word combinations

1. word combinations • find • solve • do • build • do • make • test • meet • safety tests • a breakthrough • a problem • deadlines • a theory • some research • a model/prototype • a solution

2. word combinations • find a solution • solve a problem • do safety tests • build a model/prototype • do some research • make a breakthrough • test a theory • meet deadlines

3. Complete the sentences with the expressions from the previous exercise. • Following the accident engineers had to … a lot of … before the machine could be used again. • After a long period of failure, they … an important … • They … and imaginative … to the problem after working with models in the test lab. • One part of the engineering process is to … a smaller working … before moving on to a full-size or production version. • It can take along time to fully … a complicated … before putting it into practice. • The whole team had to … a lot of careful … into the causes of the problem. • In the end we were able to … the most serious … . • On many engineering projects there is great pressure to … strict … .

4. Complete the sentences with the expressions from the previous exercise. • Following the accident engineers had to do a lot of tests before the machine could be used again. • After a long period of failure, they made an important breakthrough. • They found an imaginative solution to the problem after working with models in the test lab. • One part of the engineering process is to build a smaller working model/prototype before moving on to a full-size or production version. • It can take along time to fully test a complicated theroybefore putting it into practice. • The whole team had to do a lot of careful research into the causes of the problem. • In the end we were able to solve the most serious problem. • On many engineering projects there is great pressure to meet strict deadlines.

5. Work with a partner. Look at the list of some great engineering achievements and: - Add one more achievement to the category - Decide which is the greatest engineering achievement in each category. • around the house: the refrigerator, microwave oven, vacuum cleaner • getting around: railway engine, jet airliner, automobile • medicine / health: contact lenses, the thermometer, laser surgery • entertainment: radio, television, compact disc • construction: the pyramids, the Eiffel Tower, the Panama Canal

6. Complete the memo using the active or passive verb tense Our company invest a lot of money in the X3000 engine. Test on the new engine finally/complete. Unfortunately, the results show to be invalid. This happen for a number of reasons. Firstly, the correct testing procedure was not followed. Secondly, system were not checked. Finally, most of the information was deleted from the computer files. The Head of Research suspend and funding for the research next year not/approve. Fro these reasons, the research not/publish. The head of Engineering ask me to organise a meeting with all staff. He arrange for a new series of tests to start nest week. You all/invest a lot of effort in this project and we intend to make it a success.

7. Complete the memo using the active or passive verb tense Our company invested a lot of money in the X3000 engine. Tests on the new engine havefinally been completed. Unfortunately, the results havebeenshown to be invalid. This happened for a number of reasons. Firstly, the correct testing procedure was not followed. Secondly, systems were not checked. Finally, most of the information was deleted from the computer files. The Head of Research was/has beensuspended and funding for the research next year hasnot been approved. For these reasons, the research willnot be published. The head of Engineering hasasked me to organise a meeting with all staff. He hasarranged for a new series of tests to start nest week. You haveall investeda lot of effort in this project and we intend to make it a success.