Read the following texts and fill in each gap with a suitable word from the box. - раздел Иностранные языки, АНГЛИЙСКИЙ ЯЗЫК Science And Engineering
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Science and Engineering
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People seek (1) __________ , engineering and (2) __________ courses for many reasons. Some have specific goals: they wish to cure diseases or combat hunger or reduce pollution; or they dream of developing the next laser, transistor, or vehicle for space (3) __________; or they imagine building companies that capitalize on new engineering capabilities. Some choose careers in science or (4) __________ because they are curious about the (5) __________ world. Others are motivated by the excitement and beauty of the intellectual world.
Engineering Students in the UK
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According to figures published by the Higher Education Funding Council for England, UK universities are among the best in the world. This high success rate is due to the following facts: the university selection process is carefully (6) __________ to ensure the right students are matched to the right degree (7) __________ ; much of the teaching is in small groups that ensures high (8) __________ of individual attention.
There are a number of advantages of studying (9) __________ in the UK, both at undergraduate and postgraduate level. The education that students receive is of a very high standard, and a professional engineering (10) __________ from the UK is accepted and recognised internationally. International students also have an opportunity to develop and (11) __________ their working and spoken English skills, and to experience British culture. The universities and professional engineering institutions are structured to give help and support to international (12) __________ .
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The universities offer a huge variety of engineering courses. They may be in one of the main disciplines, such as (13) __________ , mechanical and electrical engineering, or in a specific sub-discipline of engineering, such as aerospace or automotive. A modular course is suitable for students who do not want to (14) __________ too early, or who want freedom to combine study in specific areas of engineering. In addition, many UK universities now include 'soft' business (15) __________ into the curriculum. These are becoming an essential part of most jobs, and include economics, (16) __________ , communication and accountancy modules.
Some years ago, the professional engineering institutions set up a (17) __________ in Engineering Management. This has been transformed into a series of (18) __________ , which let the student to get an MBA, MSc or Doctorate in Engineering Management. This is ideal for leading research (19) __________ who aim at key managerial positions in industry.
International Engineering Students in the UK
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Many university courses now involve (20) __________in continental Europe. The MEng course at Bristol University, for example, has set up exchange (21) __________with France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Finland and the Netherlands. The university also runs an aerospace integrated graduate development (IGDS) scheme, a modular programme that can be done as individual short courses or combined to form part of a Masters degree. International (22) __________must have three-to-five years of postgraduate experience and a suitable (23) __________ of English. Delegates on current courses come from South Korea, Australia, Indonesia, South Africa, Singapore and other EU countries.
In the UK, work (24) __________ is now considered an important part of the learning (25) __________ . The British Government has recently introduced a number of changes designed to make it easier for international students to combine study with work during term time and vacations. This was a part of a plan to increase the number of foreign (26) __________in the UK. The problems with payments and visa arrangements have been /and are being/ (27) __________ . Now international students can work (28) __________ while studying or during vacation. It is important to remember that international students who (29) __________ for a visa to the UK must have money to be able to support themselves. Paid work that is carried out as part of the higher or further education is taken into account in such calculations.
The UK scholarships, grants and other awards
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The UK government and other UK organizations provide a number of scholarships and awards to help international (30) __________ , but these tend to be limited. Most grant makers in the UK have strict rules about whom they will and will not give (31) __________ . An offer at a UK university does not automatically mean you will get a grant. International students are advised to (32) __________ the Ministry of Education or Education Department in their own country first.
The British Council can provide (33) __________ of different scholarship schemes offered by the UK government, and by academic departments at colleges and (34) __________ .
There are also a small number of charitable trusts that offer limited (35) __________ support. This allows students to register for a related higher degree. European funding is also available under the European Community Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students - the Socrates Erasmus Scheme. All UK universities and every (36) __________in Europe (apart from Switzerland) are part of the scheme. Students, who have completed their (37) __________ but want to stay on for (38) __________ training, workexperience or a graduate training programme in the UK, may do so under the Training and Work Experience Scheme (TWES). According to this scheme employers may (39) __________ for a permission to employ a person, usually for a maximum of (40) __________years.
Now read the text again and decide if the following sentences (1-12) are true (T) or false (F):
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| Students from abroad may not only study Engineering in the UK but also improve their English.
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| Students in the UK have a very little choice of courses.
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3. CHOOSING A COURSE IN THE UK
(adapted from http://www.science-engineering.net)
Read the following text and fill in the gaps with a suitable word from the box:
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Are you thinking of coming to the UK to study? Then you must have got lots of questions that need to get answers. First of all, before choosing a (1) __________ , you should think of the fact whether you’re (2) __________ in the subject or not. Although a good degree is always important, there is a number of things you should think (3) __________ about in advance of your trip overseas. So get reading! :
1. Compare the content of courses & the style of learning offered at each institution. Sometimes degree & courses with the same name may be very different at each university or college.
2. Does a university offer any kind of work (4) __________ as part of the course (if that is important to you)?
3. How many students get relevant jobs at the end of the course? Some universities list their statistics on their websites.
4. Compare the quality (5) __________ reports for research & teaching in Higher Education universities & colleges at the Quality Assurance Agency - HEFCE (Higher Education Funding Council for England), Scottish Higher Education Funding Council, Welsh Funding Councils. This may be useful in choosing between universities.
5. Find out about social issues, including the range of social, sports & cultural activities, the cost of living, whether the university is on a campus outside of any town or based in a city and the geography of local region may all be important to you in your decision. There are some publications which grade universities according to students' views, which you may find in your local library, careers office & in British Council offices, if you are an international student. It is always helpful if you can visit the universities you are interested in. Look out for or ask about Open Days when staff & students will be available to (6) __________ any questions.
6. If you are disabled person, there is (7) __________ information available at websites of colleges & universities.
7. Are there any services for student’s support (such as Students’ Counsel, health & childcare support)? Student services staff in universities & colleges will also provide (8) __________ & support in helping you make decisions about choosing your courses or dealing with any questions you may have.
8. Would you like to work (9) __________ while you are studying and is it possible with the university?
9. Is there any support for (10) __________ students? If you are bringing a family with you, or want to meet with other international students, or need any language help, perhaps before you start your course, you should find out in advance what support there is for international student & their families from the university or college. Most universities and some FE colleges have International Officers to give you advice & information & help with any (11) __________ you may have.
Now read the text again and decide if the following sentences (1-5) are true (T) or false (F):
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| There are special organizations in the UK that assess different universities and rate them in order of quality of education.
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Part III
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Все темы данного раздела:
НАУЧНО - МЕТОДИЧЕСКОЕ ОБОСНОВАНИЕ
Разработка любого курса обучения иностранным языкам требует определенного подхода. Это обусловлено спецификой основной цели изучения языка - формированию коммуникативной компетентности. Комм
СОДЕРЖАТЕЛЬНЫЙ АСПЕКТ
Цель:
- формирование коммуникативной компетентности студентов технических специальностей в сфере профессиональной деятельности;
- формирование базовых знаний об особенностя
СТРУКТУРНЫЙ АСПЕКТ
INTRODUCTION / ВВЕДЕНИЕ
INSTRUCTIONS / МЕТОДИЧЕСКИЕ РЕКОМЕНДАЦИИ
MODULES / МОДУЛИ :
1.
I N S T R U C T I O N S
(МЕТОДИЧЕСКИЕ РЕКОМЕНДАЦИИ)
Приступая к занятиям по английскому языку по данному курсу обучения, следует придерживаться следующих рекомендаций:
1. Любая деятельно
ENGINEERING IN OUR LIFE
Part I
1. Match the following words (1, 2, 3) and their definitions (a, b, c):
a
practical appli
Match the words with their definitions.
engineering solution to manufacture engineer to communicate methodical engine to evaluate to design
A well-org
HISTORY OF ENGINEERING.
Read the text and decide if the following sentences are true (T) or false (F):
The invention of a wheel is an example of ancient en
PROBLEM-SOLVING PROCESS
Read the text and fill in the gaps with the following words:
discipline Testing solutions knowledge evaluate find known
WHILE-LISTENING
Watch the whole video-track and answer the following questions:
3. What kind of video is this?
- a documentary;
- a comedy;
- a humori
WHILE-LISTENING
Listen to the video a part by part without watching and answer the following questions:
00:00 – 00:15
3. What is the main aim of the lecture?
00:1
TYPES OF ENGINEERING
Part I
1. What do engineers do? Use verbs to answer.
2. Read the four parts of one text (A, B,
MAIN BRANCHES OF ENGINEERING
Read the following text and fill in the gaps with the following words:
Civil divided buildings types chemical Electrical disci
CIVIL ENGINEERING
Read the following text and fill in the gaps with the following words:
buildings bridges companies discipline engineering design engi
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Read the following text and fill in the gaps with the following words:
Mechanics engineer Kinematics combination Engineering skills T
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Read the following text and fill in the gaps with the following words:
engineers Power 1872 Electronic Signal Processing Electronics Control E
ENGINEERING AND OTHER SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES
Read the following text and fill in the gaps with the following words:
design chemical analysis branches expensiveproducts
SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS
Read the following text and answer the questions below:
1) Is there any difference between an engineer and a scientist?
2) What is the way that connects engineeri
POST-LISTENING
10. Summarize the information of the video-track by filling each gap with a suitable word:
The speaker is (1) __________ Haritos, who is an
WHILE-LISTENING
Watch the parts of the video-track and answer the following questions:
00:00 – 00:36
3. Who and what is the speaker?
4. What does Electrical Engineering
Answer the following questions about yourselves. Compare your answers with a partner.
1. Which subjects do you study? Are there any subjects you would like to drop?
2. Is your course practical? Do you like this way of working?
3. How are you assessed? Do you think
Complete the following definitions (1-6) below with the highlighted words in the text.
1.
To “__________” means to know a lot about one part of a subject.
2.
“__________ ” means all your work on the course is
Guess the words from their definitions.
1.
A general course at a college that prepares students for more difficult courses.
2.
To give particular
Answer the questions (1-6) about your course and write a small text about it.
1. Who is the course for?
2. What qualification do you need?
3. What do you learn during the course?
4. How do you study?
5. How are you assessed?
6. Wh
Guess the words from their definitions.
1.
A person who wants to get a job or a place at a university.
2.
Something that you have done in your li
C) Read the text again and compare your list of advantages with the list of advantages mentioned in the text.
level industry manufacture experience knowledge engineer progress design systems everyday career key qualification
Engineering is the way of real
WHILE-LISTENING
Listen to the video without watching and answer the following questions:
3. What are the people talking about? Complete the heading.
4. How many speakers are ther
MATERIALS AND THEIR PROPERTIES
Part I
1. Do you know the following materials? Match the materials to their definitions below:
glass plastic
Look at the following materials and complete the table.
A Material
BProperties
CUses
wood
Translate the following sentences into the English language. Give the idea of a sentence but not a word for word translation.
“… (material) is … (properties)”
1.
Пластик – легкий и крепкий.
2.
Латунь –
Read the text and fill in the gaps with a suitable word from the box below.
manufacturing production discipline made divided properties(x2) materials components oil
Material is synonymous with substance. It is anyt
Read the text a part by part. Fill in the gaps with a suitable word from the boxes below.
focus engineering important discipline chemistry characteristics
Materials science is a (1) __________ that studies
Read the text again and fill in the gaps with a suitable word from the boxes in each part.
A. ___________________
properties elements opaque chemical Periodic rust conducts materials
This
B) Read the text and check.
SMART MATERIALS
Smart – or shape memory – materials are an invention that has changed the world of engineering. There are two types: metal alloys and plastic poly
Complete the definitions (1-8) below with the highlighted words in the text.
1.
An __________ is something medical that is put inside the body, for example - a heart valve.
2.
You need a good ______
SMART MATERIALS (1)
Read the following text and fill in the gaps. Use the words given in boxes:
temperature materials types magnetic properties
SMART MATERIALS (2)
Read the text and fill in the gaps. Use the words given in the box:
solid design alloys changed special shape technology properties type smart
SHAPE MEMORY ALLOYS (SMA)
Read the text and choose the best heading (A, B, C) to each part:
A. Applications of Shape Memory Alloys.
B. What are Shape Memory Alloys?
WHILE-LISTENING
Watch the video a part by part and answer the following questions:
00:08 – 00:21
4. Who and what is the speaker?
00:22 – 00:31
5. What ex
Read the following text and think of the title to it.
A.In the past, technical drawings for industry and architecture were drawn by hand, i.e. people worked at drawing boards with drawing equipment. These hand-drawn diagrams
Match the words with their definitions.
image architect hand to save symmetrical equipment viewer advantage designer to recycle drawing board drawing to provide
TECHNICAL DRAWING
Read the text and fill in the gaps with the following words:
technical drawing
discipline
clearly
COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN (CAD)
Read the text and fill in the gaps with the following words:
product
two dimensions
Computer Aided Design
drawings
WHILE-LISTENING
Listen to the whole text without video and answer the following questions:
3. The text is:
a. a list of drawing equipment,
b. instructions
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
Part I
SECTION A
1. Have you ever visited a factory? Did you find out anything interesting there?
Read the text again and write short answers to the following questions.
1. Are CAM and CNC the same?
2. Is manufacturing the second stage in the process?
3. Can CNC operate other machines?
4. Does the speaker like the system?
5. When
Guess the word from its explanation.
1.
Detailed information on how to do something or use something.
2.
When you get an easier question to an
Now read the text again and put the paragraphs from the newspaper article in the correct order.
3. Find the following expressions in the text:
- … условия труда…;
- … для легкого использования…;
- … удобно и легко…;
- … производитель авт
Read the following sentences and fill in the gaps with a verb from the box below in Passive.
make
compress
call
use
use
use
divide
Read the text again and complete it with the words from above.
A HANDMADE CAR
The Morgan is a (1) __________ car: it is made in Britain by a family-owned company and it is handmade.
Each Morgan is made ind
Read the text again and decide if the sentences (1-5) below are true (T) or false (F).
The Morgan is made by machines.
T
F
Old and new ideas are used to make Morgans.
Match the following words.
by hand produced information Numerical Control ergonomically environment Manufacturing technology skills the company craftsmen information list for operators the system
THE MINI CAR
Read the following text and fill in the gaps with the following words:
market models 1959 produced fashionable development original
WHILE-LISTENING
Watch the whole video and answer the following questions:
2. What kind of video is this?
3. What is the main idea of the track?
Watch the parts of the video
WHILE-LISTENING
Watch the following parts of the video and fulfill the tasks:
00:45 – 01:39
3. What cars did the Mini leave behind?
01:40
Look at the picture and study the words in the box below. Label the computer components.
cable central unit keyboard monitor (screen, display) mouse printer
Complete the instructions for connecting a DVD recorder to a TV set. Use the words in the box.
aerial insert (= put in) cable mains switch plug (n) socket TV
INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONNECTING THE DVD TO THE TV
PLUGS AND SOCKETS
Read the following texts and fill in the gaps. Use the words given in boxes:
(1)
sockets risk connecting connect sys
Study the following information, try to understand it and remember it.
There are substantial differences between American and British terminology related to power plugs and sockets.
British English
American English
COMPUTER COMPONENTS
(1)
Read the following text and fill in the gaps. Use the words given in a box:
automobiles 1960s personal computer
COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Read the following text and fill in the gaps. Use the words given in boxes:
Computer focuses engineers discipline design personal Engin
WHILE-LISTENING
Listen to the track without video and answer the following questions.
2. What is being connected?
3. What is the model of a camera?
4. Why are co
POST-LISTENING
13. Compare your text with the original and find out what was misheard.
(the original):
So, let’s see: which are the main components of a computer.
Match the words with their definitions.
goggles safety equipment boots mask hat sign boiler-suit gloves ear-defenders hard hat
Now try to think about similar answers of your own.
10. Do a crossword. What is hidden on the vertical highlighted line?
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S I G N S
1. Have a quick look at the signs below. Do they “warn” or “forbid”?
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SAFETY ENGINEERING
Read the following text and fill in the gaps with the following words:
problems science safe expensive design discovers system
SAFETY EQUIPMENT INSTITUTE (SEI)
Read the following text and fill in the gaps with the following words:
protective Manufacturers standards organization level manufacturer test
SAFETY EQUIPMENT
(1)
Read the following text and fill in the gaps. Use the words given in a box:
important protect pr
WHILE-LISTENING
Watch the 3 videos and complete the table:
Video 1
Video 2
Video 3
Sphere of usage
SAFETY EQUIPMENT FOR CAVERS
(01:19)
Watch the video and answer the following questions:
1. What safety equipment does the caver have?
2. What other pieces of safety equipm
Read the following text and match the headings (A-D) with the paragraphs (1-3). There is one extra heading that you do not need to use.
A
Advice for computer workers
B
Advice for factory workers
C
General advice
Match the following words.
level RSI an advice naturally feeling workers relaxed
a disease risk of RSI to cure chair rules moving on the floor correctly safely movements breaks risk are
Look at the diagram and match the labels (a-g) with the correct items (1-7).
a)
elbows at 90 degrees
b)
feet flat on the f
Now check your answers.
10. Remember the following words that can help you explain different parts of human’s body:
front/back – спереди/сзади;
below/above – снизу (ниже)
REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY
Read the following text with gaps and match the headings to its parts (A, B, C, D):
Treatment Symptoms Background information Study
WHILE-LISTENING
Listen to the whole track without video.
2. What title can be given to the track?
Listen to the parts of the track without video and answer the following que
WHILE-LISTENING
Listen the whole track without video.
4. What is the idea of the whole text?
Listen and watch the parts of the video and answer the following questions:
WHILE-LISTENING
Watch the video a part by part and fulfill the following exercises:
00:00 – 00:58
8. “What are usual repetitive tasks that cause RSI”?
9. Fill in
Read the following text quickly and choose the best title A, B or C.
A The history of cabling and telecommunications
B A short introduction to optical fibres
Complete the definitions (1-9) below with the highlighted words in the text.
1.
A ……………… is one million of a metre.
2.
The ……………… is the distance across a circle.
Guess the words from their definitions and find them in the text.
1.
Material that is used to carry light and coded messages.
2.
A clear hard material used for manuf
Study the following words and make as many word phrases as you can.
Optical, special, copper, micrometer, expensive, cable, deliver, measurement, high, long, electromagnetic, radio, flammable, petrochemical, per …, electrical, fibre, train
Try to make sentences about optical fibres with the matched word phrases from ex.10.
12. Do a crossword. What is hidden on the vertical highlighted line?
&n
Fill in the gaps in the following sentences (1-20) with the words from the box below.
ignite distance (x2) pipes measurement bandwidth (x2) splice duct deliver delivery(n) handle (x3) harm (x2) pipeline capacity (x2) diameter
OPTICAL FIBRE
Read the following text with gaps and match the headings to its parts (A, B, C, D, E):
Types Usage Joining together Descriptio
POST-LISTENING
13. Complete the summary of the video track. Fill in the gaps with a suitable word.
There is a growing need for the optical (1)
WHILE-LISTENING
Watch the video and answer the following questions:
6. What is the optical fiber called by the speaker?
7. What analogy is used to simplify the idea of an optical fibre
Read the text quickly and decide which structure it describes.
a
The Hoover Dam
b
The Arlberg Tunnel
c
The Channel
Match the words from the box in ex.10 with their definitions below.
A passage under the ground.
To move earth and make a hole in the ground.
Read the following text and fill in the gaps with the words from the boxes below.
rail built underpass machinery tunnel risk transport vehicles define telecommunications project
A (1) _________ is an underground p
Read the following text and fill in the gaps with the words from the boxes below.
machines disadvantage process transport (v) advantages shorter excavate expensive reduces diameters longer
Tunnel boring machines (TBMs) a
Read the following text and fill in the gaps with the words from the boxes below.
prevent organize level provide construction dams collect
A dam is a barrier that impounds (= takes water away) water or undergroun
Types of dams
power tallest building function classified city walls
Dams can be formed by human agency, natural causes, or even by the intervention of w
Modern uses
Large scale ship canals such as the Panama Canal and Suez Canal continue to operate for cargo transportation; as do European barge canals. Due to globalization, they are becoming increasingly impor
Cities on water
Canals are so deeply identified with Venice that many canal cities have been nicknamed "the Venice of ..." The city is built on marshy islands, with wooden piles supporting the buildings,
WHILE-LISTENING
Watch the video and put the following facts in the order of appearance in the track:
3.
A broken rock falls into a bucket wheel.
WHILE-LISTENING
Watch the video and answer the following questions:
00:00 – 00:33
6. Where is this picturesque place situated?
7. What kind of construction is shown in t
Read the following text quickly and choose the correct answers to the questions below.
1.
Trevor Baylis is
a
a doctor
b
a TV presen
Answer the questions to the text.
1) What was the clever idea that Trevor Baylis had?
2) When did this clever idea come to Trevor Baylis mind?
3) What was the reason for this clever idea?
4) Why did only
Match the following words with their definitions below.
inventor heating to convert perfect power energy to invent reliable invention to store to heat generator generation
Fill in the gaps in the following sentences with one suitable word from this module.
1.
Toyota is a very ……… car.
2.
We need a ……… to convert mechanical power into electrical energy.
Translate the following sentences from English into Russian. Give the idea, not a word for word translation.
1.
Children are usually full of energy.
2.
What types of energy do you know?
3.
What
A WIND-UP RADIO
Read the following text and fill in the gaps with a word from the boxes below:
operation clockwork spring countries powered useful equipment e
Match the verbs in column A with the parts of the body in column B and the sense nouns in column C.
A
verbs
B
parts of the body
C
sense nouns
see
hear
smell
taste
Read the text again and put the sentences and phrases (a-g) below in the correct places (1-7).
a
in factories, laboratories, or warehouses
b
In this play machines behave like people
Fill in the gaps in the following sentences with one suitable word from the box below.
instructions information react routine dangerous sensors save devices messages handle
1.
Termin
Translate the following sentences from English into Russian. Give the idea but not a word for word translation.
1.
I’ve got a cold and I’ve lost my sense of smell.
2.
Dogs have an acute sense of hearing.
Check the knowledge of active vocabulary from this module with the help of
“ACTIVE VOCABULARY” section.
Part II
1. THE WORD ‘ROBOT’ AND ITS ETYMOLOGY
Read
A ROBOT IN A MODERN WORLD
Read the following text and fill in the gaps. Use the words from the boxes in each part:
manufacturing century manipulate industrial earth mac
TYPES OF ROBOTS
Read the following text and fill in the gaps with the words from the box:
tasks classified perform types designed welding sensors objects envi
Match the headings from the box below with the gaps in the following text.
Telerobots Car production Home automation Space probes Automated guided vehicles Home automation for the elderly and disabled Packaging Dirty, dangerous, dull or inacce
POTENTIAL PROBLEMS
Read the following text and fill in the gaps with the words from the box:
films software computers programmed humans
ROBOTICS
Read the following text and fill in the gaps with the words from the box:
mechanical manufactures designs disciplines scientists engineering c
A ROBOTIC SPACECRAFT
Read the following text and fill in the gaps with the words from the box:
animal scientific vehicles humans risk
WHILE-LISTENING
Watch the video-track a part by part and answer the following questions:
00:00 – 00:20
5. Fill in the gaps in the following passage with the words you hear:
Read the descriptions (A-D) and match them with the pictures (1-4).
A LETTER OPENER CLOCK (£19.99)
Desktop clock, thermometer, calendar, and letter opener
This gadget has got lots of helpful information – with the a
Read the texts (A-D) again and match the sentences (1-6) below with the gadgets.
These two don’t need batteries.
This does two things.
Now complete the definitions (1-8) with the words from the text.
vision gadget frame to include display to supply to contain vinyl
To provide someone with something.
Search the Internet or other sources to find the most strange and unusual gadgets. Tell about them to your class.
12. Translate the following sentences into Russian. Translate the idea, not a word for word:
1.
This car has all the latest gadgets.
Read the following text and fill in the gaps. Use the words from the boxes below.
monument invention object discussed normal tool
A gadget is a small technological (1) __________ (such as a device or an appliance) that h
Match the names of gadgets from the box below with the gaps (1 - 15) in the text.
‘Ears’ ‘Springs’ ‘Top-Secret Gadget Phone’ ‘Tie’ ‘Helicopter’ ‘Respirator’ ‘Skates’ ‘Binoculars’ ‘Radar’ ‘Legs/Arms/Neck’ ‘Brella’ ‘Hands’ ‘Flower’ ‘Periscope’ ‘Siren’
WHILE-LISTENING
Watch the whole video-track and answer the following questions:
5. How many gadgets are described in the text?
Watch the video-track a part by part and answer the following
WHILE-LISTENING
Watch the whole video-track. Match the phrases from columns A, B and C in the table below to form sentences in order to answer the following question:
3. What can you do with the VW Tou
WHILE-LISTENING
Watch the whole video-track and answer the following question:
3. How many gadgets that were used by James Bond are described in the text?
4. What are they?
BRIDGES
Part I
1. Why do people build bridges? Where are bridges usually built?
2. Read the text quickly and choose th
Look at the diagram below and write the dimensions in the correct places.
Dimensions:
span - 214m
height above the river - 75m
height of towers -
Match the following words with their definitions (1-10).
disaster analysis bridge to crack girder span height to collapse enquiry dimension
Read the following text and fill in the gaps with the words from the box below.
bridges constructed structure stones languages Design material
A bridge is a (1) __________ built to span a valley, road, body of water, o
Read the following text and fill in the gaps with the words from the boxes below.
Bridge designs disasters materials analysis construction accurate
The failure of bridges is of special concern for structural engineers in trying
WHILE-LISTENING
Watch the parts of the video-track and answer the following questions:
00:00 – 00:07
7. What is going on in Beijing?
8. What is being demonstrated?
WHILE-LISTENING
Watch the video-track and answer the following questions:
5. What river does this bridge cross?
6. When was it built?
7. Are people allowed to visit towe
WHILE-LISTENING
Watch the whole video quickly and answer the following question:
6. What is shown in the track? (collapse of the Tacoma Bridge)
Watch, listen, read and answer the following
WHILE-LISTENING
Watch the video-track a part by part and answer the following questions:
00:00 – 00:19
5. When did people begin thinking of travelling from Wales to Ireland?
WHILE-LISTENING
Watch the two video-tracks (video 1 and video 2) and do the following tasks:
3. Are the following statements true (T) or false (F)?
a
ANCIENT STRUCTURES
Part I
1. Do you know the word ‘ancient’? What does it mean? What ancient structures built all over the w
Give synonyms from the text to the following words.
1.
very-very old
2.
to keep safe
3.
to p
Now complete the definitions (1-8) with the words from the module.
defensive apex enormous base labourer population ancient
to protect
A person whose job i
Read the following text and fill in the gaps. Use the words from the boxes below.
build regional mythology based civilizations design people pyramids functions high
Ancient structures are products of ancient (1) __________
Read the following text and fill in the gaps with one suitable word.
Ancient (1) __________ is everything that was built in ancient times by ancient (2) __________ and is worthy of preservation and study due to archaeological or heritage intere
WHILE-LISTENING
Watch the whole video-track and fulfill the following tasks:
6. Put the 7 wonders of the ancient world in the order they appear in the track:
Stat
WHILE-LISTENING
Watch the video-track a part by part and answer the following questions.
00:00 - 01:20
5. Which part of the Wall exactly is this video-track about?
6. W
WHILE-LISTENING
Watch the video track a part by part and answer the following questions:
00:00 – 01:12
5. What form does the Stonehenge have?
6. When did the building be
WHILE-LISTENING
Watch the video track a part by part and answer the following questions:
00:00 – 00:16
4. What is the main news?
5. When was it built?
6
Match the numbers below with the words (1-9) in the table.
Note: In English, you write a point (.) not a comma (,) in decimal numbers. You say the numbers after the point separately, for example “23.34” is pr
Read the following text. Complete the text by putting a word or number from the box below in each space (1-10).
half -5° -40° 88% Hundreds 200 14,000 1989 4000 5000m²
THE JUKKASJARVI ICEHOTEL
The Juk
Now choose the correct answers to the questions (1-3) below.
1.
Where is the text from?
a) A government information leaflet.
b) A t
SIGNS, SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS
(the material of the module is taken from:“Engineering” Workshop by Lindsey White, OUP;
Unit 23, pg.26; Unit 24; pg.27)
SECTION A
Complete the sentences (1-8) below by putting one word from the box in each space.
area capacity distance length liquid (quantity) speed weight height
DID YOU KNOW ?
Match the numbers and abbreviations below with the words in italics from exercise 3 in the following table.
516m 110kph 3000cc (or cm³) 200km 300m 1.5l 593km² 2000kg
height
Rewrite the measurements (1-9) below as numbers and abbreviations.
Note: In English, we say 5m x 7m as ‘five metres by seven (metres)’ when we are talking about area. In mathematics, 5x7 is ‘five times seven’ or ‘ five multiplied by seven’.
Now complete the definitions (1-11) below with the units from exercise 2 and the people from the box.
Andrè Marie Ampère (1775-1836) Anders Celsius (1701-1744) Marie Curie (1867-1934) Heinrich Hertz (1857-1894)
James Prescott Joule (1818-1889) Lo
Read the texts (letter A and letter B) and choose the correct answers to questions (1-5) below the texts.
Letter A (1)
(2)
28 High Avenue
Harlow
Essex
CM 16 7AY
01279 5743461
(3) Admi
Match the features (1-6) on each letter with the features (A-F) below.
A
The receiver’s address
B
The receiver’s name
Read the curriculum vitae (CV) quickly and choose the correct answers to the questions below it.
NAME
Gavin H Alvarez
ADDRESS
26 Dryfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 2DC
TELE
Read the CV again and decide if the sentences (1-7) below are true (T) or false (F).
Gavin Alvarez lives in Cambridge.
T
F
He is a student at Cam College.
T
Check the knowledge of active vocabulary from this module with the help of
“ACTIVE VOCABULARY” section.
TEST 1
(modules 1 – 5)
I. Change the words in italics
VI. Answer any 5 questions you like. Give as much information as you can.
1.
What is the process of solving a problem?
2.
How many types of engineering are there? What are they?
E X A M M A T E R I A L S
(МАТЕРИАЛЫ ЭКЗАМЕНА)
Экзамен сдается после прохождения всех модулей курса. Экзаменационные материалы находятся у преподавателя. Всего 10 билетов. В каждом билете – 6 видов
G L O S S A R Y
(ГЛОССАРИЙ)
(the glossary is taken from:“Engineering” Workshop by Lindsey White, OUP; 2003, pg.34 -39)
Abbreviations:
Система времен английского языка в активном залоге
V= verb; V1= первая форма глагола;V2= вторая форма глагола; V3= третья форма глагола
ACTIVE VOICE
Косвенная речь
(б) The designer said that the drawing was perfect.
(т.е. в придаточном предложении в примере (б) сказуемое "is perfect" заменилось на "was perfect" в кос
A D D I T I O N A L T E X T S F O R R E A D I N G
(ТЕКСТЫ ДЛЯ ДОПОЛНИТЕЛЬНОГО ЧТЕНИЯ)
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ENGINEERING AND ART
There are connections between engineering and art. They are direct in some fields (for example - architecture, landscape architecture and industrial design) and indirect in others.
The Art
ENGINEERING IN A SOCIAL CONTEXT
Engineering is a subject that ranges from large collaborations to small individual projects. Almost all engineering projects depend on some sort of financing agency: a company, a set of investors,
SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS
“Scientists study the world as it is;
engineers create the world that has never been”.
Theodore von Kármán
There exists a specific conn
Professional Qualifications
Just like other professionals, such as doctors, lawyers, architects, teachers and accountants, members of a construction team also study for academic qualifications, train at work, and then obtain
Civil engineers turn complex ideas into reality. They help make some of the most innovative structures in the UK and abroad.
What do they do?
Civil engineers are involved in the design and construction of bridges, tunnels, roads, railway, dams, pipelines and major buildings. The infrastructure f
Civil engineering offers a flexible, well-rewarded and diverse career with the chance to work and travel all over the world.
Our society would not work without civil engineering. Infrastructure supports our daily life – roads and harbours, railways and airports, hospitals, sports stadiums and schools, access to drinking
An International Career
Today, engineering in general - and electronics in particular - is an international business. Most of the well-known companies in electronics operate not just in several countries, but across conti
Choosing a Course
Deciding what to study and where to study it is a big decision, both in terms of time and money, and so it is vital that you choose the right course and the right university. To make the right deci
Quality Courses
Besides deciding which type of course would suit you best, it is important to choose the right university. Each university sets its own curriculum, decides the teaching methods that will be used, a
Worldwide Recognition
In the United Kingdom, these facilities have been developed over several centuries, and have lead to both a wide spectrum of professional bodies and a powerful education system designed to satisfy
CAREERS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
(http://www.science-engineering.net)
What is Mechanical Engineering?
Engineering affects every aspect of human activity - work, leisure, health and educati
Qualifications
Standards for education, training and professional development of all engineers in the UK have been considerably revised in recent years to ensure qualifications remain on a par with the best inter
Why Study Mechanical Engineering
The UK education system is respected as among the best in the world, home to arguably two of the most famous universities, and a number of world-class centres of learning. Britain itself is
Career benefits
A mechanical engineering degree places graduates ahead in the race for quality employment. Statistics show that mechanical engineers earn lots of money! In a recent study by the Engineering Council
Recent Innovations
Thousands of years ago 'mechanical engineers' invented the wheel. Today's mechanical engineers have created the London Eye - the most modern and advanced wheel of the 21st century. Anyone who lives
HOW UNIVERSITY CAN BENEFIT YOUNG PEOPLE
(adapted from: http://www.science-engineering.net) the original text was written by Margaret Hodge, Lifelong Learning and Higher Education Minister
In the early sixties
Make an informed decision about what, how and where to study.
In a Guardian/Gallup survey of recent graduates, 30% said they would probably not take the same course if they had their time over again.
Think about your reasons for doing a degree.
Degree Course Checklist
When choosing a degree, ask universities some searching questions. Try to discover the answers to the questions below. If necessary show them this checklist.
1. How do staff gather student
PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS 1
A material's property is an intensive, often quantitative property of a material, usually with a unit that may be used as a metric of value to compare the benefits of one material versus another to
PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS 2
Iron is a metallic chemical element with the symbol Fe (Latin: ferrum) and atomic number 26. Iron is a group 8 and period 4 element and is therefore classif
COMPUTER USAGE IN ENGINEERING
As with all modern scientific and technological inventions, computers and software play a very important role. There are a number of computer aided applications (Computer-aided technologies) specif
Types of artificial waterways
Canals are created in one of three ways, or a combination of the three, depending on available water and available path:
A canal can be created where no stream presently exists. The
Modern uses
Large scale ship canals such as the Panama Canal and Suez Canal continue to operate for cargo transportation; as do European barge canals. Due to globalization, they are becoming increasingly impor
Cities on water
Canals are so deeply identified with Venice that many canal cities have been nicknamed "the Venice of..." The city is built on marshy islands, with wooden piles supporting the buildings,
CHOICE OF TUNNELS vs. BRIDGES
For water crossings, a tunnel is generally more costly to construct than a bridge. Navigational considerations may limit the use of high bridges or drawbridge spans intersecting with shipping chann
HISTORY OF DAMs
The word ‘dam’ can be traced back to Middle English, and before that, from Middle Dutch, as seen in the names of many old cities.
Most early dam building took place in Mesopotamia a
HISTORY OF TUNNELS
The oldest used rail tunnel in the world was built in 1836. Only a short section of it remains now in Liverpool.
The World's oldest underwater tunnel is said to be the Tere
History
The first space mission, Sputnik 1, was an artificial satellite put into Earth orbit by the USSR on 4 October 1957. On 3 November 1957, the USSR orbited Sputnik 2, the first to carry a living anima
EFFICIENCY OF BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION
A bridge's structural efficiency may be considered to be the ratio of load carried to bridge mass, given a specific set of material types. In one common challenge students are divided into groups a
HISTORY OF BRIDGES
The first bridges appeared in ancient times. They were made by nature itself — as simple as a log fallen across a river or stones in the water. The first bridges made by humans were probably spans
THE USAGE OF BRIDGES
A bridge is designed for trains, pedestrian or road traffic, a pipeline or waterway for water transport or barge traffic. An aqueduct is a bridge that carries water, resembling a viaduct, which is
Bridges
The highest bridge over the water or ground was the single-arched Pont d'Apl which carried irrigation water for Aosta across a deep Alpine gorge. The height of its deck over the torrent below
Columns
List of Roman victory columns
The tallest Corinthian columns, a style which was particularly popular in Roman monumental construction, adorned the Temple of Jupiter at Baalbek, reach
Fortifications (Roman military engineering)
The longest city walls were those of Classical Athens. Their extraordinary length was due to the construction of the famous Long Walls which played a key role in the city's maritime strategy,
Monoliths
The largest monolith lifted by a single crane can be determined from the number of holes (each of which points at the use of one crane) in the lifted stone block. By dividing its weight by th
Tunnels
The deepest tunnel was the Claudius Tunnel, constructed in eleven years time by emperor Claudius (41–54 AD). Draining the Fucine Lake, the largest Italian inland water, 100 km east of Rome, i
A D D I T I O N A L V I D E O
(ВИДЕОСЮЖЕТЫ ДЛЯ ДОПОЛНИТЕЛЬНОГО ПРОСМОТРА)
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I N T E R N E T R E F E R E N C E S
(ССЫЛКИ НА ОБРАЗОВАТЕЛЬНЫЕ ИНТЕРНЕТ-САЙТЫ)
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C O N T E N T S
(СОДЕРЖАНИЕ)
Introduction / Введение
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