TE2 Unit 3

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Recap Unit 1 & 2

Technical English 2 

Unit 3

1. Start here

1. What do these road signs tell you?

2. Listening

A customer wants to drive their car onto a car ferry. Listen to their phone conversation with the sales staff of the ferry company. Complete the approximate specifications of the customer's vehicle on the left.

3.1

3. Listening

Listen again and complete the conversation between the salesperson (S) and the customer (C). 

4. Reading

Read the SeaFerry web page. Which vehicles on the left can board the ferry? What are the vehicle types (large car, standard car, etc.)

comparative of
thin

1. thiner
2. thinner
3. more thin
4. thinnest

comparative of
fast

1. faster
2. fastter
3. more fast
4. fastest

Wat zijn de comparative/superlative van "hot"?

1. hoter - the hotest
2. hotter - the hottest
3. hottier - the hottiest
4. more hot / the most hot

comparative of
amazing

1. amazinger
2. amazingger
3. more amazing
4. most amazing

Wat zijn de comparative/superlative van "happy"?

1. happier - happiest
2. happyer - happyest
3. happyr - happyst

comparative of
important

1. importanter
2. importantter
3. more important
4. most important

Wat is het comparative van het woord
"Expensive"?

1. Expensiver
2. More Expensive
3. Most Expensive
4. Expensivest

Comparative of 'brave'

1. Brave
2. Bravest
3. Braveer
4. Braver

Wat is de comparative/superlative van strong?

1. more strong - most strong
2. stronger - strongest
3. strongerder - strongerdest

Wat zijn de comparative/superlative van "nice"?

1. nicier - niciest
2. niceer - niceest
3. nicer - nicest

The comparative van joyful is:

1. joyfuller
2. joyfullest
3. more joyful
4. more joyfuller

comparative of
good

1. gooder
2. better
3. more good
4. best

5. Explain the problem

Example: 

1. The bridge is 2.7 metres high, but the lorry is 2.9 metres high. The lorry is too high for the bridge. 

6. Task

Work in pairs. Read the text, then discuss the invention. Do you think people will buy it? Give your reasons. Make notes of your discussion. 

7. Writing

Work individually. Reply to this email from your company director. Use the notes from your discussion. 

3.2 Products

1. Start here

Which features are most important to you in a  mobile phone? List them in order of importance. 

2. Listening

Listen and complete the details in the customer call record.

3.2

3. Listen again and complete the sentences

3.2

4. Match the sentences from 3 with these language functions

5. Work in pairs.

Roleplay phone conversations between customer and service staff. Practise the six dialogues. Use the customer call record in 2.

6. Look at the chart and complete this phone conversation.

7. Practise the conversation

8.Which word does one refer to in this dialogue?

9. Speaking

The word one is missing from your places in this dialogue. Mark the places.

10. Listen and check your answers

3.3

11. Practise the corrected dialogue with your partner

Use these notes

3.3 Equipment

1. Start here

Work in small groups. Discuss these questions about each world record.

2. Reading

Jeff and Zara work in a company that provides motorboats for hire to tourists. Read their email correspondence and answer the questions. 

3. Scanning

Practise your speed reading. Look for the information you need on the SPEED SEARCH pages (118-119). Try to be the first to complete the task.

4. Speaking 

Make the comparisons. Think of as many differences as possible. Think of some more groups and make comparisons.

5. Work in pairs. Write down three items or products you know about. Compare the and make notes.

6. Task

Work in small groups. Have a meeting to discuss this problem and agree on the best solution. 

7. Writing 

Work individually. Write a short report on your meeting. Give your group's decision and the reasons for the decision. Use these headings.