INTRODUCTION 11
Description of the subjects and the manual 11
Abilities to be developed by students 12
English, Telecommunications and European Higher Education Area
(Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior) 13
Conclusion 14
UNIT 1.
ENGLISH FOR ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS:
The Radio 15
1.0. Introduction 15
1.1. Learning Objectives 16
1.2. Grammar: Linking words 16
1.3. Use of English: Relative Clauses 21
1.4. Origins of The Radio 24
1.4.1. Start-up 24
1.4.2. Reading text 24
1.4.3. Activities 28
1.5. Radio Nowadays 30
1.5.1. Start-up 30
1.5.2. Reading text 30
1.5.3. Activities 33
1.6. Bibliography / Webliography 37
1.7. Conscious Learning Grid 38
UNIT 2.
ENGLISH FOR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS:
The Telephone 39
2.0. Introduction 39
2.1. Learning Objectives 40
2.2. Grammar: The Passive Voice 40
2.3. Use of English: How to Make Definitions 43
6 2.4. Origins of The Telephone 44
2.4.1. Start-Up 44
2.4.2. Reading Text 45
2.4.3. Activities 47
2.5. Mobile/Cellular phones Nowadays 49
2.5.1. Start-Up 49
2.5.2. Reading Text 50
2.5.3. Activities 52
2.6. Bibliography/Webliography 55
2.7. Conscious Learning Grid 55
UNIT 3.
ENGLISH FOR IMAGE AND SOUND:
The Television 57
3.0. Introduction 57
3.1. Learning Objectives 58
3.2. Grammar: Prepositions 58
3.3. Use of English: Comparatives 61
3.4. Origins of the Television 64
3.4.1. Start-up 64
3.4.2. Reading text 64
3.4.3. Activities 66
3.5. Television Nowadays 68
3.5.1. Start up 68
3.5.2. Reading text 68
3.5.3. Activities 71
3.6. Bibliography / Webliography 74
3.7. Conscious Learning Grid 75
UNIT 4.
ENGLISH FOR INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS: Computers 77
4.0. Introduction 77
4.1. Learning Objectives 78
4.2. Grammar: Modal Verbs 78
4.3. Use of English: How to Make Descriptions 82
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4.4. Origins of The Computer 83