7 4 U n i t1 0

Sw it chon
1 Look at t he diagr am of an ar t if icial hear t syst em ,
an d an sw er t h e q u est i o n s.
ARTI FI CI AL HEART
1 What kind of pat ient Í st he ar t Í f icÍ ai
hear t f or ? MECH ANI SM

2 What does t he ar t if icial hear t cont ain?

3 Why ar e t her e t w o bat t er ies?
4 Ho w i s t h e i n t er n al b at t er y ch ar g ed ?
5 What is t he cont r oller f or ? .,/
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2 Now r ead t he t ext and check your answ er s.

AbioCor art if icial he art

The AbioCor is an ar t if icial hear t m ade of t it anium and plast ic. I t is
f or pat ient s w it h ver y ser ious hear t pr oblem s w ho ar e w ait ing f or a
hear t t r ansplant .
I t cont ains a hydr aulic pum p and a valve w hich let s t he hydr aulic
f luid m ove f r om one side of t he hear t t o t he ot her .When t he f luid
m oves t o t he r ight , blood is pum ped t o t he lungs. When t he f luid
m oves t o t he lef t , blood is pum ped t o t he r est of t he body.
The syst em has t w o bat t er ies: one int er nal, inside t he pat ient 's body,
and one ext er nal.The int er nal bat t er y last s up t o f or t y m inut es. This
is long enough f or t he pat ient t o have a show er or t o change t he
ext er nal bat t er y.The ext er nai bat t er y last s f our t o f ive hour s.
The ext er nal bat t er y pr ovides pow er using a w ir eless ener gy t r ansf er
syst em . A coi] on t he pat ient 's skin induces pow er in a coil insÍ det he
body.ThÍ soper at est he cont r oller and char gest he int er nal bat t er y'
The cont r oller cont ains a m icr opr ocessorw hich decidest he best
hear t r at e f or t he pat ient at any t im e.
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I nt h i s u n i t
o k e yt e r m si n m e d i c atl e c h n o l o g y
o d e f i n i n gr e l a t i v ec l a u se s
o l o c a t i n gi n f o r m a t i o ni n a d i a g r a ma n d t e x t
o l i st e n i n gf o r d e t a i l
o h o w t o l i n kw o r d sw h e n sp e a k i n g
o w r i t i n ga sh o r td e sc r i p t i o n

I t 'sm y j ob I Make def init ions of each per son or device in colum n A
of t he t able by m at ching t hem w it h t he inf or m at i. onin
co l u m n B.
EXA M PL E

I A hear í 'ngaid is a devicew hich helpsdeaf people.

ln
h e a r i n ga i d appliee s ngineer ing
Bef or eyou I ist en,discuss w it h your par t ner possibie p r i n c i p l etso m e d i c a l
answ er s t o t he quest ions. pr oblem s
1 What is EAT 7 ( A = Assist ive) X- r ay h e l p sp e o p l ew i t h
2 Nam e t hr ee w ays in w hich sever elydisabled people technician d a m a g e dk i d n e y s
can oper at e equipm ent .
3 X- r a yc a m e r a p e o p l ec an u set o
3 What ar e t he t hr ee br anches of engineer ing w hich c a l l f o rh e l pi n a n
m ake up m echat r onics? em er g en cy
4 What doesapage- t ur ner do?
4 lab t a k e s3 - Di m a g e so f
5 Ho w d o es ap n eu m at i csw i t ch w o r k ? t e ch n i cin
a t h e b r a i na n d o t h e r
o r g an s
Q t r low list en t o Phillipe Ruger i, a Mechat r onics
Engí neer ,and check your answ er s' 5 kidney p e r so nw h o h e l p sp e o p l ew h o
m ach in e c a n n o tw a l k

o Lan gu agespot 6 p e r so n a l d e v i c ew h i c h h e l p sp e o p l ew i t h
alar m h e a r tp r o b l e m s
Relat iveclau ses
7 bioengineer w o r k si n a sc i e n t i f i c
St udy t hese exam ples:
l ab o r at o r y
A pacem aker is a devicef or people.
Thepeople have hear t pr oblem s. 8 CAT sc a n n e r h e l p sd e a f p e o p l e

We can j oin t hese sent encesiike t his: 9 p acem ak er s p e c i a l i z ei ns t a k i n g

A pacem aker Í sa devicef or people w ho have a n d p r o c e ssi n g
hear t pr oblem s. X- r ay s

The par t in bold is a r elat ive clause. I t adds im por t ant 1 0 w h eelch air t a k e sp i c t u r e so f
inf or m at ion - def ining or t elling us exact ly w ho t he b o n e sa n d o r g a n si n
people ar e. I n t he r elat ive clause you r eplace Thepeople t he body
w it h w ho. Whois used f or a per son or people.

Now st udy t hese exam ples:

A page t ur ner is a device.
The devicet ur ns t he pages oJ booksor m agazines.

We can j oin t hese sent enceslike t his:

A page- t ur ner is a devicew hich t ur ns t he pages of books
o r m ag azi n es.

WhÍ chis used f or t hings.

) ) Go t o Gr am m ar r ef er ence p. 120
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Gadget box
RP6( Re m o t ePr e se n cei)s t h e U K' sf i r st r o b o td o ct o r l.t a l l o w s
d o ct o r sa n y w h e r ei n t h e w o r l dt o co m m u n i ca t ed i r e ct l yw i t h

.t\ ,'.."
. ! ü. p a t i e n t si n t h e i r h o sp i t a lb e d s. T h er o b o t i s co n t r o l l e db y t h e
d o ct o ru si n ga j o y st i ckl.t i s f i t t e dw i t h a cam e r aso t h a t t h e
d o ct o rca n e x a m i n et h e p a t i e n t .
.rY W h a t a r et h e a d v a n t a g e sa n d d i sa d v a n t a g eosf t h e r o b o td o ct o r T
i
2 Look at t he pict ur es of t he Uit r acane.Who do you t hink Pr oblem - solvin g
w ill use it ? How do you t hink it w or ks?
Put devices a- e in or der of how usef ul t hey ar e t o a
blind per son ( 1= m ost usef ul, 5 = least usef ul) .Then
w or k in sm all gr oups,and com par e your answ er s. Tr y
t o ag r eeo n t h e b est o r d er .
a a scanner w hich r eads books and docum ent s out
loud -
b a voice- oper at edcom put er -
c a global posit ioning device w hich t ells you w her e
you ar e w it h an accur acy of + 3 m et r es -
d a f r idge w hich r epor t sw hen f ood is past it s sell- by
d at e -
e sof t w ar e w hich allow s your com put er t o r ead
onscr een inf or m at ion out loud -

Usef ullanguage
3 pit t t f r e gaps in t he descr ipt ion of t he Ult r acane w it h
inf or m at ion a- g. Add w ho w hen t he inf or m at ion DÍ sagr eem ent
d escr i b esp eo p l e.Ad d w h i ch f o r t h i n g s. I don't r eally agr eew Í t hyou.
a i n v en t ed t h ecan e I don't t hink you'r e quit e r ight .

b cal cu l at est h e p o si t i o n an d si ze o f t h e o b j ect Agr eem ent

That sounds like a good idea.
c a r e n e a r t h e b l i n d p e r so n
I t hink so t oo.
d h av et r i ed t h e can e
Per suasion
e helps blind people t o avoÍ dobst aclesin t heir pat h
I sn't X m or e usef ul t han Y?
f cannot see w ell
g ar e f or obj ect sinf r ont and over head

Bl i n d p eo p l e o r p eo p l e 1of t en use a cane t o f eel t heir w ay w hen w alking. The

Ult r acane is a new t ype of cane 2.I t uses echo- locat ion,like a bat , t o det ect obiect s

ar ound t he blind per son. Som e people call it t he Bat cane. Thecane t r ansm it s ult r asound signals. These ar e
r ef lect ed by obj ect s 3.Sensor son t he cane r eceivet he r ef lect ed signals w hich ar e

p assedt o a m i cr o p r o cesso r 4

Ther e ar e f our but t ons on t he handle of t he cane - t he t w o s ar e on t he t op, and t he t w o

w hich ar e f or obj ect son t he lef t and r ight ar e on t he back. These but t ons vibr at e w hen an obj ect is det ect ed.The
lar ger t he obj ect ,t he lar ger t he vibr at ion.

People 6 say t hat w it h a lit t le pr act icet hey can use t hese vibr at ions t o m ake a m ent al

m ap of t heir sur r oundings as t hey w alk. Becauset he cane uses vÍ br at ions,not noise,t hey can also use t heir ear s f or
addit ional inf or m at ion about t heir sur r oundings.The engineer s 7ar e now planning

new uses of echo- locat iont o helo t he blind.

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Vocabu lar y St udy t he ext r act f r om inst r uct ions f or using a m edical
inhaier . Discuss w it h your par t ner if t hese inst r uct ions
Opposit es ar e easv t o under st and and f ollow .
W h en a w o r d an d i t s o p p o sÍ t ear e o f t en u sed t o g et h er ,
t r y t o r em em b ert h em as a p ai r .Co m p l et et h e m i ssi n g H o w t o u sey o u r r- n h a l e r ^
w o r d s ( t h ey ar e al l u sed i n t h i s b o o k )
t h e r - r g hwt a y
1 backw ar ds a
2 b ant iclockw ise Usingan inholerm oy seem slr npie,but m ony
3 c ext er nal pot lent sdo not use t heirinholerin t he r ightw oy.
Á input lf you useyourinholert he w r ongw oy,/ essm edicine
d
goes t o your lungs.For t he flrst t wo weeks,reod
5 o p en e t heselnst r uct lo
ns out loudos vou f ollowt hem ,
6 f st ep - d o w ng ear
Ge t t i n g r e a d y
7 w in d lt ll a
t
I Takeof f t hecapandshaket he inhaler
2 Br eat heout allt he w ay.
3 Ho l d y o u r i n h a l e ri n t h e co r r e ct w a y ( se ep i ct u r e ) ]
Cu st om ercar e
Br e a t h e i n sl o w l y
Gi v i n gcl eari n st r u ct i o n s
4 As you st ar t br eat h in gin slow ly t h r ou gh you r
m o u t h .p r e sst h e , n h a l e rd o w n o n ce , ( l f y o u u se
a sp a ce [Dr e ssd o w n o n t h e i n h a | e Ír ] r st . T h e n
w it h in í ve secon ds St ar t t o br eat h e in s| ow | y. )
5 Take as lon g a br eat h as you can ,slow ly.

Hold you r b r eat h

6 Ho l dy o u rb r eat han dco u n tsl o w l yt o t en

St udy t he descr ipt ion of how t o char ge t he bat t er ies f or

an elect r ic w heelchair . Use it t o m ake a set of clear
inst r uct ions f or a w heelchair user . Give t it les t o t he
st eps of your inst r uct ions.

Th e b o t t er i esm u stb e ch o r g edw h en t h e

c o p o c i t yh o s f o l l e nt o l 0 % . T h i si s
i n d i co t edb y t w o r ed l l g h t sf l o sh i n go t t h e
t o p o f t h e i o y st i ck W. h en t h e ch o r g eri s
co n n e ct e d , o c h o r g i n gi n d i c o t o r
One w ay of com m unicat ing w it h cust om er s is by w i l l sh o w o n t h eco n t r o lo o n el .W h en t h e
inst r uct ion m anuals or leaf let s f or your com pany's g r een i n d i co t o rl i g h t s,t h i ssh o w st h o tt h e
pr oduct s.These need t o be w r it t en in clear ,sim ple b o t t er i eso r e f u l l ych o r g ed .Bo t t er i es
language w hich cannot be m isunder st ood.This is sh o u l db e ch o r g ed i n o w el l - v en t i l o t ed
o r e o u si n go n l y t h ec h o r g e rsu p p l i e d .
par t icular ly im por t ant in m edical t echnology,w her e
t h er e i s a h i g h d eg r eeo f r i sk t o t h e u ser o r d am ag et o
t he pr oduct if it is used w r ongly.
3 Exchange your set of inst r uct Í onsf r om 2 w it h anot her
st udent and decide if it can be f ollow ed easily.Mar k
an y p l acesw h er e t h e i n st r u ct i o n sar e n o t cl ear en o u g h
7 8 U n i t1 0

l f so m e b o d ya f e w y e ar s a g o sa w t h e m e di caI t e chn o l o g y
w e m a k en o w , t h e y 'cda l l u sm i r a c l e w o r k e r s .
D r J. W . St e a d n r a n
ln st it u t eof Elect r icalan d Elect r on icsEn gin eer s

Pr o n u n ci at i o n k ey b o ar d a l l o w st h e o p e r a t o tr o k e yi n
p a t i e n dt e t a i l sa n do t h e r
Li n k i n gw o r d s
inf or m at ion
W h en a w o r d b eg i n sw i t h a v o w el so u n d ,t h e f i n al
pr nt er p r i n t st h e i m a g e
co n so n an t so u n d o f t h e w o r d b ef o r el i n k s t o i t .

( - ) Li st ent o t h l s ex am p l e.
a d o o r o p en er An u l t r aso u n dm ach i n e i s u sed t o
t .I t co n si st so f a t r an sd u cer
Mar k w h er e t h e w o r d s l í n k i n co m p o u n d n o u n s 1 - 1 0 .
Th en r ead t h em o u t l o u d p r o b e,co m p u t er ,LCD,m o n i t o r ,k ey b o ar d ,an d
1 r rrrriein n n c n Pr 6 a d o m est i cap p l i an ce 2 .Th e p r o b e

2 a w l n d o w o p en er
3 a p er so n alal ar m
4 a r em o t e co n t r o l
c ^ li^ L+ - , ^ , i+ - L
J d r l Br r L Jv v l LLl r
3 ( - ) Li st en an d ch eck y o u r p r o n u n cl at l o n
7 a g ear b o x co n t ar n s
R e dipsel p n o i n c' '
'^ 'b-'
w hich
9 a d i g i t al r ad i o
Th e co m p u t eri n cl u d esa CPU w h i ch
1 0 an MP3 p l ay er
s.T h i s i s d i sp l a y e do n -
6 .I t al so co n t ai n sa h ar d d i sk

w hich ?.Th i s i n f o r m at i o n
Wr it ing i s k ey ed i n b y t h e 8

Sh o r td escr i p t i o n I m ag escan b e p r i n t ed o r co p i edt o DVDs.

1 St u d y t h e i n f o r m at i o n
Fi n d o u t ab o u t CAT scan n er s( CTscan n er s)an , d w rit e
ab o u t an u l t r aso u n d
y o u r o w n d e sc r i p t i o nr n t h e sa m e w a y .
m ach i n e w h i ch m ak es
i m ag es o f i n t er n al p ar t s o f ?
t h e b o d y .Use i t t o co m p l et e
t h e sh o r t d e sc r i p t i o n
be1ow .

Mai n co m p o n en t s Fun c t i o n

t r a n s d u c eprr o b e g e n e r a t e ts,r an sm i t s,a n d O

r e c e i v ehs i g h - f r euq e n c yso u n d
W A VES

p i e zo e l e c t r ci cr y st al s p r o d u c eso u n dw a v e sw h e n
c u r r e n its a p p l i e da c r o s tsh e m

Co m p u t e r

CPU ( c e n t r Ia p r o c e ssetsh e d a t af r o m t h e
nrnrecqino . ör-r'n' i't .\ / t r a n s d u c et ro p r o d u c a
en im ag e

h a r dd i s ks t o r a g e s t o r e tsh e i m a g ea l o n gw i t h
d ev ice p a t i e n dt e t a i l sa n do t h e r
inf or m at ion

L CDm o n i t o r d i s p l a ytsh e i m a g e
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Checklist
AssessyourpÍ ogr ess in t hisunit .
Tick( / ) t he st at em ent ws hichar et r ue.
I k n owk eyt er m sin m ed icalt ech n olog y
I canm ak ed ef in it ionws it h r elat iv clau
e ses
I canlocat ein f or m at ion
in a d iag r am
an dt ex t
Pairw ork
I k n o wh o wt o l i n kw o r d sw h e nsp e a k i n g
Work in pairs,A and B.Discussways in which
t echnologycould providea safeenvironmentfor an I canw r it ea sh or td escr ip t ion
elderlypersonliving alone and make a list .
g eg ood
My r ead in gan dlist en in ar
Eachof you has a list of devicespr oducedby a com pany en ou g ht o u n d er st anm
d ostof eacht ex t
specializingin t elecarefor t he elderly.Make not esin i n t h i su n i t
t he t able and t hen describet o your part nerwhat you
t hink t hesedevicesarefor,and how t hey work.
St udentA Go t o p.112.
Key words
St udentB
Adj ect ives
Device a) Wh atit ' sf or b) How it w or ks ar t if icial
h ydr au lic
Pr essu
r e- sen sit ivf loor
e t i les r ech ar g eab le
Mo v em en t d et ect o r No u n s
Pi l l o wa l e r tsm o k ea l a r m accu r acy
coil
Temp er at u
r eex t r em es
sen sor im age
Pe r so n a
r al d i oa l a r mt r i g g e r j oyst ick
sca n n e r
Bo g u ca
s l l eb
r ut t on sell- b dy at e
u lt r asou n d
I Choosef r om your com binedlist st he six m ost valve
Í mport antdevÍ cest o ensurea safeenvironmentfor an w eb p ag e
elder lyper sonliving alone.
Ver bs
calcu lat e
reflect
vibr at e

Not eh er ean y t h in gab ou th ow En g lishis u sed

in t ech n ologtyh at is n ewt o y ou .
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Sw it ch on
Look at t he pict ur es.What uses f or inf or m at ion
t echnology can you t hink of in t hese places or sit uat ions?

Mat ch t he exam ples of com put er use in colum n A w it h

t he ar eas of applicat ion in colum n B. Mor e t han one
answ er is som et im es possible.
A B
1 using bar codest o ident if y hospit al
it em s and pr ices b air por t
-i

.d
2 cal cu l at i n g t h eex act super m ar ket
dist ance t o a t ar get
d design
3 pr oducing scale m odels of
. , ! Fr , f u , .
e secur it y
new designs
T I ibr ar y
4 ident if ying an em ployee by
his or her voice I m ilit ar y
5 ch eck i n g cr ed i t car d su sed f o r h oil r ef iner y
paym ent s i t he hom e F
I
't
6 issuing seat num ber s
7 analysing blood t est s
8 st or ing em ployee r ecor ds
ip
I
9 k eep in g ar ecor d of all
bor r ow ings
!i i

10 calculat ing t he st r esson a

H
t
com ponenT
11 cont r olling t he t em per at ur e
o f aw ash i n g m ach i n e
12 m onit or ing t he saf et y of each
st age in t he pr ocess
13 w ar nÍ ngw hen air cr af t ar e
t o o cl o se
14 m onit or ingt he lif e signs of a
pat ient
15 com par ing f inger pr int s
16 co- or dinat ing Í nf or m at ion
f r om all par t s of a w ar - zone

Now I ist t he uses f or com put er s

in an ar ea of t echnology you ar e
f am iliar w it h.
 l n f o r m a t i o tne c h n o l o g y 8 7

l n t h i su n i t
o k e yt e r m sf o r c o m p u t e ru sei n t h e c ar i n d u st r y
o Past Passi v e
o h o w t o p r o n o u n c teh e - e df o r m o f v e r b sa n d w o r d sw i t h
si l e n tl e t t e r s
o u si n gy o u rse a r c hsk i l l st o f i n d o u t a b o u t t h e w o r l d ' sm o st
p o w er f uI co m p u t er s

Read i n g 3 t i st t h e t h i n g s co m p u t er scan d o i n t h e d esi g n an d

p r o d u ct i o no f a car .
CADCAM
E XA M P L E S
Look at t he pict ur es below . What uses f or com put er s Í n al l o w 2 - Dan d 3 - Dd esi g n st o b e m ad e
car p r o d u ct i o ncan y o u see? cal cu l at ed i m en si o n sf r o m a d esi an
What do you t hink t er m s 1- 4 m ean? Read t he t ext and
ch ecky o u r an sw er s.
1 CA D 2 CA M 3 CI M 4 CN C
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T h en a m e w a s f i r s st u g g e s t e db y a c o l l e a g u e . W ebUe e n
i nt h e m eet i n g f oh r o u r sa n d , w h i l eh e w a s d r i n k i n ga
cu p o f Pe e t ' sJa v aco f f e eh, e p i ck e d ' . l a v a ' aasn e x am p l e
1# f i- ,
o f y e t a n o t h e rn am e t h a t w o u l d n e v e rw o r k .T h e i n i t i a l - rl I
+ ./ ! l
r e a ct i o nw a s m i x e d . -\ - i /
?- lr z/
Ar t h u r van Hof f
form er Sen i or Eng i nee1 Sun M icrosyst em s
\ aul

4 Com plet e colum n B of t he t able. List ening

A Ho w w as i t d o n e i n
t h e p ast ?
1 d e si g n sp r o d u c e do n
p ap er
2 d i m e n si o ncsa l c u l a t e d
b y m e a su r i n g
3 m o d e l sm a d eb v h a n d
B Ho w i s i t d o n e n o w ?
Descr ibin gch an ges
Q Laur a Sant ini w or ks f or a com pany w hich m akes
cans and cont ainer sf or t he f ood and dr ink indust r y.
She explains t o a j our nalist som e of t he changes w hich
have t aken place in t his indust r y. List en and not e t he
sÍ xchanges she descr ibes.
Wor k in pair s and com par e your answ er s.

4 r ealcar scr ash - t est ed

5 w e l d i n gd o n eb y h a n d
6 c a r si n sp e c t e d
b y p eo p l e
7 su p p l i e so r d e r e d
by st af f
I t 'smy j ob
e
Discuss t hese quest ions w it h a par t ner .Then r ead t he
t ext t o check your answ er s.
1 What kind of w or k does an I T Suppor t Technician
do?
2 W h at i s ah el p d esk ?

8 p a i n t i n gd o n eb y Read t he t ext again and answ er t he quest ions.

w o r k er s 1 How did DÍ anaf ind her f ir st j ob?
2 What m akes w or king on a help desk dif f Í cult ?
3 What w or ds does Diana use t o descr ibe how caller s
o Languagespot t o t he help desk f eel?
Past Passive 4 What ar e t he good point s about w or king on a help
St udy t he st at em ent s about How w as it done in t he d esk ?
past l in t he t able in Reading 4. We can m ake each 5 W h y i s i t n o t a g o o d Í d eat o w o r k o n ah el p d esk f o r
st at em ent int o a sent ence like t his: long?

Designs w er epr oduced on paper . 6 What ar e t he at t r act ions of Diana's new j ob?
7 What inf or m at Í onsour cesdoes Diana use in her
We use t he Past Passivet o descr lbe act ions Í nt he past
w or k?
w her e t he act ion is m or e im por t ant t han t he agent
per f or m ing t he act ion, or w her e t he agent is not 8 How w ill Micr osof t cer t if icat Í onhelp Diana?
know n. Find an expr ession in t he t ext w hich m eans:
) ) Go t o Gr am m ar r ef er ence p. 121 a people- handlingskills
1 Make each st at em ent f r om colum n A of t he t able in b pr oblem - solving
Readí ng4 int o a sent enceusing t he Past Passive. c w or kingdir ect lyw it hpeople
2 Link each pair of st at em ent s,past and pr esent ,int o one d dealing w it h t elephone calls.
sent ence.
EXA M PT E

w er epr oduced on paper but now t hey ar e

7 Desí 'gns
pr oduced by CAD pr ogr am s.
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Cu st om eÍCa] e
Diana Mayo: Wor kin g on a h elp desk
I T Support TechnÍ cian
I 'm an I T Suppor t Technician.I w or k f or a lar ge chain
w hich sells building m at er ials t o t he public and t o
t r adespeople.AI m ost ever y business t hese days, lar ge
or sm all, needs suppor t t echnicians.
When I I ef t college,I got a j ob t hr ough an agency
w or king f or a com panyw hich pr ovided online suppor t
t o local businesses and individuals. I w as on t heir help
desk.That m eant t aking calls and pr oviding advice on
all sor t s of pr oblem s. I t 'sa j ob w her e you need not j ust
t echnical skills but also good'sof t skills'.That m eans
people- handling skills. You need t o be able t o
under st and how t he caller f eels as w ell as t r ying t o
solve t heir I T pr oblem s. You have t o keep calm w hen
you'r e under pr essur e.People m ay be pr et t y f r ust r at ed
by t he t Í m et hey phone you, and t hey expect you t o f ix Som e com put ing suppor t t echnicians w or k on help
t heir pr oblem r ight aw ay.I t 'sa dem anding j ob because desks I ike Diana. They t ake t elephone calls f r om people
you have t o cope som et im es w it h angr y people,get all w it h I T pr oblem s. They have t o:
t he inf or m at ion you need t o help t hem w it h t heir r ecor d t he f act s about t he pr oblem accur at ely
pr oblem , w or k out how t o solve it t echnÍ cally,and t hen
d i ag n o set h e p r o b l em
explain in a clear ,sim ple w ay w hat t hey can do t o put
i-h^ i' n^ o_ c' o ' _r _i oo h
_ 'f- '
pr ovide t he r ight advice.

A help desk is a good place t o st ar t .You lear n t o t hink I St udy t his ext r act f r om a pr oblem r epor t f or m . Find out
quickly and how t o handle people but I w ouldn't advise t he m eaning of any unf am iiiar t er m s.
doing Í tf or long' I t , snot t he best paid j ob. I n m y pr esent
j ob I get t o w or k w it h people f ace- t o- f ace.The w or k is I t em
Lo cat i o n
m or e int er est ing. I t 'snot all t r ouble- shoot ing.I also get
t o inst all sof t w ar e,m aint ain ser ver s,and advise on t he Mak e
best choice of new har dw ar e.The m oney is bet t er t oo. I Mo d el
f ind t he best w av t o f ind inf or m at ion on Pr o b l em
pr oblem s is t o use t he I nt er net .Most of Ad v i ceg i v en
t he m anuf act ur er s have sit es w hich Cl ear ed b yp h o n eYes/No
pr ovide inf or m at ion. Ther e ar e also Requir es
visit Yes/ No
new s gr oups f or shar ing Í nf or m at ion.
I 'm planning t o get Micr osof t 2 f ) Now list en t o t he r ecor ding and com plet e as m uch
cer t if icat ion.My com pany is of t he f or m as you can.
pr epar ed t o pay f or t he cour ses 3 Wor k w it h a par t ner .Wit h t he help of t he com plet ed
and t he exam s. I t 'sgood f or f or m t ake t ur ns at playing t he r ole of help desk
t hem as it m eans I can do m or e t echnician and t he per son needing help.
and it 's good f or m yf ut ur e.
{ Com par e your per f or m ance w it h t he List ening scr ipt
\ on p. 128.What dif f er encesdo you not ice bet w een your
v er si o n an d t h e Li st en i n pscr i o t ?
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p e r i p h e r a l s( n )se co n d a r y Co m p u t e r si n t h e f u t u r e m a y
e q u i p m e n tco n n e ct e dt o a h a v eo n l y1 , 0 0 0v a c u u mt u b e s
com p u t er a n d w e i g hn o m o r et h a n l . 5
t o n s.
Popu Ia r Mech an i cs,Mar ch 1949

Vocabu lar y Pr on u n ciat ion

Collocat ion s - edÍ or m
of ver bsandw or dsw it h
I Collocat ions ar e w or ds w hich ar e of t en used t oget her .
silentI et t er s
The ver bs in colum n A ar e used in com put ing. Mat ch The - edf or m of ver bs is pr onounced in t hr ee w ays:
t hem w it h an appr opr iat e noun f r om colum n B. / t/ / d/ / rd/
EXA M PL E
t f ) t ist en t o w or ds 1- 15used in t his book. Put t hem in
dow nload + pict ur es t he cor r ect colum ns of t he t able.
A B 1 const r uct ed 6 f inished 11 planned
click on am enu
2 cont r olled 7 int egr at ed 12 pr oduced
calculat e an icon
dow nload a p aSe 3 cust om ized 8 invent ed 13 r ef lect ed
display pict ur es 4 dam aged 9 m ixed 1, 4 sear ched
cr eat e t h eW eb 5 disabled 10 oper at ed 15 w or ked
scr oll up / dow n cost s
sur f a new docum ent lÍ ' / / dt t dt
select f r om informat ion

Use t he phr ases f r om I t o f ill t he gaps in t he sent ences.

1 FI at scr eensar ound t he air por t display
on all ar r ivals and depar t ur es.
Click on t he - f or Pow er Point t o pr epar e a
pr esent at ion.
3 You can dow nload - f r om your cam er a.
n
Sp r ead sh eet sar e u sed t o cal cu l at e- . 2 Q Now list en and checkyour answ er s.
5 Scr oll dow n t he - unt il vou f ind t he
3 Can you w or k out a r ule t o help you decide how t o
inf or m at ion you need.
pr onounce ot her - edf or m s?
I nor m ally spending at least one hour a day sur f ing
4 Wor ds 1- 7used in t his book cont ain silent let t er s.Cr oss
out t he silent let t er s.
She cr eat ed - t o keep t r ack of sof t w ar e
updat es. Ex AMPLE s co u M d esi g n

You can select f r om t he - t o choosew hich I list ening 4 pneum at ic 7 w ould

applÍ cat ionyou need. 2 m ight 5 should
3 m odellÍ ng 6 vehicle

5 Q No w l i st en an d ch eck y o u r an sw er s.
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Checklist
Assessy o u r p r o g r essi n t h i s u n i t .
Ti ck( / ) t h e st at em en t sw h i ch ar et r u e.

I k n o w k eyt er m sf o r co m p u t eru se i n
t h e c a r i n d u st r y

I can u set h e Past Passi v e

I k n o w h o w t o p r o n o u n cet h e - edf o r m
Speakin g o f v er b san d w o r d sw i t h si l en t l et t er s
Com pu t erper iph er als
M y r e a d i n ga n d l i st e n i n ga r eg o o d
Wor k in pair s, A and B. Each of you has pict ur es of f our en o u g ht o u n d er st an dm o st o f each t ex t
com put er per ipher als. Find out w hich per ipher alsyour i n t h i su n i t
par t ner has by asking quest Í ons.Don, t ask dir ect ly f or
t he nam es of t he per ipher als.
EXA M PL E

A What shape Í sit ? Key words

B I t 'ssquar e. Adj ect ives
A Does Í thave a back and f r ont ? cu st o m i zed
B Yes, í t d o es. si m ul a t e d
t h r e e - d i m e n si o n(a3l - D )
St udent A Go t o p. 111.
t w o - d i m e n si o n a( 2
l - D)
St udent B Go t o p. 112.
No u n s
When you have ident Í f iedt he per ipher als,t oget her a sse m b l yl i n e
decide w het her t hey ar e input or out put devices. CADCAM
cr M
cNc
Webquest def ect
m a c h i n et o o l
Find out about t he f ive f ast est super com put er sin t he
m ach in in g
w or ld and com plet e t he t able. Com par e your answ er s
per ipher al
w it h ot her s in your class.
sof t w ar e
su p p l i e s
Or d er Typeor 5 p eed Mak er Lo cat i o n
n am e Ver b
i n sp ect

2nd N o t eh e r ea n y t h i n ga b o u t h o w En g l i shi s u se d
i n t e c h n o l o g y t h aits n e w t o y o u .
3r d

This sit e m ay help:

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Sw it ch on 3 Wor k in pair s. Choose one device each and explain t o

your par t ner w hat it does.
Wor k in sm all gr oups. List as m any w ays as you can t o
EXA M PL E
send and r eceivem essages.
A I ' I I chooset he space sat ellit e.
EXA M PL E
B OK. W h a t d o e si t d o ?
7 by phone 2 w r it ing
A I t f ollow s an or bit in space.Som e sat ellit eshelp
I dent if y t he devices used in t elecom m unicat ions in co m m u n i cat i o nan d o t h er sp r o v i d ei n f o r m at i o n . . .
pict ur es A- F.

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 T e l e c o m m u n i c a t i o 9n 3s

I nt h i su n i t
o k e y t e r m si n t e l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s
o PastSi m o l ev Pr esen tPer f ect
o l i st e n i n ga n d r e a d i n gf o r d e t a i l
o m a k i n gs i m p l ee x p l a n a t i o n s
o h ear i n gt h e d i f f er en ce: Past Si m p l ev Pr esen tPer f ect

I t 'sm yiob We use t he Pr esent Per f ect f or act ions w hich

h ap p en edd u r i n g a p er i o df r o m t h e p ast t o t h e p r esen t :
He's w or ked as a t echnicianf or eight year s. ( He'sst ill a
t ech n i ci an . )
f ) Li st e n t o T o d d W e o f t en st ar t a t o p i c u si n g t h e Pr esen tPer f ectan d
McAr t hur , a t h en sw i t ch t o t h e Past Si m p l e:
Telecom m unicat ions A Have you ever been t o Nor w ay?
Tech n i ci an .No t e t h e B Yes,I w ent t her e in 2001.
f o l l o w i n g t h i n g s.
) ) Go t o Gr am m ar r ef er en ce p . 1 2 1
I t he num ber of year s he has w or ked f or his com pany I Co m p l et et h e t ex t ab o u t d ev el o p m en t si n r ad i o an d
2 as m an y i t em s o f t el eco m m u n i cat i o n seq u i p m en t t el ev i si o n .Pu t t h e v er b s i n b r ack et si n t h e co r r ectf o r m :
as y o u can Past Sim ple or Pr esent Per f ect .
3 as m an y co u n t r y n am es as y o u can
I n j ust over a hundr ed year s,r adio - 1
4 t h e m ean i n g o f Vo l P
( develop)int o a m aj or f or m of ent er t ainm ent and
'z( invent ) a
Q t ist en again and answ er t he quest ions. com m unicat ion. Mar coni
1 W h er e d i d h e f i r st l ear n ab o u t t el eco m m u n i cat i o n s? w i r el esst el eg r ap hsy st em i n 1 8 9 6 .Th i s
( be)t he bir t h of r adio.Voice t r ansm ission
Nam e a ch an g eh e h as ex p er i en cedi n
( st ar t )in 1909 f ollow ing t he invent ion of t he valve.
t el eco m m u n i cat i o n s.
Sem iconduct or s- ' ( m ake) Í tpossible t o
W h y i s h i s j o b n o w m u ch m o r e ab o u t b r aÍ nt h an
develop m uch sm aller , por t able r adios.The
m u scl e?
int r oduct ion in r ecent year s of digit al r adios
4 W h a t d o e sh e l i k e m o st a b o u t h i s j o b ? u ( allow ) us t o enj oy m uch bet t er sound

W h at d o esh e n o t l i k e? qualit y.
Ther e - ' ( be)m any changes in t elevision
t oo. ln t he UK, t he BBC - ' ( st ar t )daily TV
o Lan gu aBespot b r o ad cast si n 1 9 3 6 .Co l o u r b r o ad cast s- '
Past Sim pt ev Pr esen tPer f ect ( b eg i n )i n t h e l at e 1 9 6 0 s.Si n cet h e 1 9 7 0 ssat el l i t e
br oadcast ing 'o( allow ) view er s a w ider
St udy t hese exam ples f r o m lt 's m y j ob. Why is t he choice of pr ogr am m es.The r ecent int r oduct ion of
Past Si m p l e u sed f o r sen t en ces1 - 3 an d t h e Pr esen t digit al TV " ( m ean) bet t er pict ur e and
Per f ect f or sent ences4- 6? sound qualit y. Manuf act ur er s - now
7 I w as in t he ar m y f or f our year s. ( develop) ent er t ainm ent syst em s w hich
"
2 I j oined w hen I lef t school. include t elevision, r adio,DVD r ecor der / player , and
3 I t r avelled quit e a lot . com put er .The
4 I , vebeen w it h t he com panyf or eÍ ghtyear s. I nt er net
5 I 've been t o Nor w ay,Kenya, and Belize. 13( m ake)
6 I ' v eseenq u i t e af ew ch an g esi n p h o n e sy st em s. it possible t o enj oy
W e u se t h e Past Si m p l e f o r t h i n g s t h at h ap p en ed r adio and t elevision
at a par t icular t im e in t he past or dur ing a per iod t hat f r om ar ound t he
en d ed í n t h e p ast : w o r l d o n o u r PCs.
I t r avelled a lot w hen I w as in t he ar m y.

We use t he Pr esent Per f ect t o t alk about past

ex p er i en cesb u t n o t w h en t h ey h ap p en ed :
I 've been t o t he USA.
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j Gadget box
Ja o a n ' sDo Co Mo n e t w o r ka l l o w su se r so f 3 6 m o b i l e st o u set h e i r p h o n e s
a s e l e ct r o n i cw a l l e t s. T h ep h o n ea ct sa s a cr e d i tca r d . W h e nt h e p h o n ei s
p a sse do v e ra sp e ci aI r e a d e ri,t can p a yf o r t h i n g sa n d a l l o w m o n e yt o b e
w i t h d r a w nf r o m a ca sh m a ch i n eAs . w e l l a s p a ssw o r dp r o t e ct i o nso
, me
p h o n e su si n gt h e sy st e mh a v ea f i n g e r p r i n tsca n n e r .
W h y d o y o ut h i n ka f i n g e r p r i nst c a n n e irs u s e f u l w i t ht h i ss y s t e m T

2 Choose t he cor r ect alt er nat ive. Speakin g

I nterviewer How long haveyou been / w er eyoul a
Mobile ph on es
Telecom m unicat ions Technician?
Todd About t en ye ar s. I have t r aÍ ned/ t r aÍ ned2 Wor k in pair s, A and B. Each of you has inf or m at ion
in Signals w hen I w as in t he ar m y. about a m obile phone. Find out t he inf or m at ion you
need t o com plet e t his t able by asking each ot her .
I nterviewer How long haveyou been / w er eyou3 in
t he ar m y? St udent A Go t o p. 113.
Todd I have ser ved/ ser vedaf or f our year s.Then St udent B
I havej oined / j oÍ ned5t hiscom pany about
eight year s ago.
I nterviewer Have you seen / Did you see6m any
Mak e HP
changes dur ing t his t im e?
Todd Yes, we ve replaced / we replacedl copper Mo d el i Pa qh w 6 5 1 0M o b i l e
I ines w it h f ibr e- opt ic cables andw e've M e sse n g e r
int r oduced/ w e int r oducedsVolP phone Keyboar dt ype f u l l Qw e r t y
sv st em s.
Scr een 3 in ch , 64K

So f t w ar e W i n d o w sM o b i l e2 0 0 3
Pr on u n ciat ion
Ot h erf eat ur es CPSsa t e l l i t e
Past Sim plev Pr esen tPer f ect navigat ion
f ) St uay t nese pair s of sent ences.You ar e going t o hear BIu et o o t h
one of each pair . TÍ ck( / ) t he one you hear .
1 a They've spent t im e in t he ar m y. v o i ceco n t r o l SMS
,
( t e x t ) a n dM M S
b Th ey sp en t t i m e i n t h e ar m y .
( p i c t u r e ) m e ssa g i n g
2 a I ' v et ex t ed h i m an i n v i t at i o n .
Em a i l i n st a nm
t e ssa g i n g
b I t ext ed him an invit at ion.
3 a He f axed m e a r eply.
= oo G) I
b He's f axed m e a r eply. Ül

4 a Todd'sphoned t he of f ice.
b To d d p h o n ed t h eo f f i ce.
5 a Sh e em ai l ed m e t w i ce.
b Sh e' sem ai l ed m et w i ce.
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Fir stt elegr aphm essage, l844: Whathat hCod w r ought ?

( ' W h ath asGo dd o n e?'Sam
) u elMo r se
Fir stt elephonem essage, 1876: Mr Wat son, comher e e,I
w ant you.Alexander Gr ahamBell
Fi r stem ai lm essag e, 1 9t7est
l : si g n al ,n o t p r eser v ed .

Reading Put t he st epsin t he correctordert o make a flowchart

show inghow t his t ypeof VoI Pphonesyst em w or ks.
VolPphonesyst em s a Thepacket sar esent t oar out er .
I Work in pairs and answert he quest ions.Then readt he b The digit al dat ais compressedby t he sending
t ext and checkyour answers. comput er.
1 What doesVoI Pst and for? c Thedat ais convert edbackt o voice.
2 What is apacket ? d Thereceivingcomput erput st he packet sback
3 What is awirelesshot spot ? t oget heragain.
e Thevoice signal is convert edt o digit al.
f Thedigit al dat a is diüded int o very small packet s.
How VoI Pphonesyst em sw ork g Therout er sendseachpackett hrough t he I nt ernet
byt he best avaiiablepat h.
VoI P( Voiceover I nt ernetProt ocol) phonesyst emswork e
7 3_ 5 7_
by sendingdat avia t he I nt ernetin t iny packet s.This is
calledpacket swit ching.I t workslike t his: 2_ 4_ 6

1 Yourvoice signal,which is analogue,is convert ed

int o digit al dat a.I fyou havea st andardphone,you
need an ext rapieceof hardwaret o do t his called an
ATA ( Analoguet elephoneadapt or) I. fyou havean I P
phone,it producesa digit al signal so you don't need
an adapt or.You can also use your PCand a
microphoneas a t elephone.
2 Thesendingcom put er usessof t w ar et ocom pr ess
t he digit al dat a,much like MP3 files.
3 The dat a is divided int o packet s,eachone 30
millisecondslong.
4 The packet sare sent t o a rout erwhich decidest he
best pat h t hrough t he I nt ernetfor eachpacket .Tt rey
will travel by many different paths.They will anive
at differentt imes and somemay evenbe lost . (
5 Thereceivingcomput erusesspecialsoft waret o
st oret he packet sand put t hem in t he right order.
Becauset he packet sare so smaU,you won't hear t he
differenceif somearelost .
6 The dat a is convert edback t o voice and played
t hroughyour st andardphone,I Pphone,orPC
headphones.
I f you have a wirelessVoI Phandset ,you can make and
receivecalls anywherenear awireless hot spot .Some
mobile phonesare dual-mode.You can use a mobile
phonenet work or wirelessVoI P,dependingwhere you
aÍ e.
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g e o sy n ch r o n o u(sa d j )d e scr i b i n g
s a t e l l i t ews h i c ho r b i ta t t h e s a m e
sp e e da s t h e e a r t h b u t m a y n o t b e
a b o v et h e e q u a t o rSo . m eh a v e
f i g u r e - o f - e i g hot r b i t s.

Cu st o m ercar e Webqu est

Ex p l ai n i n gi n si m p l et er m s Sat ellit ecom m u n ciat ion ssyst em s
I St udyt he diagr am s w hich explain geost at ionar y
or bit . Then answ er quest ions 1- 4.

SPOT BEAM

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sar r r ur n 1
I t ike Todd McAr t hur , you m ay have t o explain t o client s
in sim ple t er m s a pr ocess,or w hat a device is f or and
how it w or ks. Wor k in paÍ r s,A and B. Find out m or e
sar Enr r r 3
about your device or pr ocess,t hen explain it in sim ple
t er m s t o your par t ner .

St udent A t he dif f er ence bet w een analog and /

d i g i t al si g n al s \ '.

St udent B t he dif f er ence bet w een DVDs and CDs

Usef ullanguage
Ba sÍ c a l l y . . .
I n g e n e r a l. . . 77. 4"
Top u t i t sí m p l y. . .
I n v e r ysi m p l e t e r m s. . . sat Er ur E 2 f
T h em a i n t h i n g i s. . .
How long does a sat ellit e in geost at ionar y or bit t ake
These sit es m ay help: t o r ot at e r ound t he ear t h?

w w w .h o w st u f f w o r k s.
com How m any sat ellit esin geost at ionar y or bit ar e
r equir ed t o pr ovide global cover age?
w w w .w ikipedia.or g
Why is it an advant aget o launch geost at ionar y
f ) Now list en t o a nat ive speaker explaining t he sat ellit esf r om count r ies near t he Equat or ?
dÍ f f er ences.Com par e your explanat ion w it h his. What
What ar e com m unicat ions sat ellit es used f or ?
dif f er encescan you f ind in t he language used and t he
p o i n t s m ad e?
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Ch ecklist
Assessy o u r p r o g r essi n t h i s u n i t .
Ti ck( / ) t h e st at em en t sw h i ch ar e t r u e.

I k n o w k e y t e r m si n t e l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s

I u n d er st an dt h e d i f f er en ce:
Past Si m p l ev Pr esen tPer f ect

2 St udy t he inf or m at ion about Milst ar I c a n m a k esi m p l ee x p l a n a t i o nosf

t e c h n i c atle r m sa n d d e v i c e s

I c a n h e a r t h ed i f f e r e n c e :
U Sm i l i t a r cv o m m u n i c a t i o n s PastSi m o l ev Pr esen tPer f ect

N u m b e ro f sa t e l l i t e s M y r e a d i n ga n d l i st e n i n ga r eg o o d
en o u g ht o u n d er st an dm o st o f each t ex t
i n t h i su n i t

Key w ords
Find out sim ilar inf or m at ion about one of t hese
sat ellit e com m unicat ion syst em s and com plet e t he Adj ect ives
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ad ap t o r
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com p u t er f ile
N u m b e ro f sa t e l l i t e s d i sh
net w or k
r o u t er
sa t e l l i t e
scr een
se m i c o n d u c t o r
w i r el essh o t sp o t
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co m p r ess( d at a)
w w w . e u t e l sa t . c o m
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w w w . w o r l d sp a c e . c o m N o t eh e r ea n y t h i n ga b o u t h o w En g l i shi s u se d
i n t e c h n o l o g y t h aits n e w t o y o u .
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Sw it ch on
Ch o o set w o j o b s f r o m t h e l i st o f j o b s i n t ech n o l o g y
t h at y o u w o u l d l i k e t o d o .Th en ch o o set w o w h l ch y o u
w ouid not liket o do.
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B1 o m ed i calEn g Í n eer
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Cl v i l En g i n eer
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Fl p r i r n n i e Fn o i n e p r

En v i r o n m en t alEn g i n eer
I T En g i n eer
Mar i n e En g i n eer
Mat er i al s En g i n eer
Mech an i cal En g i n eer
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l n t h i su n i t
o d i sc u ssi n a g n d r e a d i n ga b o u t j o b si n t e c h n o l o g y
o h o w t o d e sc r i b jeo b r e q u i r e m e n t s
o i n t e r v i e wsk i l l s
o w r i t i n g a CV

Readin g tql
Job descr ipt ion s Tele c or r r n u n i c at i on s Te ch n i cian

Wor k in gr oups of t hr ee. Choose one j ob descr ipt ion
( A- C) each.Make not es about t he j ob. Then descr ibet he
j ob t o ot her s in your gr oup using only your not es.
Your not es should cover :
1 t he j ob t it le and som e of t he ar eas cover ed
I w hat you t hink ar e t he m ost im por t ant
I equÍ I em ent s
3 t he locat Í onof t he w or k
A
g o o d an d b ad p o i n t s ab o u t t h ej o b .
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. M r r k i r r gt, c s t i r r gr.r r r tcl h c c k i r r qc o l ) ) p ( ) l )l tet s
. Asscr r r l r l i r r g ccl u i p r n cn t
. I n st r r l l i r r gsct, t i u q l l p , t cst i l r q ,r r n t lr e p u i l i n r l ct 1 u i 1 ' r n r e r r t
' L: r v i n gr t t t t rl ' o r r t r e ct i r t c' r {u b l e s
. I r r st l r l l igr rr : r cl i oct 1 r . r i r1r 'cr
r rrt l t r r cln r o u r r t i r r l . u )t cl ) r ) a s
o r r b u i l t i i r r { r(s) r o n n r i l st s
Vr r r co u l t l u o r k i r r cl o o r si r r a f r r ct o r y< l rt l r r t si t l cu o r k i r r r l
i n r l l r v cr r r l r crco n d i t i o r r s. Y< r u r ' ' u v oco
r kr r l t l i r r v o l v c l i f t i r r q
, r r t ,rl r r t r k i r t g , rltr t ' i r : l r r r .
I ( t ' t l ti r c r r r ne t s

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. p h v si cr r lf r t r r css
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. g o o d c o r r r n r u r r i c l r t i os n
kills
. q o ( ) r lt cl l r l r \ \ ' ( ) r k cr

You could work in any of these fields at any point from the
design t o t he complet ion of t he st ruct ure.
buildrngs, sport s st adiums, shopprng
cent res Y o r r o r l r l \ n / ( ) r l ( i l l . ' ( o r . ,l ,i rt r. rr 1
r l1i o . , n r . r k i r g l r r r l l rt yr 1 r r , r l
r ailw ays.r oads. br idges s o u n r lr r , ro r r l i r r 1r1n. ,, r, i n llyo r t l r cr , n l r ,l r, r i n n r c r l r r lrL r srty
h ydr o- elect r ic sch em es, dam s, pipelin es S o L r r rcl n l l i n c t ' ro. ,p c t , r t t ' ( ( ) l t( p' xl c r I r i . l n r( t, ( l Ll r) n r { , r 1
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t he const ruct ion and development of docks Y o i u r v o r k c o L r l r rl o v c r a l l t y p o s o l . , o l l r r ll o r r
and harbours
w ast e disposal and sew age t reat ment
plant s I CO M M I .R
- C I A LM U S I C R L C O R D IN ( ; S
T H I A T R t , R A D I O ,I I L M , A N D T V

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difficult areas far from any tovvnor city. \ lk W EBSI T ES
V I D I O A N D C O M P t , ]I I R C A M I S

rr{ N M L] LT I M ED I A

Essent ial; - degree or diploma rn civil engrneering

Re qu i r e m e n t s
- ability to think creatively
I s , , i ' r r t :i , t r l c r l r l c r r r r l itl r; n r ,i rr , l r . r ! J r r t r p r r , r t i
Desir able - look at t hings rr a pract ical w ay r l i s r1 r ln i :
- enj oy problem-solving L , r tr ' l l c ' nht e , r r i n g l
_ annr l t A^ m \ Á'^ r l.é r . r t ' . r l r r l t : r r sr tr rr r r L r s.ilrr r l L r r c l r l o l o y ; y
l ) r ' s i r , r b l r ' : ,l ir tl yr t o w o r k l o r t r l h o L r r s
, rr c l o p c r a t i v e . r nfrrl i c n d i yl L t r t L r r i c
t l ( ) o ((l) r! l , m i z . r l i o n ..r, lk i l l s

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Job r equ ir em en t s d i p l o m ao r d e g r e ei n p e t r o l e u me n g i n e e r i n g
, ' We can descr ibe essent ial r equir em ent s like t his: w i l l i n gt o t r a v e l
You must have a degree or diploma in I T.
w i l l i n gt o sp e n dl o n gp e r i o d si n d i f f i c u l t
You must be physically fit .
envir onm ent s
^ Not e t he meaning of t he negat ive form:
g o o d co m m u n i cat o r
You must n' t be colour -blind. ( I t 'sa r equir eme nt not t o be
colour - blind. ) a b l et o su o e r v i se
ot her s
r We can describe desirable requirement s like t his:
List t he essent ial and desir able r eouir em ent s f or
You should have good or ganizat ional skills.
t his j ob.
You should be able t o cope wit h long hours.
) ) Go t o Grammar reÍ erence p.L22

I Wr it e sent encest o descr ibet he r equir em ent s f or

j obs 1- 3.

(/ / = essent ial, / = desir able, I = r equÍ r em entnot

t o b e)
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T ECHNI CI AN
Sat el l i t eTech n i ci an West got et heot r eis seekingf o oppointo Tr oineeSt oge
Technicion t o ioin o bockst oget eombosed in London.
d i p l o m ai n e n g i n e e r i n g
Condidot esshouldpr ef er obly hoveo cer lif icot eor
g o o d t eam p l ay er d i p l o m oi n o n o r eosu cho s:
- Elect ricolengineering
g o o dc o m m un i c a t i o nsk i l s
- Elect r onics
p h y sically
f it - Aud io-visuolcommunicot ion

af r ai do f h ei g h t s Olher t echnicolor eosw ill be consider ed.

c o l o ur - b l i n d Pr o cl i coskl i l l si n co r p en t royn d co n st r u ct i owno u l db e o n

odvont oge.Condidot esm ustbe pr epor edt o w or k
ir r egulorhour sond t o t r ovel.Theot r eexper ienceon
En g i n eer i n gCo n st r u ct i o nTech n i ci an odvont ogebut nol essent iol.
q l n f o r m o t i oonn d o p p l i co t i o p
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g o o d m a t h e m a t i c aaln d c o m p u t i n gsk i l l s o r sen oo LV o n o co v er i n ql ef i erl o :
Ko si o . Jo h n s
w i l l i n gt o t r a v e l Weslgof et heot r e
I Moxw ell Cour t
a b l et o e x p l a i nc o m p l e xr e q u i r e m e n ti sn
Lo n d o nW C2 A 5 DD
cl ear t er m s

Find out what t he j ob requirement s are for a career you

ar e int er est ed in.

This sit e m ayhelp:

u w w w , c o n n e x i o n s. g o v . u k / j o b s4 u
 Ca r e e r si n t e c h n o l o g yl 0 l

Ch eck you r CV car ef u lly!

D o n ' t j u s tu s es p e l l c h e cwk h e ny o u c h e q u ey o u rCV
b e ca u sesu m w o r d sm i t e e x i st b u t t h a v ea d i f f e r e n t
m e a n r n S.

Wr it in g
CV
I St udy t he CV. I t is based on t he Eur opean Cur r iculum Vit ae f or m at

PERSONAI I NFORMATI ON

Name Aisha Q. Chet t y

Address 7 Linden Crescent ,
Edinburgh, EH5 7DR
Unit ed Kingdom
Phone ( + 44) 151 125 4567
Email aishaqchet t y@hot mail com
Nat ionaut y Brit ish
Dat e of bÍ rt h 30.o5.1984

WORK EXPERI ENCE

Dat es Sept ember 2OO5 bo present

Employer West ern I T, I I Randolph Road,
Edinburgh, EHl6 2NY, I I K
Posit ion held comput ing support oí flcer
Main act ivit ies Providing support in t he fleld t o a w ide range of
and responsibilit ies comDarues

EDUCATI ONAND TNAI NI NG

Dabes Sept em ber 2ooo t o Au €u st 2oo5

Organizat ion Simpson College, Glasgow t I K
Qualiflcat ion Higher Nat ional Diploma
Main subj ect s / Comput ing ( Technical support ) , Operat ing syst ems,
skills covered Hardw are Í nst allat ion and maÍ nt enance, Net w ork
building and maint enance

PERSONAL SKI LLS AND COMPETENCES

Mot her üongue English - excellent communicat or

Ot her languages Good spoken French, some Hindi
Social skills My w ork involves communicat ing w it h a w ide
range of client s w it h comput ing problems w ho
oft en need help urgent ly. I w ork w eI I under
pr essu r e.
Organizat ional skills At college I organized a class visit bo France
Telecom .
Technical skills and Familiar w it h most current operat ing syst ems,
n n m n é f An n é < Novell, and Window s net w orks

ADDI TI ONAI I NFORMATI ON

Clean driving licence

Personal int erest s include rock climbing and cycling

2 Make not es in or der t o w r it e vour ow n CV.You can invent w or k exDer iencef or t his t ask.
T h e n u m b e r1 r u l e i n p r e p ar i ng f o r a j o b i n t e r v i e wi s
t o r esear chyou r t ar get com pan y bef or et h e
i n t e r v i e w . T hneu m b e r2 r u l e i n p r e p ar in g f o r a j o b
in t er view is t o r esear ch t h e com pet it ionof you r
t ar get com pan y bef or et h e in t er view .
Car of Filfipin o, Recr u it m en tCon su lt an t

Pairw ork 4 When applyÍ ngf or a j ob, people of t en pr epar e a shor t

per sonal st at em ent t o sum m ar ize t heir best qualit ies.
1 St udyt he per sonalit yt est designed t o help you choose Which of t hese expr essionsdescr ibeyou? Check t he
a suit able car eer . meaning of any unfamiliar t erms in a dict ionary.
creat ive a good t eam player
I \ Vh at do you like doin g?
dependable I ike a challenge
2 \ \ rhat are you goodat doing? ener get ic mot ivat ed
3 How do you seeyou r self ? exper ienced skilled
Ch oose adj cct ivcsf r om t h is list :
har d- w or king w ell- or ganized
pr act ical am bit iou s
ar t ist ic scien t if ic Pr epar ea shor tper sonalst at em entaboutyour self Be.
helpful orderly posit ive,but don'texagger at your
e qualit iest oo m uchl
\ \ I h at do you valu e m ost Readyour st at em entt o your par t nerand seeif you can
pr act ical t h in gs improveit t oget her.
scien ce EXA M PL E
cr eat ive ar t s
I 'm a skilled t echnician w ho likesa challenge.I 'm a
h elpin g people
su ccess dependable,ener get Í w
c or ker w ho is happy t o w or k
independent lyor as par t of a t eam .

Pr onunciat ion
St ressin longw ords ( 2)
Q List en t o t hese w or ds f r om Unit s 10- 14.Wr it e t he
number of syllables in each word.
a com put er e m icr opr ocessor i super com put er
b co.operat ive f pet roleum j t elecommunicat Í ons
c dow nload pr ot ot ype k ult r asound
Wor k in pair s, A and B. Ask each ot her t he quest ions in
t . Decide w hich of t hese adiect ivesbest descr ibevour d hydraulic h simulat or I vibrat e
panner . Put t hese w or ds f r om Unit s 10- 14in colum ns 1- 3 of t he
r ealÍ st ic som eone w ho w ould like t o do t able accor ding t o t heir st r esspat t er n.
pr act icalw or k anim at or ener get ic inf or m at Í on
social someone who would like t o work ant iclockw ise ent er pr ising m ot ivat ed
w it hpeople capacit y ent er t ainm ent per ipher al
invest igat ive som eone w ho w ould like t o do dependable envÍ r onm ent sim ulat ion
r esear ch developm ent Í ndicat or vent ilat ed

ent er pr ising som eone w ho w ould like t o st ar t

I oooo 2 ooOo 3 Oooo
t heir ow n business
ar t ist ic som eone w ho is cr eat ive
convent ional som eone w ho likes t hings as t hey ar e

Decide w hich of t he j obs descr ibed in t his book or list ed

on p. 98 w ould suit your par t ner best .
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Cher klist
Assessy o u r p r o g r essi n t h i s u n i t .
Ti ck( / ) t h e st at em en t sw h i ch ar e t r u e.

I k n o w k eyt er m sf o r j o b s i n t ech n o l o g y

I c a n d e sc r i b jeo b r e q u i r e m e n t s

I can w r i t e a CV

Speakin g M y r e a d i n ga n d l i st e n i n ga r eg o o d
e n o u g ht o u n d e r st a n dm o st o f e a c ht e x t
Job int erview i n t h i su n i t
Wor k in pair s, A and B.

St udent A Go t o p . 1 1 3 .

St udent B You ar e t he applicant f or t he St age Key w ords

TechnicÍ anj ob ( p'100) .
Adj ect ives
List t he quest ions you t hink t he int er view er w ill ask. colou r - b lin d
Pr epar eansw er s t o t hem . of f - shor e
EXA M PL ES No u n s
" Which subj ect sdid you enj oy m ost in your cour se? car p en t r y
Think of r easons w hyyou enj oyed par t icular subj ect s. co m p et en ces
Explain why your qualifrcat ions will be import ant for CV
t h ej o b . ex p er i en ce
What w or k exper iencedo you have? i n t er v i ew
Descr Í beany par t - t im e w or k, volunt ar y w or k, or w or k light ing
m a i n t e n an c e
placem ent you have done.
p r o j ectm an ag em en t
. W h y d o y o u w an t t h Í sj o b ?
r eco r d i n gst u d i o
Think of r easonsw hy t his j ob is Í m por t antt o you'
r equir em ent
Why do you t hink you w ould be good at t hisj ob?
so u n d sy st em
Think about your qualif icat ions,w or k exper ience,and t r ai n i n g
int er est s.
Ver b
Consider w hat kind of per son you ar e.List your good
su p e r v i se
point s.
What do you do Í nyour f r ee t im e?
N o t eh e r ea n y t h i n ga b o u t h o w En g l i shi s u se d
List any spor t s or ot her int er est s.
i n t ech n o l o g yt h at i s n ew t o y o u .
Think of t hree quest ions t o askt he int erviewer about
t hej ob.
E XA M PL E S

Who w ould I w or k w it h?
What t r aining is t her ef or t hej ob?

2 Q t i st en t o an ex t r act f r o m an i n t er v i ew f o r t h e St ag e
Technicianj ob. Then change r oles so t hat St udent A is
t he applicant and St udent B is t he int er view er . Repeat
your int erview
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Sw it ch on
Wor kin sm all gr oups.Discusst he pr edict Í ons
about
t echnology.
Decidew hich onesar em ost likelyt o
happenand w hent heyw ill happen.
1 Medical robot swill carry out operat ions,cont rolled
by surgeonswho may be hundredsof kilomet res
away.
Tiny robot s will be inj ect ed int o our bodies t o deliver
m edicine andt o per f or m sur ger yf r om t he inside.
You will be able t o int eract wit h charact ers in a TV
programme and follow a st oryline of your choice.
Planes w ill be cont r olled by com put er s w hich t hink
like humans and are t herefore afraid t o crash.
Car s w ill be m ade of com posit es,plast ic, and
f ibr eglass,and w ill be assem bled in six hour s.
Cars will aut omat ically drive at safe speeds and safe
dist ances from each ot her.
You will be able t o download your brain t o a
comput er before you die.
8 Microchips will be st uck t o your skin t o form
dÍ fferent circuit s, including comput ers. You,I Ibe
able t o wat ch a DVD using your arm as a screen.
9 Business w ill be car r ied out in 3- D vir t ual space,not
in offices.
lO Act ive make-up will change t o any shade you want .
11 Jobs like t eaching chÍ ldren or nursing will cont inue
t o be done by people,but m ost ot her j obs w ill be
done by r obot s and com put er s.
12 We'll be able t o'gr ow 'plast ics and f abr ics f r om
m olecules.

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ln t hisunit
p r e d i c t i o nasb o u tt e c h n o l o g y
o l i st e n i n gt o a n d d i sc u ssi n g
o o h r a savl e r b s
o h o w t o l i n k p h r a savl e r b sw h e n sp e a k i n g
o r e v i si o nq u i z

List en in g o Lan Bu agespot

Pr edict ion s Ph r asalver bs
St u d y t h esesen t en ces:
HÍ sf at herset up t he com pany in 1965.
The com pany closed dow n in 2002.
Tr y t o w or k out t he answ er .

The w or ds in bold ar e phr asal ver bs. Phr asal ver bs

consist of a ver b + an adver b such as dow n, of f , on, out ,
up. Som e of t hese w or ds can also be used as
pr eposit Í ons.

Many phr asal ver bs have t w o m eanings:

Look up, t hen look dow n ( a doct or speakÍ ng)
Look up any new w or ds in a ( a t eacher speaking)
dict ionar y.
) ) Go t o Gr am m ar r ef er ence p. 123
I f ) Wor k in gr oups,A and B. List en t o t his r adio debat e St udy t he phr asal ver bs used in t his book. Put each one
bet w een t w o'f ut ur ologist s', Lianne Br adley and St ef an
in t he cor r ect sent ence.
Wer ner . They ar e discussing t echnology in t he f ut ur e.
car r yout Slve up shut off
Gr o u p A Li st ent o Li an n e' sco m m en t s. plug in
close dow n sw it ch of f
Gr oup B List en t o St ef an'scom m ent s. cut down print off sw it ch on
f ind out ser up w or k out
As you list en, t ick ( / ) t he t able t o indicat e w hich ar eas
1 I n f ut ur e, r obot s w ill - oper at ions inst ead
of t echnology t he speaker m ent ions.
of hum ans.
Li a n n e St ef an Pr ed i ct i o n Will w e - car s and use public t r anspor t ?
( Gr o u pA) ( Gr o u pB) ab o u t 3 We'll be able t o use t he Web t o - t he
1 t r a n sp o r t answ er s t o alm ost ever y quest ion.
4 I t 'sim por t ant t hat w e - pollut ion in cit ies
2 h e al t h
5 I f you don't have a dict ionar y,you can of t en
3t r - t he m eaning of a new w or d f r om t he
w or ds ar ound it .
4 t eI ecom m u n icat í on s
When you - t he pet r ol engine, t he elect r ic
5 m ilit ar y
m ot or st ar t s r unnÍ ng.
6 cr im e I t , sm y j ob t o - all t he equÍ pm entbef or e
7 d o m e st i c t h e co n cer tb eg i n s.
OI d indust r ies w ill - but new indust r les
8 d e v e l o p i n cgo u n t r i e s
w ill t ake t heir place.
The f ir st st ep is t o - and - t he
f ) t n t he sam e gr oups, list en again and not e dow n t he anrrinmant
pr edict ions m ade by your speaker .
i0 Click'Pr int ' and select t he num ber of copies t o
Now w or k w it h som eone f r om t he ot her gr oup. Explain
t o each ot her your speaker 'spr edict ions.Decide
11 To avoid elect r ical dam age, aiw ays - t he
t oget her w hich pr edict ions you accept .
m achine w hen it 's not in use.
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Gadget box
Mi t su b i shhi av ed ev el o p eda r o b o t , cal l ed
W ak am ar u , w h ican ch i d en t i f y
up t o t en p eo p l ean dt alk t o t h em l. t canr eco g n i ze 1 0 , 0 0w 0 o r d s.l t w i l l
w ak ey o uu p i n t h em o r n i n gan dr em i n d y o uo f al l t h et h i n g sy o uh av et o
do t hat day.lf yougo on holiday, you can leaveit t o lookaf t eryour house.
t yp r o b l embsym o b i l ep h o n e.
I tw i l l r ep o ran
W h ath o u seh o ltdask sw o u l dy o um o stl i k ea r o b o t o p er f o r m
f oryou?

Pr on u n ciat ion Pairw ork

Lin kin gin ph r asa!ver bs Wor k in pair s, A and B. Each of you has inf or m at ion
about a fut ure development in t echnology. Take not es
Phr asal ver bs ar e som et im es dif f icult t o under st and
from your t ext so t hat you can explain t he main point s
because of lÍ nking.
t o your part ner wit hout looking at t he t ext . List en
f ) List en t o t hese exam ples. car ef ullyt o your par t ner so you can sum m ar ize t heir
set j t lt p. t ext .
Cut t hem ! f f . St udent A Go t o p. 113.
Q List en and m ar k t he lÍ nking in exam ples 1- 10. St udent B
l Li n et h em u p . 6 Sh u t i t d o w n .
2 Give it up. 7 St art it up.
3 Wor k it out . 8 Pr int t hem out .
4 Swit ch it off. 9 Plug it in.
5 Find it out . 10 Tur n it on.

Wor k in pair s and say sent ences1- 8.Tim e each ot her

and see w ho can say t hem f ast est w it hout m aking a
m ist ake.
1 Don't swit ch it on. swit ch it off.
a
St ar t it up w hen he's plugged it in.
Take it out t o see if it t urns on, t hen t urn it over.
4 Find it out bef or e t hey f ind it out and w e'll get
ahead.
5 Pr int t hem out so you can line t hem up and see t he I NKJETTECHNOLOGY
difference.
A n e w u seh a sb e e nf o u n df o r a n o l d t e c h n o l o g yI n . kj et
6 Shut it down now, not lat er - if you do it lat er, it 's t oo pr int era s r e b e i n gd e v e l o p e wd h i c hc a n p l a c et i n y
lat e t o st ar t it up. a m o u n t so f i n k p r e c i se l iyn t h e r i g h tp l a c e .Usi n gm e t a l
i n k sc o n t a i n i n vge r ysm a l lp a r t i c l e os f c o p p e ro r si l v e r ,
7 Tur n Í tup by t ur ning. Up, and t ur n it dow n by
t h i st e c h n o l o gcya n b e u se dt o m a k ep r i n t e dc i r c u i t s. lt
t ur ning'Dow n' - it 's sim plel c a n a l sob e u se dt o p r i n te l e c t r o n icco m p o n e n t s
8 I f we work it out t oday, we won't have t o find it out in clu d in g se m i c o n d u c t oar ns d e v e nb a t t e r i e s. El e c t r o n i c
before we set it up t omorrow. p a p e ri n f u t u r ec o u l db e se l f - p o w e r e d .

4 Wr it e som e phr asal ver b 't ongue- t w ist er s'of your ow n
and pr act Í sesaying t hem w it h a par t ner .
T h et e c h n o l o ghy a sm u c hw i d e ra p p l i c a t i o n Is.nf u t u r e
i t m a yb e u se dt o p r i n tsu p p o r st t r u c t u r ews h i c hc o n t a i n
h u m a nc e l l s.T h e sew i l l b e u se dt o h e l pt h e b o d yg r o w
n e w sk i n ,b o n e ,o r e v e no r g a n s.l t w i l l b e p o ssi b l et o
p r i n tp i l l s,i n se c t r a p s,a n d e v e nw a l l p a p ewr h ich
c o n t a i nist so w n l i g h t i n g .
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Th et el ep h o niesa w o n d er f u l
invent ion. I canf or eseet heday
w hent her ew ill beonein ever ycit y.
Unknown,circa 1890

Vocabulary Cust om eÍCale

Affixes
Som et echnicalw or dsin Englishbeginor end w it h
common afflxes.Knowing t he meaning of t he affix can
help youwork out t he meaning of t he whole word.
St udyt he examplesfromt his book.
Sayinggoodbye
How many of t heseinformal ways of saying goodbyedo
you know?Do t hey haveequivalent sin your language?

Affix Mean i n g Ex am p le
bio lif e b iot ech n olog y
ou t of ex t er n al
bet ween I n t er n et
int ra i n si d e , w i t h i n in t r an et
- less w it h ou t w ir eless
mrcro v er ysm all m t cr ow ave

sm al l m i n i d i sk
poly m an y polyest er
pre bef or e,
ear lier pr ef abr icat ed
super ab ov e,m u ch su p er m ar k et
g r ear er
t ele f ar d
, ist an t t elecom m u n icat ion s

2 Using t he t able,work out t he wordswhich havet he

following meanings.
1 medicine at a dist ance
2 aver ysm allelect r onicchip
3 a plast iccont ainingmany moleculesof carbon
4 an inst rument for measuringvery small
t hicknesses
5 concret ewhich has been st ressedearlier
6 a comput ermuch more powerfult han ordinary
comput ers
7 aver ysm allpr ocessor
8 a fan which removesair and blows it out
9 a phonewit hout a cord
10 measuringaccordingt o biologicaldat a
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Accu r a cyi s i m p o ssi b l eb, u t b l u r r e dv i si o ni s
b e t t e rt h a n n o n ea t a l l .
fan Pear son ,Br it ish TelecomFu t ur ologist
Ou i z
Wir t in g.oupsof t hr ee.Onest udentis t he quizm ast erand askst he quest ionsf or par t
A. Theot hert w o st udent sw or k individuallyand w r it e t heir answ er s.Changer olesf or
par t sB and C.Thenf ind out w ho hasr em em ber edt he m ost l
A ( Unit s 1- 5)
1 Give a negat ive and a posit ive effect of t echnology
onsocÍ et y.
2 What 's t he comparat ive form of fast and efficient ly?
3 Nam e one of t he w ays t hat t he Air bus 380 is lar ger
t h an t h eBo ei n g 7 { T.
4 W h at d o esÁBSst an d f o r ?
5 Whichpar t of t hew or d engineer isst r essed?
6 Nam e one cour se civil engineer ing st udent s t ake.
7 Cor r ect t his sent ence:/ 'm liking calculus.
8 Com plet e t his sent ence Eledr Í calengineer t ng
isab ou t. . .
9 Which branch of
t echnologydoest his
pict ur er epr esent ?
10 What isÁut ocad?
11 Nam e oneof t he st ages
in t he designpr ocess.
12 Which w or d m eans't hef ir st exam pleof a new t ype
of d esÍ g n , ?
1 3 Nam eaf am ou sd esig n er .
1 4 I n d esig n , w h at ist h be r Í ef l
15 Make a quest iont o get t his answ er Because
: it 'seasy
t om ou ld .
16 Nam et w o m at er ialsusedf or bikef r am es.
17 What propert ydescribest he capacit yof a mat erial
t o st r et ch?
18 St r ongis an adj ect Í ve. What is t he noun?
19 Nam e som et hingin t he w or ld of spor tm adeof
I ycra.
2 0 \ / h atis alam in at e?
21 Whichver bgoesw it hspr ing?
22 Which ver bdescr ibest w o gear sm aking cont act ?
23 Nam e oneof t he st r okesof at w o- st r okeengine.
24 Wr it edow n t his num berinw or ds:10"
25 Ví hatis t he adj ect ivewhich describesa movement
f r om sidet o sidelike a pendulum ?
B ( Unit s6- 10)
1 Nam e an it em of policeequipm ent .
2 What it em of equipm entdo policeuset o r est r ain
som eone?
3 What doesP/ Nst andf or ?
4 What do you call a sealw hich air can'tpass
t hr ough?
5 What can a sm ar tgun do?
6 What ar em ost dr inkscansm adeof ?
7 FÍ llt hegap:I oavesar et akenout of t heir t ins
- suct ion.
8 What pr ocessis usedt om akeCD cover s?
9 What mat erial is usedt o make soft drinks cans?
10 FÍ llin t he gap A clockworkradio is a radio
- clockw or k.
11 What doesÁ5Vst andf or ?
T2 What do we call a car wit h a pet rol engine and an
elect r icm ot or ?
13 Nam e a disadvant age of elect r ic car s.
i4 What w or d do w e use t o descr ibe'ver y heavy t r af f ic
t hat slows down movement on t he roads'?
15 I f you t ell a cust om er t hat youver y m uch r egr et
som et hing, w hat ar e you doing?
16 What do we call t he out er walls of a skyscraper?
17 Fill in t he gap: AI I exposed met alwork is -
in case offire.
18 I f somet hí ngisJlammable what can it do7
19 What doest his sign
m ean ?
2 0 W h i ch p ar t o f t h e
w o r d au t o m at i ci s
nor m ally st r essed?
21 Why does an art ificial heart have t wo bat t eries?
22 What kind of sw it ch w or ks by air pr essur e?
23 Com plet e t hÍ ssent ence A pacem aker is a device' ' '
24 What kind of signals does t he Ult r acane t r ansm it ?
25 What is t he opposit e of f or w ar ds?
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Ch ecklist
Assessy o u r p r o g r essi n t h i s u n i t .
Ti ck( / ) t h e st at em en t sw h i ch ar et r u e.

l c a n d i sc u ssp r e d i c t i o nasb o u tt e c h n o l o g y

I k n o w h o w t o u sec o m m o np h r a savl e r b s

I k n o w h o w t o l i n kp h r a savl e r b sw h e n
sp e ak in g

M y r e a d i n ga n d l i st e n i n ga r eg o o d
e n o u g ht o u n d e r st a n dm o st o f e a c ht e x t
i n t h i su n i t

C ( Unit s 11- 15)

1 What does GCI st and f or ?
2 What is dem o shor t f or ? Key w ords
3 What ver b do w e use t o descr ibe copying t r acks t o Ad v er b
CDs f r om online sit es? a u t o m a t i c lal y
4 Fi l l t h e Bap : Yo u- t o u ch af l at scr een . I t ' s
easy t o dam age t hem . Adj ect ives
5 What do w e call a per son w ho piays gam es t o f ind blur r ed
f ault sT Sm a r t
6 What does CI M st and f or ? st r essed
7 What ver b do w e use t o descr ibe how a com put er unm anneo
can m ak e so m et h i n g , l i k ea car cr ash ,seem r eal ? vir t ual
8 Fill t he Bap:I n t he past designs- pr oduced v o i ce- o p er at ed
on paper . No u n s
9 How ist he - ed ending pr onouncedinf inished: lt l, ldl, c h ip
or l: .dl? i n t r an et
10 Cr oss out t he silent let t er in t he w or dpn eum at ic. p r e di c t i o n
11 Nam e t w o devicesused in t elecom m unÍ cat ions. p r o cesso r
12 Put t he ver b in br acket sin t he cor r ect f or m : I ( be) virus
w it h t his com panyf or 5 year s.I lí keit her e.
13 Fill t he Bap: VzI Pphones send dat a over t he I nt er net Ver bs
Í nt iny packet s.This is called - . i n t er act
14 What does I CD st and f or ? r ep o r r
1 5 W h en d i d em ai l st ar t ( + 5y ear s) ? st i c k
16 What do w e call an engineer w ho is concer nedw it h N o t eh e r ea n y t h i n ga b o u t h o w En g l i shi s u se d
buildings and ot her st r uct ur es? i n t e c h n o l o g y t h aits n e w t o y o u .
17 Nam e one t hing t hat a Sound Engineer does.
18 Fill in t he Eap:Anyone w ho w or ksw it h elect r ical
w i r i n g- b e co l o u r - b l Í n d .
19 What do w e call a docum ent w hich list s all vour
w or k exper ience and qualif icat ions?
20 What do w e call a peÍ sonor or ganÍ zat ionw hich
gives you w or k?
21 F1I tI he gap| When w e say w hat w ill happen Í nt he
Ju t u r e, w em ak e a
22 What is t he cor r ect phr asal ver b?HÍ sf at herset dow n
/ on / up t he com pany in 1994.
2 3 Fi I I t h e Bap : Dr i v er sh
s o u l d- u p t h eÍ rcar s
and usepublí 'ct r anspor t inst ead.
24 What do w e call a com put er net w or k w it hin a
com pany or or ganizat ion?
2 5 W h at d o esm i cr o m ean ?