PREFACE
ENGLISH FOR ENGINEERING, READING SKILLS, is a two- level reading course designed for engineering students at the intermediate level. It focuses on the needs of students at that level for vocabulary expansion and reading skill-building. It is designed for use in EFL adult-education programs, universities, engineering colleges, and technical schools.
ENG LISH FO R ENGINEERING, READING SKILLS, INTERMEDIATE LEVEL, Second Edition, has undergone major improvements and is made up of twelve thematically-based units and four progress tests, each covering three preceding units. Vocabulary-building and skill-building exercises accompany each reading. Each unit consists of a brief pre-reading exercise and an exercise on skimming or scanning. Following the reading passage itself, there are post-reading exercises that focus on important reading skills: getting the main idea, understanding the reading structure, understanding meaning from context, recognizing contextual reference, finding the topic and topic sentence, understanding general and specific ideas, summarizing, understanding signal words, making an outline, understanding cause and effect, comparison and contrast, classification, inference, exemplification, understanding chronological order, etc.
Each unit concludes with a discussion question designed to encourage students to think about, distill, and discuss the information they have read about throughout the unit. After the discussion, students write the answers to the questions in a paragraph form.
The topics have been selected from a wide range of authentic engineering materials encompassing various engineering branches – civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, architectural engineering, marine engineering, materials engineering, electronics engineering, etc. The book is intended to provide students with a solid foundation in engineering generally to enable them to comprehend and communicate using engineering language.
An important goal of English For Engineering is to help engineering students to become confident readers by increasing their vocabulary base and improving their reading skills. It engages them in the process of reading thoughtfully and encourages them to move beyond passive reading.
Contents
Preface………………………………………………………………………………………………..i
Unit 1 Transportation Engineering……………………..1
Before Reading………………………………………………………………1
Getting Started……………………………………………………………….1
Vocabulary Preview………………………………………………………..2
Scanning for Specific Information…………………………………….4
Reading: Transportation Engineering…………………………..5
After Reading ……………………………………………………………….7
Getting the Main Idea……………………………………………………..7
Understanding Reading Structure……………………………………..7
Understanding the Reading………………………………………………8
Guessing Meaning from Context………………………………………9
Synonyms and Antonyms………………………………………………10
Understanding Classification………………………………………….10
Vocabulary Development: Parts of Speech………………………12
Discussing the Reading………………………………………………….13
Writing Skills……………………………………………………………….14
Unit 2 Wall Construction…………………………………………15
Before Reading…………………………………………………………….15
Getting Started……………………………………………………………..15
Vocabulary Preview……………………………………………………….16
Skimming for Main Ideas………………………………………………18
Reading: Wall Construction……………………………………….18
After Reading ……………………………………………………………..20
Getting the Main Idea…………………………………………………..20
Understanding the Reading…………………………………………….21
Understanding Reference………………………………………………22
Guessing Meaning from Context…………………………………….22
Antonyms…………………………………………………………………….23
Making an Online…………………………………………………………24
Discussing the Reading………………………………………………….25
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Progress Test Unit 1,2 and 3………………………………………..39
Part 1: Vocabulary Exercises…………………………………………39
Part 2: Reading Exercises……………………………………………..41
Unit 4 Metallic Materials…………………………………………48
Before Reading…………………………………………………………….48
Getting Started……………………………………………………………..48
Vocabulary Preview……………………………………………………….49
Skimming for Main Ideas………………………………………………52
Reading: Metallic Materials……………………………………….52
After Reading ……………………………………………………………..54
Understanding the reading……………………………………………..54
Understanding Classification………………………………………….56
Categorizing………………………………………………………………..57
Understanding Examples……………………………………………….57
Guessing Meaning from Context…………………………………….58
Antonyms…………………………………………………………………….59
Parts of Speech…………………………………………………………….60
Discussing the Reading………………………………………………….61
Writing Skills……………………………………………………………….61
Unit 5 Alternating Current
Generators…………………………………………………………62
Before Reading…………………………………………………………….62
Getting Started……………………………………………………………..62
Vocabulary Preview……………………………………………………….63
Scanning for Specific Information…………………………………..66
Reading: Alternating Current Generators…………………..67
After Reading……………………………………………………………….68
Getting the Main Idea……………………………………………………68
Understanding Reading Structure……………………………………68
Understanding the Reading…………………………………………….68
Understanding Reference………………………………………………69
Guessing Meaning from Context…………………………………….70
Discussing the Reading………………………………………………….71
Writing Skills……………………………………………………………….72
Unit 6 Brakes…………………………………………………………………..73
Before Reading…………………………………………………………….73
Getting Started……………………………………………………………..73
Vocabulary Preview……………………………………………………….74
Skimming for Main Ideas………………………………………………76
Reading: Brake………………………………………………………….76
After Reading……………………………………………………………….78
Understanding Reading…………………………………………………78
Understanding Classification………………………………………….80
Understanding Reference………………………………………………80
Guessing Meaning from Context…………………………………….81
Antonyms……………………………………………………………………82
Focusing on High-Frequency Words………………………………82
Discussing the Reading………………………………………………….83
Writing Skills……………………………………………………………….84
Progress Test Unit 4, 5 and 6………………………………………85
Part 1: Vocabulary Exercises…………………………………………85
Part 2: Reading Exercises……………………………………………..87
Unit 7 Compressors……………………………………………………..93
Before Reading…………………………………………………………….93
Getting Started……………………………………………………………..93
Vocabulary Preview……………………………………………………….94
Scanning for Specific Information…………………………………..96
Reading: Compressors………………………………………………..97
After Reading……………………………………………………………….98
Getting the Main Idea……………………………………………………98
Understanding Reading Structure……………………………………99
Understanding the Reading……………………………………………99
Understanding Reference……………………………………………..101
Understanding Signal Words………………………………………..102
Guessing Meaning from Context…………………………………..103
Parts of Speech……………………………………………………………104
Discussing the Reading………………………………………………..105
Writing Skills – Summarizing……………………………………….106
Unit 8 Filtration……………………………………………………………107
Before Reading…………………………………………………………..107
Getting Started……………………………………………………………107
Vocabulary Preview……………………………………………………..108
Skimming for Main Ideas…………………………………………….110
Reading: Filtration…………………………………………………..110
After Reading……………………………………………………………..112
Understanding the Reading…………………………………………..112
Understanding Signal Words………………………………………..114
Guessing Meaning from Context…………………………………..115
Focusing on High-Frequency Words……………………………..116
Discussing the Reading………………………………………………..117
Writing Skills – Summarizing……………………………………….118
Unit 9 Lubricants…………………………………………………………119
Before Reading……………………………………………………………119
Getting Started……………………………………………………………118
Vocabulary Preview……………………………………………………..120
Scanning for Specific Information…………………………………122
Reading: Lubricants…………………………………………………123
After Reading……………………………………………………………..124
Getting the Main Idea………………………………………………….124
Understanding Reading Structure………………………………….125
Understanding the Reading…………………………………………..125
Understanding Reference……………………………………………..127
Guessing Meaning from Context…………………………………..128
Focusing on High-Frequency Words……………………………..129
Discussing the Reading………………………………………………..129
Writing Skills……………………………………………………………..130
Progress Test Unit 7,8 and 9………………………………………131
Part 1 Vocabulary Exercises…………………………………………131
Part 2 Reading Exercises……………………………………………..134
Unit 10 Antifriction Bearings…………………………………140
Before Reading…………………………………………………………..140
Getting Started……………………………………………………………140
Vocabulary Preview……………………………………………………..141
Scanning for Specific Information…………………………………142
Reading: Antifriction Bearings…………………………………143
After Reading……………………………………………………………..145
Getting the Main Idea………………………………………………….145
Understanding Reading Structure………………………………….145
Understanding the Reading…………………………………………..146
Understanding Reference……………………………………………..147
Guessing Meaning from Context…………………………………..148
Antonyms………………………………………………………………….149
Focusing on High-Frequency Words……………………………..149
Discussing the Reading………………………………………………..150
Writing Skills……………………………………………………………..151
Unit 11 Safety Engineering………………………………………152
Before Reading…………………………………………………………..152
Getting Started……………………………………………………………152
Vocabulary Preview……………………………………………………..153
Scanning for Specific Information…………………………………155
Reading: Safety Engineering…………………………………….156
After Reading……………………………………………………………..158
Getting the Main Idea…………………………………………………158
Understanding the Reading………………………………………….158
Understanding Reference…………………………………………….160
Understanding Signal words………………………………………..161
Making an Outline………………………………………………………162
Guessing Meaning from Context…………………………………..163
Antonyms………………………………………………………………….164
Focusing on High-Frequency Words……………………………..164
Discussing the Reading………………………………………………..165
Writing Skills……………………………………………………………..166
Unit 12 Heating, Ventilating, and Air- Conditioning…………………………………………………..167
Before Reading…………………………………………………………..167
Getting Started……………………………………………………………167
Vocabulary Preview……………………………………………………..168
Skimming for Main Ideas…………………………………………….171
Reading: Heating, Ventilating, and
Air-Conditioning (HAVC)………………………….171
After Reading…………………………………………………………….174
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Understanding the Reading…………………………………………..174
Understanding Reference……………………………………………..175
Guessing Meaning from Context…………………………………..176
Parts of Speech…………………………………………………………..177
Discussing the Reading………………………………………………..178
Writing Skills – Summarizing……………………………………….179
Progress Test Unit 10, 11 and 12……………………………..180
Part 1: Vocabulary Exercises……………………………………….180
Part 2: Reading Exercises……………………………………………182
References………………………………………………………………………………………188
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