Содержание

 

UNIT

USE OF ENGLISH

SPECIALIST READING

SPEAKING

ACADEMIC WRITING

Unit 1

Mathematical Concepts in Mechanics

 

p.8

Vocabulary groups in academic texts

 

Reading mathematical symbols and expressions

 

Active and passive verb forms

 

Text: Vectors

Summarizing using questions

Writing an extended definition

Unit 2

Forces in Mechanics

 

p.22

Academic vocabulary and terminology

 

Reading mathematical symbols and expressions

 

Linking words

 

Text: Physical Forces

Summarizing using an outline

Writing an expository essay

Unit 3

 

Stress and Strain

 

p.37

Academic vocabulary and terminology

 

Word building patterns

 

Participles

 

Linking words

Text: Stress and Strain

Summarizing using an outline

Writing data commentary

Unit 4

 

Elasticity and Plasticity

 

p.52

Academic vocabulary and terminology

 

Word building patterns

 

Adjectives with -able/-ible

 

Participial constructions

 

Text: Elasticity and Plasticity Theory

Outlining and summarizing

Writing an abstract

Unit 5

 

Ductility and Fracture

 

p.68

Academic vocabulary and terminology

 

Connectives of cause

 

Connectives of comparison, contrast and concession

Text: Ductility and Fracture

Presenting a research project

Writing an

Introduction of a research paper

Unit 6

 

Academic Writing Skills

 

p.79

Academic vocabulary and terminology

 

Useful phrases for academic texts

 

Linking words

 

Quantifiers and intensifiers

Sample academic texts

Preparing an academic presentation

Writing academic texts of different genres

Keys to exercises

p.101

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