Engineering vocabulary dimensions and comparing games (numbers, comparatives and making uncountable nouns countable) Part One: Definitions and comparatives guessing game Choose one of the words below and describe it, starting with its dimensions, until your partner guesses what it is. They can only guess once for each clue that you give. If they are wrong, compare the real object and what they guessed, e.g. “No, it’s (much/ quite a lot/ a bit/ a tiny bit) longer than a ruler”. Useful phrases Dimensions It weighs… It is … high/ wide/ tall/ long/ thick. Its dimension are… by … (by…) Its surface area/ volume/ radius/ diameter/ circumference/ height/ width/ length is… Its biggest/ smallest/ most important part is… The biggest/ heaviest/ smallest/ lightest example of this is… It weighs/ costs twice/ three times/ four times as much as… Other properties It costs… It lasts for… You need… to use it/ make it. It’s made of (more or less)… parts. You can draw one with… circles/ squares/ rectangles/ ovals/ triangles. Other numbers There are… in this office/ building/ street/ area/ town. It was invented in…/ The first one in this city/ country…/ It has been around for… I see/ use/ pass this … a day/ week/ month/ year. It’s usually… above the ground/ from the door. The one I designed/ use/ usually see/ have is… Approximating Approximately/ About/ Around/ More or less Between … and… (Just) under/ Less than/ Up to/ Almost… – (Just) over/ More than… (Almost) exactly… On average… I imagine/ estimate/ think…
a TV aerial (= antenna) a cog from a wind-up toy a dustbin
a car dashboard
a calculator’s solar panel a gear lever
a desk lamp
a door hinge
a door knob
a fluorescent lighting strip a household fan
a garden hose
a hard hat
a freezer
a laptop’s transformer a pair of pliers
a laser beam
a kitchen bin (= garbage can) a mechanical (= automatic) pencil a pair of goggles
a house brick a lab coat a padlock a pair of tweezers a projector remote control a roll of sewing thread a sheet of bubble wrap a spirit level a tape measure a hoover (= vacuum cleaner) a whiteboard magnet an electric drill an oil funnel
a Phillips screwdriver a protractor
a pair of rubber gloves a pill battery a pushchair axle
a school microscope a smoke detector
a soldering iron
a steering wheel
a stepladder
a tube of superglue a vacuum flask (= a Thermos) an AA battery
a sink’s U bend pipe a voltmeter/ a multi-meter an accelerator pedal a two-pin plug
an electrical outlet (= socket) an oscilloscope
a screw
a coat hook
a pocket torch (= flashlight) a ramp into a driveway a set square a spanner (= a wrench) a sushi-bar conveyor belt a USB (memory) (stick) a washer from a tap (= a faucet) an air conditioner filter an extension cable
Part Three: Grammar – Making things countable Can you remember the missing words from these expressions? You will sometimes need to use the same word more than once. a _______ of cement a ________ of string a ________ of rubber gloves a _________ of pliers a _________ of goggles a __________ of tweezers a __________ of sewing thread a __________ of bubble wrap a ______________ of kitchen scales a ____________ of superglue Check your answers with the first worksheet. What other similar words can you think of? ---------------------------------Suggested answers bar barrel bottle bowl box bucket can/ tin carton cup packet piece sachet spoonful tank For homework, think of or find at least three (more) for each word.
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