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Numbers 0 – 20
 The Alphabet
 Verb to be
NUMBERS
0 Oh/ zero 11 Eleven

1 One 12 Twelve
2 Two 13 Thirteen
3 Three 14 Fourteen
4 Four 15 Fifteen
5 Five 16 Sixteen
6 Six 17 Seventeen
7 Seven 18 Eighteen
8 Eight 19 Nineteen
9 Nine 20 Twenty
10 Ten
Exercises
a) Write the numbers.
1. 1 ............................................... 6. 4 ...............................................
2. 13 ............................................... 7. 19 ...............................................
3. 20 ............................................... 8. 11 ...............................................
4. 8 ............................................... 9. 0 ...............................................
5. 12 ............................................... 10. 15 ...............................................
b) Listen. Write the numbers.

1. Lucy Patterson (mobile) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
2. Peter Columbo _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
3. Russel (mobile) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
4. Melanie (home) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
c) How do we say these numbers?
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THE ALPHABET
A [ei]
B
[bi]
C [si]
D [di]
E [i]
F[ef]
G
[dji]
H [eidj]
I
[ai]
J
[djei]
K[kei]
L
[el]
M N [em] [en]
O [ou]
P [pi]
Q
[kiu]
R [a:]
S [es]
T [ti]
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U
[iu]
V W[vi] [dabliu]
X
[eks]
Y [wai]
Z
[zed/zi]
Exercises
a) Listen. Choose the correct names.
a) Anne Stephens □ Anne Stevens □
b) Jeffrey Harris □ Geoffrey Harris □
c) Katie Mills □ Katy Mills □
d) John Moore □ John More □
e) Tim Wallace □ Tim Walis □
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VERB TO BE
Statements
Positive Negative
‘m ‘m not
I (am) I (am not)
He He
She ‘s here. She isn’t here
It (is) It (is not)
We We
You ‘re You aren’t
They (are) They (are not)
Questions and short answers

?  
Am I I am. I ‘m not.
he he he
Is she here? Yes, she is. No, she isn’t.
it it it
we we we
Are you you are. you aren’t.
they they they
Conversation:
A: Hello!
B: Hi!
A: How are you?
B:I’m fine, thanks. And you?
A: I’m very well. What’s your name?
B: It’s Bernardo. And yours?
A: My name’s Abel.
B: How do you spell that?
A: It’s A-B-E-L.
B: Ok, thanks.
A: And what’s your phone number?
B: It’s 924 541 822
A: Thank you.

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Exercises
a) Fill in the blanks with He, She, it, you, we or they:
1. cat and horse………… 2. Mary…………… 3. Tom ……………
4. Jack and I ………….. 5. books …………. 6. sister ………….
7. You and Dave ……….. 8. plane …………. 9. pencils ……….
10. cheese ……………… 11. electrician ………… 12. parents …………..
13. Pamela ……………… 14. board ................ 15. scissors ...................
16. car ……………. 17. flowers ………… 18. piano …………….
19. school …………. 20. Doctor ………… 21. milk ……………
22. children ……….. 23. sugar ……….. 24. feet …………..
25. bicycle ………… 26. Ann and Kate ………. 27. tennis ………….
28. son ……………. 29. mice …………… 30. sky …………….
b) Write sentences. Use the correct form of be.

1. It ……………. an apple. (+) 11. Lubango ……………………... a city. (+)
2. Jasmine ……………………... a student. (-) 12. He ……………………... a postman. (+)
3. We ……………………...friends. (+) 13. It ……………………... nine o’clock. (+)
4. I ……………………... hungry. (-) 14. Mussulu ……………………... an island. (+)

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5. Mark ............. 20 years old. (+) 15. Mr. Richards ……………………... a lawyer. (+)
7. “Jornal de Angola” ………………... a magazine. 17. London ……………………... a big city. (+)
(-)
8. I ……………………... a football player. (-) 18. Dave and Adrian ……………………... brothers.
(+)
9. I know you. You ……………………... in my 19. Maianga ………………... near Ingombotas. (+)
class. (+)
10.Cows ……………………... insects. (-) 20. Susan and I ……………………... teachers.(-)

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Jobs and occupations
 a/ an
 Possessive adjectives
 Asking for and giving personal information
JOBS AND OCCUPATIONS
a mechanic a factory worker an electrician
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a teacher an actor & an actress a doctor
a lawyer a chef a computer programmer
Indefinite articles: a/an

a + consonant sound a mechanic
an + vowel sound an electrician
Q: What is your job?

A: I’m a doctor.
Exercises
d) Add eight more jobs to the list. Use a or an.
1. ............................................... 5. ...............................................
2. ............................................... 6. ...............................................
3. ............................................... 7. ...............................................
4. ............................................... 8. ...............................................
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e) Write the jobs on the pictures. Use a or an.
f) Mime a jobs and let your partner guess it. Take turns.
g) Ask 5 of your classmates about their jobs. Take notes.

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POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
I My
We Our
You Your
They Their
He His
She Her
it Its
Exercises
a) Complete the sentence with my, our, your, their, his, her or its.

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ASKING FOR AND GIVING PERSONAL INFORMATION
a) Imagine that you are interviewing a lady and using the information to fill in a
form. What questions would you ask her? 8
Example:
1. What’s your name?
2. …………………………………………………….
3. …………………………………………………….
4. …………………………………………………….
5. …………………………………………………….
6. …………………………………………………….
7. …………………………………………………….
8. …………………………………………………….
9. …………………………………………………….
10. …………………………………………………….
b) Use the same questions with your classmates. Answer their questions.
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Hand tools
 Demonstratives:
o this/ that
o these/ those
 Useful questions
HAND TOOLS
a nut a wrench/ spanner a bolt
pliers a screwdriver a screw
an adjustable wrench a phillips screwdriver a phillips screw
a hammer a nail

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Exercises
h) Picture crossword. Use a dictionary to check the correct English terms and
complete the crossword.
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DEMONSTRATIVES: This/that these/those
We use this and these to talk about things that are here, near to us.
We use that and those to talk about things that are there, not near.
Examples:
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Q: What is this?
A: It’s a ball.
Q: What is that?
A: It’s a wrench.
Q: What are these?

A: They are sneakers.
Q: What are those?

A: They are nails.

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Exercises
a) Put in this or these.
1. ______ lathe 3. ______ hammers 5. ______ rug 7. ______ callipers
2. ______ screwdriver 4. ______ pliers 6. ______ nut 8. ______ bolt
b) Put in that or those.

1. ______ chisel 3. ______ sandpaper 5. ______ hawksaw 7. ______ wire-cutters
2. ______ crate 4. ______ knives 6. ______ drills 8. ______ tongs
c) Write questions: Is this/that your... ? or Are these/those your...?

bicycle books cigarettes glasses gloves hat keys umbrella watch
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d) Complete the sentences. Use this/that/these/those + the words below:

birds house plates postcards seat shoes
>>> Useful questions: ① What does □□□ mean? ② How do you say □□□ in English?

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PPE (Personal Protective Equipments)
 Prepositions of place
 There is/are
PPE (Personal Protective Equipments)
1. Gloves 2. Safety glasses 3. Helmet
4. Boots 5. Ear protectors 6. Trousers 7. Jacket
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i) Look at the picture and label the PPE items.

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PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE
Examples:
 The bag is behind the computer.
Q: Where is the wallet?

A: It is in front of the computer.
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A: They are on the computer.
Exercises
a) Look at the picture. Write sentences saying where the things are.
Q: Where is/are...
1. The book
2. The boots
3. The safety glasses
4. The helmet
5. The jacket
6. The table
7. The coffee
8. The coffee cup?

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b) Look at the picture. Read the sentences and write the names.
1. Colin isn’t next to Frank.
2. Frank is in front of Emma.
3. Emma is in front of Barbara.
4. Emma is between Donna and Frank.
5. Donna is behind Emma.
6. Frank is in front of Colin.
7. Alan is behind Donna.
8. Alan isn’t in front of Frank.
9. Barbara is between Alan and Colin
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THERE IS/ARE
We use there is, there are to describe a place, or say that something exists
there is/ there are: statements
‘s (is) a board in the class.

isn’t (is not) a car in the park
There
are desks in the class.
aren’t (are not) houses in the desert.
there is/ there are: questions
Is a board in the class? Yes, there is.

a car in the park? No, there isn’t.
there
Are desks in the class? Yes, there are.
houses in the desert? No, there aren’t
there is/ there are: questions

desks
How many are there?
houses

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Examples:
Exercises
a) Dundurf is a small town. Look at the information in the box and write sentences
with there is/are and there isn’t/aren’t.
b) Put in there is/ there isn’t / is there / there are/ there aren’t/ are there?
1. Dundurf is a very modern town. ....................................... many old buildings.
2. Look! ....................................... a photograph of George in the newspaper.
3. Excuse me, ....................................... a restaurant near here?
4. ....................................... five people in my family. 16
5. We can’t take any photographs. ....................................... a film in the camera.
6. How many students ....................................... in your class?
7. Where can we sit? ....................................... any chairs.
8. ....................................... a bus from the city centre to the airport.
c) Write sentences with There are... Choose from the boxes.

seven twenty-six letters days September the solar system
nine thirty players days Angola a week
eleven eighteen planets provinces a football team the English alphabet
four two strokes lifts engine at CINFOTEC
1. There are seven days in a week.

2. ..........................................................................................................................................
3. ..........................................................................................................................................
4. ..........................................................................................................................................
5. ..........................................................................................................................................
6. ..........................................................................................................................................

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Revisions:
 The alphabet
 Jobs and occupations
 Prepositions of place
 Hand tools
SPELLING & THE ALPHABET

a) Word search: Find 11 words related to work.
1. internet 2. writer 3. musician 4. nurse 5. director 6. office 7. job
8. chemist 9. computer 10. Studio 11. manager
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HAND TOOLS
j) Find the following hand tools:
a drill, nuts, bolts, 3 wrenches, pliers, a ruler, 2 screwdrivers, a hammer, a hacksaw, .

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JOBS AND OCCUPATIONS

a) Match the words and pictures.
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PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE
c) Places in a town: use the sentences 1 – 13 to identify the places A – M on your map.
Where is the bank?
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1. The school is behind the cinema. 7. The post office is opposite the cinema.
2. The underground station is in Fuller’s Square. 8. The Internet café is next to the art gallery.
3. The bar is between Green King Road and Fuller’s 9. The supermarket is on Marston Street.
Square. 10. The museum is on Fuller’s Square.
4. The cinema is in Young’s Avenue. 11. The restaurant is opposite the art gallery.
5. The Internet café is behind the car park. 12. The car park is on Green King Road.
6. The restaurant is between the library and the 13. The Library is opposite the Internet café.
supermarket.
A. _______________________ H. _______________________
B. _______________________ I. _______________________
C. _______________________ J. _______________________
D. _______________________ K. _______________________
E. _______________________ L. _______________________
F. _______________________ M. Library
G. _______________________

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A / AN (Indefinite articles)
a) Say what these people’s jobs are. Use the words in the box.
b) Write a or an.
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c) What are these things? Chose your answer from the list and write a sentence.

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Daily routines
 Present Simple
 Exercises
DAILY ROUTINES
Hello, my name’s Rob, and I’m a teacher.
1. I wake up at 9:30. 2. I have breakfast at 3. I work from 4:00 to 9:30

10:30. p.m.
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4. I go home at 11:30 p.m. 5. I prepare the lessons 6. I go to bed at 1:30 a.m.

from 12:00 to 1:00 a.m.
And you? Write sentences about your daily routine. Use the sentences as model.
1. ......................................................................................................................................................
2. ......................................................................................................................................................
3. ......................................................................................................................................................
4. ......................................................................................................................................................
5. ......................................................................................................................................................
6. ......................................................................................................................................................
What other daily routine activities do you know? Write sentences.

1. ......................................................................................................................................................
2. ......................................................................................................................................................
3. ......................................................................................................................................................
4. ......................................................................................................................................................
5. ......................................................................................................................................................
6. ......................................................................................................................................................
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PRESENT SIMPLE
We use the present simple for:
1. Permanent states 2. Regular activities
 I work in a shop.  I wake up at 6 a.m.
 She likes her job.  He watches TV in the morning.
 We live in Luanda  We finish work at 5.30.
Statements
Positive Negative
I I
We We don’t
You work You (do not)
They They work in a factory.
He in a factory He
doesn’t
She works She
(does not)
It It
Questions and short answers
?  
I I I
We We We don’t.
Do You You do. You
They They No, They
He
work here ? Yes,
He He
Does She She does. She doesn’t.
It It It
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Exercises
d) Complete the sentences.

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e) Write sentences about Mr. Smith’s daily routine. Use the verbs in the box.
arrive at work arrive home finish work get dress get in the bus
get off the bus get up go to sleep have a shower have breakfast
have dinner leave home leave the office read a newspaper start work
wake up
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f) Ask questions related to Mr.Smith’s daily routine.

1. ..............................................................................................................................................
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3. ..............................................................................................................................................
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g) Ask questions to 5 of your classmates. Use Mr. Smith’s daily routine as the
model.
1. ..............................................................................................................................................
2. ..............................................................................................................................................
3. ..............................................................................................................................................
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4. ..............................................................................................................................................
5. ..............................................................................................................................................
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Technical English: Engines and Motors
o Comprehension of the text
o Exercises solving
ENGINES AND MOTORS
TYPES AND FUNCTIONS OF ENGINES AND MOTORS

The term engine usually refers to petrol engines, diesel
engines and jet engines (or jets). In engineering, motor
usually means electric motor - but in general language,
'motor' can also refer to petrol and diesel engines. Engines
and motors power (or drive) machines by generating rotary
motion- for example, to drive wheels. In jet engines,
compressors and turbines rotate to generate thrust - pushing
force, produced by forcing air from the back of the engine at
high velocity.
As an engine produces a couple -rotary force - the moving parts of the machine it is driving will
produce resistance, due to friction and other forces. As a result, torque (twisting force) is exerted on
the output shaft of the engine. Torque -calculated as a turning moment, in newton metres - is
therefore a measure of how much rotational force an engine can exert. The rate at which an engine
can work to exert torque is the power of the engine, measured in watts. Although engineers normally
calculate engine power in watts, the power of vehicle engines is often given in brake horsepower
(bhp). This is the power of an engine's output shaft measured in horsepower (hp) - a historic
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measurement of power.
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES

Petrol and diesel engines are internal combustion engines. This means they are driven by the
combustion (burning) of fuel in enclosed, sealed spaces called combustion chambers. In petrol
and diesel engines, the combustion chambers are cylinders surrounded by a cylinder block and
closed at the top by a cylinder head. Each cylinder contains a piston. The number of piston
cylinders in an engine varies - engines in small motorcycles have only one, while sports car engines
may have twelve.
Fuel is supplied to each cylinder from a tank. In most engines, the flow of fuel is generated by a
pump, which forces it- at high pressure - through fuel injectors. These vaporize the fuel, allowing it to
mix with air. Using this mixture (of fuel and air), most engines function as four-stroke engines. This
means they work on a cycle of four stages - or four strokes. A stroke is an upward or downward
movement of a piston.
1. Induction or intake 2. Compression 3. Power or ignition 4. Exhaust
The intake valve opens. The intake valve closes. The spark plug produces The exhaust valve opens,
The mixture enters the The piston moves a spark, which ignites and the piston moves
cylinder through a port upwards, compressing (lights) the mixture. On upwards, forcing the
(opening) in the cylinder the mixture. ignition, the mixture exhaust gases - those
head while the piston explodes, generating a produced during
moves downwards. sudden pressure which combustion - out of the
forces the piston down. cylinder via the exhaust
port. The exhaust valve
then closes and the cycle
begins again.

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Exercises
a) What is the text about?

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b) Look for any familiar word in the text. How many have you found? Share them
with your partner.
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c) Read paragraph one of “Types and functions of engines and motors”. Answer
the questions:
i. What are the types of engines?
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ii. How do motors and engines function?

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iii. How do jet engines work?

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d) Read paragraph two of the text. Answer the questions:

i. Why do the moving parts of the machine produce resistance?
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ii. What is torque?
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iii. What unit do engineers use to measure the power of the engine?
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iv. What other unit is used to measure the power of the engine?
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e) Read the topic “Internal combustion engines”. Answer the questions:

i. What are internal combustion engines?
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ii. How many piston cylinders are there in an engine?

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iii. Where does the fuel come from?

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iv. How many strokes are there in most engines? What are they?
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f) The picture above represents the 4 stroke. They are jumbled. Organize them
from the first to the last.
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g) Complete the text about diesel engines using words from the texts above
(“Types and functions of engines and motors” & “Internal combustion
engines”)
Diesel engines differ from (1) ................................ engines in one key respect: they are not fitted with
a (2) ................................ , in each cylinder, to ignite the fuel. This is because when a
(3) ................................ of diesel and air is compressed inside a hot ( 4) ................................ , it will
explode spontaneously, without the need for a spark to provide (5) ................................. A diesel
engine must therefore work in a way which prevents the diesel from exploding before the piston is at
the top of the cylinder. To achieve this, the engine takes in only air during the (6)................................
stage of the cycle. Therefore, during the (7) ................................ stage, only air- and not an air-fuel
mixture - is pressurized. It is only at that last instant, when full compression has occurred, that the
(8) ................................ above each cylinder forces vaporized diesel into the combustion chamber,
where it ignites.
Diesel engines operate at lower speeds than petrol engines, making them less suitable for high-
speed applications. However, they are more able to (9) ................................ heavy vehicles, as they
can produce greater amounts of (10) ................................ than petrol engines.
h) Look at the cross-section of an engine, and label it using words and expressions
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Technical English: Current, voltage and resistance
o Exercises solving
CURRENT, VOLTAGE AND RESISTANCE
ELECTRIC CURRENT
The photo on the opposite page shows a simple electric circuit (or circuit). A cell provides an electric
current (or current). This flows through wires, which conduct the electricity (provide a way for it to travel).
The current is used to light a lamp. So, like all circuits, the example includes:
 an electrical supply - in this case, the cell
 an electrical conductor (or conductor)- an electrical path- in this case, wires
 one or more electrical components (or components)- electrical devices (in this case, the lamp)
which have a function.
Current- measured in amperes, or amps (A) -is the rate of flow of electric charge. Electric charge is
carried by electrons- particles with a negative charge (-),which are normally attached to atoms. When an
electric current flows through a conductm; the electrons move from one atom to another- in the case of a
copper wire, from one copper atom to the next. If the number of electrons flowing through a conductor
increases, then the amperage, or ampage (current) increases. When electrons flow, carrying a current,
they can be called charge carriers.
Notes:
 In everyday English, cells are called batteries. In technical English, a battery is a number of cells
placed together.
 Lamps are often called bulbs in everyday English.
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VOLTAGE AND RESISTANCE
The amount of current (in amps) flowing through a circuit will partly depend on the electromotive force
(EMF) of the electrical supply. Electromotive force is measured in volts (V), and is generally called voltage.
The voltage depends on the 'strength' of the electrical supply. In the diagram above, adding a second cell
would supply a higher voltage.
The amount of current will also depend on electrical resistance (or resistance). This value - in ohms
(0) - is a measure of how easily current can flow through the conductors and components in a circuit. For
example, a lamp creates resistance because the filament- the metal wire inside it - is very thin. This limits
the amount of current that can flow. Resistance also depends on the materials used as conductors. For
example, copper has a low resistance and so is a good conductor.
Materials with very high resistance, such as plastics, are called electrical insulators (or insulators).
Only very high voltages cause current to flow through them. Materials that are good insulators are used to
insulate conductors. An example is plastic insulation around electric wires. This stops people from touching
the conductor and- if it is live (carrying current)- from getting a dangerous electric shock.
ELECTRICAL POWER
The text below, about electrical power, is from a home improvements magazine.

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Exercises
a) Complete the word puzzle and find the word going down the page. Look at the previous
page.
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b) Complete the extract about current and power calculations using the words in the
box.

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TECHNICAL ENGLISH: TELECOMS 1
Telecommunications technology transmits information by electromagnetic means over media

such as telephone wires or radio waves. The information may be voice, facsimile, data, radio, or
television signals. The electronic signals that are transmitted can be either analogue or digital.
The advantages of digital transmission are high reliability and low cost. Digital switching
systems are much cheaper than analogue systems.
In analogue modulation, the signals are transmitted directly (without converting them to digital
form) by amplitude modulation or frequency modulation. For digital transmission the analogue
signals must be converted to a digital form. Then the digitized signal is passed through a source
encoder, which reduces redundant binary information. After source encoding, the digitized
signal is processed in a channel encoder, which introduces redundant information that allows
errors (degradation by noise or distortion) to be detected and corrected. The encoded signal is 31
made suitable for transmission by modulation onto a carrier wave. When a signal reaches its
destination, the device on the receiving end converts the electronic signal back into an
understandable message - sound on a telephone, images on a television, or words and pictures
on a computer.
There are three main methods of electromagnetic signal transmission: wire, radio and opticaI.
Wire transmission
amplify  attenuation  coaxial cable  copper wire  metallic-pair circuit 
multipair cable  open-wire pair  repeater  restore  retransmit  single-wire line
Radio transmission
antenna  dish  electromagnetic wave  microwave  radio wave  receiver 
reflected propagation  satellite  surface propagation  transmitter  responder
Optical transmission
fiber optic cable  high bandwidth  interference immunity  laser  lightweight 
light-emitting diode (LED)  low attenuation  low cost  wavelength
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Exercises
a) Skim read the text on telecommunication above. Match each of the following words
with its definition.
wire a device which maps the binary strings into coded bits or
waveforms for transmission
wave a device which maps the source into a set of binary strings
analogue a system in which data is represented as O or 1
digital a system in which data is represented as a continuously varying
voltage
amplitude modulation a thin piece of metal for conducting electrical current
frequency modulation a wave suitable for modulation by an information-bearing signaI
source encoder an electric, electromagnetic, acoustic, mechanical or other form
whose physical activity rises and falls as it travels through a
medium
channel encoder the deterioration in quality, level, or standard of performance
degradation to fail to reproduce accurately the characteristics of the input
distortion where audio signals increase and decrease the amplitude of the
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carrier wave
carrier wave where voltage levels change the frequency of a carrier wave
b) The following words are from three modes of transmission: wire, radio and optical.
Link each term with the most appropriate mode of transmission.
antenna  coaxial cable  copper wire  fibre optic cable  laser
 light-emitting diode  microwave  repeater  satellite 
single-wired line  transmitter  wavelength
wire:
radio:
optical:
Homework
a) Look for the corresponding Portuguese words for the following:
wire  wave  analogue  digital  amplitude modulation  frequency modulation 
source encoder  channel encoder  degradation  distortion  carrier wave

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TELECOMMUNICATIONS
i) What is the text about?

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j) Look for any familiar word in the text. How many have you found? Share
them with your partner.
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k) Read paragraph one of the text. Answer the questions:

iv. How does telecommunications technology transmit information?
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v. How may the information be?

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vi. How many types of electronic signal are there? What are they?
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l) Read paragraph two of the text. Answer the questions:

v. What types of analogue modulations are there?
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vi. What are the steps for digital transmission?
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vii. Draw a diagram of digital transmission from the transmitter to the

destination.
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m) Look for these words in the dictionary: wire, radio and optical. Define them
and give 3 examples.
Wire transmission
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Radio transmission
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Optical transmission
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CINFOTEC > Cursos Técnicos e de Qualificação > Coordenação de Língua Inglesa > Inglês Técnico > 2017-‘18

0 Oh/ zero 11 Eleven

b) Listen. Write the numbers.

c) How do we say these numbers?

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Questions and short answers

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4. Jack and I ………….. 5. books …………. 6. sister ………….

7. You and Dave ……….. 8. plane …………. 9. pencils ……….

10. cheese ……………… 11. electrician ………… 12. parents …………..

13. Pamela ……………… 14. board ................ 15. scissors ...................

16. car ……………. 17. flowers ………… 18. piano …………….

19. school …………. 20. Doctor ………… 21. milk ……………

22. children ……….. 23. sugar ……….. 24. feet …………..

28. son ……………. 29. mice …………… 30. sky …………….

b) Write sentences. Use the correct form of be.

2. Jasmine ……………………... a student. (-) 12. He ……………………... a postman. (+)

3. We ……………………...friends. (+) 13. It ……………………... nine o’clock. (+)

4. I ……………………... hungry. (-) 14. Mussulu ……………………... an island. (+)

10.Cows ……………………... insects. (-) 20. Susan and I ……………………... teachers.(-)

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JOBS AND OCCUPATIONS

a mechanic a factory worker an electrician

a lawyer a chef a computer programmer

Indefinite articles: a/an

Q: What is your job?

e) Write the jobs on the pictures. Use a or an.

g) Ask 5 of your classmates about their jobs. Take notes.

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ASKING FOR AND GIVING PERSONAL INFORMATION

1. What’s your name?

a nut a wrench/ spanner a bolt

pliers a screwdriver a screw

an adjustable wrench a phillips screwdriver a phillips screw

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DEMONSTRATIVES: This/that these/those

Q: What are these?

Q: What are those?

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b) Put in that or those.

c) Write questions: Is this/that your... ? or Are these/those your...?

d) Complete the sentences. Use this/that/these/those + the words below:

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PPE (Personal Protective Equipments)

1. Gloves 2. Safety glasses 3. Helmet

4. Boots 5. Ear protectors 6. Trousers 7. Jacket

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Q: Where is the wallet?

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‘s (is) a board in the class.

there is/ there are: questions

Is a board in the class? Yes, there is.

there is/ there are: questions

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c) Write sentences with There are... Choose from the boxes.

1. There are seven days in a week.

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SPELLING & THE ALPHABET

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JOBS AND OCCUPATIONS

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