English for Engineering

Dias Agata, S.S., M.Pd.

ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF SURABAYA
2015
 “Engineering is often perceived
as a hands-on, technical
profession but there is increasing
demand for softer skills. After
technical skills, research shows
that 55% of hiring managers in
the engineering sector think good
communication skills are
'essential'”

(Tully 2012).
VOCABULARY ENRICHMENT
• Pronunciations
• Definitions
• Translations in Bahasa Indonesia
• Sentences – Past Simple
• Sentences – Past Continuous Tense
ASSIGNMENT 1
• Make an individual presentation about new
vocabularies including:
1. The picture
2. How to pronounce
3. Definition (in English)
4. Word in sentences (Simple Past and Past
Continuous Tense)
5. Design a quiz to recall the new vocabulary
COMPUTER (n) • Definition: an electronic
machine that is used for
[/kəmˈpjuː.tər/] storing, organizing, and finding
words, numbers, and pictures,
for doing calculations, and for
controlling other machines.
• A great mathematical genius
named Charles Babbage
invented the computer in 1832.
 Past Simple
• My sister was playing the
computer while I came home.
 Past Continuous Tense
Komputer
THE QUIZ
• 1 Quiz for each meeting
• Be creative
• Make it easy to remember