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The document describes the stages of the design process. It starts when a need or problem is noticed, such as a cooking pot handle becoming too hot. The stages include writing a design brief, investigating and researching, developing alternative solutions, choosing the best solution, making a prototype, testing and evaluating the prototype, and deciding whether to manufacture the product. If the evaluation is positive, the company may decide to manufacture it. Present perfect and simple past tenses are used. There is no example of an if clause sentence.

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Design

The document describes the stages of the design process. It starts when a need or problem is noticed, such as a cooking pot handle becoming too hot. The stages include writing a design brief, investigating and researching, developing alternative solutions, choosing the best solution, making a prototype, testing and evaluating the prototype, and deciding whether to manufacture the product. If the evaluation is positive, the company may decide to manufacture it. Present perfect and simple past tenses are used. There is no example of an if clause sentence.

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Unit 3 Reading and vocabulary

Design is at the heart of technology. This is why most technology courses include design. Look
at any manufactured product, and you can see that someone has designed it: they have tried
to make it look good and work well. The design process has several stages. It starts when
someone notices a need or problem. It ends when a product which meets that need or solves
that problem is manufactured. These are the stages of the design process:

• Notice a need or a problem For example, when a cooking pot is heated, the handle becomes
too hot to touch. The designer may have to design a new product or change the product to
improve it.

• Write a design brief This is a simple, clear statement of what is needed. For example, design
a handle that stays cool when the pot is heated.

• Investigate and research The designer asks questions and looks for information: Who will use
this product? What will it do? How will it look? What materials can I use? What will the
materials cost? Do they have the right properties (such as light weight and durability)? How will
the product be made? Will it be safe?

• Develop alternative solutions The designer thinks of various different ideas. He or she will
then draw sketches (simple drawings), of these different designs.

• Choose the best solution The designer chooses the best design. He or she also considers
cost, time and whether it can be manufactured easily.

• Make a model or prototype (also called the realization stage, when a design is made into a
real object) First, a detailed drawing is made, probably using CAD software. Then a prototype (a
first working model) is produced. Or a computer simulation may be used.

• Test and evaluate The prototype is physically tested to make sure it works and that it is
strong enough. Then it is evaluated: How well does it meet the design brief? Can it be
improved?

• Decide whether to manufacture If the final evaluation is positive, the company may decide
to manufacture the product.

1- Underline the two verbs in the PRESENT PERFECT. What other tenses are used?; Is
there an example of an IF CLAUSE sentence?

2-Answer the questions about the text.

1 What does this text describe?

2 What usually causes the design process to start?

3 What does the designer do before developing solutions?

4 What things are produced at the realization stage?

5 How does the designer know whether the product will work or not?

6 Think about this question and give your opinion. What can the company do if the evaluation
is negative?
3- Words from the text Find words with these meanings. The first letter of each word is given.

1 finds a solution s____________

2 the steps in a process s ____________

3 make better i_____________

4 made hotter h______________

5 different but also possible a_______________

6 a thing that is produced p ________________

4- Further vocabulary practice Complete the sentence with an adjective ending in -al or
–able, or a verb ending in -ate. The first letter of each word is given.

1 At the realization stage, the designer produces detailed t_____________ drawings.

2 Hard chairs usually have almost v_____________ backs.

3 Soft chairs are more c_______________ than hard chairs.

4 This product will last a long time; it’s very d______________ .

5 Before designing a new product, designers ask questions and look for answers. In other
words, they i________________ .

6 You should use non-specialist language to c______________ with customers.

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