Linking devices in explaining process
Time and Sequence
| after a while | at first | before that | eventually | now |
| after that | first of all | beforehand | finally | next |
| afterwards | firstly | by then/that time | lastly | then |
Technological processes and procedures
Look at the queries on a university website in regards to computer frustrations.
- Is there any way to save the numerical output from stats programmes as a text file?
- There must be a quick way to input poll results into a database? If so, how?
- How do I insert footnotes into a paper I am writing?
- How can I or is there a way to export my files to a list of references for my dissertation?
- What do I have to do in order to automate the way of converting a number of texts files to PDF format?
- How in the world do or can I display different values in the same pie chart in a pie chart?
Which means what in blue?
- add
- results made by the programme
- make a process be operated by machines rather than people
- arrange a collection of things so that they can be seen
- copy a large amount of something to a different part of storage space or to another form of storage
- put them into the computer system
Economic/political/social processes
| NOUN | VERB | MEANING |
| Prior to the advent of the printing press, recording knowledge was a slow process. | Before computers were invented/developed, printing took a long time. | arrival of an invention (the noun has no verb form) |
| The emergence of nationalism has lead to a redrawing of the world map. | Many new nations have emerged in the last two and a half decades. | process of beginning/appearing to exist |
| Security of supply will be the most important priority in the LNG industry | The proposed LNG pipelines will secure gas supplies for many nations. | process of obtaining something (quite formal) |
| Ratification of NAFTA took place in 1995. | The NAFTA agreement was ratified in 1995. | process of making an agreement/treaty official |
| The paper is a study of gasoline consumption of private automobiles in BC in 2012. | British Columbians consume millions of litres of gasoline on their vehicles yearly. | process of using fuel,food,energy, a product and so on |
Exercise
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