UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL ALTIPLANO

ESCUELA PROFESIONAL DE INGENIERÍA METALURICA

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QUALIFIED PRACTICE: TECHNICAL ENGLISH

A: Analyze the statements bellow, and identify the tense of the verbs in each
sentence.

 Present tense
 Simple past tense
 Past participle tense

1. I put learning about irregular verbs at the top of my to-do list today

(present tense of put).

2. Yesterday, I put irregular verbs at the top of my list of things to learn

(.Past simple tense of put)

3. I should have put irregular verbs on my list of things to learn much

sooner (Pas participle tense).

4. I drink only occasionally (...present tense of drink.......).

5. I drank socially last weekend (Simple past tense)

6. I have drunk socially at most parties I attended in college (Present

tense).

7. I make coffee as soon as I awake (Present tense).

8. I made coffee as soon as I awoke (.Simple past tense of make......).

9. I had made coffee as soon as I awoke awoke. (..Past participle of

make.....).

10. I need to go to the store (Present tense)

11. I went to the store earlier (Simple past tense).
12. I have gone to the store already today (Past participle of go)
Skill to use a conjunctions

 Conjunction is a word that joins words, phrases or sentences, E. g.

“and”, “but”, “or”, etc

Coordinating Conjunctions (there are seven):

And Or But Nor So For Yet

1. But (connects two opposite ideas)

Example:
Many materials in the car are Light, but very strong

2. Or (1. choice 2. otherwise)

Example:
Would you like to buy the yellow car or blue one? (1)
This material doesn`t burn or melt if you heat it (2)

3. Yet (connects two opposite ideas) (however, but )

Example:
It`s a small car, yet it`s surprisingly spacious.

4. For (because)----Not used at the beginning of a sentence (porque, ya

que, puesto que)

A ----- and (add an idea)

N ----- nor (and........not)---- used after "not" (Neither)
S ----- so (for the reason given; therefore

Subordinating Conjunctions (these are only a few):

After If Until
Although Once What
As Provided When
As If Since Whenever
As Long As So That Wherever
Because That Whether
Before Though While
Even If Till
Even Though Unless
 A. Seven Major Coordinating Conjunctions (BOYFANS)

It is good to use a conjunction to connect two independent sentences (or

clauses (a group of words that includes a subject and a verb). This makes
essays more concise, smooth and integral. The following examples illustrate
this.

a. The speaker raised his hand. The classroom became quiet.

b. The speaker raised his hand, and the classroom became quiet.
a. She broke her arm. She couldn't play the piano.
b. She broke her arm, so she couldn't play the piano.

The integrity of sentence (b) is better than sentence (a). If we misuse the
conjunction or do not use a suitable one, the essay will be awkward.
Here we introduce seven crucial Coordinating Conjunctions. You need to
understand how to
use these when you write your essay. It is easiest to remember them by the
acronym.

"BOYFANS".

B ----- but (connects two opposite ideas)

O ----- or (1. choice 2. otherwise)
Y ----- yet (connects two opposite ideas)
F ----- for (because)----Not used at the beginning of a sentence
A ----- and (add an idea)
N ----- nor (and........not)---- used after "not"
S ----- so (for the reason given; therefore)

The rule for using "BOYFANS" is to add a[ , ] before a conjunction.

(independent sentence , and independent sentence)

The speaker raised his hand, and the classroom became quiet.
 B: MATCH THE KEY WORDS WITH THEIR MEANINGS.

N Key words Switc Meaning

º h on
1 Mechanic 3 Scientific knowledge used in practical ways in industry. For
example in designing new machines: science and technology,
recent advances in medical technology to make use of the most
modern technologies.
2 Electronics 16 Is about designing and making all the parts of machines that
move.
3 Technology 13 Is about designing, building, and looking after structures
4 Electrician 14 Is applying engineering to take advantage of the sea.
5 Pollution 17 Is about using the processes which change material in a
chemical or physical way.
6 ABS brakes 18 Is about using computers for collecting, storing, and sending
information.
7 Digital camera 20 Is the integration of mechanical, electrical, and computer
technologies into the design of complex products.
8 Engineering 2 Is about designing and supplying power.
9 Engine 15 Is about making useful things from raw materials.
10 Innovation 19 The art of process deciding how something will look, work,
etc by drawing plans, making models, etc.
11 Electrical engineering 12 The brunch of science and technology that studies electronic
currents in electronic equipment.
12 Electronic engineering 11 Is about designing and making machines that use electric
power.
13 Civil engineering 6 Anti-lock brakes stop the wheels of a vehicle. An anti-lock
braking system o ABS.
14 Marine engineering 10 The activity of applying scientific knowledge to the design,
building and control of machines, roads, bridges, electrical
equipment, etc.
15 Manufacturing 1 A person whose job is repairing machines, specially the engines
of vehicles.
16 Mechanical engineering 4 A person who works connecting, repairing, etc electrical
equipments.
17 Chemical engineering 7 An equipment for taking photographs, using a system of receiving
and sending information as a series of the numbers one and zero
showing that an electronic signal is there or is not there.
18 Information technology 8 The introduction of new things, ideas or ways of doing something.
19 Design 5 Substances that make air, water, soil, etc. dirty.
20 Mechatronic engineering 9 The part of a vehicle that produces power to make vehicle move.
C: Review the comparative and superlative adjectives spelling rules, then write
into the chart three (3) examples, according each rule.

Adjectives Comparative Comparative Superlative form Superlative adjectives

form adjectives spelling spelling rules.
rules.
1. Smart Smarter One syllable The smartest One syllable adjectives,
2. hard Harder adjectives, add “… The hardest add “....…est”
3. fast faster er” The fastest
One syllable One syllable adjectives,
1. Late later adjectives, ending latest ending in “…e”, add”
2. Nice nicer in “…e”, add”…r” nicest the…st”
3. large larger largest

1. Tasty Tastier Two syllable The Tastiest Two syllable adjectives,

2. Dusty Dustier adjectives, ending The Dustiest ending in “y”, change
3. Heavy Heavier in “y”, change “y” “y” to “i” and add “ …
The Heaviest
to “i” and add “… est”
er”
One syllable One syllable adjectives,
1. Fat Fatter adjectives, one The Fattest one vowel and one
2. Thin  Thinner vowel and one Thinnest consonant, double the
3. Hot Hotter consonant, double Hottest consonant, then add “..
the consonant, then …est”
add “…er”
Adjectives with Adjectives with two or
1.Delicious More delicious two or more The Most delicious more syllables, write
2.Interesting More interesting syllables, write The Most interesting “most” before
3. Creative More creative “more” before The Most creative adjectives.
adjectives.
Irregular Irregular adjectives,
1. Little Less adjectives, write The Least write different.
2. Much More different The Most
3. Bad Worse The Worst