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    Course: Technical English and Terminology

    Target audience: Students of:

    M1 Automation and industrial informatics

    Lecturer: Abderahmane Ganouche

    Contact details: ganouche.ar.89@gmail.com

    Evaluation methodology: Your assessment will be based on a set of standards that includes: Tutorial tests in the University platform (I mean here while learning), assignments, and eventually (if possible) a written exam. 


    Learning Methodology: Read the courses carefully for several times, and translate any suspected understanding. Translate to all languages that you understand. Translate both words and phrases and see the difference. Use Cambridge dictionary (or Oxford dictionary or any other reliable dictionary) to understand the meaning of words, and also you can hear the pronunciation of words by clicking on the sound icon. Use the Chat rooms and Forums to interact with your colleagues, I will be there if necessary. Think in English for 15 minutes a day, and keep it going. Do the tests and see the feedback if available. Fortunately for everyone, most of word processing environments are equipped with spelling checkers. However, it is worth stating that I am using British English either for spelling or speaking, so do not consider the difference as typos. 

    NB: Depending on how you perform and how fast you learn, oral sessions will be considered. 

    I wish you the best of luck. 

    • The deadline for completing all the work is the 10th of January, 2025.

      آخر أجل لإنهاء جميع الأعمال هو يوم 10 جانفي 2025

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      Closed: Sunday, 15 December 2024, 12:00 AM

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      هل تريد إجراء اختبار كتابي ؟ 

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  • Contents

    • Unit 01:

      ‎(Grammar)‎

      Verb Tenses

      Unit 02: 

      ‎(Vocabulary)‎

      Electrical and Electronics

      Unit 03:

      ‎(assignment)‎

      Writing an Abstract

      Unit 04:

      ‎(Grammar)‎

      Conditionals

      Unit 05: 

      ‎(Vocabulary)‎

      Telecommunications

      Unit 06:

      ‎(Grammar)‎

      Active vs. Passive

      Unit 07: 

      ‎(Vocabulary)‎

      Engineering

      Unit 08:

      ‎(assignment)‎

      Writing a Report

      Unit 09:

      ‎(Grammar)‎

      Countable vs. Uncountable

      Unit 10:

      ‎(Vocabulary)‎

      Information Technology

      Unit 11:

      ‎(Grammar)‎

      Adjective Forms

      Unit 12:

      ‎(Vocabulary)‎

      Energy

      Unit 13:

      (Assessment)

      Grammar & Vocabulary

      Unit 14:

      ‎‎

      Bibliography


  • Unit 01:‎ ‎(Grammar)‎ Verb Tenses

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    • Present tenses:

       

      Some uses

      Positive

      (affirmative)

      negative

      interrogative

      Present simple

      To describe habits or something that we think is more or less permanent,

      I/you/we/they +verb

      He/she/it + verb + s/es/ies

      Exp: He solves the problem

      do/does + not + verb

      Exp: You do not succeed the exam

      do/does + subject + verb

      Exp: How long does it take from your home to University?

      Present continuous

      (present progressive)

      To describe a fixed future plan, or an activity around or at the time of speaking

      The present simple of “be” + verb + ing

      Exp: You are developing a new strategy

      Present simple of be + not + ‎verb + ing

      Exp: The program is not working

      am/is/are + subject + verb + ing

      Exp: Are you studying?

      Present perfect simple

      To describe an activity that happens at a non-specific time in the past

      have/has + past participle

      Exp: You have answered all questions

      ‎have/has + not + past participle‎

      Exp : She has not studied well

      have/has + subject + past participle

      Exp: Have I finished the course?

      Present perfect continuous

      To describe an activity started in the past and still happening at the time of speaking, or to describe a temporary situations or habits

      have/has + ‎been + verb + ing

      Exp: We have been working on it when you call me

      have/has + not + been + verb + ing

      Exp: They have not been preparing for the exam

      have/has ‎+ subject + been + verb + ing

      Exp: Have they been reading?

      NB: in spoken English and non-academic writing you can use the short form: do not = don’t, is not = isn’t, has not = hasn’t, … etc.

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    • Past tenses:

       

      Some uses

      Positive

      (affirmative)

      negative

      interrogative

      Past simple

      To describe an activity that happens at a definite time in the past

      regular verb + ed

      Exp: He solved the problem

      did + not + verb

      Exp: You did not succeed the exam

      did + subject + verb

      Exp: How long did it take you from your home to University?

      Past  continuous

      (Past ‎progressive)

      To describe an action in the past that overlaps another action

      was/were + verb + ing

      Exp: You were developing a new strategy when I finished my lectures

      was/were + not + ‎verb + ing

      Exp: The program was not working

      was/were + subject + verb + ing

      Exp: Were you studying?

      Past ‎perfect simple

      To describe an action that happened before another action in the past

      had + past participle

      Exp: You had answered all questions before I arrived

      had + not + past participle‎

      Exp : She had not studied well

      had + subject + past participle

      Exp: Had I finished the course already?

      Past‎ perfect continuous

      To describe an activity that started in the past and continued up to another activity in the past

      had + been + verb + ing

      Exp: We had been working on it when you called me

      had + not + been + verb + ing

      Exp: They had not been preparing for the exam

      had + subject + been + verb + ing

      Exp: Had they been reading?

      NB: in spoken English and non-academic writing you can use the short form: did not = didn’t, was not = wasn’t, had not = hadn’t, … etc. ‎

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    • Future tenses:

       

      Some uses

      Positive

      (affirmative)

      negative

      interrogative

      Future simple

      It is chosen when there is no reason to chose another future form

      will + verb

      Exp: He will solve the problem

      will + not + verb

      Exp: You will not succeed the exam

      will + subject + verb

      Exp: How long will it take from Collo to Skikda?

      Future continuous

      (Past ‎progressive)

      To describe an action ‎in the future that ‎overlaps another ‎action ‎

      will + be + verb + ing

      Exp: You will be developing a new strategy when I finish my lectures

      will+ not + ‎be + verb + ing

      Exp: The program will not be working

      will + subject + be + verb + ing

      Exp: Will you be studying?

      Future ‎perfect simple

      To describe an action in the future which finishes before a certain time, but we don’t know exactly when

      will + have + past participle

      Exp: At ten o’clock, you will have answered all questions

      will + not + have + past participle‎

      Exp : She will not have studied the English

      will + subject + have + past participle

      Exp: Will I have finished the course?

      Future‎ perfect continuous

      Similarly with present/past perfect continuous, but in future

      will + have + been + verb + ing

      Exp: We will have been working on it for ten moths next week

      will + not + have + been + verb + ing

      Exp: They will not have been preparing for the exam

      will + subject + have + been + verb + ing

      Exp: Will they have been reading?

      NB: in spoken English and non-academic writing you can use the short form: will = ’ll, will not = won’t. ‎

  • Unit 02: ‎ ‎(Vocabulary)‎ Electrical and Electronics

  • Unit 03: ‎ ‎(assignment)‎ Writing an Abstract

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    • Write a big abstract of the thesis of your previous degree. 

      The abstract must have a number of words ranging between 100 and 150 words. 

      In scientific and academic writing, only present simple, present perfect and past simple are used. Very rarely are used the past perfect (for instance when we talk about something that was true in the past but is no longer true) and the future tense (for instance when we talk about future works).

      You may start by introducing the subject highlighting its importance. Then turn to the problematic describing it clearly. Then you can talk about what you did, and what you found, and how the results were. Then you can provide some future works that you suggest for future generations. 

      NB: For those who were together in their dissertations. You can submit just one copy indicating all contributors. 

      اكتب ملخصًا كبيرًا لمذكرة التخرج السابقة

       يجب أن يحتوي الملخص على عدد من الكلمات يتراوح بين 100 و 150 كلمة

      يمكنك بدء الملخص بتقديم الموضوع مشددًا على أهميته. ثم تنتقل إلى القضية المثيرة واصفًا إياها بوضوح. ثم يمكنك الحديث عن ما فعلته، وما وجدت، وكيف كانت النتائج. ثم يمكنك تقديم بعض الأعمال المستقبلية التي تقترحها للأجيال القادمة

      ملاحظة: بالنسبة لأولئك الذين قاموا بأطروحاتهم معًا، يمكنكم تقديم نسخة واحدة بها أسماء جميع المساهمين.

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  • Unit 04:‎ ‎(Grammar)‎ Conditionals

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    • Conditionals are used to describe the outcome of (i) something that can happen in the present or future, or (ii) something that might have happened in the past but did not.

      There are four types of conditionals:

      Conditional

      Uses

      If clause

      Main clause

      zero

      The result will always happen

      Present

      Present

      Exp: If water reaches 0 degree Celsius, it freezes.

      first

      The result might happen

      Present

      Will + verb

      Exp: If you learn, you will succeed.

      second

      The result is impossible in the present, or less likely in the future

      Past simple

      Would + verb

      Exp: If you learned, you would succeed.

      third

      The result did not happen

      Past perfect

      Would + have + past participle

      Exp: If you had learned, you would have succeeded.
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  • Unit 05: ‎ ‎(Vocabulary)‎ Telecommunications

  • Unit 06:‎ ‎(Grammar)‎ Active vs. Passive

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    • Active Passive
      Uses To describe activities and events In scientific writing, or to describe activities and events but the doer does not interest us
      Form Subject + Verb in any tense + Object Object + verb to be in the same tense as the active voice verb + past participle of the Verb + by Subject
      Example I am making the pizza The pizza is being made [by me]
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  • Unit 07: ‎ ‎(Vocabulary)‎ Engineering

  • Unit 08: ‎ ‎(assignment)‎ Writing a Report

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    • You have to carry out research on a topic, then write a report on it. 

      Divide yourselves into groups of 4 to 5.
      When agreeing on a team, one of the team members will send me a message containing the names of the team. The message must be sent here on the platform or through the email above. Then I will send you a list of suggested topics and you will choose one of them. The priority in choosing topics is for the team that texts me first.

      There are 23 topics, and they cannot be repeated, that is to say, each team will work on a different topic from the other teams' topics.

      The report size must be within 400-500 words.

       عليكم إعداد بحث صغير حول موضوع ما، وكتابة تقرير حوله

      .قسموا أنفسكم إلى مجموعات من 4 الى 5 طلبة

      عند الاتفاق على فريق ما، يرسل لي أحد أعضاء الفريق رسالة بها أسماء أعضاء الفريق، الرسالة تكون هنا عبر المنصة أو عن طريق البريد الالكتروني أعلاه. بعدها سأرسل لكم قائمة المواضيع المقترحة وتختارون أحدها. تكون الأولوية في اختيار المواضيع للمجموعة التي تراسلني أولا

      هناك 23 موضوع، ولا يمكن تكرارها، أي كل فريق سيعمل على موضوع مختلف عن مواضيع الفرق الأخرى

      يجب أن يكون حجم التقرير في حدود 400-500 كلمة

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  • Unit 09:‎ ‎(Grammar)‎ Countable vs. Uncountable

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    • One way to classify nouns is whether they are countable or uncountable.

      Countable nouns are used for things that can be counted using numbers, and, therefore, have both singular and plural forms. For example: pen, pens, book, books, ... etc.

      Uncountable nouns, are used for things that cannot be counted using numbers, and they only can have singular form (usually they do not have a plural form). For example: Time, we cannot say times, weather, we cannot say weathers, water, we cannot say waters, ... etc. 

      If someone wanted to ask about the quantity of a countable noun, he would say "how many?", but, if he wanted to ask about the quantity of an uncountable noun, he would say "how much?". For example: How many tables do we need? How much milk is there? 

      Countable nouns can use "a" or "an" for singular or "some" for plural. For example: There is a book on the shelf, I have some friends in Turkey. 

      A quantity of an uncountable noun can be expressed using a word or expression like: some, much, a bit of, a pair of, a lot of, a cup of, one kilogram of, one litre of, ... etc. For example: Give me some bread and a cup of milk, a lot of research has been done on the subject, I wear a pair of gloves in cold weather. 

      Depending on the situation or context, some uncountable nouns can be used as countable nouns. For example: (countable) We will have three coffees, (uncountable) I do not like coffee, (countable) his grandfather got few grey hairs, (uncountable) she has long brown hair. 

      A way to know uncountable nouns is that they do not take "a" or "an" (the indefinite articles), and they cannot be pluralized. 

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  • Unit 10:‎ ‎(Vocabulary)‎ Information Technology

  • Unit 11:‎ ‎(Grammar)‎ Adjective Forms

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    • Form Examples
      Positive Adjective London city is cold.
      Comparative

      1. Adjective+er + than

      2. More + adjective + than

      3. Irregular

      1. London is colder than Skikda.

      2. Gold is more expensive than silver.

      3. The population of Seychelles is less than the population of Algeria. 
      Superlative

      1. The + adjective+est

      2. The + most + adjective

      3. Irregular

      1. Reykjavík is the coldest city in Europe.

      2. Palladium is the most expensive metal.

      3. The population of Seychelles is the least in Africa.

      Irregular adjectives are listed below:

      Positive

      Comparative

      superlative

      Good

      Better than

      The best

      Bad

      Worse than

      The worst

      Much ; many

      More than

      The most

      Few

      Less than ; fewer than

      The least ; the fewest

      Little

      Less than

      The least

      Far

      Farther than ; further than

      The farthest ; the furthest
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  • Unit 12:‎ ‎(Vocabulary)‎ Energy

  • Unit 13: (Assessment) Grammar & Vocabulary

    • Be cautious, as these two quizzes take the value of the last attempt.

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      Closed: Friday, 10 January 2025, 12:00 PM

  • Unit 14:‎ Bibliography

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    • هذا الجزء يهدف الى تحسين محتوى الدرس وطريقة عرضه مستقبلا

      فضلا لا أمرا، أجيبوا على الأسئلة أدناه بصدق

      قبل الإجابة على هذا الاستطلاع، يرجى إكمال قراءة الدورة التدريبية بأكملها وإجراء جميع الاختبارات والمهام حتى تتمكن من تقديم ملاحظات بناءة

       ما هو أكثر شيء استمتعت به في هذا الدرس؟

      ما هو الشيء الذي كنت ترغب في رؤيته في الدرس (ولم يكن موجودا)؟

      إذا كان بإمكانك تغيير شيء معين في الدرس، فماذا سيكون؟

      ما مدى سهولة أو صعوبة فهم المفاهيم؟

      ما هي موضوعات الدرس التي ترغب في أن تكون أكثر تعمقًا؟

      هل قمت بالبحث في الانترنات عن بعض مواضيع الدرس أثناء دراسته؟ لماذا؟

      كيف ترى الدرس من حيث الهيكل ؟ ‏(منطقي ، مربك، ...)‏

      كيف تصف التمارين القصيرة من حيث تنوع الأسئلة؟

      هل عناوين الدرس متسلسلة ومرتبة ترتيبا مقبولا؟ 

      ما هو الشيء الأكثر فائدة الذي تعلمته في هذا الدرس؟

      هل جعلتك الدورة تفكر بشكل مختلف حول شيء ما؟ ما هو؟

      هل كانت هناك أي لحظات شعرت فيها بالإحباط؟ لماذا؟

      ماذا تقترح لتحسين الدرس؟

      ملاحظة: هذه الأسئلة تهدف الى تحسين الدرس وليس لها علاقة بالعلامة النهائية للطالب وهي لا تؤثر لا من قريب ولا من بعيد على طريقة تقييم الطلبة. 

      يمكن إرجاع أجوبة الإستبيان عن طريق البريد الالكتروني، أو عن طريق موضوع في المنتدى المخصص لهذه الوحدة، أو عن طريق تحميل ملف في المكان المخصص لتحميل الملفات في هذه الوحدة

      This part aims to improve the content of the lesson and its presentation in the future. 

      Please, answer the below questions honestly.

      Before answering this survey, please, complete reading the entire course and do all quizzes and tasks so that you would provide a constructive feedback. 

      What did you enjoy the most about this course?

      What's the thing that you wanted to see in the course (and it wasn't there)?

      If you could change something in the course, what would it be?

      How easy / difficult are the concepts to understand?

      What topics of the course would you like to be more in-depth?

      Did you search the Internet for some subjects while studying? Why?

      How do you see the lesson in terms of structure? (Logical, confusing, ...)

      How would you describe the short exercises in terms of the diversity of questions?

      Are the course titles sequential and well ordered? 

      What is the most useful thing you learned in this lesson?

      Did the course make you think differently about something? What is it?

      Were there any moments when you felt frustrated? Why?

      What would you suggest to improve the course?

      Note: These questions aim to improve the course and have nothing to do with the final assessment of students and they do not affect the students' evaluation process in anyway.

      The feedback can be sent by e-mail, or via a subject in the forum dedicated to this unit, or by uploading a file in the file uploading space of this unit.

      Cette partie vise à améliorer le contenu de la leçon et sa présentation dans le futur.

      S'il vous plaît, répondez honnêtement aux questions ci-après.

      Avant de répondre à cette enquête, veuillez terminer la lecture de l'intégralité du cours et faire tous les quiz et tâches afin de fournir un retour constructif.

      Qu'est-ce qui vous a le plus plu dans ce cours ?

      Quelle est la chose que vous vouliez voir dans le cours (et ce n'était pas là) ?

      Si vous pouviez changer quelque chose dans le cours, qu'est-ce que ce serait ?

      Les concepts sont-ils faciles / difficiles à comprendre ?  

      Dans quelle mesure les concepts sont-ils faciles / difficiles à comprendre ?

      Quels sujets du cours aimeriez-vous approfondir ?

      Avez-vous recherché sur Internet certains sujets pendant le cours? Pourquoi ?

      Comment voyez-vous la leçon en termes de structure ? (Logique, déroutant, ...)

      Comment décririez-vous les courts exercices en termes de diversité des questions ?

      Les titres des cours sont-ils séquentiels et bien ordonnés ?

      Quelle est la chose la plus utile que vous ayez apprise dans cette leçon ?

      Le cours vous a-t-il fait penser différemment à quelque chose ? Qu'est-ce que c'est ?

      Y a-t-il eu des moments où vous vous êtes senti frustré ? Pourquoi ?

      Que suggéreriez-vous pour améliorer le cours ?

      Remarque: Ces questions visent à améliorer le cours et n'ont rien à voir avec l'évaluation finale des étudiants et elles n'affectent en aucun cas le processus d'évaluation des étudiants.

      Les commentaires peuvent être envoyés par e-mail, ou via un sujet dans le forum dédié à cette unité, ou en téléchargeant un fichier dans l'espace de téléchargement de fichiers de cette unité.

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      Due: Wednesday, 19 February 2025, 12:00 AM

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