Margherita Robba

Laura Rua

<b><i>MechPower</i></b> è rivolto in particolare agli studenti dei corsi a indirizzo Meccanica, Meccatronica, Energia e, più in generale, a tutti coloro che hanno l'esigenza di utilizzare la lingua inglese come strumento di studio e/o di lavoro in questi settori.

Module 1 - Welcome on board

1 History of materials and machines

2 Properties of materials

Vocabulary

Grammar • Expressing present time in English

Listening • The industrial town as depicted by Dickens

Speaking • Child labour: from past to present

Writing • The fourth industrial revolution

Mapping your mind

Film • Oliver Twist

Module 2 - Working in digital

3 Digital electronics

4 Drawing

Grammar • Expressing past time in English

Listening • The transition from manual to computer-aided drafting

Speaking • Who invented YouTube?

Writing • How to write a letter of complaint

Film • The Imitation Game

Module 3 - Materials

5 Metals

6 Non-metals

Grammar • Expressing future time in English

Listening • Chewing gums

Speaking • The right choice of material

Writing • Working in the plastics industry

Film • X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Module 4 - Shaping and joining materials

7 Shaping materials conventionally

8 Shaping materials unconventionally

9 Joining materials

Grammar • The passive form

Listening • New future for welding

Speaking • Precision lathes

Writing • Describing graphs

Film • Jurassic Park III

Module 5 - Mechatronics

10 Automation

11 Robotics

12 Engines

Grammar • Comparatives and superlatives

Listening • Artificial intelligence

Speaking • Educational robots

Writing • Diesel emissions

Film • The Blues Brothers

Module 6 - Think green

13 Fuels

14 Energy sources

15 A green world

Grammar • Connectors

Listening • Water for life

Speaking • The last drop

Writing • Applying for a summer job

Film • Erin Brockovich

Module 7 - Energy

16 Basic principles and fluids

17 Water supply

18 Heating and cooling system

Grammar • prefixes and suffixes

Listening • Air conditioning: a new material

Speaking • Insulation maintenance

Writing • How to write a summary

Film • Blue Streak

Appendix - The world of work

job adverts

cover letters

the europass cv

job interviews

how to get a job

hard and soft skills

jobs in mechatronics and energy: mechanical engineering

jobs in mechatronics and energy: automation and robotics engineering

jobs in mechatronics and energy: automotive engineering

jobs in mechatronics and energy: energy and building services engineering

Glossary

Manuale di inglese per chimica, biologia e biotecnologie, con testi aggiornati, esercizi e argomenti personalizzabili per vari livelli di competenza.

MechPower

English for Mechanics, Mechatronics and Energy

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