Bilingualer Fachunterricht an berufsbildenden Schulen 

Unterrichtsmodul

Berufsfeld:  	Monoberuf

Beruf: 		Augenoptiker

eyeglasses  - exercises 

ACTION PROGRAMME OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
LEONARDO DA VINCI
PROJEKT NO.: 2002 LA 112 628 BILVOC
Language Competence Through
Bilingual Teaching at Vocational Colleges

Teaching Module

Date of production			09/2005

Subject:					optics technology		

Topic:					eyeglasses

Title: 						eyeglasses 2 - exercises	

Target Group: 				optician students (first year)

Prior Knowledge:				basics of optics technology 

Level of Language Skills:		waystage (A2)

Follow - Ups:		 		sales talks

Objectives:		students do exercises on techniques and devices/ tools for assembling glasses 

Benefits:	students should be able to use the vocabulary given; they can speak and write about a certain topic concerning everyday situations at an opticians 

Teaching Module: eyeglasses 2 - exercises

Teaching Time
(experience)	Contents 
	Activities	Media 	Skills	
30 minutes

10 minutes

30 minutes

15 minutes

35 minutes

15 minutes

45 minutes

45 minutes

	find words about articles/ skills in an optician’s shop

name parts of the glasses

translate the following sentences into English

check translations

answer questions in complete sentences

check answers

describe an average working day at your company

present the reports

 	brainstorming/ revision
check  unknown words 

Individual work 

group work

discussion

individual work

discussion 

individual work

practicing in groups and presenting 

	board/ worksheets 

transparency/ worksheets

board/ worksheets

worksheet, board

board, transparency and
worksheets

worksheets, transparency, board

books, worksheets, dictionaries

-
	classroom discussion

using dictionaries/ vocabulary task one

giving translations using dictionaries

translating skills

finding information, reading comprehension and summarizing skills 

note taking skills

giving information, presentation skills 

presentation skills 

	
225 minutes					

Exercises

1.	First of all, let’s try to find as many words as possible about the articles you can find in an optician’s shop.
At last, try to translate and find some more words concerning works and skills in the optician’s shop.

Sehhilfen		
Brille		
Kontaktlinsen		
Sonnenbrille		
Schutzbrille		
Schwimmbrille 		
Lupe		
		
Fassungen und Fassungsteile		
Kunststofffassung		
Metallfassung		
randlose Brille		
Halbbrille		
Mittelteil		
Bügel		
Augenrand		
Nasenauflage		
Scharnier		
Schraube		
Nietstift		
Brücke/ Steg		
		
Gläser		
Einstärkenglas		
Zweistärkenglas		
Dreistärkenglas		
Gleitsichtglas		
Kunststoffglas		
Silikatglas		
fototropes Glas		
hochbrechendes Glas		
beschichtet		
entspiegelt		
getönt		
gefärbt		

Zubehör		
Etui		
Brillenband		
Brillenkette		
Vorhänger		
Reinigungstuch		
Kontaktlinsenflüssigkeit		
Kontaktlinsenbehälter		
		
Optische Instrumente		
Leseglas		
Lesestab		
Leuchtlupe		
Fernglas		
Opernglas		
Teleskop		
Mikroskop		
Höhenmesser		
		
Arbeiten und Fertigkeiten		
reparieren		
kitten		
kleben		
löten		
bohren		
fertigen		
schleifen		
abkanten		
einstzen		
erwärmen		
ausrichten		
anpassen		
biegen		
bröckeln		
rillen		
messen		
prüfen		
schrauben		
aufschrauben		

2.  Name the parts of the glasses in English.			

	

3.	As a third step let’s try to form sentences concerning optical topics.
	Try to translate the German sentences into good English.

1)	Was wird benötigt um eine Brille zu fertigen?

2)	Man braucht eine Fassung und zwei Gläser.

3)	Die Gläser werden geschliffen und abgekantet.

4)	Danach setzt man die Gläser in die Fassung ein.

5)	Kunststofffassungen werden dazu erwärmt.

6)	Metallfassungen werden aufgeschraubt, die Gläser eingesetzt und dann wieder zugeschraubt.

7)	Die Brille muss ausgerichtet werden.

8)	Man beginnt mit der Brücke und richtet dann die Bügel aus.

9)	Zum Schluss wird die Brille geprüft.

10)	 Es gibt auch eine andere Art von Sehhilfen – Kontaktlinsen.

11)	 In einer Sonnenbrille befinden sich getönte oder dunkle Gläser.

12)	 In einem Optik – Geschäft kann man drei Gruppen von Artikeln kaufen: Sehhilfen, optische Instrumente und Zubehör.

4.	The next step will be to answer questions in English.
Please, answer in complete sentences.

1)	What do you do if you find that the new frame or lens is defective?
2)	What are the advantages of grinding lenses by machine?
3)	Give examples when you have to grind by hand.
4)	Name at least three tools or devices that you need to grind lenses.
5)	How do you insert a lens into a metal frame/ plastic frame?
6)	How do you align a frame? Describe the procedure.
7)	The frame and the lenses have arrived. Write down the main steps you have got to do before the customer can collect the new glasses.

5.	Try to describe an average working day at your company. Just write some sentences about what you are doing in the workshop and the shop on a quite normal working day.	 

Exercises

1.	First of all, let’s try to find as many words as possible about the articles you can find in an optician’s shop.
At last, try to translate and find some more words concerning works and skills in the optician’s shop.

Sehhilfen	visual aids	
Brille	glasses/ spectacles	
Kontaktlinsen	contact lenses	
Sonnenbrille	sunglasses (BE) / shades (AE)	
Schutzbrille	protective glasses/ goggles	
Schwimmbrille 	swim goggles	
Lupe	magnifier	
		
Fassungen und Fassungsteile	frames and frame parts	
Kunststofffassung	plastic frame	
Metallfassung	metal frame	
randlose Brille	rimless mounting	
Halbbrille	half-eye frame	
Mittelteil	frame front	
Bügel	temple/ side piece	
Augenrand	eyewire/ rim	
Nasenauflage	nose pad 	
Scharnier	hinge/ joint	
Schraube	screw	
Nietstift	rivet	
Brücke/ Steg	bridge	
		
Gläser	lenses	
Einstärkenglas	single vision lens	
Zweistärkenglas	bifocal lens	
Dreistärkenglas	trifocal lens	
Gleitsichtglas	progressive lens	
Kunststoffglas	plastic lens	
Silikatglas	silicate lens	
fototropes Glas	photochromic lens	
hochbrechendes Glas	high index lens	
beschichtet	coated 	
entspiegelt	AR coated	
getönt	tinted	
gefärbt	coloured	

Zubehör	accessories	
Etui	(glasses) case/ box 	
Brillenband	glasses lace	
Brillenkette	glasses chain	
Vorhänger	clip-on	
Reinigungstuch	cleaning cloth	
Kontaktlinsenflüssigkeit	contact lenses (c.l.) solution	
Kontaktlinsenbehälter	contact lenses (c.l.) case/ box	
		
Optische Instrumente	optical instruments	
Leseglas	reading magnifier	
Lesestab	magnifying ruler	
Leuchtlupe	illuminated magnifier	
Fernglas	binoculars	
Opernglas	opera glass(es)	
Teleskop	telescope	
Mikroskop	microscope	
Höhenmesser	altimeter	
		
Arbeiten und Fertigkeiten	works and skills	
reparieren	to repair	
kitten	to cement/ to fix	
kleben	to glue	
löten	to solder	
bohren	to drill	
fertigen	to assemble	
schleifen	to grind 	
abkanten	to level	
einsetzen	to insert	
erwärmen	to warm up/ to heat	
ausrichten	to align	
anpassen	to adjust	
biegen	to bend	
bröckeln	to crumble	
rillen	to groove	
messen	to measure	
prüfen	to check	
schrauben	to screw	
aufschrauben	to unscrew	

2. Name the parts of the glasses

3.	As a third step let’s try to form sentences concerning optical topics.
	Try to translate the German sentences into good English.

13)	Was wird benötigt um eine Brille zu fertigen?
What do you need to assemble spectacles/ glasses?
		What is necessary to assemble a pair of glasses?
14)	Man braucht eine Fassung und zwei Gläser.
You need a frame and two lenses.
		What is necessary are a frame and two lenses. 
15)	Die Gläser werden geschliffen und abgekantet.
The lenses are ground and levelled.
		You grind and level the lenses.
16)	Danach setzt man die Gläser in die Fassung ein.
Then you insert the lenses into the frame.
		Then the lenses are inserted into the frame.
17)	Kunststofffassungen werden dazu erwärmt.
Therefore you have to heat/ warm up the frame.
		Therefore the plastic frames are heated/ warmed up. 
18)	Metallfassungen werden aufgeschraubt, die Gläser eingesetzt und dann wieder zugeschraubt.
You unscrew the metal frame, insert the lenses and screw the frame.
Metal frames are unscrewed, the lenses are inserted and the frame is screwed.
19)	Die Brille muss ausgerichtet werden.
The glasses must be aligned. 
The glasses must be brought in a standard alignment.
20)	Man beginnt mit der Brücke und richtet dann die Bügel aus.
You begin with the bridge and handle the temples last.

21)	Zum Schluss wird die Brille geprüft.
Finally, the glasses are checked.
		At the end, you have to check the glasses.
22)	 Es gibt auch eine andere Art von Sehhilfen – Kontaktlinsen.
There is another kind of visual aids – contact lenses.

23)	 In einer Sonnenbrille befinden sich getönte oder dunkle Gläser.
Sunglasses have got tinted or coloured lenses.
		There are tinted or coloured lenses in sunglasses.
24)	 In einem Optik – Geschäft kann man drei Gruppen von Artikeln kaufen: Sehhilfen, optische Instrumente und Zubehör.
You can buy three groups of articles in an optician’s shop: visual aids, optical instruments and accessories.

5.	The next step will be to answer questions in English.
Please, answer in complete sentences.

8)	What do you do if you find that the new frame or lens is defective?
I send it back to the manufacturer to get a new frame or lens in exchange.
9)	What are the advantages of grinding lenses by machine?
Grinding by the automatic edging machine is faster and more exact than grinding by hand. The risk to break a lens is not so high compared to trying to crumble or cut the (silicate) lens.
10)	Give examples when you have to grind by hand.
It is the best to grind by hand when the old/ used lenses have to be changed from the customer’s old frame into a new one with a similar shape.
I also grind by hand if the lens is a little too big to get it inserted into the frame.
11)	Name at least three tools or devices that you need to grind lenses.
You need a lensmeter/ focimeter, a centering device, some sort of grinding machine to edge the lenses and a grinding machine as well to bevel them.
To be able to insert the lenses and align the frame you need a fame heater (for a plastic frame) or a screwdriver and pliers (for a metal frame).
12)	How do you insert a lens into a metal frame/ plastic frame?
I unscrew the frame, put the lens into the eyewire (adjust the curve of the rim to the curve of the lenses’ edge), close the closing lug/ eyewire lock and check the strain.
I heat/ warm up the frame to get the rim softened and insert the lens into the groove of the frame.  
13)	How do you align a frame? Describe the procedure.
I start with the bridge area, work with the temples and handle the endpieces at last. There are certain measurements which have to be kept for “standard alignment”.
14)	The frame and the lenses have arrived. Write down the main steps you have got to do before the customer can collect the new glasses.
At first, I check the lenses according to the order and put them into the customer’s commission bags. Then I start to check the lenspower of each lens and adjust the axis if there is a toric lens. At the same time I mark the lenses with three points.
The next step is to centre the lenses according to the customer’s PD and prepare them for grinding by the automatic edging machine. I have to suck the lens on and have to look for the right pattern. When both lenses are ready I check their size and form and bevel them. After that I can start to insert the lenses into the frame. It is important to check the strain of the lenses. At the end I check PD and look if there are any defects on the lenses or the frame. Finally, I align the frame before I clean the lenses and put the glasses into the commission bag. Now it is time to phone the customer and tell her/ him that the glasses are ready.

6.	Try to describe an average working day at your company. Just write some sentences about what you are doing in the workshop and the shop on a quite normal working day.	 
(individual reports)