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Technology 2: Student's Book

By Eric H. Glendinning, Alison Pohl

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Table of Contents

1. Ways in to technology; Products and courses, ordering a presentation, studying technology; 2. Food and agriculture; Agricultural inventions, food preservation, precision agriculture, testing fruit; 3. Bridges and tunnels; Famous bridges, bridges for shipping routes, bridge types; 4. Plastics; Describing a pie chart, plastics - names and codes, the history and properties of plastics; 5. Alternative energy; Decentralized energy, Wave Energy Innovator, wind power; 6. Aeronautics; Controlling a plane, silent aircraft, jet engines; 7. Future homes; Specialized accommodation, earth homes, inside the home of the future; 8. Mass transportation; Skimming - a European project, fast trains; 9. Petroleum engineering; Oil platforms, a rotary derrick, oil refining; 10. Environmental technology; Environmental engineers, causes of environmental pollution, cleaning water, China's eco-city; 11. Robotics; Matching robots to their applications, sensors, robot design; 12. Household technology; Domestic appliances, making kitchens, eco-appliances; 13. Defence technology; Civilian uses for defence technologies, military technology with a civilian application, the future of defence; 14. Electronics; Circuit symbols, explaining how a circuit works, electronic alarm circuits; 15. Career development; The stages of a career, preparing for an interview