English for Engineering

Placement Test

Peak English ( I don't know exactly how it is, but you could try... you need Flash)

Literacy quizzes

Quizz on English language knowledge (BBC Learning)

Easy quizz for Students of English as foreign language (Vera de Mello/Phisics)

Celebrity Names (from Encarta)

Math's and measures (from BBC)

Leaders' quizz (From Encarta)

A crossword on Physics (just for fun!)

On the Big Apple (From Encarta)

World's capitals (From Encarta)

Famous first words (From Encarta)

Some Grammar to remember

Verbs and tenses	Others	General
Happy verb gang (for children, but very simple to check tenses)	Describing routines (for children too, but very good)	On-line Grammar
Check your Irregular verbs	Future (with a song)	Guide to Grammar & Writing
Some phrasal verbs quizzes	Grammar for Technical English (Modifiers)	Grammar, Listening and others in one. Very GOOD!!!
Shakira's life (for past tenses)	Grammar & Writing	Grammar Book

*** Extra material

* My first level course from Puente Genil (Voc. & Grammar)

** My 2nd level course from Puente Genil (Voc & Grammar)

Speaking habilities

Intervews	Others
Key points in an interview (pdf)	Some tips on pronunciation

Writing

Here you are a very good website on writing, I will give you more next time...

1st assignment

2nd assignment

Imagine you must convince one of your clients about buying a Renault Space better than any other similar car.

Here you are some useful sites Magazines Car brands - Yahoo cars - Car and drivers - Family car - Car today ** Those were one of themost fanous publications... but, there many others... I hope you like them! - Toyota - Nissan - Mercedes -Subary ** You have more below

Write a composition giving reason for buying Renault and no other. and send it to me here Ahh... do not forget to tell me that word for that kind of cars...! Could be "family car"?

Forums on Cars and motoring

BBC TV Program and TOP GEAR **** Very very good!!!!!

Forums in English about cars

BBS on Formula 1

Reading

General English (for Students)	ESP	Other (For Natives)
Loking for a job (with exercises and dictionary included)	LISTEN and read on cars	-
The Global warming (with exercises and dictionary included)	-	-
Electric cars (with exercises and dictionary included)	-	-

 

Listening

General English	ESP	Other
Where are you from?	Car repair	Orientation meeting
-	Business English +video and listening
Prices	Orientation	Listen to the BBC news at the same time you read and learn voc (for students of English) VERY GOOD!!!

*** Listen to the radio while you are working

BBC (The best. You can choose from different types of music and topics)

Some vocabulary to remember

Numbers	Money	For you to correct
Working with numbers (pdf)	Lesson plan (pdf) ** for its use in class, but very good	Voc using opposites (Very good!!!!)
More on numbers	-	More on the samething than before. (Very very good!)

Dictionaries

The best place (Either bilingual & monolingual)

Glossaries

Automobiles	Auto voc+photos	Others
Dic. of Automotive terms	Parts and running	International Trade
Glossary of auto. terms	Ford Products?	Mechanics
From Enjoy the drive	How a car works	Phisical Quanities
	Car components factory	Mercedes Car parts
	Lego	Smart Car parts

More specialily glossaries

Websites of English for Engineering

Tokio Metropolitan Institute of Technology (Very good except for glossaries, in Japanese)

Unit designed by Buth, about cars (+listenings)

Other raw material to have a look (cars, engines, etc...)

Renault & Education

Ford Company technology and its 100 aniversary (& others)

Volvo

Fran logs

1st Day	2nd Day	3rd Day	4th Day	5th Day	6th Day	7th Day
Very good!!!!	1/2 /3 /4	1/

 

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