Name the types of joints, shown below

7. Complete this list of verbs and nouns:

verbs	nouns
operate	-
-	selection
compete	-
innovate	-
choose	-
automate	-
-	existence
-	replacement
enhance	-
classify	-
-	variety
decide	-
improve	-
enquire	-
explain	-
prepare	-
-	cancellation
adjourn	-
deteriorate	-
-	confirmation
-	maintenance
postpone	-
-	modification
permit	-
represent	-
-	observation
recommend	-
-	procurement
advise	-
recover	-
increase	-
-	performance
discover	-
develop	-
-	invention
suggest	-
permit	-
-	participation
deduct	-
undertake	-

8. Look at these lists of words. Find ­one word­ in each list which doesn’t fit with the rest.

1. left right backwards down high up

2. check length mark measure adjust

3. transmitted select opened inserted included

4. can check must should

5. frequency voltage hertz current

6. iron metal plastic wide ceramic

7. forwards small narrow low cheap

8. amplifier wire housing cable switch

9. kilobyte watt millimetre pound kilohertz

10. rotor radio level radar

9. Practice with Prepositions:

1. How long have you been working............ this technical report?

2. What do you want to talk..............…....... the meeting?

3. How long have you been working..…....... this firm?

4........…... your opinion, do you think that our prices are too high?

5. When was the first meeting..…........ the client? Were there a lot.............. people.............. the meeting?

6. What are you working........................... the moment?

7. Who was that offer written..….........?

8. Do you think that they would be very keen............. a joint-venture............. us?

9. Should our PC’s be replaced............. new ones?

10. Where shall I wait............. you?

11. Could the research project be finished............. Christmas?

12. Are all of our computers and equipment insured............. fire?

13. Will there have to be another meeting............. the weekend?

14. Do you think that there will be a lot............. interest............. our services............. the exhibition............... Milan?

15. Are you interested............ more technical details?

16. Did you see the documentary film........... the telecom industry.......... television yesterday?

17. I think they are interested........... our offer, don't you?

18. When did you last speak English............ the phone?

10. Rearrange these words to make sentences:

1. please as look matter as into possible this soon

2. pleased you inform we that supply to able you goods you the we requested are time the the are to to at

3. assure we we this as as look matter possible into soon that can you will

4. future we the look in forward you with working to

5. your March 7th for you thank enquiry dated

6. to of this prepared you be grant would we on 6 a order % discount

7. by us post please your return have let of offer

8. with interested a would? working be you us in on basis commission

9. note should end the this month invoice paid the be by of please that

10. was by department delay sales our in the a misunderstanding caused

11. in look hearing have future we enclosing forward you from offer and, to in near the our pleasure

11. Complete these sentences with a suitable word or phrase:

1. The meeting was........................................ because 3 people were ill.

2. The customer hasn’t signed the........................................ yet.

3. This product is the biggest......................................... in our department.

4. We have dropped that range of.......................................

5. I’m sorry, but we can’t..................................... a later delivery.

6. We would be very grateful if you could......................................... the details as soon as possible.

7. We hope to........................................... the new product range next spring.

8. The new machines have to be.................................... by the authorities.

9. We are trying to find out the................................... of the problem

10. How could the.................................... quality be improved?

11. Where does the conference.................................... place?

12. I think the design is a bit...............................................

13. Could you....................................... us about the guarantees offered with the materials?

14. We have...................................... a big increase in sales this year.

15. Unfortunately, we have................................ the delivery documents.

16. I think the competitor’s stand at the exhibition was the most.............................................

17. This machine has a revolutionary new..................................................

18. The...................................... of the comparison test was very favourable.

19. The X2 range should be........................................ by the X3 range.

20. The next meeting has had to be................................................

21. What's the.......................................... price of this machine?

22. We are presently negotiating a new marketing........................................ with Turkey.

12. Annotate the text you’ve just read: “Geometry of welds”.