1. Unit 7 The Balance of Power

2. Aim Procedure 1 What do I have to do? 1)Background information 2)phrases and sentences 3)steps 2 A production process 3 When things go wrong,what do we do? Go.

3. Aim To present and practice English as it is used both in the explanation of modern machines and the processes they carry out. It also covers describing the operations needed to get machines to work and to show others how to undertake certain business operations Back.

4. Read the article what does the author suggest? Describing how things function in a non-technical fashion is frequently required in business. You may have to explain how to operate a machine like a computer or an automatic ticket machine, or how to use a gadget. Go.Back.

5. Also you will need to understand explanations of how to get machines or gadgets to work. It’s important to be able to adjust your language in order to take into account the people you’re talking to, whether they are your customers, clients or colleagues. Go.Back.

6. People who use modern machines aren’t all experts, who understand the technical processes and terms. To be user-friendly you’ll need to employ simple instructions in language which isn’t too technical. After all, you’ll often be dealing with non-experts, and they may not know the difficult words, so you’ll have to explain them. Back.

7. Phrases and sentences digital display beep alarm flashing feed it into the slot disconnect MODE up-date Ignore Back.continue.

8. 1.Face down. 2. …indicate in the digital display how many copies you want. 3. … it takes it in automatically. 4. It just feeds through. 5. …just wait for the line to disconnect … 6. And then I press that the alarm is set to come on. Back.

9. Listening comprehension Some expressions used Role-play Back.

10. Listening to the recording, and match the things to the three talks A B C fax alarm photocopier

11. The four main points Photographer 1. Make sure that there is paper 2. Put the document down, face down. 3. Indicate how many copies you want. 4. Press the button. Fax machine 1.Turn the face up. 2.Feed it into the slot. 3. Dial the number. 4.Pres the green button. Back.

12. To explain the order in which certain things are done To explain the order in which certain things are done To check that the other person is following you, or has understood To check that the other person is following you, or has understood If you want to ask someone to explain something to you If you want to ask someone to explain something to you If you haven’t understood the explanation When you think you’ve understood Back.

13. First of all … The next thing you have to do is … … and then finally Make sure you …. Oh, and by the way, don’t forget to … Oh, and be careful not to … Back.

14. OK, so is that clear? Does that seem to make sense? So there we are. Do you have any questions? Back.

15. Excuse me, could you show me how to …? I wonder if you could tell me how this works? Back.

16. I’m sorry, I didn’t quite follow you there. I’m sorry, what did you say that part was called? Back.

17. If I’ve understood right … So is the basic idea that …? You mean … Back.

18. Role-play Explain to your friends or classmates your gadget, using the expressions and sentences we summarized. Back.

19. A production process Vocabulary Read the articles and answer the questions Go. Back.

20. Vocabulary ingredients precision chocolate bars bubbles product processing cricial processing and control technology microprocessors texture monitor roasting grinding/ground Back.