UNIT 1 HOW TO USE A MACHINE
A. Let’s Review
Help the students to introduce themselves in English. Give the example by introducing yourself to them.
B. Browse Your Idea
Ask the students to observe the picture. Motivate the students to make a guess about the name of the machine and how it works.
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C. New Stuffs
Read aloud the words and ask the students to repeat after you.
Nouns Verbs
barrel : tong
deposit, deposited, deposited : menempatkan
cigarette : rokok
direct, directed, directed : mengarahkan
dustbin : tempat sampah
drip, dripped, dripped : menetes
fork : garpu
drive over, drove over, driven over : menjalankan gum
: getah karet distribute, distributed, distributed : membagi
lever : pengungkit
look for, looked for, looked for : mencari
litter : sampah
pick off, picked off, picked off : memungut
navigator : pengemudi
replace, replaced, replaced : mengganti
substance : zat
stick, stuck, stuck : menempel
wooden wheel : roda kayu
Adverbs Adjectives
above : di atas
sticky : lengket
evenly : dengan rata
D. Sharpen Your Skill
Play the recording and ask the students to listen to the monologue about an Anti-Litter Machine. Ask the students to fill in the blanks and complete the
passage while listening to the cassette.
The Anti-Litter Machine
The 1
mechanism
is simple. A barrel of 2
gum
drips slowly onto large 3
wooden wheel
and a brush evenly distributes the sticky substance over the wheel. 4
Cigarette
ends and other litter stick to the wheel as the motor car drives it over the road. Behind the wheel sits one of the 5
operators
who picks the litter off with 6
fork
and deposits it behind him in a dustbin. The 7
dustbin
is replaced by one of the other three when full. Above the motor car is a look-out position where the two 8
navigators
stand. They look for 9
litter
and direct the car towards it. This is done via a system of levers and bells. The upper 10
lever
rings the bell on the left of the driver which directs him to the right, and the lower lever rings the bell on the right
which directs him to the left.
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English for Mechanical Engineering Students of Sanata Dharma University
Based on the passage, guide the students to write the instruction to be given to someone who is taking a job as a navigator for the first time. Tell them that they can use
the keywords to help them.
e.g. stand look-out position Stand above the motor car in the look out position.
1. see litter direct car
When you see litter, direct the car towards it.
2. turn right upper level
To direct the driver to turn right, pull the upper lever.
3. turn left lower level
To direct the driver to turn left, pull the lower lever.
E. Language Focus