Lingonet Steam Engine is a new type of learning program designed to enhance and rehearse the vocabulary of technical structures. The developers of this material are convinced that vocabulary is best learned when it is used in a meaningful context. Therefore, this learning tool has been built around the task of writing a small manual for the assembly of a model steam engine.

The learner will carry out this task through a fact-packed multimedia environment, in which a native speaker guides him/her through the construction of the steam engine, step by step. The learner can choose any of the topics displayed on the menu page by clicking on a button.

In the D.I.Y. section the learner will hear the expressions the native speaker uses whilst he is guiding them and they are assembling the steam engine together. Some of his expressions may serve the learner well when they take up their task of writing your manual. The playback can be heard again (as many times as needed) by clicking on the Play symbol in the upper left-hand corner of the screen. On the "Writing a manual" page the learner will find links to some helpful websites, which will guide him/her through much useful information on how to write better manuals.