1. ProGolf

Just the thing to keep the golf fan happy on rainy days.

ProGolf is an advanced microchip electronic golf game for one or two players. The __________ (long/length) of this device is 18cm, its _______________ (wide/width) is 8cm and __________ (high/ height) is 2cm. It ___________ (weigh/weight) 180 g.

This electronic game is a sensation with serious (and so serious) golfers. It comes with full instructions and batteries. So it _____________ (price/cost) $49.95.

2. Omnibot – the electronic butler

In the morning he comes quietly into your room and wakes you up with your favourite music. He brings you your morning tea with the daily paper and responds to your command by remote control. At the office he shows the visitors around and at parties he delivers snacks to your surprised friends. It has strong plastic body and quiet rubber wheels. It’s approximately 30 cm _____________ (long/length) and 30 cm ___________ (wide/width). Its ______________is 50 cm (high/height). It comes with a built-in rechargeable battery, a programme module and full instructions. Its _____________ is only $199.00 (cost/costs).

3. Language translator

Here is the world’s first multilingual pocket translator. It contains over 8,000 words in 5 different languages. It is small enough to put in your pocket or handbag. Its ______________ is 14 cm (long/length) and ________________ is 6 cm (wide/width). It is so light, it _____________ only 100 g (weighs/weight), that it can travel with you wherever you go.

The memory contains more than 1,600 words in each language. It __________ $34.95 (cost/costs).

Unit II

PRODUCTION PROCESS

1. Listening

1.1 A plant manager is showing some visitors around an electronic assembly plant that makes printed circuit boards. As you listen, match each object with the phrase describing its location.

Supply area

Object Location phrase

1. raw materials a. takes them into supply room

2. conveyor b. stacked against the wall

3. components c. off-loaded onto a conveyor

4. boards d. stored between the boards and shelves

5. chemicals e. stored on shelves

Assembly area

Object Location phrase

6. boards f. come out of drilling machine

7. holes g. inserted into boards

8. boards h. pass through a cutter

9. components i. come off a conveyor

10. boards j. drilled into boards

Dispatch area

Object Location phrase

11.assembled boards k. stacked in front of table

12.dispatch area l. sorted on this table

13. boards m. go into dispatch area

14.boards n. packed in boxes

15. boards o. behind this door

Language Focus Notice how the following prepositions are used to refer to place

2. Fill in the gaps with the necessary preposition

1. The raw materials come __________ the supply area.

2. The raw materials are off-loaded ________________ a conveyor.

3. The conveyor takes them _________________ the supply room.

4. We store the electronic components ____________ the shelves.

5. The chemicals used in the process are stored ________________the boards and the shelves.

6. The boards are taken ________ the supply area _______ the assembly area.

7. In the first part of the assembly area the boards are cut ___________ shape.

8. Then the boards pass _____________ the cutter and holes are drilled _________ them.

9. After that the boards come _________ _______ the drilling machine.

10. The electronic components are inserted __________ the holes.

11. If we go _____________ to the other side, we can see the boards coming ________ a conveyor.

12. The assembled boards then go ___________ the dispatch area, which is ___________ the door.

13. The assembled boards are sorted according to their type and size ___________ the big table.

14. They are stacked _______ ____________ ________ this table.

15. Finally the boards are packed _________ boxes ready for dispatch.

Grammar Focus Passive: Present Simple Active The conveyor takes the raw board into the supply area. Passive The raw board is taken into the supply area by the conveyor. Active We store electric components on the shelves. Passive Electric components are stored on the shelves.