Simpro Focused Vocabulary

Language and Culture

Every organisation has its own language and culture which means every place has their own way of doing things, behaviour and even way of speaking.  At Simpro, this means looking at things from a faith, humanity and innovation based perspective.

Categories of vocabulary at Simpro

As it is, every organisation has different sections that may have their own set of words to make sure work is done efficiently. At Simpro, some different vocabularies we will look at are: Bandsaw, Welder, Fabrication, Job Sheet, Machines, Assembly, Lunch Room and Names. If you have any others, please feel free to add to your shared Word-List on Google Docs.

Bandsaw

What do these words mean to you? And how do you say them?

Vice

Tight, tighten

Loose, loosen

Square

Angle

Flat (as in flat bar)

Round (as in round bar)

Tube

Pipe

Channel

End-stop

Blade

Long, length

Wide, width

High, height

Welder

Torch
Fillet
Chamfer
Grind, grinder
Current (welding current)
Wire (welding wire)
Contact tip
Feed speed (of wire)
Vertical
Horizontal
Gap
Flush

Fabrication

Solid
Hollow
RHS (Rectangular hollow section)
SHS (square hollow section)
Gusset
Tab
Penetration
Triangle
Fix, repair, do again
Table, bench
Linisher
Drill press
Lathe
Rack
Shelf
Put away
Crane
Hoist
Right, left
Top, bottom
Above, below
Beside
Between
Around

Job/ Time Sheet

Clock

Log in, log out

Clean up

Sweep

Start

Finish

Meeting

Health, safety

Smoko, break

Knock on, knock off

Deliver, delivery

Collect

Custom

Standard

New, old

Machines

Bending machine
Punch and shear machine
Plasma cutting
Laser cutting
Bin-tipper
Dumpmaster
MegaDumper
Multi-Tip
Ezi-MT
Forklift
Stacker
Pallet truck
Powered
Lithium-ion
Truck

Assembly

Chain
Castor
Bolt, nut
Flat Washer, spring washer
Spanner
Screwdriver
Battery
Socket
Pliers
Hammer

Lunch Room

Coffee, tea

Milk, water

Cup, glass

Table, chairs

Door, window

Microwave

Fridge

Biscuit

Clean, tidy, wash

Names

Steve

Dirk

Heather

Benjy

Braden

Marek

Basil

Param

Jessie

Focus of the week:

This week we will look at words from work and learn what they mean and how to say these. All the best!

Brainteaser:

An Introduction to the Academic Word List

The Academic Word List (AWL) 

AWL was developed by Averil Coxhead as her MA thesis at the School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. 

We will use some of the words on this list to do some meaning and pronunciation activity.

A Test of the Academic Word List: 

Instructions Choose a word on the left that matches a meaning on the right. Write the number of that word next to its meaning. 

Here is an example: 

Choose a word on the left that matches a meaning on the right. Write the number of that word next to its meaning.

List 1:

List 2:

List 3:

List 4:

Some Daily Activities

Common words/ terms used in English

Word Game: 

The first thing we will do today is play a little word game. 

There are five sentences but the words have been mixed up. Can you put them in the correct order to make the sentences correctly?

1. homework                   do                       my                       I                  always
2. never                           class                    I                           in                 talk
3. dictionary                    use                    always                  my               I
4. understand                 I                         people                  never           English
5. my             I           play           on               sometimes          phone      English        games

Write the correct sentences in your notebooks.

Learning English

Now we will look at you as a learner of the English language. Copy the following questions in your books and tell me which of these things you do when you are trying to learn better English. How often do you do this?

Reading a piece of information:

Look at the information in Farhad's diary below and answer the questions that follow in your books.

1. Which day does Farhad go swimming? 
2. What time does he go swimming? 
3. How many days does he work? 
4. How long is his shift? 
5. What time does he start college? 
6. What time does he finish college? 
7. How long is his class? 
8. How many days does he go to college? 
9. What does he do on Thursday? 
10. When does he meet Amar? 

Pathways Awarua

Let's go back to Pathways Awarua. Log on to your account and complete the next two pages on there.

Page source: Study Skills

Pathways Awarua Digital Tool

Pathways Awarua:

is an online tool that can help you practice literacy, numeracy and other skills. 

Google search Pathways Awarua. Then click on register.

Register for the tool by filling in this form.

Click on no join code and choose ‘I have left school’ to get a code for yourself.

Next log on to your account using your user name and password. Log on for Learner.

This should take you to this menu on the left of your page:

Click on the sixth category down: WordFit. 

Your  page should look like this now:

Next I would like you to click on 1000 everyday words and begin the activity.

Have fun 😀

Add any new words to your new Vocabulary list. Remember: 

• copy the word;
• look up its meaning;
• copy the meaning in your book;
• write a sentence using the word; and
• practise saying the words many times.

Vocabulary building

The Categories Game

• Draw a table and write these words as your topics:
• country, person, vegetable/ fruit, animal, job, colour.

• Country	Person	Vegetable/ Fruit	Animal	Job	Colour

• When I give you a letter, you will write a word beginning with it for all categories on your table (e.g. If I say 'S', you can write: Spain, Sam, Starfruit, Snake, Sailor, Scarlet).

• Country	Person	Vegetable/ Fruit	Animal	Job	Colour
  Spain	Sam	Starfruit	Snake	Sailor	Scarlet

• The first person to finish should use the 'thumbs up' on our Zoom meeting.
• Call out your words when it is your turn.
• We will then begin the game again by calling out a different letter.

• The 5 Why's
• A Lean Tool of Problem-solving
• What do these words mean to you?

• Word	Meaning
  Lean
  Tool
  Problem-solving

• The basics of 5 Why is rather simple. You just ask the question “Why?” five times to find the root cause of a problem. This is often showed with a simple example like:
  
  
  • The car will not start.
  • Why? – The battery is dead.
  • Why? – The alternator is not working.
  • Why? – The alternator belt has broken.
  • Why? – The alternator belt was worn out.
  • Why? – The car was not maintained (the root cause). [Source: 5 Whys]
  

• Now tell me in your own words, what is the 5 Why.

Now that you know what the 5 Why is, I want you to think of a problem that you may have faced lately.

What was the problem or issue?

e.g. A problem I faced recently was I ran through a red light.

What does that mean? To run through a red light?

Then I want you to use the 5 Why to come to the root cause of your problem.

e.g. 

[Source: 5 whys analysis tool]

Once you have finished writing your 5 whys, I want you to post these as a comment on this page.

Presentation

Now each person will present their 5 whys to the class.

Vocabulary List

From now on, I expect each of you to make your own vocabulary list in your books. I want you to put 

• any new or difficult words we look at in class;
• look up what it means and copy the meaning in your book;
• use that word in a sentence so you know how to use it;
• practice saying the word do you can pronounce it right.

Some words I can suggest for your list are: 

introductory, questionnaire, personal, originally, star sign, earliest memory, exciting, celebrity, presentation, vocabulary, lean, tool, problem-solving

Example of what your list can look like:

Vocabulary list

Word	Meaning	Use in a sentence	How to say it
exciting	something that makes me really happy or engaged	The movie was exciting!	3 sounds ex-ci-ting