Exercise 1.Express each of these ideas as a compound.
1. a board consisting of a number of panels
2. material that does not allow water to get into it
3. material that doesn't allow rain to get into it
4. a board consisting of a number of electrical switches
5. conductors which are perfect, conducting a current without a battery
6. material that will not be damaged in an explosion
7. current which is greater than the load for which the system or mechanism was intended
8. material that does not allow dust to get into it
Exercise 2. What is being described? Explain the meaning with one word or phrase.
1. It produces a narrow beam of light and can be used to read barcodes in a supermarket, play compact discs, etc.
2. A word to describe any piece of equipment made for a specific purpose.
3. A pulse of light, current or sound that is used to convey information.
4. A device that uses electromagnetic waves to calculate the distance of an object.
5. Glass fibres that are used for data transmission.
6. The study of how robots are made and used.
7. A circuit where the current has a choice of paths.
8. A situation where the electrical current takes an easier path than the one intended.
9. A piece of equipment that stops an electrical current if it becomes dangerous.
10. A connection paint where several cables are connected.
Exercise 3. Complete the text below with words from the topic. The first letter of the missing words has been given.
In power stations, high pressure steam, gas, water or wind is used to drive t _____ which turn huge g________. Large power stations generate electricity at 25,000 volts. This is then stepped up to 275,000 or 400,000 volts using t_______ before being fed into a network of c_____ known as the Grid. Electrical p_______ is then carried across the country by overhead t______ ________ . The Grid voltage is reduced by stepping down t______ at substations before it is used in homes and factories. Some industrial plants take electrical energy from the Grid system at 33.000 or 11.000 volts, but for use in homes and offices it is stepped down to a lower level.
In the home, supply from the mains c______ passes through a main f______ and then to a fuse box. The fuse box is a distribution paint for the electricity supply to the house. Most houses have two or three ring main c_________ connecting electric circuits for a________. There are also two or three l________ circuits and separate circuits for a_____ such as cookers and hot water heaters.
Exercise 4.Fill in the gaps with the words provided.
Research, to participate, investigation, qualifications, supervision, science, submitted, postgraduate, involvement, scheduled, awarded, certified, creative, developments, researched, qualified, awarded, develop, research, qualifications.
1. This book has been very well … .
2. The whole issue is still under … .
3. All graduation papers must be … by Monday.
4. He did his … work in electrical.
5. Einstein was … the Nobel Prize for his work in quantum physics.
6. He came up with a really … solution to the problem.
7. We will … a few of these points in the seminar.
8. In the learning process the student’s emotional … is of great importance.
9. Nick is a … student in our lab.
10. Everyone in the class is expected … in these discussions.
11. Helen had excellent academic …, but no work experience.
12. We work under the Chief Engineer’s … .
13. The computer is one of the marvels of modern … .
14. The meeting has been … for 2 o’clock.
15. He was … as an electrician in 2008.
16. There have been significant computer … during the last decade.
17. I’m doing some … for an article about student life.
18. It’s a complex engineering matter and I don’t feel … to give an opinion.
19. The Academy … her a scholarship.
20. Alex has all the right … to become a good electrician.
Exercise 5.Match the following phrases with their definitions.
1) an integral part a) to decide that someone should try and achieve smth
2) extracurricular activity b) the work that is written and submitted by students to crown their
studying of a certain course
3) course paper c) forming a necessary part of smth
4) examination board d) to correspond to established norms
5) to set the task e) to help smth develop and be successful
6) a wide scale f) it isn’t part of the course that a student is doing
7) to meet standards g) a group of people who are assessing student’s knowledge of the subject at the examinations
8) to promote development h) a large size or high level of smth that is happening or being done