English for Civil Engineering is written to fulfill students' needs to learn English for Specific Purposes. This book is designed to provide an opportunity for the students to develop their English skills more communicatively and meaningfully. It consists of twenty eight units. Each unit presents reading, writing, and speaking section. Reading section consists of pre-reading, reading comprehension, and vocabulary exercises related to the topic of the text. In writing section, some structure and sentence patterns are completed with guided writing exercises. Meanwhile, in speaking section students are provided with models and examples followed by practical activities which are presented in various ways. The materials have been arranged and graded in accordance with their language levels. Above all, to improve the quality of this textbook, criticisms and suggestions for better editions are highly appreciated.
Unit 1 RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES OF CIVIL ENGINEERS 3
Writing Auto-Biography 6
This is Me 10
Unit 2 THE STRUCTURE OF ENGINEERING MATERIALS 16
Writing About Interests and Talents 18
Telling About Interests and Talents 21
Unit 3 ALEXANDRE GUSTAVE EIFFEL 27
The Reason I Go to This University 30
That’s a Vibrant University 34
Unit 4 INDUSTRIAL MINERALS 41
The Reason Why I Choose Civil Engineering 44
This is a Cool Department 47
Unit 5 PUERTO RICO DAM FAILURE PROMPTS MASS EVACUATION 52
Writing Your Achievement 54
Yeah, I Made it! 57
Unit 6 SOIL MECHANICS 63
Writing About Life Principles (1) 66
The Things I Like Most 68
Unit 7 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING 76
Writing About Life Principles (2) 79
The Things I do not Like 82
Unit 8 STRUCTURES AND MEMBERS 87
Writing a Cover Letter 90
I Love this Position: Showing Enthusiasm at Work 93
Unit 9 THE SURAMADU BRIDGE, THE LONGEST BRIDGE IN INDONESIA 99
Writing Your Potential Skills 101
Am I the Right Person for this Position? (1) 105
Unit 10 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN INDONESIA 111
Describing a Strong Personality 114
Am I the Right Person for this Position? (2) 117
Unit 11 EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING 123
Writing Your Weak Traits 127
Well, I Promise to Improve it 130
Unit 12 GAMESA TO SUPPLY TURBINES FOR INDONESIA’S FIRST WIND FARM 137
Writing a Company Profile 139
This is an Extremely Good Company: Presenting a Company Profile 142
Unit 13 INSTALLING SMOKE DETECTORS AND FIRE ALARMS 147
Writing Your Expectations 151
Telling Your Expectations 154
Unit 14 IDENTIFYING MINERALS BY PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 159
Anticipating Rejection/Acceptance 162
Showing Condolences 164
Unit 15 FLUID MECHANICS 171
Writing the Scholarship Essay 176
What Should I do With this Fellowship Form? 180
Unit 16 DRINKING WATER SUPPLY 187
Writing a Motivation Letter 190
Sure I am the Best Person 194
Unit 17 WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND WATER USE 199
Writing the Place of Origin 203
Making an Appointment 207
Unit 18 URBAN FLOOD DISASTER MANAGEMENT 215
Writing Information About the New Study Places 218
Making and Declining Invitations 220
Unit 19 PIPING DESIGN 225
Giving Suggestions 228
Do I Need to Attend a Pre-Departure Training Here? 232
Unit 20 INDONESIA LAUNCHES TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM 239
Visa Application 241
Visa, Visa, Visa, What Should i do? 247
Unit 21 WHAT IS THE ANNUAL INCOME OF A CIVIL TRAFFIC ENGINEER? 253
Writing a List of What to Bring 256
Don’t Miss the Documents! 260
Unit 22 STANDARDS FOR HIGHWAY DESIGN 265
Writing a Housing Application Form 269
Asking and Giving Directions 273
Unit 23 ADAPTATION OF BUILDINGS TO CLIMATE CHANGE 279
University Directions 282
Wow, Thats’s Big! Will I Get Lost? 286
Unit 24 RISK MANAGEMENT 293
A Permission Letter for Prayer Time 295
Can I Get My Privileges as an Overseas Student? (Prayer Time): Politeness 297
Unit 25 EARTHQUAKE-PROOF BUILDINGS 303
Writing an Apology Letter 306
Saying Sorry 309
Unit 26 INDONESIAN HOUSING POLICIES 316
Writing an Email to a Counselling Center 319
Can I Get Any Help? 323
Unit 27 SMART CITY 329
Writing Your Presentation 332
Do I Forget My Powerpoint? 335
Unit 28 AMAZING CHINA - CIVIL ENGINEERING WONDERS 341
Outline Your Ideas 344
Well, This is My Perspective 345
BIBLIOGRAPHY 351
