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Cornelsen
English for Mechanical EngineeringB2 Course Book
English for Mechanical Engineering is a skills-
based course designed specifically for
students enrolled in mechanical engineering
degree programs. It provides carefully graded
practice and progression in the key academic
skills that all students need, such as listening
to lectures and speaking in seminars. It also
equips students with the specialist language
they require to participate successfully withina mechanical
engineering department.
Extensive listening exercises come from
mechanical engineering lectures, and all
reading texts are taken from the same field of
study. There is also a focus throughout on the
key mechanical engineering vocabulary that
students will encounter during their studies
and careers.
• 12 units covering diverse topics such as Forces on
materials, Wind turbines and Water
engineering.
• Listening: how to understand and take effective
notes on extended lectures, including how
to follow the argument and identify the speaker’s point of
view.
• Speaking: how to participate effectively in a
variety of realistic situations, from seminars to
presentations, including how to develop an argument and use
stance markers.
• Reading: how to understand a wide range of texts,
from academic texts, technical
documents and reports to Internet articles, including how to
analyze complex sentences andidentify such things as the writer’s
stance.
• Writing: how to produce coherent and
well-structured assignments, including such skills as
paraphrasing and the use of appropriate academic phrases.
• Vocabulary: a wide range of activities to develop
student’s knowledge and use of key
vocabulary, both in the field of mechanical engineering and of
academic study in general.
• Vocabulary and Skills banks: a reference resource
to provide students with revision of the
key words and phrases and skills presented in the unit.
• Glossary: over 380 technical terms accompanied by a
sample sentence and German
translation.
• 2 Audio CDs complete with all recordings form the
Course Book.
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Website to the book with useful Internet
resources: www.cornelsen.de/eng-mech
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1 What is engineering? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Topics | definition of engineering • branches of
engineering• the history of mechanical engineering
Vocabulary focus | words from general English with a
specialmeaning in engineering • prefixes and
suffixes
Skills focus
Listening | preparing for a lecture • predicting lecture
content fromthe introduction • understanding lecture
organization
• choosing an appropriate form of notes • making
lecture notes
Speaking | speaking from notes
2 Engineering achievements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Topics | engineering achievements in the
20th century• refrigeration and air conditioning •
codes and standards
for machines
Vocabulary focus | English–English dictionaries: headwords·
definitions · parts of speech · phonemes· stress markers ·
countable/uncountable
· transitive/intransitive
Skills focus
Reading | using research questions to focus on relevant
informationin a text • using topic sentences to get an
overview of
the textWriting | writing topic sentences • summarizing a
text
3 Forces on materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Topics | materials in engineering • forces on materials:
stress andstrain • five types of forces
Vocabulary focus | stress patterns in multi-syllable
words• prefixes
Skills focus
Listening | preparing for a lecture • predicting lecture
content• making lecture notes • using different
sources
Speaking | reporting research findings • formulating
questions
4 MEMS and nanotechnology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Topics | features of MEMS and nanotechnologies • design
andapplications • safety and ethical issues concerning
nanotechnology
Vocabulary focus | word sets: synonyms, antonyms, etc.•
the language of trends • common lecture
language
Skills focus
Listening | understanding ‘signpost language’ inlectures •
using symbols and abbreviations in
note-taking
Speaking | making effective contributions to a seminar
5 Friction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Topics | characteristics and types of friction • uses of
friction inmechanical engineering design • tribology
Vocabulary focus | synonyms, replacement subjects, etc.,
forsentence-level paraphrasing
Skills focus
Reading | locating key information in complex sentences
Writing | reporting findings from other sources:
paraphrasing• writing complex sentences
6 The future of cars: battery power . . . . . . . . . . .
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Topics | battery production • car technologies: internal
combustionengine, electric motors and hybrids • research
and
development
Vocabulary focus | compound nouns • fixed phrases
frommechanical engineering • fixed phrases from
academic English • common lecture language
Skills focus
Listening | understanding speaker emphasis
Speaking | asking for clarification • responding to
queries andrequests for clarification
7 Engineering and sustainability . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Topics | concepts in engineering and sustainability •
sustainabilitychallenges for engineering
Vocabulary focus | synonyms • nouns from verbs •
definitions• common ‘direction’ verbs in essay
titles(discuss, analyze, evaluate, etc.)
Skills focus
Reading | understanding dependent clauses with passives
Writing | paraphrasing • expanding notes into complex
sentences• recognizing different essay/writing assignment
types/structures: descriptive · analytical
· comparison/evaluation · argument
• writing essay plans • writing essays
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8 Health and safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Topics | health and safety regulations • health and safety
in theworkplace • case studies: oil rig disasters • case
study:
rail accident
Vocabulary focus | fixed phrases from health and safety•
fixed phrases from academic English
Skills focus
Listening | using the Cornell note-taking system •
recognizingdigressions in lectures
Speaking | making effective contributions to a seminar •
referringto other people’s ideas in a seminar
9 Accident analysis in construction . . . . . . . . . . .
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Topics | case study: Hyatt Regency Hotel collapse • case
studies:‘design and build’ contracts
Vocabulary focus | ‘neutral’ and ‘marked’ words • technical
andsemi-technical words from engineering • fixed
phrases from academic English
Skills focus
Reading | recognizing the writer’s stance and level of
confidence ortentativeness • inferring implicit ideas
Writing | writing situation–problem–solution–evaluation
essays/writing assignments • using direct
quotations• compiling a bibliography/reference list
10 Wind turbines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Topics | development of wind power • wind turbines:
designproblems and solutions • horizontal and vertical
axis
turbines
Vocabulary focus | words/phrases used to link ideas (moreover,as
a result, etc.) • stress patterns in noun
phrases and compounds • fixed phrases from
academic English • words/phrases related
to wind energy and wind turbines
Skills focus
Listening | recognizing the speaker’s stance • writing up
notesin full
Speaking | building an argument in a seminar•
agreeing/disagreeing
11 Water engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Topics | types of water and water distribution
• desalinationtechnologies • laboratory report: flow in
pipes
Vocabulary focus | definitions • referring back using
pronounsand synonyms • words/phrases to describe
mechanical processes in water engineering
• common verb + noun phrases used in
laboratory reports
Skills focus
Reading | understanding how ideas in a text are linked•
note-making from texts • labelling a diagram
Writing | writing a comparison summary from notes • writing
alaboratory report section from notes
12 Job applications for mechanical engineering students .
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Topics | career paths in mechanical engineering• working
abroad • applying for a job in the field
of mechanical engineering
Vocabulary focus | powerful adjectives and action verbs •
actionwords for specific skills • CV and covering
letter vocabulary
Skills focus
Reading | analyzing job advertisements • recognizing the
structureof curriculum vitae and covering letters
Writing | using powerful adjectives and action verbs to describe
skillsand experience • writing curriculum vitae and
covering
letters
Appendix
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Additional material
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Transcripts
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Glossary
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Acknowledgements
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