理工職場(chǎng)英語Unit2

1、unit 2 design and testinglessonsteam projectreviewadditional resourcesexitunit 2 design and testinglesson 1. establishing industrial design as a professionlesson 2. no single, unified style of industrial designlesson 3. compromises and engineering designslesson 4. value engineeringlesson 5. testing

2、your productslesson 6. choosing to performance-test productsexitunit 2 design and testingadditional activitiesreading resourceswriting resourcesunit testgrammar resourcesadditional resourcesexitlook at the photos in exercise b and discuss the questions in pairs.n lesson 1 establishing industrial des

3、ign as a professiona1. what do you think all these items have in common?2. when do you think each of these items was designed?listen and complete the summary of the life of raymond loewy. then listen again and complete the notes below with examples of loewy designs.bkeyscriptleaves france for the un

4、ited states19291918raymond loewy is born in paris, france.18931919receives degree in electrical engineeringreceives first industrial design commission starts his own design firmkeydesigns wide variety of household products with rounded corners and simplified lines, e.g., frigidaire refrigerators and

5、 freezers1945from 1937designs coldspot refrigerator19341930s and 40sredesigns coca-cola bottleforms raymond loewy associateskey19611955designs greyhounds scenicruiser bus1954 1960designs avanti sports car for studebakerredesigns coca-cola bottle196773designs five-cent u.s. postage stamp, john f. ken

6、nedy19641971designs shell logoworks for nasa, designs interiors for apollo and skylabdesigns coca-colas first aluminum cankey1. household consumer goods: _2. transportation: _3. soft drinks: _4. miscellaneous: _refrigerators,electric shavers, toothbrushes, radioslocomotives and passenger cars, greyh

7、ounds scenicruiser bus, studebakers avanti sports car, apollo and skylab spacecraftcoca-colas contour bottle, coca-colas first aluminum canu.s. postage stamp, shell logoscriptread the sentences and circle each true or false.c1. by 1920, loewy had already left france. true false2. by 1940, loewy had

8、worked for the pennsylvania railroad. true false3. by 1958, he had designed both bottles and cans for coca-cola. true false4. when he designed the avanti, he had already designed other cars. true false5. by 1928, loewy had established his own design firm. true false6. by 1965, loewy had started work

9、ing for nasa. true false7. by the 1970s, loewy had even designed postage stamps. true falsekeyread the text and complete each space with the correct form of the verb in parentheses. the first one has been done for you.d through his accomplishments in product design, raymond loewy (1) _ (help) to est

10、ablish industrial design as a profession. by the end of his life, his career (2) _ (encompass) all applications of modern industrial design, from consumer products to interior building space, packaging, and transportation. long before his death, loewy (3) _ (become) one of the best-known industrial

11、designers of the twentieth century and his vision of beauty through the use of streamlined, highly functional forms (4) _ (shape) modern industrial design in the united states. for decades, his work (5) _ (permeate) the nations lifestyle and influencedand (6) _ (continue) to influence todaycountless

12、 aspects of american life.keyhelpedhad encompassed had becomehad shapedpermeatedcontinuesdiscuss these questions in pairs or small groups.e in your opinion, what were loewys most impressive design achievements? where can loewys influence on the world of industrial design still be seen?3. what does l

13、oewys career reveal about the work of an industrial designer?4. what aspects of industrial design do you find most and least appealing?research and prepare an illustrated written report about a well-known present-day industrial designer from your own country or from abroad.fnarrator: raymond loewy w

14、as born in paris, france in 1893. he obtained a degree in electrical engineering in 1918. one year later, he left france for the united states. he first worked as a fashion illustrator for vogue magazine and also designed window displays for department stores in new york city. in 1929, he received h

15、is first industrial design commissionto modernize the appearance of gestetners duplicating machine. loewys design was to remain unchanged for the next forty years. in the same year, loewy started his own design firm. in 1934, he designed the coldspot refrigerator for sears, roebuck and co. it was a

16、great commercial success and it won first prize at the paris international exposition of 1937. starting in 1937, loewy began working for the pennsylvania railroad, designing streamlined styling for their passenger trains. over the following years, he designed various locomotives and passenger cars.

17、during the 1930s and 1940s, loewy designed a wide range of household products with rounded corners and simplified lines such as the frigidaire range of refrigerators and freezers. he made important contributions to the designs of electric shavers, toothbrushes, office machines, ballpoint pens, radio

18、s, bottles for soft drinks, packages, etc. in 1945, with five partners, he formed raymond loewy associates, which was to become the largest industrial design firm in the world. in 1954, he designed greyhounds scenicruiser bus. in 1955, loewy redesigned coca-colas famous contour bottle adding the dis

19、tinctive white lettering and in 1960 he designed coca- colas first aluminum can. in 1961, he designed the now classic avanti sports car for studebaker, for whom he had worked previously on other cars. as a designer, loewys range was impressive. in 1964, he even designed a us postage stampthe five-ce

20、nt stamp featuring john f. kennedy. from 1967 to 1973, loewy worked for nasa designing interiors for the apollo and skylab spacecraft. in 1971, he designed the distinctive yellow and red shell logo that is still used today.narrator: raymond loewy was born in paris, france in 1893. he obtained a degr

21、ee in electrical engineering in 1918. one year later, he left france for the united states. he first worked as a fashion illustrator for vogue magazine and also designed window displays for department stores in new york city. in 1929, he received his first industrial design commissionto modernize th

22、e appearance of gestetners duplicating machine. loewys design was to remain unchanged for the next forty years. in the same year, loewy started his own design firm. in 1934, he designed the coldspot refrigerator for sears, roebuck and co. it was a great commercial success and it won first prize at t

23、he paris international exposition of 1937. starting in 1937, loewy began working for the pennsylvania railroad, designing streamlined styling for their passenger trains. over the following years, he designed various locomotives and passenger cars. during the 1930s and 1940s, loewy designed a wide ra

24、nge of household products with rounded corners and simplified lines such as the frigidaire range of refrigerators and freezers. he made important contributions to the designs of electric shavers, toothbrushes, office machines, ballpoint pens, radios, bottles for soft drinks, packages, etc. in 1945,

25、with five partners, he formed raymond loewy associates, which was to become the largest industrial design firm in the world. in 1954, he designed greyhounds scenicruiser bus. in 1955, loewy redesigned coca-colas famous contour bottle adding the distinctive white lettering and in 1960 he designed coc

26、a- colas first aluminum can. in 1961, he designed the now classic avanti sports car for studebaker, for whom he had worked previously on other cars. as a designer, loewys range was impressive. in 1964, he even designed a us postage stampthe five-cent stamp featuring john f. kennedy. from 1967 to 197

27、3, loewy worked for nasa designing interiors for the apollo and skylab spacecraft. in 1971, he designed the distinctive yellow and red shell logo that is still used today.n lesson 2 no single, unified style of industrial designread and discuss the text in small groups.aaccording to currently prevail

28、ing standards of industrial design, a product, apart from being cost-effective in its use of resources, should satisfy the following criteria, though the relative importance of any of these standards will vary depending on the object:expression of function in terms of formbeauty of line, color, prop

29、ortion, and textureconvenience and/or comfort in usehigh efficiency and safety of operationdurabilityease of maintenance and repairlook at the following list of products and, for each one, write the industrial design criteria that you think would have, relatively, more importance.b1. a lawn mower: _

30、2. an office desk lamp: _3. a garbage collection truck: _4. a mobile phone: _5. a washing machine: _discuss your answers in pairs.clook at the photos and discuss the questions in pairs.d which computer mouse do you prefer and why? which toaster do you prefer and why?3. what design improvements, if a

31、ny, would you suggest for either item?you are going to hear someone talking about four trends in industrial design. listen and number the topics in the order that they are discussed. four of the topics below are not mentioned. then listen again and take notes of the positive views expressed about ea

32、ch topic.eothe origins of industrial design oan emphasis on impersonalityoartificially accelerated obsolescence othe role of art in designopackaging o “classics” of industrial designothe cost of industrial design ostreamliningkeyscript1432scriptkeyscriptnatural part of mass production marketing, rep

33、resents average tasteprotective shells, safe and clean, neat and attractivesmooth, clean designsvery appealing to the eyevery effective from an economic point of viewgoes against individual expressionsuperficialtrend taken to ridiculous extremesunacceptable to persuade people to replace things soone

34、r than would usually be necessarynow listen to another speaker offering a contrasting point of view and complete the rest of the chart.fscriptkeyin small groups, debate the merits of the two speakers respective points of view.gwrite an article about the way you think industrial design will change in

35、 the future.hhistory capsulegerman architect and designer peter behrens(18681940) is considered by many to be the firstindustrial designer. in 1907, he created the entirecorporate identity for aeg. among his students were architects and designers like walter gropius, mies van der rohe, and le corbus

36、ier.speaker a: there is no single, unified style of industrial design but there are four trends that we can identify. one of these is a stress on impersonality in designsomething that peter behrens was one of the first to establish. it is characterized by a certain neutrality of expression, whether

37、a design comes from an individual or a group. in my opinion, this is just a natural part of mass production and marketing and it represents average taste. another trend we can see in industrial design is the way designers try to wrap or package products. complex electronic or mechanical devicesperha

38、ps designed by other engineers have protective shells that keep them safe and clean and that also look neat and attractive. theres also the continuing tendency to streamline designs. this design principle goes back to the 1930s with people like raymond loewy, who was a very influential industrial de

39、signer. streamlined designs have contours designed to offer minimum resistance when moving through air or water. these designs are smooth and clean and extremely appealing to the eye. the fourth trend i can identify is artificially accelerated obsolescence. this refers to the practice of changing a

40、design intentionally to try to get people to replace the things they have with new ones. its not just the design, of course. advertising and changes in fashion play a large part as well. from an economic point of view, well, its very effective.speaker a: there is no single, unified style of industri

41、al design but there are four trends that we can identify. one of these is a stress on impersonality in designsomething that peter behrens was one of the first to establish. it is characterized by a certain neutrality of expression, whether a design comes from an individual or a group. in my opinion,

42、 this is just a natural part of mass production and marketing and it represents average taste. another trend we can see in industrial design is the way designers try to wrap or package products. complex electronic or mechanical devicesperhaps designed by other engineers have protective shells that k

43、eep them safe and clean and that also look neat and attractive. theres also the continuing tendency to streamline designs. this design principle goes back to the 1930s with people like raymond loewy, who was a very influential industrial designer. streamlined designs have contours designed to offer

44、minimum resistance when moving through air or water. these designs are smooth and clean and extremely appealing to the eye. the fourth trend i can identify is artificially accelerated obsolescence. this refers to the practice of changing a design intentionally to try to get people to replace the thi

45、ngs they have with new ones. its not just the design, of course. advertising and changes in fashion play a large part as well. from an economic point of view, well, its very effective.speaker b: i agree with your list of the prevailing trends in industrial design. but, personally, i have doubts abou

46、t a number of things. for example, this emphasis on impersonality. to me, it goes against individual expressionas if we all have to submit to “the machine.” as for the exterior packaging that covers up the engineering insides” of a product, well, to me this is sort of superficial. i think some indus

47、trial designers spend too much time and money on this. what you say about streamlining is true. people seem to like smooth, sleek lines. they suggest speed and movement. but, i think weve taken this trend to ridiculous extremes. i mean, why do we streamline things like toasters when they have nothin

48、g to do with movement or speed? as for your last point, this is also true, regrettably. i can understandand acceptthe idea of artificially accelerated obsolescence in things that are just fashion items but i think it is unacceptable to try to persuade people to replace things like household applianc

49、es sooner than would usually be necessary as a result of normal wear and tear.n lesson 3 compromises and engineering designsin pairs or small groups, discuss the questions.a1. what does the word “dilemma” mean?2. what sorts of dilemmas might you face in your studies or in your work?3. what do you un

50、derstand by the term “trilemma”?work in groups of three. you are part of a software design team. read the information on the role cards and assign one card to each person in your group.b _ _working alone, make notes about the software product you want to make.cthis computer game will have a low cost

51、. we will try to launch it by . . .work again in the same group of three. take turns sharing your ideas with the other members of your group.dyou can make a high-quality product and you can bring it to market quickly, but _.you can make a high-quality, low-cost product, but _.3. you can make a low-c

52、ost product and you can bring it to market quickly, but _.complete the sentences to explain the software economics “trilemma.”eit will have a high costyou will not be able to bring it to market quicklyit will not be a high-quality productkeycomplete the text with the nouns in the box. there are two

53、extra words. the first one has been done for you.fcompromises costs designs engineers markets mathematics merits models requirements solutions (1) _ use their knowledge of science and (2)_, along with their own relevant experience, to find a suitable solution or solutions to a problem. they create a

54、ppropriate mathematical (3) _ of a problem, they analyze it, and then test potential(4) _. usually there are a number of reasonable solutions to a problem. so, engineers evaluate each design option on its (5) _ and choose the solution that best meets their (6) _. (7) _ are at the heart of all engine

55、ering (8)_. the “best” design is the one that meets as many of the given requirements as possible.engineersmathematicsmodelssolutionsmeritsrequirementscompromisesdesignskeydiscuss the text and think about how these principles apply to your studies or to your work.gyou have been assigned the task of

56、designing a new hand-held computer game device. first, complete the lists of desirable design values with the correct nouns and adjectives. the first one has been done for you.hhattractivereliabilitysafehigh-qualityefficiencycompactnesslightweightkeyadd any other desirable design values that you thi

57、nk are relevant to this product.iwork in groups. discuss the ways in which one design characteristic might conflict with others and the design compromises you would have to make.jif we make it moredurable, that will increase the weight and also the cost.but if we make it more lightweight, it wont be

58、 so strong.share the conclusions of your groups discussion with the rest of the class.kn lesson 4 value engineeringadiscuss the questions in pairs or small groups.1. what do you understand by the term “value engineering”?2. when did engineers first start to apply principles of value engineering?3. h

59、ow do engineers value engineer a product?value engineering: _value: _ origin of the concept: _applying value engineering: 1._2._3._4._listen to an interview about value engineering and complete the notes. check and compare your answers. ba method for improving the value of productthe ratio of functi

60、on to cost by accident, world war ii, general electric, shortages, look for adequate substitutes, use of substitutes reduced production costs or improved productsanalyze the functions of a productthink of alternativeskeyscriptevaluate all the alternatives and compare them with the productchoose the