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English for Mechanical Engineers
Winter Semester 2008/2009
Make-up FINAL, 10:00 a.m., Room 032, Haus Gauß

• Administrative
  • "Attendance"
  • Cellulars
• It takes two to learn as well as tango
• English
  • Mine
    • Archaic
    • Fast
    • Mumbled
    • American Accent
    • Time
      • past = past
      • present = present
      • future = future
  • Problems
    • Vocabulary
    • Grammar
    • Pronunciation and Spelling
  • "1066"
    • Different words; same word order
    • Word endings lose importance to word position
    • Pronunciation and Spelling lose importance to word position
  • The "Enlightenment"
    • Even more classical words
    • Formalized, "logical" grammar
    • Only the educated
  • SOLUTION
    • K I S S
    • Radio
      • BBC 90.2
      • NPR 104.1
      • Internet Radio (Talk Channels)
    • Instant Messengers & Skype
    • MP3 Books & Project Gutenberg
      • Free MP3s
        • Thought Audio
        • Simply Audio Books
        • At Thought Audio Herman Melville's "Bartleby, the Scrivener"
      • Free Text
        • http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page
        • At Gutenberg Org Herman Melville's "Bartleby, the Scrivener"
      • Be wary of machine-read text
• Requirements (minimum 50%)
  • Final (80 points)
    • Grammar
    • Reading Comprehension
    • Vocabulary
    • Writing
  • Homework (20 points)
    • Grammar Practice (up to 10 points)
    • Current Article
      • Questions, Word Meanings &c. (up to 10 points)
      • Class Discussion
• grammar - Word Order
  • Statements - SPoOmpt.
  • Imperatives - (S)PoOmpt!
  • Questions - qPSpoOmpt?
  • Antecedents - place the description as close as possible to that which it describes

• Mechanical Engineers - Technical Reading (to download for today)
• wordord.doc - Grammar Exercise (to download and complete for today)
• grammar - Pronouns
  • Cases and other forms
       

    Pronouns
    Cases					Other Forms
    Nom	Dat	Acc	Gen		Poss	Refl
    I	me	me	mine		my	myself
    you	you	you	yours		your	yourself
    he she it (they)	him her it (them)	him her it (them)	his hers its (theirs)		his her its (their)	himself herself itself (themself)
    we	us	us	ours		our	ourselves
    you	you	you	yours		your	yourselves
    they	them	them	theirs		their	theirselves themselves
    who	whom	whom	whose		whose	--

    
    
    • Genitive case
      • Genitive Case is used with "of" when showing possession.
        • Three dogs are running in the park. The brown and white dog belongs to the Jones.
        • The brown and white dog is one of theirs.
      • Accusative Case is used with "of" when showing inclusion in a group.
        • Three dogs are running in the park. The brown and white dog is in the middle of the pack.
        • The brown and white dog is one of them.
    • Singular / Plural pairs
      • that / those
      • this / these
      • which / which
      • what / what
  • NO grammatical gender
    • He is he (i.e. Junge ist ein "er".)
    • She is she (i.e. Mädchen ist eine "sie", nicht ein "es".)
    • Also feminine are:
      • Ships
      • Ideals
        • Lady Liberty in New York Harbor
        • Justice on top of court houses
        • Cities, States
          • NOT its physical aspects (streets, roads, buildings, hills, seasides &c.)
          • rather the collective of her parts and their interactions
    • It is it (i.e. Tür ist ein "es", nicht eine "sie".)
    • Do you Care?
    • You care, but 'dunno'!
      • he/she
      • s/he
      • they

• Succeding at Failure - Technical Reading (to download for today)
• grampro2.doc - Grammar Exercise (to download and complete for today)

• Lean Manufacturing - Technical Reading (to download for today)
• Grammar Topic - Schooling in America
  • Grade School (Grades 1 - 6) or Elementary (Grades 1 - 8)
  • Junior High (Grades 7 - 9)
  • High School (Grades 9 - 12) or Senior High (Grades 10 - 12)
    •  9 (Freshman or Freshman in High School or High School Freshman)
    • 10 (Sophmore or Sophmore in High School or High School Sophmore)
    • 11 (Junior or Junior in High School or High School Junior)
    • 12 (Senior or Senior in High School or High School Senior)
    • H.S. Diploma
  • Until age 16
  • Apprenticeship
    • Apprentice
    • Journeyman
    • Master
  • "Industrial School"
  • Junior College (Grades 13 - 14)
    • Freshman or Freshman in College or College Freshman (13 - generalized)
    • Sophmore or Sophmore in College or College Sophmore (14 - generalized)
    • A.A. (Associates Degree - Abitur/A-Levels)
  • College (Grades 13 - 16, Graduate)
    • Undergraduate
    • Freshman or Freshman in College or College Freshman (13 - generalized)
    • Sophmore or Sophmore in College or College Sophmore (14 - generalized)
    • Junior or Junior in College or College Junior (15 - specialized on Major/minor)
    • Senior or Senior in College or College Senior (16 - specialized on Major/minor)
    • B.A. (Bachelor of Arts - Zwischenprüfung, Grundstudium)
    • B.S. (Bachelor of Science - Zwischenprüfung, Grundstudium)
    • Graduate
    • M.A. (Master of Arts - Diplom)[Thesis]
    • M.S. (Master of Science - Diplom)[Thesis]
    • Ph.D. (Doctorate - Doktor)
  • University (Grades 13 - 16, Graduate) (.edu domain in Internet)
    • In West Virginia:
      • over half the faculty have their doctorate
      • consists of more than one school and/or college
    • Undergraduate
    • Freshman or Freshman in College or College Freshman (13 - generalized)
    • Sophmore or Sophmore in College or College Sophmore (14 - generalized)
    • Junior or Junior in College or College Junior (15 - specialized on Major/minor)
    • Senior or Senior in College or College Senior (16 - specialized on Major/minor)
    • B.A. (Bachelor of Arts - Zwischenprüfung, Grundstudium)
    • B.S. (Bachelor of Science - Zwischenprüfung, Grundstudium)
    • Graduate
    • M.A. (Master of Arts - Diplom)[Thesis]
    • M.S. (Master of Science - Diplom)[Thesis]
    • Ph.D. (Doctorate - Doktor)[Dissertation]
  • School work
    • Classes:
      • Compulsory
      • Elective
      • Course load: 12 - 19 hrs (College of Arts & Sciences)
      • Academic Hour: approx. 55 minutes
    • Major/minor
    • Two Semesters:
      • Fall
      • Winter
    • & a shortened Summer Semester
  • Old Statistics
    • Less than one-third of Americans get a college education
    • More than one-third of Britains get a college education
    • Less than one-sixth of Germans get a college education
  • Other Facts
    • State Colleges in California are free to Californians, not to:
      • Foreigners
      • Aliens
    • West Virginia and many other states have programs that set up funds for students who have a B(2) or sometimes C(3) average to pay for college tuition
    • In America there are:
      • Grants & Scholarships: Money that doesn't get paid back
      • Loans: Money that gets paid back, often with reduced interest
      so, your parents don't have to pay for your college education.

• Hand Tools - Technical Reading (to download for today)
• Schooling Exercise (to download)

• One of the HVACs - Technical Reading (to download)

• Three in One - Technical Reading (to download)

• More than a bicycle - Technical Reading (to download for today)

• Continuous Improvement I - Technical Reading (to download for today)

• Continuous Improvement II - Technical Reading (to download for today)

• Continuous Improvement III - Technical Reading (to download for today)

• "Oxford English for Electrical and Mechanical Engineering"
  Mechanisms (Unit 4: pages 26 - 30) - Technical Reading (to get from the library, bookstore or a friend).