaper, or
leaflet), identifying the topic of a text, reading the
text to find specific information, ordering texts,
comprehension questions, gap filling, and matching
headings with paragraphs.
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Vocabulary
The Vocabulary sections contain exercises looking at
groups of words from the reading texts and related to
the topic of the lesson. For example, in Lesson 6
Bend it like students are asked to complete
definitions of technical vocabulary. Vocabulary
exercises include matching words and pictures,
completing definitions, finding specific phrases or
words in a text, and grouping words. All the words
from the Vocabulary sections (as well as any other
words that appear in the lesson and are relevant to
the topic) are included in the glossary at the back.
Speaking
The Speaking sections involve students discussing an
issue related to the topic of the lesson. For example,
in Lesson 9 The cars a star students discuss what
people consider when they are buying a car and they
choose a suitable car for different types of people. In
Lesson 18 Gadgets students are asked to decide how
useful various gadgets are.
Writing
In the Writing sections students are asked to write
short texts based on the model of the reading text in
the lesson. For example, in Lesson 3 The starting
point students read a college leaflet describing
courses in the Reading section, and then they go on
to write a leaflet describing their own course.
Get real
The Get real task at the end of each lesson is a link
between the content of the lesson and the real world.
Students are encouraged to use reference materials,
magazines, newspapers, or the Internet to investigate
ideas related to the topic of the lesson. These tasks
are also designed to be the basis of possible project
work. Teachers could expand the task so that
students do a more lengthy piece of work. For
example, in Lesson 16 Bright spark student are asked
to find out about a modern inventor from their
country. This could be an ongoing project in which
students collect information and write about
inventors and their inventions.
Teachers notes 1
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Answer key

1 What is engineering? 6 Bend it like

4 1 T 2 F 3 T 4 F 1 1 formal 2 clever 3 fashionable
1 design 2 clever
2 define
3 1 b 2 b 3 c 4 a
3 a manufacturer
4 solution 4 1 implant 2 imagination 3 original
5 methodical 4 Alloys 5 expand 6 react
6 evaluate 7 environment 8 compressed
7 everyday
7 A picture is worth a thousand words
2 The right person in the right job 1 Its easier to convey information visually than
2 D B A C to describe something in words.

3 1 isnt 2 is 3 are 4 arent 3 Two dimensions = a flat plane

Three dimensions = solid figure with depth
4 A Types of engineers
1 petroleum: outdoor, dirty 5 1 a 2 b 3 b 4 b
2 sanitation: outdoor, dirty 6 1 b 2 d 3 b 4 b 5 a 6 c
3 textile: indoor, clean 7 walk is in inverted commas because you
4 computer: indoor, clean dont actually walk, but the computer image
5 chemical: indoor, dirty changes.
9 1 Symmetrical
3 The starting point
2 Hand-drawn
2 1 b 2 a 3 a 3 Recycle
3 1 T 2 T 3 F 4 F 5 T 4 viewer
4 1 specialize 4 foundation course 5 Accurate
2 Continuous 5 apprentice 6 Images
assessment 6 qualifications 7 architect
3 Key skills 8 Consistent

4 The course for you 8 Getting away from it all

2 1a 2a 3b 2 1 F 2 T 3 F 4 F 5 T 6 T
3 A: Level 2 Certificate in Fabrication 3 1 D 2 A 3 E 4 C 5 B
B: Not suitable for any course 4 1 Yes 2 No 3 Yes 4 Yes 5 At the end
C: Level 1 Certificate in Engineering
D:Level 1 Certificate in Engineering 9 The car s a star
E: Level 2 Certificate in Electronic Engineering 2 A, B, and C are from a newspaper article, D is
4 1 applicant from a fashion magazine
2 interview 3 B, C, A
3 prepare 4 1 operators 2 plant 3 state-of-the-art
4 Communications 4 working environment 5 assembly line
5 Welding
5 1 1959 2 Its very modern 3 100,000
6 Fitting
4 2,500 5 It has an ergonomically-designed
5 What is it made from? assembly line and quieter machinery
1 a metal b plastic c glass d metal Get real
A fleet of Minis were used in the film.
2 A Material B Properties C Uses
3 a 2 b 5 c 4 d 1 e 10
4 1 b 2 c 3 d 4 f 5 a 6 e
Get real: Charles Goodyear developed
vulcanized rubber. Its used for car tyres etc.

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10 Made by hand Get real

2 1 unique 2 skills 3 highly-skilled The standard European colours for health and
4 traditional 5 craftsmen safety signs are:
Prohibition = red and white with black
3 1 F 2 T 3 T 4 F 5 F
Mandatory = blue and white
4 (Suggested answers) Warning = yellow with black
The Mini Safe condition = green and white
fashionable, modern Fire equipment = red and white
Jobs in the Mini factory
boring, easy, organized, requires you to work 13 Are you sitting comfortably?
quickly 2 1 D 2 C 3 A
The Morgan 3 1 risk 2 adjustable 3 symptoms
classic, traditional 4 prevent 5 cure 6 relaxed
Jobs in the Morgan factory
4 1 c 2 e 3 f 4 d 5 a 6 g 7 b
difficult, interesting, peaceful, requires
expertise, requires patience, requires skill, 14 Small is beautiful
5 A Morgan is made by hand, a Mini is made on 1 a wires b waves c pipelines
an assembly line.
2 B
11 Did you read the instructions? 3 1 E 2 B 3 C 4 D 5 A
2 1 monitor 2 keyboard 3 computer 4 advantages = 1, 2, 3; disadvantages = 4, 5
4 mouse 5 cable 6 printer 5 1 micrometre 2 diameter 3 flammable
3 1 disconnect 2 Loosen 3 unplug 4 Splicing 5 ignite 6 Ducts 7 Per
4 plug in 5 Connect 8 To handle 9 Efficiently
4 1 c 2 d 3 b 4 e 5 f 6 a
15 Big is best
5 1 b 2 c 3 a
2 c The Channel Tunnel
6 kettle 1b desk lamp 2c camera 3a
3 1 Its between Britain and France
7 The written instructions are more precise and 2 Its a rail tunnel
more formal than the spoken ones. 3 Its over 20km long
9 1 plug 2 cable 3 aerial 4 TV 5 socket 4 British and French engineers
6 mains 5 They used TBMs
6 Tunnel Boring Machines
12 Safety first 7 8.5m in diameter and 250m long
1 a on a train 8 Four years
b in a public WC 9 1994
c on a gate 4 1 How 2 Who 3 What 4 When
2 Hes wearing a hard hat, goggles, and gloves. 5 Where
3 1 circle with a diagonal line, red and white 5 1 between 2 around 3 through
2 circle, blue and white 4 across/over 5 over/across 6 under
3 triangle, yellow and black
4 square, orange and black
5 1 b 2 e 3 i 4 g 5 j 6 a
7 k 8 c 9 f 10 d 11 h
6 1 flammable 2 corrosive 3 explosive
4 goggles 5 a hard hat

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16 Bright spark 20 Bridge disaster

2 electricity provides light 4 1 e 2 c 3 a 4 d 5 b
clockwork powers a clock
electricity, gas, or oil are used to heat 21 Ancient structures
buildings 1 The Great Wall of China, The Pyramids in
a modern watch uses battery power Egypt
we use kinetic energy to ride a bicycle 2 B
3 1 c 2 b 3 Great Wall of China
4 1 T 2 F 3 T 4 T 5 F 1 northern China
5 1 Environmentally-friendly 2 Clockwork 2 A defensive wall
3 unreliable 4 generator 5 solar 3 before the third century BC
4 earth covered with stone
17 Servant or master? 5 gangs of forced labourers
1 Five: sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell 6 200km long, 3.5m high, 4.5m wide
2 see, eyes, sight; hear, ears, hearing; smell, The first pyramid in Egypt
nose, smell; taste, mouth, taste; 1 Egypt
touch, hands, touch. 2 a tomb for a pharaoh
3 About 2600 BC
3 See and hear are the functions of the eyes and
4 stone
ears, look and listen require attention.
5 2025,000 people
4 1 b 2 b 6 over 140m high
5 1 b 2 f 3 e 4 a 5 c 6 d 7 g 4 1 T 2 F 3 T 4 F 5 F
6 Robots have sensors that react to the 5 1 tomb 2 apex 3 defensive 4 labourers
environment in a similar way to human 5 population
senses.
6 Suggested answer
7 1 routine 2 react 3 device 4 sensor Hadrians Wall was the northern boundary of
the Roman Empire. It was a defensive wall
18 Gadgets
between England and Scotland. It was built
2 1 radio pen 2 feet washer between 122 and 126 AD. Its made of earth
3 letter opener clock 4 bed glasses and stone. It was built by soldiers. The wall is
3 1 C, D 2 B 3 C 4 D 5 A 6 B 117km long, 6.5m high and 3m wide.
4 1 benefit 2 prism 3 Lenses 4 Suction
5 Vinyl 6 Secret 7 deflect 22 Do you understand?
2 a diagonal b horizontal c vertical
19 Bridging the gap d corner e centre f top g side
2 1 a 2 a h bottom i fold j point
3 1 fixed 2 designed 3 engineers 4 built 3 1 h 2 d 3 b 4 i 5 g 6 a 7 f
5 Computer 6 perfect 7 vehicles 8 c 9 e
8 parachute 9 aeroplane 10 pilot
4 1 F 2 F 3 T 4 T 5 F 23 How do you say?
5 1 1 cm 2 g 3 kg 4 km 5 l 6 m 7 ml
height of towers 8 (x)3 9 (x)2
4 1 height 2 length 3 area 4 speed
span 5 weight 6 distance 7 liquid 8 capacity
height above river 5 1 300m 2 516m 3 593km2 4 110kph
5 2000kg 6 200km 7 1.5l 8 3000cc/cm3
6 1 22kph 2 2l 3 1.5m2 4 6km2 5 50ml
6 18kg 7 130g 8 1.5m x 50cm 9 0.75m3

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24 Where have I heard that name 26 Its all just numbers

before? 2 1 a 2 b 3 a
1 The inventors names are used for the 3 1 12,100,000 2 16 3 2000 4 6,200,000
products. 5 5,900,000 6 1971 7 14,300,000 8 2000
Chemistry: curie 9 30% 10 32% 11 38% 12 1970s
Electricity: amp, hertz, joule, ohm, volt, watt
4 1 T 2 F 3 T
Physics: newton, pascal
Temperature: Celsius, kelvin 5 1 1971 2 2000 3 59 4 30
5 under 5 6 32
3 1 pascal, Blaise Pascal (16231662)
2 newton, Sir Isaac Newton (16431727) 27 Your CV
3 Celsius, Anders Celsius (17011744)
2 1 b 2 a
4 watt, James Watt (17361819)
5 volt, Count Alessandro Volta (17451827) 3 1 T 2 F 3 F 4 T 5 F 6 T 7 F
6 amp, Andr Marie Ampre (17751836) 4 a
7 ohm, Georg Simon Ohm (17871854) 5 1 a 2 a 3 b
8 joule, James Prescott Joule (18181889) 6 1 develop
9 Kelvin, Lord Kelvin (18241907) 2 development
10 hertz, Heinrich Hertz (18571894), 3 specialize
11 curie, Marie Curie (18671934) 4 engineering
4 1 chemist 2 astronomer 3 physicist 5 technology
4 inventor 5 pioneer
Get real 28 Please apply in writing
Bunsen, Robert Wilhelm 181199, German 2 1 from 2 Mrs Lee 3 wants to be
chemist 4 a basic 5 more than
Diesel, Rudolph 18581913, German engineer 3 1 C 2 D 3 A 4 F 5 B 6 E
Geiger, Hans 18821945, German physicist 4 Katy Evans wrote Dear Sir/Madam because
Morse, Samuel Finley Breese 17911872, she did not know who she was writing to.
American inventor
5 Formal: a, d, e, h, i, k
McAdam, John 17561836, Scottish engineer
Informal: b, c, f, g, j, l
25 Whats your number? 6 ac; bi; dj; eg; fk; hl
1 1 = I; 5 = V; 10 = X; 40 = XL; 50 = L; 60 = LX; 8 1 To answer your question
100 = C; 500 = D; 800 = DCCC; 1000 = M 2 The receptionist will tell you where to go.
2 Its easier to calculate using Arabic numbers. 3 Lets speak soon.
4 Is it OK?
3 1 2/3 2 3.6% 3 1/4 4 0 5 2.5
6 1,000,000/1m 7 2,580 8 327 9 1/2
4 1 1989 2 Hundreds 3 half 4 5000m2
5 4000 6 88% 7 -5 8 -40 9 14,000
10 200
5 Student A Student B
34.5% 3,958
6.97 55%
1/ 1/
3 2
64,567 7.65
Get real
Indian and Arabic numbers were introduced to
Europe in the tenth century by Gerbert of
Aurillac.
Indian mathematicians, especially the scholar
Brahmagupta, developed the idea of zero.

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