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English for Engineers

Page history last edited by Béatrice H. Alves 14 years, 8 months ago

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

 

 

 

Research & Development

Coordinating the members of a team

 

 

 

 

Working out a logical sequence

 

 

 

 

Developing a new product

 

 

 

 

Discussing technical requirements

 

 

 

 

Suggesting ideas and solutions

 

 

 

 

Assessing feasibility

 

 

 

 

Describing improvements and redesigns

 

 

 

 

Appropriate technology

Explaining the difference between products

 

 

Crime-fighting and security

Describing function

 

 

Personal entertainment

Making suggestions

 

 

Technology and society

Technological innovations

 

 

 

 

 

 

Design

Working with drawings

 

 

 

 

Discussing dimensions and precision

 

 

 

 

Describing design phases and procedures

 

 

 

 

Resolving design problems

 

 

 

 

Establishing industrial design as a profession

 

 

 

 

No single, unified style of industrial design

 

 

 

 

Compromises and engineering designs

 

 

 

 

Value engineering

 

 

 

 

Design

Using non-specialist language

 

 

Information technology

Working on a help desk

 

 

 

 

 

 

Testing

Explaining tests and experiments

 

 

 

 

Exchanging views on predictions and theories

 

 

 

 

Comparing results and expectations

 

 

 

 

Discussing causes and effects

 

 

 

 

Testing your products

 

 

 

 

Choosing to performance test products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manufacturing & Industry

Describing technical functions and applications

 

 

 

 

Explaining how technology works

 

 

 

 

Emphasizing technical advantages

 

 

 

 

Simplifying and illustrating technical explanations

 

 

 

 

Describing specific materials

 

 

 

 

Specifying and describing properties

 

 

 

 

Discussing quality issues

 

 

 

 

Describing component shapes and features

 

 

 

 

Explaining ad assessing manufacturing techniques

 

 

 

 

Explaining jointing and fixing techniques

 

 

 

 

Describing positions of assembled components

 

 

 

 

Expert knowledge in a variety of fields

 

 

 

 

Working for an electric utility company

 

 

 

 

Coordinating their compouter systems

 

 

 

 

Describing chemical engineering tasks

 

 

 

 

Combining semiconductors with phosphors

 

 

 

 

Mechanical engineers also design tool

 

 

 

 

Technology in sport

Recommendations

 

 

Manufacturing

Modern manufacturing processes

 

 

Transport

Apologies and Predictions

 

 

Medical technology

Giving clear instructions

 

 

Telecommunications

Explaining in simple terms

 

 

 

 

 

 

Safety

Describing health and safety precautions

 

 

 

 

Emphasizing importance of precautions

 

 

 

 

Discussing regulations and standards

 

 

 

 

Working with written instructions and notices

 

 

 

 

What caused the explosion

 

 

 

 

The prevention of accidents

 

 

 

 

Wearing special clothes

 

 

 

 

High living: skyscrapers

Showing visitors round a site

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maintenance

Describing types of technical problem

 

 

 

 

Assessing and interpreting faults

 

 

 

 

Describing the causes of faults

 

 

 

 

Discussing repairs and maintenance

 

 

 

 

The amplitude of motion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quality & Control

Describing quality issues

 

 

 

 

Describing automated systems

 

 

 

 

Referring to measurable parameters

 

 

 

 

Discussing readings and trends

 

 

 

 

Giving approximate figures

 

 

 

 

Discussing performance and suitabilitty

 

 

 

 

Describing physical forces

 

 

 

 

Discussing relative performance

 

 

 

 

Describing capabilities and limitations

 

 

 

 

Quality and a finished item

 

 

 

 

A “total quality control” approach

 

 

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