OXFORD ENGLISH FOR CAREERS
Eric H. Glendinning
Student's Book
OXPORD
UNIVERSITY PRESS
Contents
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It's my job Customer care Project/ Listening Reading Speaking/ Writing Language spot Vocabulary Pronunciation Webquest / Pairwork Problem-solving 1 Technology and society • p.4 Technological Technology and Branches of Satellite launch Comparisons with Recording new Word stress innovations work technology systems adjectives and words adverbs Word groups 2 Studying technology • p.10 Branchesof Thecourse The timetable Present Simple v Strong and weak technology Present Continuous forms of auxiliary Course descriptions verbs 3 Design* p.16 Kenneth Blake: Using non- Designing a chair The design process Famous designers Question types Furniture specialist language Working with Designer desjgn 4 Technology in sport • p.22 Pedro Fernandez: Making Exchanging Skateboard v used to, used for, Describing Intonation for Bike Maker recommendations information snowboard made of, made from materials questions 5 Appropriate technology • p.28 Explaining the Stirling engine The inventor Explaining a Time clauses Describing motion Numbers and difference between diagram quantities products Benefits of appropriate technology 6 Crime-fighting and security * p.34 Using informal Protecting a large Crime-fighting Crime-fighting Short report and Describing -proof,-resistant, language store from equipment devices linking words function -tight shoplifters 7 Manufacturing*p.40 Nasser Aziz: Manufacturing Modern CD manufacturing Short sequence Present Passive Compound nouns Manufacturing processes manufacturing Food and drink Engineer processes manufacturing 8 Transport • p.46 Jan Bronec: Making and Less common The car of the Prediction: Recording new Corrective stress Mechanical acknowledging forms of transport future will, may, might expressions Engineer apologies Car engines |
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Writing bank p.52 |
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Technology in sport |
Manufacturing |
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Medical technology |
The future of technology |
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Appropriate technology |
Transport |
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Personal entertainment |
Reading bank key p.66 |
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Crime-fighting and security |
High living:skyscrapers |
Careers in technology |
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9 High living: skyscrapers • p.68 |
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Leon Peters: Showing visitors |
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How skyscrapers Foundation types |
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Steel Erector round a |
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construction site |
world |
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10 Medical technology • p.74 |
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Phillipe Rugeri: Giving clear |
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Short description Relative clauses Opposites |
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Mechatronics instructions |
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Engineer |
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Bruno Schleef: Making |
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Video Games suggestions |
computer game |
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12 Information technology • p.86 |
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Diana Mayo: IT Working on a help |
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CADCAM Computer |
Past Passive Collocations |
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Technician |
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13 Telecommunications*p.92 |
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Todd McArthur: Explaining in |
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VoIP phone Mobile phones |
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communications |
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Technician |
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Job descriptions Personality career |
CV Job requirements |
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Job interview |
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15 The future of technology *p.1O4 |
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Pairwork activities • p.110 |
Symbols and characters • p.114 |
Grammar reference • p.115 Listening scripts * p.124 |
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4 Unit 1
1 Technology and society
1 Look at pictures A-F. They show ways in which
fast travel
river pollution
nuclear missiles
less housework
cheap power
noise Dollution
Match the effects of technology to pictures A-F.
Decide which effects are positive, and which are negative.
road deaths
space exploration
overweight people
global warming
easy communication
mass entertainment
EXAMPLE
Technology and society 5
In this unit
speaking about the way technology affects our lives
listening to people describing the effects of new technology on their work
comparisons with adjectives and adverbs
how to stress technical words
how to group and remember new terms
Listening
Technology and work
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Listen
to four people describing the effects of newtechnology
on their work. Match each person to his / her
job.
a shop owner
b doctor
с musician
d teacher
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Listen
again. Decide whether each person makes
comments
which are positive, negative, or both.
Tick
(/) the correct column(s).
Positive Negative
Vera
Christine
Gupta
Anton
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Work
in pairs.Listen
to the
shop
owner again and write
down what he says.
Help each other to make a complete
and accurate version. Then compare with the Listening
script on p.124.
• Language spot
Comparisons with adjectives and adverbs
The speakers are comparing how things are now with how they were before-. It's much faster. It's more realistic. It's safer. My sales are much worse.
We make comparisons with short adjectives like fast by adding -er-> faster.
With long adjectives like realistic, we use more and less -> more / less realistic.
Note the irregular forms: good -> better and bad -> worse.
• Some adverbs are the same as adjectives, for example
early, fast, high, late. With these adverbs, we use -er->
earlier, faster, higher, later.
With adverbs ending in -ly, we use more and less. We
can add much to emphasize the comparison:
With a computer I can work more efficiently and much
faster.
» Go to Grammar refeience p.115
1 Fill the gaps to compare computers now and ten years ago. Use the adjectives in brackets.
Computers today are more powerful 1 (powerful).
They operate 2 (fast) and they have much
3 (large) memories. Because they contain
more electronics, the cases have become 4
(big) but the flat-screen monitors are __5
(heavy) and fit into a 6 (small) space on your
_________________________________7 (cheap). The price
desk. Computers are also
is 8 (low) now than
in the past. The programs too
are 9 (good). They
are 10
(sophisticated) and you can work much
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(efficiently).
6 Unit 1
first, business, and economy
classes
range (n) the distance that a
plane can travel before it needs
more fuel
ceiling (n) the maximum
height that a plane can fly
2 Look at the diagrams of the Airbus A38O and the Boeing 747. Then study the table and complete sentences 1-8 comparing the two planes.
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Airbus A380 |
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length |
73 m |
70.7m |
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wingspan |
79.8m |
64.4m |
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weight (empty) |
275,000 kg |
180,800 kg |
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weight (maximum take-off) |
548,000kg |
397,000 kg |
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speed (maximum) |
945 kph |
1,127 kph |
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range |
15,100 km |
14,200 km |
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ceiling |
13,100m |
13,500m |
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capacity (maximum) |
840 (1-class) |
550 (1-class) |
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engines |
4 turbofans |
4turbofans |
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thrust |
1,208 kN |
1,096 kN |
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first introduced |
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The Airbus is (long) than the Boeing.
The Boeing is a little (short) than the
Airbus.
3 The Airbus can carry a (heavy) weight
than the Boeing.
The Boeing is (fast) than the Airbus.
The Airbus can fly (far) than the Boeing.
The Boeing can fly (high) than the
Airbus.
The Airbus engines are (powerful).
The Airbus was introduced (recently).
3 Now write three more sentences of your own comparing the two planes.
Technology and society 7
Branches of technology
Read headlines 1-8 from recent news stories. Match the headlines to the correct branch of technology a-h.
a biotechnology
b defence
с crime
d information technology
e manufacturing
f civil engineering
g telecommunications
h transport