2018_19
Guia docent 
Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyeria Química
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Grau d'Enginyeria Química (2010)
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  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, What is Mechanical Engineering, History of Mechanical Engineering, James Watt and the Steam Engine, The First Mechanical Clocks / Podcasts: What is Mechanical Engineering, Hero of Alexandria, Nikola Tesla.
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. Phrasal Verbs..
2.3 Genres in Engineering: Audience and purpose. The Magazine article
2.4 Texts: Fluid Dynamics, Carburetors, Flow in Pipes, Bernoulli’s principle, What Does a Carburetor Do? Heat Transfer / Podcasts & Videos: Carburetors, Bernoulli's Theorem and Its Applications, Pascal’s Law and the Hydraulic Brake System, Heat Transfer.
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 Use ans Structure of Compound Nouns.
3.4 Genres: The Research Article.
3.5 Texts: Smart Materials, Mechanical Properties and Performance of Materials, Nanomaterials /Videos: Smart Materials Demo, A Quick Guide to Smart and Modern Materials, What is Nanotechnology? /Podcast: Nanotechnology
UNIT 4: MACHINES AND AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING IN A GREENER WORLD
 4.1 Expressing the function and parts of a device, and how something works. Expressions indicating purpose.
4.2 Expressing the advantages and disadvantages of something. Adjectives and adverbs. Linking words.
4.3 Genres and text layout: headings in texts.
4.4 Texts: AC Generator Components, What is a DC Motor? Wind Power, Alternative Sources of Energy, Advantages and Disadvantages of Battery-powered Motors, Advantages of Owning an Electric Car / Videos: AC Generator, How Electric Motors Work (DC Motors) / Podcast: Early Dynamos, Hybrid Cars.
UNIT 5: 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 (types 1, 2, 3).
6.4 Genres: textbooks.
6.5 Texts: Robotics, Types of Robots, Social Robots, The Three Laws of Robotics, Robots: The Future is Now, Miniature Robotics / Podcasts & Videos: Engineering Projects, Biologically-inspired robots.