Planificare – Pregătirea Lingvistică
| hours | Topic | Content | Type of activities |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2h | Preliminary test Discussion of the test |
– Preliminary test evaluating students’ knowledge of technical English, of terms related to mechanics | – written test – oral feedback and discussion over the items included in the test |
| 1h | A car mechanic’s job | – doing the tasks included in the worksheet entitled „A car mechanic’s job“
– duties and responsibilities of a car mechanic; general parts of a car |
– reading – reading comprehension tasks: true/false; fill in – vocabulary matching exercise based on car parts |
| 2h | Hand tools 1 Materials |
– students get familiar with the English terms for hand tools and car materials | – reading – listening – vocabulary exercises – making a list of the specialised terms |
| 2h | Measurements Gauges and meters |
– students get familiar with the English terms used for measurements, gauges and meters; | – reading – vocabulary exercises – translation of rules – speaking |
| 3h | Types of cars Parts of a car: – exterior – interior |
– types of cars – advantages and disadvantages of each – parts of a car – exterior and interior |
– reading – discussion – vocabulary exercises – listening |
| 2h | Safety rules and hazards The imperative for instructions and rules |
– students learn about safety rules for a mechanic and have a discussion about it Grammar – the imperative in instructions and rules – students learn how to give and understand instructions; verbs used in instructions |
– reading instructions – exercises: fill in, matching |
| 3h | Brake system Steering system |
– students learn how to explain in English the functions of the brake and steering systems and how they work | – reading – true/false – matching exercises – listening – speaking |
| 2h | Introducing ourselves and talking about our career choice and goals | – students present themselves and talk about their career choice and goals | – speaking – discussion |
| 3h | Internal combustion engine
Diesel versus gasoline Two-stroke engine |
– students learn about different types of engine: internal combustion, diesel and gasoline, and two-stroke engines | – reading
– true/false – matching – fill in |
| 2h | The basics of the four-stroke engines | – students learn basic engine terminology and to explain how it works | – reading
– vocabulary exercises |
| 2h | Review | – review of terminology | – exercises |
| 1h | Final test | – a written test containing tasks based on mechanical terms and on duties, responsibilities and safety rules in the field of mechanics | – reading comprehension; – multiple matching; – fill in; |