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Over ninety units of this material have been written and trialed with
overseas trained mechanics who were learning English in Australia.
It has also been used with unskilled immigrant men who are
interested in mechanics. In 1996 it was licensed for use by a mining
company in Indonesia. It has been purchased for use in Poland,
Hungary and South Korea, Australia, USA and other countries. The
content has scope for further development, especially with regard to
diagrams and extra learning activities. (The student creation of
technical diagrams to fit the descriptive units is an excellent
learning activity).
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English for Mechanics
Thorold May
Introduction
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from the previous four or five units will give some sense of
progress.
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English for Mechanics
TABLE OF CONTENTS
(sample content below has a link)
CHAPTER 7: The Power Unit // 7.1 Engine Basics // 7.2 Pistons and
Cylinders; Design & Measurement // 7.3 The Cylinder Head // 7.4
Engine Valves // 7.5 Engine Parts Reconditioning (1) //
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CHAPTER 8: Mechanical Advantage & Transmission // 8.1 Leverage
and Gearing // 8.2 The Manual Gearbox (1) // 8.3 The Manual
Gearbox (2) // 8.4 Automatic Transmissions // 8.5 The Clutch // 8.6
The Differential //
CHAPTER 10: Fuel Systems (2): EFI // 10.1 Electronic Fuel Injection
(1): Overview // 10.2 Electronic Fuel Injection (2): sub-Systems //
10.3 Electronic Fuel Injection (3): Fuel Systems // 10.4 Electronic
Fuel Injection (4):Air Flow Systems // 10.5 Electronic Fuel Injection
(5):Electronic Control Systems //
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CHAPTER 16 Communications & Customer Contact // 16.1 Customer
Quotation // 16.2 Unwanted gift //
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3. Make a question using the words: why / cylinders / away
from / heat
4. What part of an oxy/acetylene unit is most easily
damaged?
5. Make a sentence using the words never / strike / electric
arc
6. Why shouldn't electric leads be placed across gas
cylinders?
7. What can happen to oil or grease in contact with
pressurized oxygen?
8. What should be done with the acetylene bottle key?
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[7] Other plain bearings, such as crankshaft main bearings,
are split into two shells. [8] Some solid bearings with
flanges can support both radial and thrust loads. [9] It is
important to lubricate most solid bearings constantly with oil
or grease. [10] Solid nylon bearings in some small machines
do not need to be lubricated.
response:
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4. Make a list of suspension components.
5. What is special about the steel in leaf springs?
6. Make a question with these words: "what", "fastened",
"shackle", "pivot".
7. Where are coil springs often used?
8. Finish this sentence: "Both front wheels must stay on the
road to steer a car, so ..."
9. What are the main components of a McPherson strut?
10. How exactly does a shock-absorber work?
11. How exactly does a torsion bar work?
12. Draw a diagram of a wishbone and coiled spring working
together.
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and valve seat. [5] The valve head is the wide, mushroom-
shaped part of the valve. [6] The valve face is the bevelled
part of the valve head. [7] The long, pencil-shaped part of
the valve is the valve stem.[8] The valve face must make a
gas-tight seal with the valve seat. [9] The intake valve seat
may be a machined part of the cylinder head. [10] The
exhaust valve seat is usually a special alloy insert, made to
withstand high temperatures. [11] Some other parts of the
engine valve system are valve guides, valve springs, push
rods and rocker arms.
response:
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9. How is the collar normally kept on the drive shaft?
10. What can be slid off the armature drive shaft after the
collar is removed? 11. Make a question using these words:
what / desolder / solenoid chips
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Fluency
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automotive engineering. All kinds of skill and knowledge can
be judged from the fluency of an individual's behaviour.
Learning
For most of us, the hardest part of study is not the content
of a topic itself, but managing the learning process.
Successful learning is often controlled by whether
information is mentally digestible, or can be made
digestible. Students will only learn and retain
Teaching
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a) Teaching is more art than science. Nobody anywhere
really knows how the human brain learns, least of all a
language. We do know that memory works best for things
that are strongly felt.
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1. LISTENING
The teacher will read the text to you orally (= by voice), and
explain any new ideas or new words. Feel free to discuss the
topic and ask any questions.
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d) Student 1 asks student 2 a question from the sheet. Take
care to speak clearly with good rhythm and intonation.
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c) Reduce the ideas in each sentence to an outline skeleton.
For example:
Note: Step 5 is the hardest step, but also the most useful.
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