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|Word |Word Family |Collocations |Example sentence |Synonyms |Antonyms |Other |

|advise (v) | | |p18 A computer specialist is trying to advise a nonspecialist | | | |

| | | |about which monitor to buy. | | | |

|alternative (n) | | |p17 Stage 3 of the design process is “developing alternative | | | |

| | | |solutions.” p.125 “I sketch different shapes..and choose the | | | |

| | | |best.” | | | |

|attractive (adj) | | |p19. In the design, the garden chair should look attractive | | | |

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|brief (n) | | |p19. Study the requirements in the design brief for Kenneth | | | |

| | | |Blake, a Furniture Designer. | | | |

|comfortable (adj) | | |p19. A requirement of the garden chair is: it must be | | | |

| | | |comfortable | | | |

|costings (n) | | |p21. We must plan the costings-what each part will cost—in the | | | |

| | | |design. | | | |

|design (n,v) | | |p21. I know key terms for the main stages in the design process| | | |

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|durable (n) | | |p19. I decided to use plastic because it's durable. | | | |

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|encourage (v) | | |p.19.One of the requirements of the garden chair design brief is| | | |

| | | |for the chair to be comfortable. That encourages people to sit | | | |

| | | |in the chair. | | | |

|evaluate (v) | | |p.125 I evaluate it by asking questions like: Does it meet all | | | |

| | | |the requirements? Can I make it any better, or improve it | | | |

| | | |somehow? | | | |

|examine (v) | | |p.19 I went to the local garden centre to examine the chairs | | | |

| | | |other companies made… | | | |

|full-scale (adj) | | |p.19 I made a full-scale model to make sure the chair looked | | | |

| | | |good and was comfortable. | | | |

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|function (n) | | |p18 How many functions does it have? | | | |

| | | |It has more than twenty functions. | | | |

|hard-wearing (adj) | | |p.19 Plastic is very hard-wearing. It’s durable. | | | |

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|improve (v) | | |p.17 Question: Can it be improved? | | | |

| | | |Stage: 7 evaluating | | | |

|interface (n) | | |p.18 The monitor is an important part of the human interface | | | |

| | | |with the computer. | | | |

|investigate (v) | | |p.17 Stage 3 investigating. p. 125 Then I investigate and do | | | |

| | | |some research about cross country skiers, the things they need | | | |

| | | |to carry and the weight they find comfortable. | | | |

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|lightweight (adj) | | |p.19 Requirement: It must be lightweight. | | | |

| | | |Reason: so that it is easy to lift. | | | |

|manufacturer (n) | | |p125 I’m a product developer. I have to work with the designers| | | |

| | | |on the one hand and the manufacturers on the other. | | | |

|mass-produce (v) | | |p.19 Requirement 7: easy to mass-produce | | | |

| | | |Reason d: keeps manufacturing costs low. | | | |

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|material (n) | | |p.17 Question: What are the most suitable materials? | | | |

| | | |Stage: investigating | | | |

| | | |p.18 What materials are available? | | | |

|model (n) | | |p.19 I made a full-scale model to make sure the chair looked | | | |

| | | |good and was comfortable. | | | |

|mould (n,v) | | |p.19 They made a mould and sent me a prototype chair. | | | |

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|prototype (n) | | |p.17 Question h: How can we make a prototype? | | | |

| | | |Stage 5: realization | | | |

|Word |Word Family |Collocations |Example sentence |Synonyms |Antonyms |Other |

|range of + noun | | |p.19 Requirement 4 : available in a range of colours. Reason | | | |

| | | |g: looks attractive. | | | |

|realization (n) | | |p.17 Stage 5 “realization.” p.125 “Then I ask the company to | | | |

| | | |realize it and make up some prototypes to test how will it | | | |

| | | |works.” | | | |

|rival (adj) | | |p.19 I went to the local garden centre to examine the chairs | | | |

| | | |other companies made, the rival products, and to fmd out their | | | |

| | | |cost | | | |

| | | |Requirement 8: sells for less than $20. Reason f: competes with | | | |

| | | |rivals. | | | |

|sketch (n) | | |p.20 Sketch your solution and present | | | |

| | | |it to the class. | | | |

|solution (n) | | |p.20 Sketch your solution and present | | | |

| | | |it to the class. | | | |

|specialist (n) | | |p.21 I can explain using non-specialist language. | | | |

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|stackable (adj) | | |p.19 Requirement 3 for garden chairs: stackable. Reason a: | | | |

| | | |stores easily in winter | | | |

|successful (adj) | | |p.20 Why do you think this design was so successful? | | | |

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|suitable (adj) | | |p.20 Decide which chair is the most suitable. | | | |

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|supports (n) | | |p.19 This made the back too weak so I added vertical supports to| | | |

| | | |make the back stronger. | | | |

|wall-mounted (adj) | | |p.20 This wall-mounted CD player was designed by Japanese | | | |

| | | |designer Naoto Fukasawa just for fun in 1999. | | | |

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