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TS PHAN TH| TUYÊT NGA (Chủ biên) TS CHEN CHENG - HU ANH VAN a SKILL N ) »682 SUCCESSFUL CAREER DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL UNIVERSITY OF HO CHI MINH CITY PUBLISHING HOUSE PHAN THI TUYET NGA, PhD ** CHEN CHENG-HU, PhD ANHVAN2 ENGLISH COMMUNICATION SKILLS FOR SUCCESSFUL CAREER DEVELOPMENT ·1 H1JONG E)AI HOC CbNG NGl1ltP TP H C\1 MA V�CH : .4 EN �.5 b INDUSTRIAL UNIVERSITY OF HO CHI MINH CITY PUBLISHING HOUSE CONTENTS CONTENTS p3 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT p5 PREFACE p6 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BOOK p7 UNIT 1: THE 2019 TECO GREEN TECH CONTEST p9 Section 1: Presentation Skills - Introduction p9 Section 2: Presentation Skills - Body and Conclusion p 22 UNIT 2: ACADEMIC SPEECHES p 27 Section 1: Multiple Choice Questions p 27 Section 2: Note/Table Completion p.28 Section 3: A welcome speech p.30 Section 4: Graduation Speech p.34 Section 5: Engineering Students and Contests p.38 UNIT 3: READING A PATIENT p42 Section 1: The importance and structure of a patent p.42 Section 2: Scanning p.47 Section 3: Finding keywords p.50 Section 4: Multiple-choice Questions in Reading p.57 Section 5: Grammar Review p.61 UNIT 4: WRITING A TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION p63 Section 1: Role of technical instructions p.63 Section 2: Structure of a technical instruction - Title and Introduction Section 3: Structure of a technical instruction - Warning p 65 p.67 Section 4: Structure of a technical instruction - Equipment and Supplies p 69 Section 5: Structure of a technical instruction - Procedures Section 6: Grammar Review p.71 p 77 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The completion of our book is not possible without the help of the following people: 4- interns from the Faculty of Foreign Languages, the Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and APEC project students from National I-Lan University, Taiwan 4- book reviewers 4- anonymous people whose photos/pictures are made available for free download on the Internet PREFACE This book is designed to help non-English majors in ESL/EFL countries who aim to achieve a Bl CEFR level to take one step further in improving their ability to use English in a variety of work contexts and academic settings Vocabulary, sentence structures, common expressions, and learning strategies at a higher level in comparison with those in our first book are presented in each of the four units to ensure students’ step-by-step improvement in their language learning process It is expected that the students will be equipped with necessary knowledge and skills to become more fluent and effective communicators in a variety of future work contexts We also hope that this book can build the self-confidence in learning English of non-English majors in ESL/EFL countries and is a steppingstone to their lucrative career ’ HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BOOK 4- Vocabulary: The TECO Green Tech Contest, the Intelligent Energy Saving Vacuum Pump Power System 4- Learning strategies: Presentation skills and tips UNIT Facts about presentation skills Tips for presentation skills Using visual aids The 2019 TECO Green - Tech Contest 4- Language focus: - Introductory phrases Transitions in the Body and Conclusion 4- Vocabulary: Academic speeches 4- Learning strategies: Listening skills and tips UNIT Academic Speeches - Multiple Choice Questions in Listening Note/table completion questions 4- Vocabulary: Patents 4- Learning strategies: Reading skills and tips UNIT Reading a Patent - Scanning Keywords and key information Finding keywords Multiple-choice Questions in Reading 4- Language focus: The Simple Present Passive Voice 4- Vocabulary: Technical instructions UNIT 4 Learning strategies: Writing skills and tips Title and Introduction Warning Equipment and Supplies Procedures TECHNICAL - INSTRUCTION 4- Language focus: Imperative sentences WRITING A UNIT THE 2019 TECO GREEN TECH CONTEST THE INTELLIGENT ENERGY SAVING VACUUM PUMP POWER SYSTEM Lesson outcomes At the end of this lesson, students will be able to: - understand some facts about the 2019 TECO Green Tech International contest - use transitional phrases - deliver a presentation u Video Lesson Introduction Section L Presentation Skills - Introduction Task 1.1 Which statements you agree with? Give each item a number from to 5 = strongly agree = disagree = not sure = agree = strongly disagree Once becoming a member of an international contest team, engineering students can improve their English language skills widen their cultural knowledge have more friends worldwide improve their subject knowledge develop new ideas access innovative techniques have fun Choose one statement to share with your classmates Support your opinion with reasons Task 1.2 Choose one of the two following reading texts about the Green Tech Contest to answer the following questions When was the contest organized? Was Taipei the location of the contest? Which countries participated in the contest? What were the criteria of the contest? Who were the judges? A The 2019 TECO Green Tech Contest On August 21st, the TECO Technology Foundation and Industrial Technology Research Institute held the 2019 TECO Green Tech International Contest in Taipei, Taiwan Various teams from China, Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore, The United States, Denmark, and India participated in the contest The contest evaluation criteria included creativity, technical content and feasibility, work completeness, and business model The Accreditation Committee included domestic and international university professors, scholars, and professionals The contest themes covered different topics ofgreen and sustainable energy technologies such as high-efficiency motors and electric vehicles A presentation on an intelligent 10 energy-savnig vacuum pump power system by a team from National I-Lan University, Taiwan, and the lndustria] University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, won the best technological award by Creative Sensor lnc B The 2018 TECO Green Tech Contest The TECO Green Tech International Contest was organized by the TECO Technology Foundation yearly to promote the use of green energy in Taiwan and worldwide In 2018, it was held in Taipei, Taiwan on August 22nd The contest attracted many teams from different areas of the world, including those from the United States, China, Singapore, Japan, India, and Russia Judges, who were domestic specialists, evaluated the team's study according to three criteria: creativity, technical content and feasibility, and work completeness The team that won the championship of the 2018 TECO contest came from the Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Sun Yat-sen University with a study on soil and ground-water pollution abatement Video Facts about Presentation Skills 11 Task 2.1 Match one question with its answer Watch the video and check your answer Questions Answers How many parts does a typical presentation have? a describe the main ideas in detail What are the main parts of a presentation? b Yes, it should be short and clear What you Introduction? c different verb tenses in the What you in the Overview? d to connect ideas What you in the Body? e describe the main points or main ideas of the Body briefly What you to support the main idea? f summarize the main points, ask for the audience’s questions and feedback, and thank the audience for their participation What is the purpose of using transitional phrases? i Three What verb tenses can you use in the Body? k greet the audience, give the purpose of the talk, give an overview of your presentation, and use future tenses What you in the Conclusion? give examples or explanation 10 Should the Conclusion be short? m Introduction, Conclusion $ Video General tips for Presentation Skills Task 3.1 Watch the video and choose one correct answer, A, B, c, or D Where should you stand while giving a speech? a □ at the back of the room b □ from the audience's perspective, to the left of the screen c □ in the comer of the room d □ facing the presentation slides How should you stand while giving a speech? 12 Body, and In the purpose section, the readers can get information about what they may achieve or accomplish after finishing the instruction The writers need to indicate the level of experience or knowledge readers need to understand the document in the Introduction An introduction should be as short as possible to let the readers understand it effectively 10 Do not write anything if there is no requirement of what level of experience or knowledge readers need to understand the document Task 2.3 Write an introduction for the following product 16” Stand Fan Model: SF-16T07 READ AND SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS Attention: Pictures in the IM are for reference only Task 2.4 Fill in each blank with a missing letter 66 techn_cal instruction _nformation ac_omplish -Xcellent ele_ents 10 indic_ting ab_reviations purpos_ 11 -Ocument conf_sing au_ience 12 con_ise Section 3: structure of a technical instruction - Warning Video 4: Warning Task 3.1 How you understand the keyword “Warning” in appliances’ instructions? Task 3.2 Watch the first part video and give the correct order of the following information importance procedure ruin three signal words hazard seriousness potential problems specific settings special information damage safety Task 3.3 Fill in the blanks with the words in the box, then watch the second part of the video to check your answers after unambiguous Present Simple Tense bulleted before clear Imperatives understandable numbered procedures Warning messages are always written in a and language Warning messages need to be by most users The Vertical form are often used in creating warning messages and lists or vertical lists are common formats to list important information in order 67 We put the warning section just or discussing a step in which great harm to data, equipment, or people is likely to occur If a technical instruction consists of several, we may see several warning sections Task 3.4 Arrange the words to make correct sentences Then watch the video again and check the answer need/ section/ warning/ the/ we/ do/ Why? [a Why? Warning/ crucial/ in/ the/ a/ play/ messages/ role/ maintaining/ safety/ users/ of Warning ■ Warning/ can/ 3/ words:/ Danger/ and/ come/ messages/ in/ Caution/ signal/ Warning Warning of/ messages/ settings/ for/ types/ warning/ are/ specific/ Specific/ designed Specific possibility/ is/ their/ can/ users/ ruin/ There/ a/ product/ that There The/ Imperative/ Present/ Simple/ forms/ and/ Tense/ often/ to/ clear/ and/ straightforward/ sentences/ are/ used/ write/ understandable □ The The/ messages/ often/ and/ avoided/ is/ jargon/ warning/ are/ brief/ technical The need/ messages/ problems/ important/ to/ understand/ Most/ conveyed/ the/ users/ by Most■ may/ the/ reader’s/ Warning/ messages/ the/ to/ messages/ adherence/ and/ facilitate/ attention/ strict 68 Hl Warning 10 warning/ information/ The/ section/ be/ will/ to/ special/ highlight/ used The Section Structure of a technical instruction - Equipment and Supplies Video Equipment and Supplies Task 4.1 What information should be included in the Equipment and Supplies section? Task 4.2 Complete the sentences below Try to fill in the blanks with the words in the box then watch the video again to check your answers equipment consume ordered vertical lists specifications attention use simple supplies two-column lists Switches and hammers are Ink and paint are Equipment includes the tools we items we but Supplies means that several in the procedure The particular formats used in writing instructions are and Using vertical lists allows the writer to draw readers’to main points and make readers follow and memorize• items Vertical lists are If you want to provide more, you should use two-column lists Task 4.3 Look at the list of equipment and supplies and the three devices below Put the equipment and supplies into the correct column 69 Equipment and Supplies Motor shaft -wn=® Off/ On switch and power indicator Ĩ ? Phone connect o Micro-USB charging port Chassis Built-in microphone Ĩ USB-C-Power Multifunction button ® Plastic nut ® 10 Charge indicator LED 11 Status indicator light 4* 12 Visible camera Fol í!::ỉB 13 Volume down/previous track button □ 14 Front grill a 15 Spinner DEVICES In-Ear-headphone 16-inch Stand Fan Flir One Pro Task 4.4 The following sentences are short descriptions of exterior parts of a steam iron 70 What type of lists will you present those items? Why? Section Structure of a technical instruction - Procedures o Video Writing procedures in technical instructions Task 5.1 Discussion 7Ỉ Task 5.2 Read the following statements and write T (True) or F (False) for each statement, then watch the video to check your answers The typical formats used in instructions are vertical numbered lists and horizontal bulleted lists 2: When writing procedures, it is not necessary for the writers to have a clear understanding of the product Writing procedures mean that writers use steps to instruct, analyze and explain what users need to If the major step is too long, writers can break it into several minor steps While writing procedures, writers should use Imperatives For each minor step, writers should not include too many actions Writers should not use graphics in writing procedures Task 5.3 Complete the sentences below Try to fill in the blanks with the words in the box then watch the video again to check your answers minor vertical bulleted lists one Vertical numbered lists and text-visual chronology order are the typical and common formats in writing procedures Writers often use vertical numbered lists in manuals and procedures because they show important information in, hierarchy or chronology Writers should break long major steps into several Remember that writers should include only steps action for each numbered minor step Using graphics is an effective technique because it is the integration Task 5.4 Write A technical instruction on Taking a screenshot using the Snipping tool based on the following pictures Use numbered lists or bulleted lists to write steps in 72 sequential order You can use MINOR STEPS to perform a list of instructions if the MAJOR STEPS are too long Step 1: 73 A we Step 2: 74 - Snipping Tool yew ■ Mode »■ Celay ’ X í*1’'41 X I Options Drag the cursor wound the areayouwant to capture V Snipping Tool amoving V 75 Step 3: o Hi 76 ~ w