Technology 2 Student's Book

Contents Switch on Its my job Make your point Project I

Webquest I Problem-solving

Listening Reading Speakingl Pairwork

Language spot Vocabulary Pronunciation

1 Ways in to technology p4

Products and courses

Stuart Cole Engineering Apprentice

Ordering a presentation

Acollege prospectus

Studying technology

Course components

-ing form and to infinitive

Word families Unstressed sy llables

2 Food and agriculture I plO

Agricultural inventions

Beginning a presentation

Food preservation Precision agriculture

Scanning-Pedallingwater

Test i ng fru it Past Simple v Present Perfect

3 Bridges and tunnels p16

Famou s bridges Sandra Lighter Tunnel Engineer

Bridges for shipping routes

The Great Belt East Bridge

Bridge types The Pa ssive

4 Plastics p22

Properties of plastics

Describing a pie chart

Plastics - names and codes

The hi story and properties of plast ic s

Packaging technology

Abilityand inability

Collocations in plastics

Disappea ring sounds and word linking

5 Alternative energy p28

Sources of renewable energy

Decentralized energy

Wave Energy Innovator

Making inferences -Wind power

Past Continuou s v Past Simple

Grouping words

6 Aeronautics p34

Controlling a plane

Alan BuenoAir Traffic Controller

Making telephone calls

Silent aircraft

Jet engines

Gliders and helicopters

First and Second Conditionals

7 Future homes p40

Future homes predictions

Labelling a diagram of a wall

Specialized accom modation

Earth homes Inside the future home

Obligation and necessity

Adjectives with -able and -ible

8 Mass transportation p46

Transport quiz Matt Haydon Marine Engineer

Persuasi on Skimming-A European project

Fasttrains Comparative and superlative review

Compound adjectives and nouns

Showing enthu siasm

Writing bank p52

Emails Describing graphs CV (Curriculum Vitae)

Memos Instructions Health and safety

Reports Writing bank key p66

9 Petroleum engineering p68

Identifying oil- Michael Lennon ba sed prod u cts Driller

Oil platforms A rotary derrick Oil refining Present tense review

Collocations in petroleum technology

be with the Present Continuou s

10 Environmental engineering p74

Causes of environmental pollution

Lutz Werner Environmental Engineer

Cleaning water China s eco-city Reported speech

Reporting verbs

Showing disbelief

11 Robotics p80

Matching robots to their applications

Jaa ko Ikonen Senior Man ufactu ri ng Systems Engineer

Parts of a presentation

Senso rs

Robot design competition

How rob ots work Assessing explanations

Causing preventing and enabling links cause tOmake prevent stop aIow to enable to let

12 Household technology p86

Domestic appliances

Asma Bakour Kitchen Designer

Refrigerator Making kitchens Eco-ap pliances Question review Ve rbs makedo haveand take

Polite requests and responses

13 Defence techn~logy p92

Civilian uses for defence technologies

Giving a poster presentation

Military tech nology with a civilian appl ication

The futu re of defence

Visby a stealth warship

Non -lethal weapons

Prepositions review

14 Electron ics p98

Circuit symbols BrianJones Electronics Technician

Evaluating a presentation

Explaining how a circuit works

Electronic alarm circuits

Complex senten ce review

Collocations in electronics

Reading component values

1S Ca reer development p104

The stages of a ca reer

Preparingforan interview

Milkround Interview with a Network Designer

Job ad and covering letter

Second interview task Techn ology game

Future review Key sk ill s

Pairwork activities middot p110 Grammar reference pl14 listening scripts p124 Glossary pl31

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Switch on 1

2 Match each of the products A-F with one of the college courses Be prepared to justify your answers

Aeronautical engineering F- Information technology ( ---

Aircraft maintenance Ma n ufacturing engineering

Automotive engineering Ma rine tech nology

Civil engineering Mechanical engineering

Communications Media engineering engi neeri ng

Co m puter-a ided C Medical draughting technology

Computer games Music technology technology

Defence technology Network computing

[ - Electrical engineering Radio and digi tal audio

Electrical installation ~ - Security technology

Elect ro nics Sports technology

Environmental Vehicle maintenanceImiddot technology and repair

Pairwork Work in pairs A and B Each of you has a list of three components from four of the technology courses listed in Switch on Decide first which of the four courses you have Then find out the components of your partners courses Ask for one component at a time and guess which course it is for Note all the components of your partners courses

Student A Go to pno

StudentB Go to p112

Webquest Work in groups of four Search the Web for further details of two courses with the same or similar titles to the courses included in Pairwork Report your findings to others in your group (Tip search for urIs which include edu or ac as this will make your search quicker)

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p6 Web technologies Adapted from Darlington College online prospectus wwwdarlingtonacuk Reproducect by permission

p28 Good Lives The people making a ctifference by Bibi Van Der Zee The Guardian 28 FebrualY 2006 Reproduced by permissio n

pAO amp pA4 British Earth She lte ring Association wwwIlESA-ukorgadvantageshtml

SOD IT - An Introduction to earth-shel tered deve lopme nt in England and Wa les Reproduced by pe rmiss io n

p50 A n inte rview with a Marine Engineer from Martins Marine Enginee ri ng Page wwwdieselducknel Reprod uced by permission

Sources p12 wwwarsusdagov p 16-1 7 Craft Design and Technology Collins Ectucationa l p16-17 The Guinness Encyclopaedia p37 wwwmollercom p78 wwwtheengineercouk p93 wwwkockumsseSurfaceVessels plll wwwogormanscouk p112 wwwecokettlecom

Advanced Transport Systems p46 (persona l rapid transportULTra) Alamy Images pp4 (security cameraKevin Foy) (ultrasound sca nfVario Images GmbH amp Co KG) (wa ter taplmageState) (electric moto rLesli e Garland PLIo 10 Uethro Tull seed drill Mary Eva ns PL) (barbed wireAnd rew Pa terson) (cotton g inThe Print Collector) 12 (wi ne bottleCephas PLI o 16 (Golcten Gate BridgejWolfgang Kaehler) 20 (Ga teshead bridgeeye35com) (Tower BridgeIa n McKinnell) (ris ing bridgefWillia m S Kuta) 22 (drink bortlesPhil Cawley) (credit ca rdsJPeter Bowater) (to matoesMax imi lia n Weinzie rl) 24 (plasUc productionBull Bachman) 26 (fOOd packaging in supermarket

Jeremy Hoare) 28 (sunDennis Hallinan) (waveStockShot) 46 (Pendolino trainJohn Davidson) (hydrofoilPCL) 68 (ferta lizer bagHolt Studios International Ltd) 68 (car tyresSouch West Images Scot land) 74 (landfill Dennis MacDonald) (cleaning beachChris HoweSWild Places Photography) 74 (crop sprayingDavid Wootton) (water t reatment pIantpowderkeg stock) (waste managementvario images GmbH amp Co KG) (sewage treatmentColin Underl1illl 74 (flue treatmentJProfimed ia Internaciona l sro) 86 (woman with dishwasherMediablitzimages (UK) Ltd) 89 (lightbu lbsMark Sykes) 92 (military shipRichard Cooke) 100 (buoyLars Johansson) Alcoa p14 (Vino-Lok) Arenas amp Asociados p20 (Laxta na bridge) BCL Landview Systems Inc pll (harvest monitror) Briti sh Antarct ic Survey p45 (Ha lley VJ[ Antarctic sta tion) Ceiva p89 (digital picture frame) Corbi s pp12 (sausages in package Chri st ine Schneiderzefa) 28 (sea shoreCraig Tuttl e) (t hermal bathAtlantide Phototravel) (man and boy with kitemoodboard ) 31 (sola r pa nels o n roof Stefan Zaklinepa ) 45 (Grand Theat re BeijingCkari Cirtes IVReuters) 46 (wing transportationIan Hodso nReuters) 47 (fuse lage tra nsportation Regis DuvignauReurers) (cockpit section transpo rtationC hris tian Chari stius Reu ters) 68 (as phal r roadC raigTurrle) 74 (wate r po llu tionMichael SI Maul She il) (a ircra ftMa rk MawsonRobert Harding World Imagery) (recycl ingPaul Thompson) 78 (s hower headS Ham midzefa) (farmingNir Eli asRe uters) 80 (biotech robotBill Varie) (domesti c rObotJRoger Ressmeyer) 80 (laboratOIY rob otjWiliiam Taufic) 83 (engineerJPaul Ectmo ndson) 86 (man iron ingMoons zefa) (te levisionSzelingFloresco) 92 (stealth fi ghterAero Grap hics [nc) (amp hibious personnel carrierPeter Turnley) 99 (frostlJo hn Gillmoure) 100 (lighthouse engineerOwakiKulla) 102 (dese rtFrank Lukassec k) DIY Kyoto p89 (Wmson) Foster Miller p95 (Talon surveillance robot) Getty Images pp4 (music mixingScott Kleinman) (processo r chipJoe Drivas) 16 (Bahrain Ca usewayPhil WeymouthLonely Planet Images) 22 (razorDave King Andy Craword Steve Go rd onDorling Kindersl ey) (baby in bat hSteve Gordon Do rling Kindersley) 28 (biodieselDavid WiggettA11 Canada Photos) 30 (wind turbineSBrent WinebrennerLonely Planet Images) 48 (Japa nese bullet trains Hideo Kurihara) 49 (street interviewJon Shireman) 50 (sh ip eng ineerLouie Ps i hoyosScience Facti on ) 68 (o il rig wo rkerKeith Wood) 71 (oil ba ITelityle r Stableforct) 74 (s mogKaren KasmauskiScience Faction) (oil spi ll clea n-up Ben Osbo rne) 80 (As imo robo tDavid Paul MorrisStringe r) 82 (cowsPete r Cade) 86 (kitche nRyan McVay) (fOOd processo rRay Kachato rian) (hair dlyer Johner) (kettlePete r Daze ley) 86 (hooverjWide Group) (was hi ng machine Microzoa) 88 (designerJohn Giustina) 107 (ironing boardTom Schierl itz) Globa l Village Shelte rs p45 (shelters) Hordern Cherry Lee p42 (micro compact homeSascha Kletzsch) iRobot Corporation p81 (Roomba cleaning robot) Masterfile p86 (mm with coffee makerOrbit) Moodleorg p6 (moodle box) OC Robot ics p80 (s nake-a rn1 robot) OUF pp16 (Sydney Harbour bridge ) 33 (bicyc le ) 68 (basketball) 74 (chimney pollution) PA Photos pp14 (water pum pObect ZilwaAP Photo) 48 (Maglev trainEugene HoshikoAP) 78 (Dongtang controltowerJYang HuanminEmpics Sport) 80 (Mars Rove r Stefan Roussea u) 92 (Raven Small Unmanned Aerial VehicleCarl Schulze DPA) 92 (mobi le bridgeLa urent ReboursAP) 96 (laser weaponCu ltis) 101 (printable batte ryNEC Corporation) Pelamis Wave Power p28 (Pe lamis) Photolibrarycom pp12 (milk cartonsRose HodgesFoodpix) 16 (Fo rth Rai l BridgeNeale Cla rkRobert Harding Travel) (Millau ViaductChri stian Guy Hemis) 22 (peteroltank) Pierre d A1ancaisez pp1 2 (chemica l preservatives) 98 (elec tronic components) Product Creatio n Ltd pS9 (EcD Kettle) Punchstock pp7 (appre nticeMonty RakusenDigital Visi on) 12 (sa lted fi shphotodisc) 19 (e ngineerimage l00) 77 (e nviro nmental engineerPhotodisc) cover (Colo rBlindB lend Images) Rex Fea tures pp35 (a ir traffic contro lle rDeni s Claso n) 37 (Moller Skyca r) 40 (eart h ho meMike Daines) 47 (Airbus A350 James D Morga n) 80 (Electro lux robot lawn mower) Science and Socie ty Picture Library pl0 (Be ll s Reape r) Sc ience Photo LibralY pll (ha rvest monitor in tractorRuss MunnAgroStockUSA) 12 (died chilliesSimon Fraser) 26 (applesPaul Rapson) (grapesPalil Rapson) 68 (petroleum-based products Cordelia Molloy) 94 (mil ita lY robotP hilippe Psaila) Silent Aircraft Initiative p36 (SAX40 plane)Superstock pp16 (Charles Bridge PraguePrisma) 28 (waterfallArctic Images) Tango Group p89 (water-powered calculator) Ted Brewer Violins p25 (electric violins) ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems p92 (VisbyKockums) Vecna Tech no logies p96 (BEAR robot)

mllstratio11S by Graham IhiteNB Illustration pp15 17 18 24 30 38 44 53 61 69 71 91 95 111 11 3 Ian Whadcocklnkshed pp18 21 23 29 32 34 424860637279 8793104 Oxforct Des igners and lIIustrators p60 (fire extinguisher) Roge r HarrisNB Illustration pp9 13 25 39 51 85 97 103 106 (Lee Avatar feature)

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