Life Cycle of a Plant: Actions in Sequence

Unit on Actions in Sequence

• The unit focuses on the scientific concept of Process, using the life cycle of a plant as a carrier content to teach language related to process.

Language of Process

• The language of process is the real content, while the life cycle of a plant is the carrier content.
• The life cycle is an authentic topic that can be used to teach language related to process without getting into technical details.

Teaching Language

• Using a table of statistics is another way to teach the language of comparison, where the statistics are the carrier content, and the language of comparison is the real content.

Exercise 2

• Exercise 2 focuses on the notion of quantity, presenting a range of lexical items related to 'too much' and 'too little'.

Critique of The Structure of Technical English

• The book focused on linguistic analysis, covering language, especially semi-technical vocabulary, but lacked authenticity and had repetitive exercises.

Developments in ESP

• Materials produced under Register Analysis followed a similar pattern, starting with a specialist reading passage.

Book Outline

• The book covers topics such as teacher-generated material, learner-generated material, materials and technology, classroom practice, assessment, and more.

Objectives of the Book

• The book aims to pull together the theory and practice of English for Specific Purposes, drawing on experience in EAP and EOP, and different parts of the world.