Automotive Discussion Skills English Workbook

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Sharjah Institute of Technology

Academic Services Department

English Language Program

Automotive Engineering Education That Works!

Discussion, Presentation, Role Play & Vocabulary Skills


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Sharjah Institute of Technology English Language Program

Table of Contents

Page Introduction

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Learning Tips For SIT English

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Learning to Learn

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Model Plan For Studying English

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Writing Your Study Plan

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Developing Discussion Skills

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Mastering Verb Tenses

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Building Vocabulary Skills

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Automotive Engineering English / Arabic Dictionary

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Computer Aided Drafting / Design English / Arabic Dictionary

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Technical Drawing English / Arabic Dictionary

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Math

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Science

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1000 Most Commonly Used Words in English

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Student List

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Sharjah Institute of Technology Introduction

Academic Services Department

This Automotive Engineering Student Workbook & Dictionary has been developed to assist you in successfully achieving your BTEC goals in English.

It has been developed as an Independent and Guided Learning Program. This means you can progress at your own speed based upon your reading skill and the guidance of your teacher.

If your reading skill is not very strong don't be afraid. During the school year we will concentrate on improving your skills in:

Listening

Speaking

Reading

Writing

Thinking

...

and

The completion of this Student Workbook will help you to complete your studies at SIT with a high degree of success.

Let's get started!

Good Luck!

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Sharjah Institute of Technology Learning TIPS

Reading For Comprehension and Ideas

Learning Tips for SIT English 1. SIT students learn their English slowly and surely First they learn to listen to technical language. Then they learn to speak the specific technical language. Finally, they can successfully read and write their technical language. 2. Listen to English every day Listen to English radio. Watch English TV. Go to English movies. Use online lessons. 3. Make an English/ESL friend Make up conversations. Practice dialogues. Use many ESL textbooks. 4. Read English stories Start with children's storybooks. Try ESL readers. Read advertisements, signs and labels. Try EnglishClub.com for Young Learners. 5. Write down new words Start a vocabulary (new word) notebook. Write words in alphabetical order (A...B...C...). Make example sentences. Always use an English-English dictionary first. 6. Keep an English diary Start with one sentence. How do you feel? How is the weather? What did you do today? Write another sentence tomorrow. 7. Visit an English speaking country Learn English more quickly. Stay with an English family. Hear native speakers talk. Have a fun experience.

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Learning to Learn

Independent & Guided Learning

How Do You Learn Vocabulary? (Vocabulary for Learning at SIT)

W X Z I Z N R P E G I Y G P S C F P M Y

S R I B S D E E S S Z O M N I K G B P Y

M P D K J M T T B I I J R V I E I R U O

Q B M I E D V N S M U R B G E K E L N O

T H I N K I N G E I E G O G A S A B L W

M V X R D L A D L D L M J M E N O E E S

N O I S S U C S I D N T E N E E I A P C

W Y G R Z E C T L U O E T R Y M T Z N S

W R N F L N O K R I T A P D C Z S T E H

Z A I P M R V Q L P T M U E V R B N P V

B L D H U A K O C I H T B I D H K E P T

H U A U P Z F L O B S I D B C N T M T R

N B E Y F T A N H O M E W O R K I N P H

M A R L R S G N I Y D U T S A Q H G F Y

E C K O S R A I P W R I T I N G T I K K

ACHIEVEMENT

PRESENTATION

ASSIGNMENT

READING

CLASSWORK

REMEMBER

DISCUSSION

ROLE (Play)

HOMEWORK

SKILLS

INDEPENDENT

SPEAKING

LISTEN

STUDY

MEMORISE

STUDYING

ORGANIZE

THINKING

PLAY

VOCABULARY

PORTFOLIO

WRITING

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J O P W O Y T H J S F B R D Y Q D S N D

F V O Y T L U V E N Z T F M A E F S D W

X R S A C H I E V E M E N T L W Z A M N

K F R L H I C T L Y R O L E P B R S J D

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Sharjah Institute of Technology Independent Independent & & Guided Guided Learning Learning

How How Do Do You You Learn Learn Vocabulary? Vocabulary?

Do you have to use an English Dictionary? See if you can get the English Word meaning by reading the sentences below. The meaning of the word can be guessed in each sentence. Discuss the words that you do not understand with your teacher.

English Word

Sentence

achievement assignment

Your achievement at SIT is a result of how smart you work.

class work discussion homework independent listen

Completing your work in class is very important.

memorize organize portfolio

How much of the Koran have you memorized?

presentation

The students make many presentations in English and technical classes.

You must complete BTEC assignments to get your certificate at SIT. They are having a discussion about their BTEC assignment. How many homework assignments did you get 100% correct? When you study alone you are called an independent learner. You must listen very carefully to improve your speaking. You must organize your English papers in a file. Your BTEC portfolio is very important at SIT.

remember

Your reading improves when you different books, magazines and newspapers. Do you remember my mobile number?

role play

We will do role play videos of our discussions in English classes.

reading

skills speaking study studying thinking vocabulary writing

Listening, speaking, reading and writing skills are very important when learning English. He was speaking to his friend about his new mobile phone. How many hours do you study every night? I have been studying engineering for 2 years. I get very happy when I'm thinking about my family. Studying vocabulary increases your ability to read, write and speak and listen to English speakers. My writing has improved a lot because my vocabulary has improved.

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Sharjah Institute of Technology Independent Independent & & Guided Guided Learning Learning

How How Do Do You You Learn Learn Vocabulary? Vocabulary?

Use an English Dictionary for the words you do not understand. English Meaning . . . find the words you don't know in an English English Word

dictionary and write the meaning below.

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Sharjah Institute of Technology Dictation

Independent & Guided Learning

Put your pen on the table. You will see words on the whiteboard for a few seconds. When the word disappears pick up your pen and write the word. When you finish writing each word put your pen on the table.

. . . now, arrange the words in Alphabetical order

Dictation

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Sharjah Institute of Technology

Model Plan For Studying English At SIT

Academic Services Department

Plan your work!

Work your plan!

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Sharjah Institute of Technology Independent & Guided Learning Program

Model Plan For Studying English

Learning English at SIT Target Achievement Level: BTEC Distinction English/Assignment & Project Link Note: This is just an example of one student's independent study plan for one month. You should make your own personal plan. Make sure to include study of all of the skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

Week 1 Sunday

Read an English story. Do exercises. Summarize the story in my journal.

Monday

Write a journal entry about my weekend. Review some English spelling rules.

Tuesday

Study prepositions of place. Be sure to include Clarity lessons revision

Wednesday

Read the useful phrases used in a telephone conversation. Write out a simple conversation I would have with my best friend.

Thursday

Review the prepositions of place that I learned. Practie talking (out loud) about the placement of objects in my bedroom. If there are any objects in my room that I don't know the name for, look them up in a dictionary. Record them in my own personal dictionary. Be sure to check my Clarity files

Friday

Listen to one hour of English radio. Don't write anything down. Just listen.

Saturday

Review all of the new vocabulary I have learned this week. Write a story using as many of the words as I can.

Week 2

Sunday

Practice reading the "Developing Discussion Skills" section in my student Workbook. If I have difficulty doing them, review the English lessons I studied last week.

Monday

Go to the grammar section of Clarity at SIT. Choose one exercise that I have difficulty with (for example: present perfect). Complete the assignment and score a minimum of 85%.

Tuesday

Rent an English movie. Choose a movie that does not have Arabic subscripts. Watch the movie without writing anything down.

Wednesday

Read an advertisement in the Gulf News. Look up (and record) any of the vocabulary I don't know. In my Mastering New Vocabulary worksheet. Complete the worksheet.

Thursday

Schedule a ESL partner practice session on the telephone. Talk for at least half an hour using only English. Keep notes in front of me and try to use the telephone phrases I've learned.

Friday

Watch the English movie again. This time stop and start the film when I don't understand something. Look up and record at least ten English words and try to understand them in context.

Saturday

Read a short passage on the Technology that I study. Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Engineering and search for my Technology.

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Sharjah Institute of Technology Independent & Guided Learning Program

Model Plan for Studying English at SIT?

Week 3 Sunday

Review all of the vocabulary I learned last week. Write a letter to an English friend or teacher using as many of these words as I can.

Monday

Listen to the radio for one hour. Choose a song I like and try to find the lyrics online by typing a key phrase from the song, or the musician's name into a search engine (example: Google search . . . )

Tuesday

Read about the history of a famous Engineer. Look up and record any words that I don't know. Use the Internet to help with research. Ask your BTEC teacher for suggestions.

Wednesday

Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineering . . . Read about the history of engineering. What new vocabulary can you learn and study?

Thursday

Take a break this weekend.

Friday

Break Day!

Saturday

Spend an hour or two doing online listening exercises. Your teacher can give you web sites.

Week 4

Sunday

Test myself on all of the vocabulary I have learned in the past three weeks. Write out 25 words/ phrases from my English/Arabic Dictionary and write them on small slips of paper. Put the slips in a hat and pick out one at a time. Try to make a complete sentence using each word. Speak out loud.

Monday

Spend one hour doing puzzles on the internet. Record any new vocabulary that I learn. Get an internet site from your teacher.

Tuesday

Work on some dictation exercises. Write out 20 words that I often have difficulty spelling. Review them before bed.

Wednesday

Read a short story (out loud) . . . take suggestions from your teacher or classmates. Write the 10 most difficult words in your Student List at the back of this workbook..

Thursday

Listen to English music that you like for at least one hour. Use the radio or Internet. Don't write anything down. Just relax.

Friday

Convert a passage from my favorite Arabic website into English. Invite a friend over to work on this task (speak in English only).

Saturday

Study the parts of speech .

. . can I say each one and give its meaning?

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Sharjah Institute of Technology Independent & Guided Learning Program

Learning English Skills?

Your teacher will conduct a Guided Learning Activity to complete these worksheets: 1.

Learning LISTENING Skills

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Learning SPEAKING and PRONUNCIATION Skills

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3.

Learning English Skills?

Learning READING and VOCABULARY Skills

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Learning WRITING and SPELLING

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Learning English Skills?

How to Improve your CLASS WORK and HOMEWORK skills

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How to prepare for tests such as SIT Evaluation, CEPA or TOEFL

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Learning English Skills?

How to Have Fun With English Learning and Ideas

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Sharjah Institute of Technology Independent & Guided Learning Program

Writing Your Study Plan

What Achievement Level is your goal?

BTEC Distinction BTEC Merit BTEC Pass

Write your English Learning Plan in the form below.

You can use the "Learning Model Example" on the previous pages. Your teacher will guide you through this activity Week 1

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

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Sharjah Institute of Technology English Language Program

Developing Discussion Skills

What story does this picture tell?

CAN YOU TELL THE STORY?

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Sharjah Institute of Technology Reading, Writing & Discussing BTEC Unit Studies

Independent & Guided Learning Program

What Do You Do?

Read the paragraph and complete the work below . . . . . . fill the blanks with your BTEC information. I’m a student at the ____________ _______________ of ______________ (SIT). I am studying Automotive Engineering for my BTEC National Diploma. Automotive Engineering Technology is a branch of vehicle engineering. It includes parts of mechanical, electrical, electronic, software and safety engineering. Automotive Engineering Technology also includes the design, manufacture and operation of automobiles, buses, trucks and motorcycles. Last year I finished 9 of the 18 BTEC Units needed to complete my National Diploma. I will be studying the last nine units this year. They are:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 What is BTEC? (BTEC / Business & Technical Education Council) 20


Sharjah Institute of Technology Reading, Writing & Discussing BTEC Unit Studies

Independent & Guided Learning Program

. . . fill the blanks with your personal and SIT/BTEC information. CAN YOU COMPLETE THIS PAGE WITHOUT LOOKING AT PAGE 24?

I’m a student at the ____________ _______________ of ______________ (SIT). I am ___________ Automotive Engineering for my _____ ____________ ____________.

_____________ _____________ ___________ is a ________ of ___________ . It __________ _______ of _____________, ______________, ____________, ___________ and ____________engineering. Automotive Engineering Technology also includes the _________, _____________ and _____________of ______________, _________, _________ and ___________ . Last year I ______________ 9 of the 18 _________ ___________ needed to _____________ my ______________ _________________ . This year I will study the last nine units. They are:

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Sharjah Institute of Technology Independent & Guided Learning Program

Vocabulary Development & Dictionary Skills

Complete this table Key Words

Alphabetical Order

1 studying 2 National 3 Diploma 4 BTEC 5 Automotive 6 Engineering 7 Technology 8 branch 9 vehicle 10 engineering 11 includes 12 parts 13 mechanical 14 electrical 15 electronic 16 software 17 safety 18 design 19 manufacture 20 operation 21 automobiles 22 buses 23 trucks 24 motorcycles 25 finished 26 complete 22

Arabic Meaning


Sharjah Institute of Technology Independent & Guided Learning Program

Vocabulary Development Skills

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Sharjah Institute of Technology Focus On BTEC

Independent & Guided Learning Program

BTEC Units You have to complete 18 units to get your BTEC National Diploma.

List the 9 BTEC Units that you completed last year in Table 1. TABLE 1 Last Years BTEC Units

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List the nine units that you will complete this year in Table 2. TABLE 2 This Years BTEC Units

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Sharjah Institute of Technology BTEC Units & Assignments

Independent & Guided Learning Program

You must complete 9 BTEC units to get your National Diploma. For each BTEC Unit you must complete four assignments.

List BTEC Units below with the four assignments for each Unit that you must complete this year. Use the BTEC Guidance Document from your BTEC Portfolio. BTEC Unit Description:

BTEC Unit Number ____

Unit Title

Outcome Title

Assignment 1

Assignment 2

Assignment 3

Assignment 4

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Assessment Title

Assessment of Criteria Achieved


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Sharjah Institute of Technology Introduction Discuss, ToResearch Discussion, & Write Communication, About Role Play, Your & Presentation BTEC Units Skills

Independent & Guided Learning Program

Work with your partner . . . A) B)

Write a complete sentence to describe each of the nine BTEC units you will work on this year. If you don’t know the answers you must get them from your BTEC Unit Teachers.

In the math unit I am doing __________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ In the ____________ unit I am learning ________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ In the _________________ unit I am working on _________________________ _________________________________________________________________ In the ____________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ In the ____________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ In the ____________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ In the ____________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________

In the ___________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Finally, in the ______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________

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Sharjah Institute of Technology Introduction To Discussion, Communication, BTEC Key Vocabulary Role Play, & Presentation Skills

Independent & Guided Learning Program

Work with your partner and your teacher . . . Write some of the important vocabulary words that you must learn for the nine BTEC Units you will be studying this semester.

Key BTEC Vocabulary Words

Arabic Translation

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Sharjah Institute of Technology Introduction To Discussion, Communication, BTEC Questions & Answers Role Play, & Presentation Skills

Independent & Guided Learning Program

Work with your partner . . . Write a question for each of the BTEC Units you will be working on this semester. A)

read the sample answer then write the question.

B)

Unit 1 has been completed for you as an example.

Unit 1: What will you be learning in the BTEC Math unit this year? In the math unit I will be learning . . . . . Unit 2: _____________________________________________? In the ___________ unit I will be working on . . . . . . Unit 3: _____________________________________________? In the _________________ unit I will be studying . . . Unit 4: _____________________________________________? In BTEC Unit 4 . . . . Unit 5: _____________________________________________? In the fourth BTEC Unit . . . . . . Unit 6:

_____________________________________________? In BTEC Unit 6 . . . .

Unit 7: _____________________________________________? In the 7th Unit I will be learning about . . . . . . Unit 8: _____________________________________________? In BTEC Unit 8 I will be working on . . . . . Unit 9: _____________________________________________? Finally, in BTEC Unit 9 . . . . .

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Sharjah Institute of Technology Introduction To Discussion, Communication, Discussion & Presentation Skills Role Play, & Presentation Skills

Independent & Guided Learning Program

The following lessons will take ten to twelve classes to complete. Discussion skills practice . . .

1.

you will ask and answer questions with your classmates about your BTEC unit studies.

2.

Homework and Classwork assignments must be finished to complete this assignment. a)

Using the list from page 39 write sentences for each important vocabulary word on the next page.

b)

Be prepared for a dictation of the list from page 39.

c) Complete the writing assignment on page 43 for homework . . . Your teacher will tell you when you must complete this assignment. Presentation Skills Practice . . .

1.

You will stand in the front of the classroom and introduce yourself and then present the nine BTEC Units that you study. a) example . . . My name is ______________ _______________ I study nine BTEC units. They are: 1. . . 2 . . . 3 . . & 9 . . .

2.

You will work in teams and you must create a PowerPoint presentation on the nine BTEC units that you study to complete this Assignment. a) your teacher will assign you to a team. b) you must pick a team leader and each student will work on a part of the presentation. c) you have about 1 week to complete this work and the teacher will give you a date when you will make the PowerPoint presentation. 30


Sharjah Institute of Technology Introduction To Discussion, Communication, Dictation & BTEC Writing Skills Role Play, & Presentation Skills

Independent & Guided Learning Program

Dictation

Write a short sentence for each word

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Sharjah Institute of Technology Introduction To Discussion, Communication, Writing Skills For BTEC Role Play, & Presentation Skills

Independent & Guided Learning Program

. . . Now, you must write 4 or more paragraphs about your BTEC studies this semester. I study ________________ _______________. _____________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________

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I must complete nine BTEC Units this year. ________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________

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Sharjah Institute of Technology Introduction Comprehension To Discussion, & Spelling Communication, Writing Skills For BTEC Skills Role For Play, Automotive & Presentation Engineering Skills

Independent Independent & Guided & Guided Learning Learning Program

1. Write Automotive Engineering vocabulary that you do not understand below.

Words I don’t know

Arabic Translation

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2. What automotive vocabulary words do you have trouble spelling?

Words I do not spell correctly

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Sharjah Institute of Technology Introduction To Discussion, Communication, Writing Practice for Automotive Engineering Role Play, & Presentation Skills

Independent & Guided Learning Program

You study Automotive Engineering Technology. What is Automotive Engineering? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ Describe the BTEC Units you will be studying for Automotive Engineering this year. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________

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Sharjah Institute of Technology Introduction Discussion To Discussion, Skills Pair Communication, Work Role & Writing Play, &/Presentation Thinking Practice Skills

Independent & Guided Learning Program

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS What is Automotive Engineering? Automotive Engineering Technology is a branch of vehicle engineering. It includes parts of mechanical, electrical, electronic, software and safety engineering.

What else does it include? Automotive Engineering also includes the design, manufacture and operation of automobiles, buses, trucks and motorcycles.

What can you tell me about your BTEC automotive studies? _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Why did you choose to study Automotive Engineering? _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ What do you like the most about Automotive Engineering? _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ What do you like least about Automotive Engineering? _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ How will you use your BTEC National Diploma? _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________

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Sharjah Institute of Technology Introduction To Discussion, Communication, Writing Practice for BTEC Studies Role Play, & Presentation Skills

Independent & Guided Learning Program

MORE QUESTIONS What are the nine BTEC Units you will study this semester?

How many assignments must you complete to get your National Diploma?

________

List your BTEC Assignments for Unit ___ below: 1 2 3 4

List your BTEC Assignments for Unit ___ below:

1 2 3 4

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Sharjah Institute of Technology Research, Role Play & Presentation Skills

Independent & Guided Learning Program

Role Play practice 1 . . . you will sit in the front of the class with another

student and discuss BTEC unit studies. The discussion will be video taped and a copy of the video will be given to you for your personal review and practice. Daily practice is required to complete this assignment.

Presentation practice 2 . . . you will stand in front of the class with your

team mates and present one of the engineering systems in a car. You will be given a particular car system to describe. For example:

Safety systems

Team 1

Electrical systems

Team 2

Mechanical Systems Team 3 Electronic Systems Team 4

Your team must do research: gather system information and pictures then discuss and write about what you have learned. Next, you will use your findings in a PowerPoint presentation with the help of your teacher. You team must decide what location you will use for this presentation. For example:

SIT Workshop SIT Classroom SIT Parking Lot or in an auto showroom/workshop

The presentation will be video taped for your personal review and practice. Daily practice and rehearsal is required to complete this assignment.

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Sharjah Institute of Technology Role Play Practice Worksheet

Independent & Guided Learning Program

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Sharjah Institute of Technology Mastering Verb Tenses

Independent & Guided Learning Program

present tense

present continuous present perfect present perfect continuous past tense past continuous

past perfect

past perfect continuous

future tense

future continuous

future perfect future perfect continuous

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Sharjah Institute of Technology Mastering Verb Tenses

Independent & Guided Learning

. . . now read the present tense sentences for each verb in the list. 1 study

I study automotive engineering at SIT.

2 National 3 Diploma 4 BTEC 5 Automotive 6 Engineering 7 Technology 8 branch 9 vehicle 10 engineering 11 include

Automotive engineering includes software engineering.

12 parts 13 mechanical 14 electrical 15 electronic 16 software 17 safety 18 design

I design safety systems for sports cars.

19 manufacture 20 operation 21 automobiles 22 buses 23 trucks 24 motorcycles 25 finish

I finish my BTECH studies this year.

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I complete 4 assignments for each BTEC Unit. 40


Sharjah Institute of Technology Academic Services Department

Building Vocabulary Skills

Automotive Engineering

English / Arabic Dictionary With Class work & Homework Assignments

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