- Objetivos de la Asignatura
- What
is engineering? - Reading
- Vocabulary
- Writing
- Get
real - Read
the following text and do the exercises oriented
below - Exercise
Objetivos de la
Asignatura
A.- OBJETIVOS GENERALES:
Al finalizar el curso de inglés I,
los estudiantes serán capaces de:
Utilizar técnicas básicas
de lectura a través del análisis crítico
de textos técnicos de contenido común a todas
las especialidades que les permitan obtener
información precisa y útil para el desarrollo
de sus capacidades profesionales y laborales.Interpretar correctamente estructuras
gramaticales básicas del idioma inglés
organizadas dentro de funciones retóricas del lenguaje
a través de la interpretación correcta de
conceptualizaciones, ejemplificaciones, clasificaciones,
causas-efectos e instrucciones que les permita ampliar
conocimientos en su área de estudio y posteriormente
aplicarlos en su campo socio-laboral.Aplicar los conocimientos adquiridos a
través de la interpretación de textos
científicos generales en inglés para la
extracción de información
básica.Expresar mensajes sencillos en
inglés dentro de un contexto común a todas las
especialidades por medio de diálogos y ejercicios
orales.Redactar coherentemente sus ideas por
medio de escritos sencillos en inglés.Defender con objetividad sus puntos de
vista y convicciones.
What is
engineering?
BEFORE YOU
START
In your own language, think of four words to describe
engineering. How do you say these words in English? Write down
four English words to describe engineering.
Reading
Read the headings of the paragraphs (1-4) below.
Underline any new words and look them up in the glossary or
your dictionary. What do you think each paragraph will be
about?Read the paragraphs (1-4) below and
check.
Anyone can use engineering
ideas
This method of problem-solving is useful in
everyday life. For example, you can use the five steps
next time you prepare for a test.
Define the problem: I want to pass my test
next week.
Design a solution: I will study for three
hours a day.
Test the solution: Study for three hours a
day and take the test.
Evaluate the solution: Have I passed the
test with a good mark? Yes – a good solution.No = a bad solution,
so think of a better one.
Communicate the solution: Tell your friends
about your test-passing technique.
Read the four paragraphs again and decide
if the sentences (1-4) below, are true (T) or false
(F).
Lots of things are made by engineers.
T/FEngineering isn't practical.
T/FEngineers must think carefully.
T/FOnly engineers can solve problems.
T/F
Vocabulary
Match the highlighted words from the text
with the meanings (1-7) below.
plan
say exactly
a business
answer
careful
assess the success of
normal
Writing
Read the paragraph headings again.
Do you agree with them?Choose one of the problems below or
your own problem. Solve it using the five steps. Make
notes.You want to go away for a weekend with
your friends but your parents want you to study.You want to buy a CD player but you
haven't got any money.
Explain your problem and the
solution.Look at the four words you wrote to
describe engineering at the beginning of the unit. Do you
want to change them?
Get real
Look in the internet information about an example of a
new, improved design, for example, a new model of car, household
appliance, or personal stereo. Compare the original and the new
one. Which features are different? Is the new one
better?
Read the following
text and do the exercises oriented below
Civil Engineering
What is civil engineering?
Civil engineering gives you the opportunity to
benefit the community in many ways. You are able to
specialize in design, construction, research and development
or teaching.You could be responsible for the design or
construction of: dams used for flood mitigation, water
supplies, irrigation and hydro-electric power, as well as all
the associated infrastructure works.Major public utilities such as railways, urban and
country roads, freeways, bridges, tunnels, airports, docks
and harbors.The foundations and superstructures of buildings as
diverse as domestic houses, hospitals and
skyscrapers.Water and wastewater treatment plants, coastal
protection schemes and other environmental protection
works.
Career opportunities
Civil Engineering offers a unique range of career
opportunities. You can work in an office, on a site in the middle
of a city or in the bush. You can work for yourself or somebody
else. As well as the many exciting opportunities in Australia,
there are great opportunities overseas, in a wide range of
building and development projects, including infrastructure
development.
As a civil engineer, you would work closely with a wide
range of people so project management skills are an important
part of the program.
Research opportunities
If you specialize in research and development, you will
focus on trying to find solutions to the many problems which
arise in practice.
You might develop new materials and new methods of
design and construction which would lead to improvements in the
key areas of economy and safety. You may pass on these new
developments through publication in learned journals, at
conferences or university teaching.
Exercise
1. Follow this link:
http://www.sapiensman.com/ESDictionary/index.htm or:
http://www.wordreference.com/es/translation.asp?tranword=technical
to use a bilingual dictionary to find the context by meaning
of the following words from the reading:
flood mitigationcountry
roadsfreewaysskyscraperswastewater treatment plantsenvironmental
protectiondevelopment projectsmanagement skillsDamswater
supplieshydro-electric powerrailwaysdocksbuildings
2. Find ten cognate words from the
reading:
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3. Find synonyms in the reading for the
following words.
building in paragraph #1
investigation in paragraph
#1varied in paragraph #4
abroad in paragraph #6
come up in paragraph #8
¿QUE LE MEJORARIA O
AGREGARIA?Ya que el propósito principal
del ingles técnico es que los estudiantes adquieran
las destrezas necesarias para interpretar textos de la
especialidad, en mi opinión el docente debe buscar
enlaces en el internet para actividades extras donde el
estudiante pueda estudiar por su cuenta la parte gramatical
de idioma.
Autor:
Lic. Eudomilia Urrutia
Mairena.
Enviado por:
Herald Ruiz
Universidad : Universidad Nacional de
Ingeniería
Facultad : Tecnología de la
Construcción
Carrera: Ingeniería Civil
Plan : 97
Disciplina : Idiomas
Asignatura : Idioma Extranjero I
Tipo de Asignatura :
Básica
Año : Primer Año Diurno y
Nocturno
Semestre: Primer Semestre Diurno y
Nocturno.