EXAMINATION QUESTIONS FOR TECHNICAL FACULTIES
English for Technical Faculties
Tech Talk Pre-Intermediate Examination Questions
1 Jobs
Describe the jobs in the pictures (p.4). Describe the jobs of the people you know.
Coming and going
Take turns making a visitor welcome. Act out short conversations (ex. 7,8/p.7).
2 Measurements
Read the measurements.
Defects
Describe the defects (ex. 6/11)
3 Project planning (ex.7 /Team1/13)
Making comparisons
Compare the vehicles (p.14). How do they compare to other vehicles like cars, bicycles, and
motorbikes?
4 Gadgets
What is special about James Bond´s gadgets (p.18). What is your favourite gadget? How is
it useful?
Cause and effect
How do the devices in the pictures work (p.20)?
5 Explaining what happened
Speak about an interesting holiday you went on, or an interesting trip you made (ex. 6/23).
Rises and falls
Describe the graph showing your company´s operating costs (p.25).
6 Troubleshooting
Having problems with the photocopier.
Repairs
What can be wrong with the things in the pictures (p. 28)? How can you fix the problems?
7 Questions
Numbers
Read about the Hoover dam (p.34). Ask and answer questions about the information.
8 Explaining rules
Explain the rules of football or any other sports game you know well.
Making things work
What is the machine for? What parts and components does it have (ex. 6/39)?
9 Safety hazards
Explain the safety hazards in the picture (p.41).
Instructions
How do you change the oil and oil filter in the car (p.42)?
10 Shapes
What shape are the objects (p.46)?
Classifying
In what ways can you classify the things (ex. 3/49)?
11 Testing
Quality tests for ties (p.51).
Understanding instructions
Give instructions for using your mobile phone.
12 Warnings
Where can you see the signs and labels (p.54)?
Making suggestions (ex.7/57)
13 Giving directions
Explain the route to your partner (ex.7/61).
Getting around
What might the people in the photographs be saying (p.62)?
14 Dimensions
Read about the Great Sphinx and complete the statistics (p.64).
Quantities
Design your perfect workplace (ex. 9/67).
15 Making arrangements
You want your partner to help you with a job (ex.6/69).
Writing emails
Complete the emails with suitable expressions.
16 Discussing logistics
Describe the supply chain.
Recycling
Describe the process of recycling a car (p.76).
17 Attachments
Describe the different ways of attachments and connections (p.79).
Locating parts
Describe where the things are (ex. 4/80).
18 Comparing benefits
Weighing alternatives
You are going to solve some problems in a company (ex.6/85).
19 Inventions
The inventions of a parachute and retractable landing gear (p. 89).
Progress updates
Update your partner on your progress at school/at work (ex. 6/91).
20 Materials
What materials are the things made of? What qualities do they have?
Predictions and possibilities
How sure are you about inventing certain things (ex. 5/95)?
21 Explaining why (causes and effects)
Discuss some science questions (ex. 5/97).
Explaining procedures
Describe the steps of the trick (p.98).
