2 Contents Contents Unit/ Section Function/Skill Genre/T exttype Grammar/Discourse Lexis/T echnology U n i t 1 I n n o v a t i o n s 1.1Eureka! p.4 Questioning T alk + Q&A session Past / present perfect continuous Oil and gas drilling 1.2Smartwells p.6 Clause linking T echnical article Past participle; cohesion Drilling; remote control 1.3Lasers p.8 Giving a talk Lecture; technical description Section markers in a talk Laser technology U n i t 2 D e s i g n 2.1Spin-offs p.10 Functio n of a device Prod uct description Present / past simple pa ssive; to + infin; for + -ing; which Products from space research 2.2Specifications p .1 2 N ec essit y, abil i ty, recommendation Des ign specif ication; mee tin g Modals and semi-modals Des ign; mechanical 2.3Properties p. 14 De scr ib ing pr oper ti e s B rai ns t or m ing se s sion P hr as e s to en co ur ag e participation Construction; synthetic textiles ReviewUnitA p.16 U n i t 3 S y s t e m s 3.1Problems p. 20 Low pr obabil it y; re assu ri ng Pr oduc t reca ll noti ce Pr es en t c on t in uous passiv e; phrases suggesting low risk Automotive 3.2Solutions p. 22 Su mmari si n g; li nk ing Pr oduct rec a ll n ot ice N on- de fin i ng re l ati v e c la u se; present participle; although Automotive; braking systems 3.3Controls p. 24 C ontr as ti ng ; note -ta ki ng Le ct ure L in ke rs o f c on tr as t Aut o mo t iv e; aer on au tics U n i t 4 P r o c e d u r e s 4.1Shutdown p.26 Past events En gineering article T wo -part phrasal verbs Mechanical; electrical; physics 4.2Overhaul p .2 8 P as t p ro ce du r e; i ns tr uct i on s E ng in ee ri ng ar ti cl e; instruction manual Nouns derived from phrasal verbs Mechanical; maintenance 4.3Instructions p. 30 I ns tr uct ions and feedb ac k; simultaneous actions Practical demonstration; instruction manual Oral vs written instructions; while / as + -ing Mechanical; electronics ReviewUnitB p.32 U n i t 5 P r o c e s s e s 5.1Causes p.36 Cause and effect Brainstorming session; ‘fishbone’ diagram Verb / noun / prepositional phrases of cause and effect Metallurgy; chemistry 5.2Steps p.38 Explaining a process T echnical bro chure Choo sing active or passive Iron and steel making 5.3Stages p. 40 Note -t aki ng; wr iti ng up Le ct ure; fl ow di agr am Ge ru nd s / no u ns as ca pt ion s; lexical cohesion Aluminium refining / smelting U n i t 6 P l a n n i n g 6.1Risk p.42 Degrees of certainty Risk assessment tool Phrases expressing degrees of certainty Petroleum; environment 6.2Crisis p. 44 I mm e di at e / long- te rm pl an s Cr it ic al path an al ysi s; cr isis meeting Future / future perfect passive; about to / on the point of Petroleum; marine 6.3Projects p. 46 Pa rt ic ipat in g in me et in gs Pr oj ec t pr oposal me et in g Ph r as e s for ch ai ri ng a meet in g Ci vi l en gi n ee r in g ReviewUnitC p.48 M01_TECH_SB_04_9552_U01.indd 2 28/01/2011 16:26