2013_14
Guia docent 
Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyeria Química
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Grau d'Enginyeria Mecànica (2010)
 Assignatures
  ANGLÈS TÈCNIC
   Continguts
Tema Subtema
UNIT 1: HISTORY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 1.1 Chronological description: narrative texts.
1.2 Review of verb tenses: ways to express time sequence.
1.3 Genres: Encyclopedias
1.4 Texts: History of Engineering, History of Mechanical Engineering, Landmarks in Mechanical Engineering / Podcasts: History of Engineering, James Watt and the Steam Engine, Nikola Tesla: The True Master of Inventions.
UNIT 2: FLUID MECHANICS 2.1 Process description. Review of the passive voice. Linking words used in process description.
2.2 Review of prepositions of place and movement. Suffixes in Adjectives and Nouns used in mechanical engineering.
2.3 Genres in Engineering: Audience and purpose. The Magazine article
2.4 Texts: Fluid Properties, Bernouilli’s principle and dynamics of fluid flow, Flow through pipes, Shape Factors, Heat Transfer / Videos: Pascal’s Law, Bernoulli's Theorem and Its Application
UNIT 3: MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY 3.1 Physical description.
3.2 Making definitions: relative clauses and relative pronouns. Reduced relative clauses. Defining and Non-defining relative clauses.
3.3 Genres: The Research Article.
3.4 Texts: Stress and Strain, Structure and Properties of Engineering Materials, Heat Treatment, Machines Design, Friction in Mechanical Engineering Design / Videos: What is Materials Science and Engineering, Nanotechnology, A Quick Guide to Smart and Modern Materials, Materials Selection: Physical Properties of Materials
UNIT 4: MACHINES AND POWER GENERATION 4.1 Expressing the function and parts of a device, and how something works. Expressions indicating purpose.
4.2 Adjectives and adverbs.
4.3 Genres: Technical websites
4.4 Texts: Alternative Sources of Energy, Sustainable Development, Wind Turbines, Fuel cells, How a Solar Cell Works, Engines / Videos: AC Generator, DC Motor.
UNIT 5: AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING 5.1 Review of comparative and superlative form of adjectives and adverbs. Linking words used in comparison and contrast (expressing the advantages and disadvantages of something)
5.2 Structure and use of Compound Nouns.
5.3 Anaphoric reference in reading comprehension.
5.4 Genres and text layout: headings in texts.
5.5 Texts: Advantages and disadvantages of electric-powered vehicles, Electric motors, Internal combustion engine, The use of nanomaterials to improve battery life / Podcasts: Hybrid Cars, How Car Engines Work, Engineering Projects.
UNIT 6: ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION 6.1 Expressions used in classifications. Giving examples.
6.2 Review of modal verbs expressing obligation, probability and deduction.
6.3 Review of conditional sentences to express a hypothesis.
6.4 Genres: textbooks.
6.5 Texts: Robotics, Types of Robots, The Three Laws of Robotics, Robots: The Future is Now, Micromachines in ICT / Videos: Mechatronics, New Robots of the Future, The Future of Robots, Biologically-inspired robots.