English for the Energy Industries Coursebook - Couverture souple

Levrai, Peter

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1859649114 ISBN 13 : 9781859649114

Editeur : Garnet Education, 2006

Synopsis

English for the Energy Industries: Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals English for the Energy Industries is a foundation English course for employees in the oil, gas and petrochemicals industries. It is aimed at pre- and low-intermediate level students who have a basic grasp of English, but who need to use technical and semi-technical vocabulary within specific functional language applicable to the workplace. It provides approximately 140 hours of listening, speaking, reading, writing and language practice activities. English for the Energy Industries focuses on high-frequency lexis and structures used in the work environment, such as the language of safety, instructions, descriptions of equipment, processes and systems. English for the Energy Industries develops the four language skills in English for Specific Purposes (ESP) contexts: - Reading: uses authentic texts that energy industry technicians will use in everyday life, such as instruction manuals. - Speaking and listening: communicative pairwork tasks practise real-life communication situations, such as describing and giving information about equipment and jobs, giving instructions and warnings and discussing workplace problems. - Writing: tasks motivate students by developing knowledge of useful language for different text types, such as accident report forms and written notes and instructions. A comprehensive Glossary provides clear explanations of approximately 160 key terms in common use in the energy industries. Key Features - Essential expressions and language used in the industry - Constant recycling of high-frequency technical terms and vocabulary - Real-life listening and reading texts - A communicative approach to oral accuracy and fluency - Over 140 hours of skills practice activities - A glossary of over 160 key terms Contents Unit 1: Giving basic information Unit 2: Calculating and measuring Unit 3: Describing equipment Unit 4: Giving instructions and warnings Unit 5: Describing systems Unit 6: Talking about safety Unit 7: Making comparisons Unit 8: Describing processes and procedures Unit 9: Giving advice Review (Units 1-9) Pairwork activities Glossary

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À propos de l'auteur

Peter Levrai has been working in TEFL since 1995. He has worked in Europe and Central Asia and is currently working in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Since starting to teach corporate clients in Portugal he has become increasingly interested in developing specialized courses for highly specific needs. While working in Azerbaijan this culminated in English for the Energy Industries: Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals, which was published in 2006. Based on authentic technical training material, this course is fully focused on the language needs of trainee technicians in the oil industry. He is currently involved in the establishment of a new training centre, which caters to higher level students and has been responsible for the development of targeted training courses, i.e., IELTS Exam preparation workshops and report writing for high level business English students. Fiona McGarry has been working in EFL since 1989 as a teacher, teacher trainer, examiner, editor and materials writer. She is a young learner specialist with particular experience in the Arab World. She is the author of two primary course books and has been a writer, consultant and editor for the Preparatory materials in Garnet Education s revised English for Libya series. She has also been involved in writing ESP and EAP books, including English for the Energy Industries: Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals, Take-off: Technical English for Engineering, Safety First and TASK (Transferable Academic Skills Kit). She is currently co-writing English for Islamic Studies with Amna M. Bedri. Fiona has worked in Qatar, Libya, Sudan, UAE, Spain, the USA and the UK and has written and delivered many in-service orientation courses to familiarize teachers with new teaching materials, methodologies and teaching techniques. She is also involved in running CELTA and diploma courses and is an examiner, assessor and moderator for UCLES and Trinity College London.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Garnet Education
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1859649114
• ISBN 13: 9781859649114
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 245
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible