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Here are the key phrases that were most commonly used to express causation in the board work and presentations: - Due to/owing to - As a result of/consequence of - Because of - That's why/the reason - So/therefore

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Writing For Engineering

Here are the key phrases that were most commonly used to express causation in the board work and presentations: - Due to/owing to - As a result of/consequence of - Because of - That's why/the reason - So/therefore

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Writing for

Engineering
Week 9
Session 25
Important aspects of the presentation of
the Engineering Report (final version)
Format of the complete report –
approx. number of words per section
O ABSTRACT (80 - 100 words)
O INTRODUCTION (around 150 - 200 words)
O METHODOLOGY (300 - 500 words)
O RESULTS (150 - 250 words)
O CONCLUSIONS (around 100 - 150 words)
O REFERENCES
Total number of words in project
O APPENDICES (without references and appendices)
around 1200 words
Format of report
• Use arial 11 for text and arial 12 for headings
• Headings in CAPITAL letter s & bold.
• Use A4 format.
• Spacing 1.5
• Number the pages.
• Do not use contractions.
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Learning Outcomes
Session 25
Students will be able to reinforce the language of RESULTS
through some practical oral and written tasks. Also, they will
develop reading skills using an article of a technical nature.

• Listen for key ideas


• Match sentences as practice for causes language.
• Complete a dialogue using key cause language.
• Reading comprehension tasks.
Professional learning outcome: Being able to write accurate results shows your ability
to identify data which has been observed.

Virtual Campus Further Practice Material: Power Point Presentation summary +


weblinks for language use + worksheet and key + case study.

References:
Glasman – Deal H. ( 2013) Science Research Writing. UK. London. Imperial College
Press.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLvizyDFLQ4
(retrieved on May 8th 2018.)
Article: www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352146516307670 (retrieved on
May 8th , 2018)
CAUSE & EFFECT

• Watch the video and look at your handout.


Answer the questions or fill in the spaces.
Procedure:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLvizyDFLQ4

Practical example:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo_-AsAMMQ0
In pairs, practice this dialogue. Then
identify the expressions you can use to
express CAUSE & EFFECT.
Match one part of a sentence from A and
one from B to form sentences of CAUSE
& EFFECT
1. The reject rate has fallen a. Owing to extensive research and
development
2. There is now a backlog of orders b. Due to more effective quality control
3. They want to understand why c. consequently, users can share files and
customers buy a product resources.
4. We have developed an improved d. therefore, all workers should wear masks.
product
5. Computer software has been made e. That is why they are studying customer
easier to use attitudes.
6. They have set up a computer network f. That ´s the reason he had an accident
7. We are having to increase our prices g. As a result of machinery breakdowns
8. This is a very dusty environment h. So more people use computers daily
9. He was not following safety regulation i. As a consequence of increased carriage
charges.
Here is a part of a dialogue between
an architect and someone who is
interested in a local housing
development. Fill in the gaps with
words from the box.

RESULT – BECAUSE (2) – WHY –


CONSEQUENCE- DUE – ACCOUNT –
CONSEQUENTLY – REASON - SO
Next class, READ and BRING case study 3

• Dams & Floods


Writing for
Engineering
Week 9
Session 26
Learning Outcomes
Session 26
• Students will be able to identify main and
secondary ideas from an article of a technical
nature to give short oral presentations. Then
they will write some results using those ideas
and language seen in the week.
• Identify main ideas.
• Guess meaning from context (write definitions)
• Read silently and identify main and secondary ideas.
• Give oral presentations on those ideas.
• Write statements to express results.
Professional learning outcome: You will be able to identify results in context and
rephrase them using language learned in class.

Virtual Campus Further Practice Material: Power Point Presentation summary +


weblinks for language use + worksheet and key + case study.

References:
Glasman – Deal H. ( 2013) Science Research Writing. UK. London. Imperial College
Press.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLvizyDFLQ4
(retrieved on May 8th 2018.)
Article: www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352146516307670 (retrieved on
May 8th , 2018)
Case Study 3

• Dams & Floods


Class activities
Group & solo work - EVALUATION

Orally, present the key results you have identified


in the text you have read and present them using
the key language we have used these past weeks.
MTCG task:

What phrases were most used to express


CAUSATION in the board work and the
presentations?

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