Writing and Speaking

6 Read the paragraph headings again. Do you
agree with them?

7 Work with a partner. Choose one of the problems
below or your own problem. Solve it using the
five steps. Make notes.

 

• You want to go away for a weekend with your
friends but your parents want you to study.

• You want to buy a CD player but you haven't
got any money.

Get real Find an example of a new, improved design, for example, a new model of car, household appliance, or personal stereo. Compare the original and the new one. Which features are different? Is the new one better?

8 Explain your problem and the solution to
another pair of students.

9 Look at the four words you wrote to describe
engineering at the beginning of the unit. Do you
want to change them?

 

 

2 Engineering

The right person in the right job

Before you start