1. What are the following things? What have the words got in common?
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Biro Braille guillotine Hoover Jacuzzi Levis Stetson
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2. Put the following words (standard international units) into the correct column.
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amp Celsius curie hertz joule kelvin newton ohm pascal volt watt
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Chemistry
(1 word)
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Electricity
(6 words)
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Physics
(2 words)
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Temperature
(2 words)
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3. Now complete the definitions (1-11) below with the units from exercise 2 and the people from the box.
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Andrè Marie Ampère (1775-1836) Anders Celsius (1701-1744) Marie Curie (1867-1934) Heinrich Hertz (1857-1894)
James Prescott Joule (1818-1889) Lord Kelvin (1824-1907)
Georg Simon Ohm (1787-1854) Blaise Pascal (1623-1662)
Sir Isaac Newton (1643-1727) Count Alessandro Volta (1745-1827)
James Watt (1736-1819)
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1.
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A __________ is a unit of pressure equal to one Newton per square metre. It’s named after __________ , a French scientist.
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2.
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A __________ is a unit of force. It’s named after __________ , an English mathematician.
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3.
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__________ is the temperature scale that has the freezing point of water as 0°C and the boiling point as 100°C. The scale was developed by a Swedish astronomer, __________ .
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4.
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A __________ is an amount of electric power. It is equal to one joule per second. It’s named after __________ , a Scottish engineer and inventor.
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5.
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A __________ is a unit of electric force. It’s named after __________ , an Italian physicist and pioneer in the study of electricity.
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6.
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An __________ is a unit of electric current. It’s named after __________ , a French mathematician and physicist, a pioneer in electrodynamics.
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7.
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An __________ is a unit of electrical resistance named after __________ , a German physicist.
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8.
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A __________ is a unit of energy named after __________ , a British physicist.
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9.
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__________ is the temperature scale that registers absolute zero (-273.15C) as 0°K. It’s named after __________, a British scientist.
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10.
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A __________ is a frequency equal to one cycle per second. It’s named after __________ , a German physicist.
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11.
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A __________ is a unit of radioactivity. It’s named after __________ , a Polish-born chemist who discovered radioactivity in several elements.
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4. Read the sentences from exercise 3 again and find the words that mean:
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A person who studies the elements and their compounds.
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2.
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A person who studies the universe.
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3.
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A person who studies the physical properties of materials.
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4.
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A person who thinks of new machines.
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5.
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A person who develops new ideas about a subject.
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Check the knowledge of active vocabulary from this module with the help of
“ACTIVE VOCABULARY” section.
20. JOB APPLICATION AND CV
(the material of the module is taken from: “Engineering” Workshop by Lindsey White, OUP;
Unit 23, pg.26; Unit 24; pg.27)
SECTION A
1. Read the texts (letter A and letter B) and choose the correct answers to questions (1-5) below the texts.
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Letter A(1)
(2)
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28 High Avenue
Harlow
Essex
CM 16 7AY
01279 5743461
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(3) Admission Secretary
Stevenage Technical College
West Road
Stevenage
Herts ST6 8PI
(4) 30 April 2003
(5) Dear Sir/Madame,
Please send me details of your foundation course in computer engineering.
Yours faithfully,
(6) Katy Evans
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Letter B (1)
(2)
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Stevenage Technical College
West Road
Stevenage
Herts
ST6 8PI
01438 7546392
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(3) Ms K Evans
28 High Avenue
Harlow
Essex
CM 16 7AY
(4) 17 May 2003
(5) Dear Ms Evans,
Thank you for your enquiry. I enclose the details that you requested and some additional information about the college’s facilities.
Please contact me if you require any further information.
Yours sincerely,
(6) Mrs LH Lee
Admission Secretary
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1.
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Letter A is to/from Katy Evans.
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2.
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Mrs Lee/Katy Evans works at the college.
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3.
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Katy Evans is/wants to be a student at the college.
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4.
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Katy Evans wants information about a basic/an advanced course.
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5.
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Mrs Evans sends exactly what/more than Katy asked for.
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2. Match the features (1-6) on each letter with the features (A-F) below.
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A
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The receiver’s address
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B
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The receiver’s name
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C
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The sender’s address
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D
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The sender’s phone number
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E
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The sender’s name
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F
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The date
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3. Read the messages (a-l). Are they formal (f) or informal (i)?
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a
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Please contact me to arrange another appointment.
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b
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I’ll show you round …
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c
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Call me and we’ll fix a time to meet
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d
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I regret to inform you that your application has not been successful.
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e
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Please supply additional information about your experience
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f
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cu@10
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g
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Tell me more about what you did.
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h
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I’d like to introduce you to …
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i
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There will be an opportunity to visit …
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j
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Bad luck about the job.
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k
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Your interview has been arranged for ten o’clock
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l
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This is …
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4. Match the formal and informal messages with the same general meaning (from ex.3).
5. Rewrite the following formal phrases in informal English.
Example: We’d be delighted if you could join us for drinks.
Let’s go and drink together
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1.
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In response to your recent enquiry …
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2.
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The receptionist will direct you to the correct room.
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3.
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I look forward to hearing from you.
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4.
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I hope that will be acceptable.
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SECTION B
1. Read the curriculum vitae (CV) quickly and choose the correct answers to the questions below it.
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NAME
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Gavin H Alvarez
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ADDRESS
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26 Dryfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 2DC
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TELEPHONE NUMBER
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01223 3268452
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E-MAIL ADDRESS
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gavinhalvarez@btinternet.com
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DATE OF BIRTH
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14 June 1984
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EDUCATION
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1995-2000
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Graves High School for Boys
Graves Avenue, Cambridge CB 4RG
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2000-2002
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Cam College of Engineering and Technology
Birch Road, Cambridge CB6 7YT
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QUALIFICATIONS
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2000
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GCSEs: English, Maths, General Science, Design and Technology, French, Spain, Art, and History
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2001
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Level 1 Engineering and Technology foundation course
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2002
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Level 2 Computing course specializing in software development
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WORK EXPERIENCE
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AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 2000
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Temporary job as IT assistant at Norris’s Aeronautics, Cambridge.
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OCTOBER 2000 - JUNE 2007
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Saturday and holiday job testing computer games at Silicompany, Cambridge.
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OTHER INFORMATION
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Bi-lingual in Spanish and English;
Clean driving licence
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INTERESTS
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Developing computer games, member of college football team, photography, and playing the guitar
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REFEREE
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Ms Daisy Valentine (course tutor)
Cam College of Engineering and Technology
Birch Road, Cambridge CB6 7YT
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1.
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What is a CV?
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a
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A description of someone’s family, education, likes and dislikes.
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b
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A description of someone’s education, work experience, and skills.
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2.
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How is a CV arranged?
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a
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under headings
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b
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like a letter
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2. Read the CV again and decide if the sentences (1-7) below are true (T) or false (F).
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1
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Gavin Alvarez lives in Cambridge.
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T
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F
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2
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He is a student at Cam College.
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T
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F
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3
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He passed his GCSEs in 2001.
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T
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F
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4
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He has had Saturday and holiday jobs since 2000.
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T
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F
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5
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He left Cam College in 2000.
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T
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F
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6
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He is quite good at languages.
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T
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F
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7
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He isn’t interested in technology.
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T
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F
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