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Unit 1 3 Module 1 Electronics Engineering & Communication Engineering Module 2 Computer Engineering Module 3 Electrical Engineering Module 4 Textile Engineering Unit 2 Module 1 Food Engineering Module 2 Industrial Engineering Module 3 Material Engineering Module 4 Civil Engineering Unit 3 Module 1 Chemical Engineering Module 2 Mechanical Engineering Module 3 Aerospace Engineering Module 4 Mining Engineering Unit 4 Module 1 Robotics Engineering Module 2 Agricultural Engineering Module 3 Genetics Engineering Module 4 Biochemical Engineering Unit 5 Module 1 Environmental Engineering Module 2 Biomedical Engineering Module 3 Biotechnology Engineering Module 4 Computer Hardware Engineering

Unit 6 Module 1 Electronics Engineering & Communication Engineering Module 2 Computer Engineering Module 3 Electrical Engineering Module 4 Textile Engineering Unit 7 Module 1 Food Engineering Module 2 Industrial Engineering Module 3 Material Engineering Module 4 Civil Engineering Unit 8 Module 1 Chemical Engineering Module 2 Mechanical Engineering Module 3 Aerospace Engineering Module 4 Mining Engineering Unit 9 Module 1 Robotics Engineering Module 2 Agricultural Engineering Module 3 Genetics Engineering Module 4 Biochemical Engineering Unit 10 Module 1 Environmental Engineering Module 2 Biomedical Engineering Module 3 Biotechnology Engineering Module 4 Computer Hardware Engineering 4

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UNIT 1 11Electronics & Communication Engineering Warm-Up! Vocabulary Read the questions below. Discuss them I. Match the words with the definitions. with your partner. 1___ maintenance 4___ transmit 1. Do you know an electronics & communication 2___ common 5___ develop engineer? 3___ install 6___ equipment 2. What are the responsibilities of an electronics & a) to send out a signal either by radio waves or communication engineer? over a wire Reading b) to set up a system for use c) widespread The text below gives some information d) preserving machinery from failure about Electronics and Communication e) the parts used in an operation or activity Engineering. Read the text. Mark the f) to produce or create something over time statements as true (T) or false (F). II. Fill in the blanks with the correct words. 1. ___ Electronics and Communications Optical microprocessor Circuits processing Engineering is not a general branch of engineering. 1. A ___ is a complete circular way. 2. ___ devices are about vision or images. 2. ___ An Electronics and Communication 3. A ___ is the main chip in a computer. engineer is responsible for creating electronic 4. Information ___ is a result of developments in gadgets. technology. 3. ___ Electronics and Communications Engineering is about the use of different fields of science. BASICS OF ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING Electronics and Communication Engineering is one of the most common fields of engineering. It is about the study, design, development, testing, and maintenance of electronic equipment. An Electronics and Communication engineer controls the installation and maintenance of communication and transmission systems. Electronics and Communications Engineering is related to Mathematics, Physics, and Computers. If you are an Electronics and Communication engineer, you will study circuits, signal processing, microprocessors, and optical systems. 6

Grammar The Simple Present Tense Read the sentences. Complete the sentences Verb “to be” with the correct forms of am/is/are. 1. Sylvia _____ from Berlin. She _____ a chemical Look at the tables below. See how the Simple Present Tense is used in affirmative engineer. sentences, negative sentences, and questions. 2. A: Are you a doctor? Affirmative a mechanical engineer. B: No, I _____ not. I _____ a computer engineer. I am a technician. 3. Sandy and Tom _____ friends. They _____ my boss/a chemist/a computer You are workers. mechanics at our company. 4. Greg _____ not a civil engineer. He _____ is an He/She/It is industrial engineer. We/You/They are Writing Negative I Write a mini paragraph about Electronics You and Communication Engineering. You can use the reading text for some ideas. am a mechanical engineer. are a technician. not my boss/a chemist/a He/She/It is computer We/You/They are workers. Questions a mechanical engineer? Are you my boss/a chemist/a computer? Is he/she/it workers? Are you/they 7

Computer Engineering UNIT Warm-Up! 211 I. Answer the questions below. Reading 1. Have you got a computer? 2. What do you do with your computer generally? The text below gives some information II. Look at the names and discoveries about computers. Read the text. Mark the in computer hardware below with your statements as true (T) or false (F). partner. Match them. 1. Seymour Cray___ 2. Blaise Pascal___ 1. ___ We use computers to work faster. 3. Charles Babbage___ 4. Steve Wozniak___ 2. ___ Hardware has got different types in each a. Apple I computer computer. 3. ___ Software is about inside of a computer. 4. ___ CPU and memory work together. 5. ___ A hard drive controls the entrance of data to a computer. 6. ___ Input devices are necessary to see the results of our work in computers. b. Analytical engine c. Mechanical calculator d. Supercomputing 8

BASICS OF A COMPUTER Grammar Possessive Adjectives We use computers to work with information. Another Subject Object Possessive Adjective word for computer information is data. The numbers, my sounds, photos, movies, or words are data for I me your computers. Computers are very fast in processing data. his/her/its A computer system has got hardware and software. A You you our/your/their computer’s physical components are called hardware. Software is the programs. He/She/It him/her/it The basic hardware is the same for computers. The most important part of a computer is CPU, central We/You/They us/you/them processing unit or microprocessor. It manages the flow of data. Another component of hardware is memory. Read the sentences. Fill in the blanks with a It keeps programs and data and works with the suitable possessive adjective. The first one is microprocessor collaboratively. an example for you. There are storage devices in computers. They store programs and data on hardware. For this storage, a 1. I am a responsible engineer. My job is important. hard drive is used in computers. Also, disks can be 2. You are good at writing. _­ ____ essay is very used to keep data. They are practical, because we transfer data from one computer to another one with good. them. CDs and DVDs are in this group. 3. Mark is a computer systems manager. _____ There are other kinds of hardware: input and output devices. We enter data into the computer with input degree is in computer science. devices. The mouse and the keyboard are examples of 4. Maria is a manager at a software company. input devices. Output devices are the monitor, printer, and speakers. We need output devices to hear and see _____ clients are computer companies. the results. 5. A computer has a system. _____ system is Vocabulary complicated. 6. We are computer engineers. _____ company is Match the words with their definitions. XUMI Software Inc. 1___ component 4___ output 7. You are new at the company. _____ orientation 2___ input 5___ collaboratively schedule is here. 8. They are responsible for the security of the 3___ flow 6___ disk company computers. _____ system code is a) a computer data storage device different. b) data that is entered into a computer c) a part of a system or machine d) moving in one direction continuously e) product of a system or machine f) working together 9

Electrical Engineering UNIT Warm-Up! 311 What does an electrical engineer do? Talk 1. Which lesson is important for electrical about it with your partner. engineering? Listening _________________________________. 2. Is it an easy job? Listen to the conversation with an electrical _________________________________. engineer. Then fill in the blanks. 3. Does Mr. Johnson like his job? _________________________________. A: Welcome to our programme, “Careers”, ladies 4. What does Mr Johnson suggest for people who and gentlemen! Today, we are hosting Mr. Clark Johnson, an electrical engineer. He is with us to want to be electrical engineers? answer our questions about being an electrical _________________________________. engineer. Thank you, Mr. Johnson. 5. Why is design skill important in electrical B: You’re welcome! engineering? A: Young people who have plans about their careers _________________________________. are listening to us, Mr. Johnson. What qualities Reading are necessary to be an electrical engineer? B: Erm…Maths knowledge is very important. Also, Read the text. Answer the questions. design skills and knowledge are necessary, because electrical engineers draw diagrams for 1. Which stages can electrical engineers work on? their projects. A: Is it a difficult job? 2. Why do electrical engineers inspect electronic B: Yes, but I love my job. I like details and they are equipment? critical in electrical engineering. A: What are your suggestions for people who want 3. Why do electrical engineers plan applications to be electrical engineers? for electronic features? B: It is necessary to be patient. Also, determination is necessary. 4. Is an electrical engineer responsible for A: Thank you, Mr. Johnson! Yes, dear listeners, next preparing documents? week, we will learn about another job in “Careers”. Have a nice day! 10

What does an electrical engineer do? Grammar a/an/the Electrical engineers can work on any stage of a project. These stages include the initial phase, design and What is it? development, prototyping, and final production and It is a multi-meter. implementation of a new product or system. Electrical engineers have a wide range of responsibilities, which What is it? can be classified as follows; It is an electrical tape. • Creating new systems, circuits, and devices, as well as improving existing technology, What are they? • Plan and develop applications and modifications for They are cable cutters. electronic features used in parts and systems to improve technical performance. Singular Plural • Determining the electrical system’s capacity and cost, a computer • Overseeing the manufacturing, installation, and an antenna computers + s testing of electrical equipment a calculator • Developing maintenance and testing procedures for a watch antennas electronic components and equipment; • Inspecting electronic equipment, tools, and systems a secretary calculators to ensure compliance with safety standards and applicable regulations. a university watches + es (words ending ch, • Inventing new ways to use electricity to create sh, ss, s, x) products • Following defined product development processes secretaries + ies (words ending in and writing technical reports; consonant + y) • Ensuring compliance with safety regulations. universities Vocabulary Look at the pictures. Write the question and Match the pictures with the words. answer. Practice it with your partner. a. circuits 1. What is it? b. manufacturing It is a dictionary c. inspect d. prototyping 2. _______________? _________________. ab 3. _______________? _________________. cd 4. _______________? _________________. Speaking Act out the conversation in the Listening part. 11

Textile Engineering UNIT Warm-Up! 411 Do you want to be a textile engineer? Talk to 1. ____ A textile engineer works in only one area. your partner. 2. ____ Observation is an example of textile Listening engineering area. 3. ____ Research is necessary in textile Listen to the conversation with a textile engineer. Mark the sentences as TRUE (T) engineering. or FALSE (F). 4. ____ Textile engineers work with technical A: Welcome to our programme, “Careers”, ladies people. and gentlemen! Today, we are hosting Mrs. Julia 5. ____ A good work operation is not a textile Tret, a textile engineer. She is with us to answer our questions about being a textile engineer. Thank engineer’s responsibility. you, Mr. Johnson. Reading B: You’re welcome! A: What does a textile engineer do, Mrs. Tret? Read the text. Answer the questions. B: Erm…A textile engineer studies and researches 1. What is the first thing to do for a textile engineers textile materials. It is a very general and simple in the morning? definition. A: Which areas do textile engineers work? _____________________________________. B: They work in different areas of textile 2. Are textile engineers organized people? Why/ manufacturing. A: For example? Why not? B: Research and development, quality control, _____________________________________. production. 3. Why do textile engineers meet their teams A: What are some job responsibilities of a textile engineer? often? B: Well, researching materials is important to _____________________________________. improve fabric. Also, textile engineers cooperate 4. When do they work with the designers? with technicians. Because, it is necessary to _____________________________________. make work operations effective. A: Thank you Mrs. Tret! Yes, dear listeners, next week, we will learn about another job in “Careers”. Have a nice day! 12

The typical day of a textile engineer involves Vocabulary following activities: Match the words with the definitions. • They start their day with checking their emails followed by team meeting. 1. malfunction __ a. being in charge of sth., overseeing • They have to plan their day early as they may have to go to the plant for supervision. 2. convenient __ b. a detailed presentation of sth. • They read the blueprints sent by the designers and understand the whole design and specification. 3. supervision __ c. having little trouble or effort • They develop and test the models to process the designs and give them the desired specifications. 4. blueprint __ e. a design plan 5. specification __ d. a failure to function • A lot of research is required on their part to get all the information at one place so that the processing and normally manufacturing becomes convenient. Grammar adjectives • If any modification in the product is required, they work with the designers and assist them in the final Look at the highlighted words. What is their design. function? • They meet the team members frequently to ensure A: What color is this fabric? that everything is in place. B: It is purple. Is it expensive? A: No, it isn’t. It is cheap. • They have to keep a check on the quality of the textile being manufactured. 1. Adjectives are used after verb “to be”: A computer is expensive. • At senior level, they have to administer and train the Textile engineering is enjoyable. junior staff and help them in day to day work. 2. Adjectives are used before nouns: It is an enjoyable job. • If there is system malfunction, they have to fix it A computer is an expensive tool. immediately. Look at the photo. Describe the photo with • Thus, the work is often busy and they experience suitable adjectives. Then write 5 sentences variety of tasks every day. about the photo. Use the adjectives properly. Speaking Look at the listening part. Act out the dialogue with your partner. 13

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Module 1-Electronics & Communication Engineering UNIT 1 A. Fill in the blanks with the correct words. C. Complete the dialogue with the suitable transmit devices improve fabrication test sentences and expressions. 1. Electronics engineering deals with the design and application of electronic __________ and systems. Sarah: Hello, my name is Sarah. What’s your name? 2. Electronics engineers use different tools to John: Hi, ______________. It’s nice to meet you. __________ electronic systems. Sarah: _____________, John. Where are you from? 3. Microelectronics is about the design and ________ John: _________ Dublin. How about you? of integrated circuits and transistors. Sarah: _________ London. What is your job, John? 4. Communication engineers try to ____________ John: I’m a software developer. __________, Sarah? communication systems and research new Sarah: I’m an electronics engineer. _________, John. technologies. John: Yes, nice to meet you too, Sarah. 5. Communication engineering focuses on the system to ___________ data over long distances. D. Fill in the blanks with the suitable words below. B. Match the words with the pictures 1-5. Diagrams starts break electricity devices 1. Decibel ____ 2. Fiber optics ____ A circuit is a route that electricity follows. It (1) ____ at 3. Nodes _____ a power source, like a battery, and flows through wires 4. Power switch ____ to various (2) _____, like light bulbs or motors. When 5. Relay switch ____ the (3) ______ reaches the device, it works, like lighting up the bulb. If there is a (4) ______ in the circuit, the abc electricity can’t flow and the device won’t work. Circuit (5) ______ are used to show how the circuit is set up. de E. Below is a simple circuit diagram. Explain 106 shortly how it works. Use 3-5 sentences. || || |+| || |___ ___| || ___ | |___ || || | Bulb | || || |_______| || || ___| |___ || | Switch | ||

UNIT Module 2-Computer Engineering 1 C. Listen to the dialogue. Fill in the blanks. A. Fill in the blanks with the suitable words. Jess: Hey, do you have a computer? Dan: Yes, I do. I have a (1) ________ laptop. Process hardware keyboards design mouse Jess: Nice! I have a (2) ________ desktop PC. It’s fast, software input output algorithms internet but it’s not as (3) ______ portable as a laptop. 1. A computer consists of __________, which is the Dan: Yeah, that’s definitely one of the main benefits of physical components of the computer. a laptop. I can take it everywhere. 2. Computers use different _________ devices to get Jess: What do you do with your laptop mainly? data from the user. Dan: I use it for work and browsing the (4) _______ 3. __________ is a set of instructions which tell a internet. I also use it for video editing. computer what to do. Jess: Great! I use my computer for (5) ________ 4. __________ devices such as printer or a monitor gaming and watching movies. Its graphics card is show the results of the operations. good. Dan: That’s cool. I want to learn more about gaming, 5. A/an _________an input device which is used to but I don’t have much (6) _______ time. move a cursor and select items on the computer D. Listen to the dialogue. Fill in the blanks. screen. A: Hi, I’m calling about the advertisement for a laptop on 6. Computers can __________ and store data. the website. 7. Computer engineers work on the __________ of B: Hello! Yes, I’m selling my laptop. It’s (1) _______ an computer systems. HP XPS 13. 8. ___________ are used to type documents. 9. Artificial Intelligence (AI) uses __________ to A: Can you give me some information about it? B: Of course. It’s about (2) ______ 2 years old, and it’s analyze data. 10. The ______ is a global network of interconnected in good condition. It has an (3) ______ Intel Core i5 processor and 8GB of RAM. The (4) _________ computers. battery life is good. A: That sounds good. How much is it? B. Fill in the blanks with the suitable possessive B: It’s (5) _______ $900. A: Thank you. Can I see it before making a decision? adjectives. B: Yes! When would you like to come by? A: How about tomorrow at (6) ________ 1pm? 1. Tim wants to finish _________ report in the office. B: It is OK. 2. Mark and Sam work at XCS Company as software A: Okay, I’ll see you tomorrow at 1pm. Thank you. B: Bye! See you tomorrow! engineers. ____________ job is difficult. 3. I live in Tokyo. _________ parents live in California. 107 4. Jessica is a computer engineer. __________ degree is in computer engineering. 5. We work in the same department. _________ department is Research & Development. 6. The machine is broken. I need to check _________ engine.

Module 3-Electrical Engineering UNIT 1 A. Match the words with the pictures. Use A: _____________________? B: _____________________. dictionary to check their meanings. A: _____________________? B: _____________________. 1. Ammeter ____ 6. Capacitor ____ A: _____________________? 2. Inductor ____ 7. Neuron _____ B: _____________________. 3. Power amplifier ____ 8. Telecoms ____ A: _____________________? 4. Resistor ____ 9. Transmission ___ B: _____________________. 5. Diode _____ 10. Electromagnetic ____ C. Listen to the text about electrical engineering. ab Fill in the blanks. cd ef Electrical engineering studies the (1) ______ application of electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It gh has subfields such as (2) _______ power engineering, electronics engineering, and telecom engineering. ij Electrical engineers (3) __________ design, test, and supervise the manufacturing of electrical equipment. B. Look at the example below. Write four dialogues Electrical engineers also work on (4) ___________ like the example. Use the words below. Use the electrical systems for buildings. Electrical engineering correct forms of a/an articles or use plural is important in modern technology. It contributes to forms. different (5) ________ industries. Memory sticks video camera headphones antenna D. Complete the sentences with the words below. A: What is this? B: It is a digital camera. Current Circuits temperature construction content broadcasting electronics 108 1. Satellite communication is used for television and radio _________. 2. Electrical engineers use the knowledge of electricity and _________ to solve problems in the field. 3. Electronics studies and uses electrical __________. 4. Electronics deals with the __________ of electronic systems and devices. 5. A diode allows electrical _________ to flow in only one direction. 6. We use radios to listen to audio ________. 7. Smart thermostats are used to control the _______ in a building.

UNIT Module 4-Textile Engineering 1 A. Complete the sentences with the words below. C. Complete the sentences with the adjectives. Bright successful complicated easy long tired modification fiber knitting polyester 1. This is a/an _______ question, I can answer it now. properties manufacture 2. The report is very _______. The manager doesn’t have enough time to read it. 1. Textile engineers combine textile technology with 3. We need to work on the project, but I feel _______. engineering principles to ______ textile products. 4. Carrie is a very _____ student. She has high grades. 5. The coordinator wants to use ______ colors for the 2. ________ production is the process of getting fiber new product. from raw materials such as wool and cotton. 6. Engineers design robots for _________ tasks. 3. Textile engineers use different materials such as D. Listen to the dialogue. A customer is ordering nylon and _________. some materials. Complete the order form. 4. Materials science uses principles of physics, Type of the material Color Cost Amount engineering, and chemistry to analyze a material’s _______. Customer: Hi, I want to place an order for some textile products 5. _________ of the product is necessary to improve for my business. Can I take some the model. information about your products? Textile supplier: Of course, we offer a 6. ________ technologies are used to create fiber in wide range of textile products, including cotton, wool, textile engineering. and synthetic fabrics. We also have finished products such as towels, bedding, and clothing. You can visit our website and order online for the order. Also, you can call our sales representatives. Customer: I see. Can you tell me more about your cotton fabrics? I’m interested in ordering some for my company’s uniforms. B. Match the pictures with words. Textile supplier: Of course. We offer lightweight and 1. Nylon ___ 4. Yarn ____ medium-weight cotton fabrics. Our cotton fabrics are 2. Fabric dye ___ 5. Wool ____ made from high-quality, long-staple fibers. They are 3. Raw materials ___ 6. Weaving machine ____ also pre-shrunk and treated for wrinkle resistance. Customer: Very good. How much does the cotton fabric cost per yard? ab Textile supplier: The price per yard changes. Can you give more details? Customer: Okay, I’d like to order 100 yards of the medium-weight cotton fabric in navy blue. Textile supplier: OK. Let me just check our pricing and availability. The cost for 100 yards of our medium- cd weight navy blue cotton fabric is $5.50 per yard, for a total of $550.00. Customer: Good. How can I place the order? Textile supplier: Great. You can place the order online through our website, or you can call our sales representatives. We will need your billing and ef shipping information, also your payment method. When we have this information, we will process the order and get it shipped out to you as soon as possible. (Yard: a unit of linear measure equal to 3 feet (0.9144 meter)) 109


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