English for Specific Purposes

8 Electronic Engineering

Unit 1 Electronics & Microelectronics

Conversion Tense review Electronics & Microelectronics Integrated circuits Microchip manufacturing

LEAD-IN

1. Look at the people in the pictures. What might they be doing? Why are they doing this? What might be their jobs? What electronic devices can you observe in the pictures? What functions do they perform / are they performing? Try and list as many real and imaginary functions the devices can perform. Which features enable the devices to perform the functions?

PRONUNCIATION

2. Make sure you pronounce the following words properly:
science	[ˈsaıəns]	aromatic	[ˌærəʊ ˈmætɪk]
technology	[tıkˈnɒlədʒi]	hydrocarbon	[ˌhaıdrəˈka:bən]
media	[ˈmi:diə]	polyacetylene	[ˌpɒlɪə'sɛtɪliːn]
vacuum	[ˈvækjʊəm]	circuit	[ˈsɜ:kıt]
amplification	[ˌæmplıfıˈkeı∫n]	capacitor	[kəˈpæsıtə]
manufacture	[ˌmænjʊˈfækt∫ə]	wire	[waıə]
ionic	[aıˈɒnık]	photolithographic	[ˌfəʊtəʊˈlıθəˈgræfık]
conductivity	[ˌkɒndʌkˈtıvıti]	technique	[tekˈni:k]
silicon	[ˈsılıkəʊn]	substrate	[ˈsʌbstreıt]
germanium	[dʒəˈmeɪniəm]	miniaturized	[ˈmınıt∫əraızd]
gallium arsenide	[ˌgælɪəm ˈa:səni:d]	inextricable	[ˌınıkˈstrıkəbəl]

WORD STUDY

3. Translate the following definitions and memorize the terms:

vacuum (n) - a space from which most or all of the air, gas or other material has been removed or is not present;

scale (n) - the size or level of something, especially when this is large; conductor (n) - a substance that allows heat or electricity to go through it;

insulator (n) - a material or covering which electricity, heat or sound cannot go through; semiconductor (n) - a material, such as silicon, which allows electricity to move through it more