English, Technology and Telecommunications is a textbook addressed to students of different degrees in the field of Telecommunications Engineering. It has the aim of enhancing students’ abilities in English, as students are expected to achieve a B1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. This manual, structured into five different units and their keys, can be used individually (self-study) and/or in class (course-study). Each unit deals with a different technological device (radio, telephone, television, computers and the Internet). A Conscious Learning Grid is provided to students in order to check their improvement in their learning skills. There are also two suggested activities to develop on-line work (a wiki, a glossary and the course forum). With this textbook, we would like to present the basic aptitudes that the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) promotes to become fully developed European citizens.INDICEINTRODUCTION 11Description of the subjects and the manual 11Abilities to be developed by students 12English, Telecommunications and European Higher Education Area(Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior) 13Conclusion 14UNIT 1.ENGLISH FOR ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS:The Radio 151.0. Introduction 151.1. Learning Objectives 161.2. Grammar: Linking words 161.3. Use of English: Relative Clauses 211.4. Origins of The Radio 241.4.1. Start-up 241.4.2. Reading text 241.4.3. Activities 281.5. Radio Nowadays 301.5.1. Start-up 301.5.2. Reading text 301.5.3. Activities 331.6. Bibliography / Webliography 371.7. Conscious Learning Grid 38UNIT 2.ENGLISH FOR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS:The Telephone 392.0. Introduction 392.1. Learning Objectives 402.2. Grammar: The Passive Voice 402.3. Use of English: How to Make Definitions 436 2.4. Origins of The Telephone 442.4.1. Start-Up 442.4.2. Reading Text 452.4.3. Activities 472.5. Mobile/Cellular phones Nowadays 492.5.1. Start-Up 492.5.2. Reading Text 502.5.3. Activities 522.6. Bibliography/Webliography 552.7. Conscious Learning Grid 55UNIT 3.ENGLISH FOR IMAGE AND SOUND:The Television 573.0. Introduction 573.1. Learning Objectives 583.2. Grammar: Prepositions 583.3. Use of English: Comparatives 613.4. Origins of the Television 643.4.1. Start-up 643.4.2. Reading text 643.4.3. Activities 663.5. Television Nowadays 683.5.1. Start up 683.5.2. Reading text 683.5.3. Activities 713.6. Bibliography / Webliography 743.7. Conscious Learning Grid 75UNIT 4.ENGLISH FOR INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONSTECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS: Computers 774.0. Introduction 774.1. Learning Objectives 784.2. Grammar: Modal Verbs 784.3. Use of English: How to Make Descriptions 8274.4. Origins of The Computer 83