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Cambridge English for Engineering develops the communication skills and specialist English
language knowledge of engineering professionals, enabling them to communicate more
confidently and effectively with colleagues and customers.
The ten standalone units cover topics common to all kinds of engineering (including civil,
electrical and mechanical) such as procedures and precautions; monitoring and control; and
engineering design. Authentic activities, from describing technical problems and suggesting
solutions to working with drawings, make the course relevant and motivating.
The course requires no specialist knowledge on the part of the teacher and comprehensive
teacher's notes are available online. It is also ideal for self-study.
Key features
A regular focus on technical and semi-technical vocabulary enables learners to
become familiar with and practise using the specialist language they need for work.
Authentic texts and realistic tasks help prepare learners for their everyday working
lives.
Extra practice material, photocopiable activities and teachers notes available online
offer valuable support for teachers and self-study students.
Professional English in Use: Engineering
Professional English in Use Engineering presents and practises over 1000 words and
phrases to help you function in English in your everyday working life. Using the highly
successful format of presentation on the left hand page and practice on the right hand page,
Professional English in Use Engineering presents essential vocabulary in context to help you
use the words more easily. Easy to use, attractively designed in four colours throughout and
and fully comprehensive, this book will be invaluable for anyone needing to use English for
their professional lives. It is suitable for one-to-one classroom use and self-study.
Computer Science
Strong research exists in the areas of systems, software, networking, databases,
security, graphics, foundations of computer science, artificial intelligence, robotics, and
scientific computing. In addition to basic research, interdisciplinary work on applications that
stimulate basic research has been undertaken in fields of genetics, biology, linguistics,
physics, medicine and various branches of engineering.
Electrical Engineering
Research in Electrical Engineering spans a diverse set of intellectual disciplines and
applications. The disciplines can be grouped into three overlapping and interrelated
areas: Physical Technology & Science, Information Systems & Science
and Hardware/Software Systems. Stanford EE also has a unique culture of entrepreneurship.
Mechanical Engineering
The programs in the Department of Mechanical Engineering are designed to provide
background for a variety of careers. The discipline is very broad, but it is generally
understood to include energy and thermal sciences; propulsion; solid mechanics, fluid
mechanics and biomechanics; design and manufacturing; sensing, control and robotics; and
computational and simulation-based engineering.
TYPES OF ENGINEERING
Agricultural
Automotive
Biological and Biosystems
Biomedical
Building
Chemical
Civil
Communications
Computer
Construction
Electrical
Electromechanical Systems
Electronic Systems
Engineering Chemistry
Engineering Physics
Environmental
Food
Forestry
Gas
Geological
Geomatics
Industrial / Manufacturing
Integrated / Unified
Materials
Math
Mechanical
Metallurgical
Mineral
Mining
Naval
Oil
Petroleum
Physics
Plastics
Production
Software
Systems
Water Resource
1. Category: Mechanical
Examples:
Did you know that Canada is a world leader in the field of aerospace engineering? Aerospace
engineers develop and design extraordinary technologies such as:
supersonic jets
helicopters
space shuttles
satellites
rockets
In your community:
While it's unlikely anyone will be launching a rocket from your community anytime soon,
there is still an important role for aerospace engineers there.
Aerospace engineers design and manufacture communications satellites and ground based
satellite dishes. These technologies send and receive signals for television, telephone and the
Internet.
Become an aerospace engineer and you could help people in your community access health
and education services for which they would otherwise have to travel long distances.
Aptitude:
If you like...
Problem solving
Being creative
Electronics
Drawing
Science
Helping people
Universities:
If you want to study Aerospace Engineering, you can go to the following universities:
Carleton University
Concordia University
École Polytechnique
McGill University
Ryerson University
Université Laval
Université de Sherbrooke
University of Toronto
2. Category: Chemical
Examples:
Agricultural engineers specialize in developing ways to improve our farms and our food
supply for the future.
The planning and design of structures for plants, animals and crops storage
In your community:
First Nations have farmed the land on Turtle Island for thousands of years, developing
reliable and natural means of fertilization and pest control which modern scientists are only
beginning to understand.
Do you want to help wheat grow higher, produce larger fruits and vegetables, ensure that
livestock remain healthy? Maybe you'd be interested in figuring out ways to bring agriculture
to the North. As an agricultural engineer you can use traditional practice and knowledge to
help find modern solutions that improve the way food is grown, produced and transported to
your family's dinner.
Aptitude:
If you like...
Problem solving
Being creative
Working with tools
Protecting the environment
Taking care of animals
Growing plants
Helping others
Universities:
If you want to study Agricultural Engineering you can go to the following universities:
Université Laval
McGill University
Dalhousie University
University of Saskatchewan
3. Category: Mechanical
Examples:
Developing engines that improve fuel efficiency and reduce green house gas emissions
Planning how to dismantle, flatten, and shred older vehicles to recycle the metals for new
cars
In your community:
As an automotive engineer you could solve important transportation issues that affect your
community. For example, you could:
Design an all terrain vehicle better suited to travel over local land
Aptitude:
If you like...
Solving Problem
Being creative
Building new things
Automobiles
Helping others
Universities:
If you want to study Automotive Engineering, you can go to the following university:
Windsor University
1. Category: Chemical
Examples:
Biological and biosystems engineers deal with structures, machinery, energy, labor, land,
water, waste, energy and resource variables related to the efficient creation of products and
processes to fill human needs. Biological and biosystems engineers have:
Studied ways to convert grass, woodchips and garbage into automobile fuel
In your community:
Making medicines, dyes, glue, fertilizer, pesticides and paint from plant and animal products
requires an intimate understanding of biology, chemistry and the ways things interact. What
you may think of as a traditional practice - such as growing corn, squash and beans together -
is actually a form of biosystems engineering.
Aptitude:
If you like...
Being creative
Problem solving
Inventing new things
Working with plants and animals
Biology
Helping the environment
Helping others
Universities:
If you want to study Biological and Biosystems Engineering, then you could go to the
following universities:
University of Guelph
University of Manitoba
University of Saskatchewan
Dalhousie University
4. Biological and Biosytems Engineers work with technology from different places and
combine them with engineering design.
Examples
Biological and Biosystems engineers work with things like structures, machinery, energy,
labor, land, water, and waste. These engineers give us products that are efficient and easy for
us to use in our everyday lives. Biological and biosystems engineers:
Create new medicines like insulin, which is used to help people who have Diabetes to stay
healthy
Study ways to make grass, woodchips and garbage into gas for cars
In your community
In order to make medicines, dyes, glue, fertilizer, pesticides and paint from plants and
animals you must understand the way in which these things act with each other.
If you like...
Being creative
Problem solving
Inventing new things
Working with plants and animals
Biology
Helping the environment
Helping others
Category: Chemical
Examples:
Biological and biosystems engineers deal with structures, machinery, energy, labor, land,
water, waste, energy and resource variables related to the efficient creation of products and
processes to fill human needs. Biological and biosystems engineers have:
Studied ways to convert grass, woodchips and garbage into automobile fuel
Making medicines, dyes, glue, fertilizer, pesticides and paint from plant and animal products
requires an intimate understanding of biology, chemistry and the ways things interact. What
you may think of as a traditional practice - such as growing corn, squash and beans together -
is actually a form of biosystems engineering.
Aptitude:
If you like...
Being creative
Problem solving
Inventing new things
Working with plants and animals
Biology
Helping the environment
Helping others
Universities:
If you want to study Biological and Biosystems Engineering, then you could go to the
following universities:
Biological and Biosytems Engineers work with technology from different places and
combine them with engineering design.
Examples
Biological and Biosystems engineers work with things like structures, machinery, energy,
labor, land, water, and waste. These engineers give us products that are efficient and easy for
us to use in our everyday lives. Biological and biosystems engineers:
Create new medicines like insulin, which is used to help people who have Diabetes to
stay healthy
Study ways to make grass, woodchips and garbage into gas for cars In your
community
In order to make medicines, dyes, glue, fertilizer, pesticides and paint from plants and
animals you must understand the way in which these things act with each other.
If you like...
Being creative
Problem solving
Inventing new things
Working with plants and animals
Biology
Helping the environment
Helping others
6. Category: Mechanical
Examples:
If you want to help people in your community or across the planet who are in need of medical
help then biomechanical and biomedical engineering is a smart choice. Biomechanical and
biomedical engineers are involved in:
Designing artificial hearts and pacemakers that may extend a person's life
Creating lifelike prosthetic limbs for greater mobility and freedom Improving glucose
monitors
In your community:
How many people in your community have diabetes? How many children are alive today
because of the incubator they were put in after birth?
Aptitude:
If you like...
Problem solving
Being creative
Inventing new things
Medicine
Working with tools
Biology
Helping people get better
...then perhaps you will like Biomechanical and Biomedical Engineering..
Universities:
If you want to study Biomedical Engineering, you can go to the following universities:
University of Toronto
University of Alberta
École Polytechnique
Dalhousie University