X. Study the list of the following activities. Tick the statements which refer to you
1. You enjoy practical projects – creating and investigating things.
2. You like finding out how things work.
3. You are interested in improving the environment.
4. You like helping people.
5. You enjoy solving problems.
6. You enjoy organizing activities.
7. You enjoy science programs on TV or on the radio.
8. You sometimes read articles on scientific or engineering topics.
XI. Number the lines of the dialogue in the correct order. Then try to reproduce it
– Hello, glad to meet you, Alex, haven’t seen you for ages, since we graduated from the University.
– Oh, your work is very important nowadays. Mankind needs energy for producing light, heat and transportation.
– Sure, that’s so. And as the population grows, so does the demand for better quality of life. Energy consumption increases daily.
– Well, let’s go to the seminar and listen to the presenter speaking about alternatives to non-renewable fossil fuels.
– Really? As for me, I am with Bell Telephone Company. It is a global leader in electrical engineering. And I deal with new technologies.
– How do you do, Denis, I haven’t expected to meet you here. Are you also going to attend this seminar?
– Certainly, as you know, I’m interested in energy problems and the speaker will just speak about it. By the way I work at this University.
– But the threat to clean air and pure water increases too. These natural resources are limited.
– Yes, that’s why we should develop new systems to conserve energy and find alternative sources of energy.
– OK. Let’s go. I want to know much about it.
XII. Themes for the presentation. You can do it in groups, in pairs or individually.
1. Nanotechnology is one of the promising fields that will change the future.
2. An engineer of the 21-st century should possess by new technologies and to use them in practice.
3. Modern engineers have to deal with a lot of technological innovations. Make a list of the innovations you know.
4. New capabilities are determining the future of engineering.
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
MY FUTURE SPECIALITY IS ELECTRICAL ENGINEER.
I. Words and expressions for the text comprehension:
to evolve – розвиватися
to deal with – мати справу з
identifiable – визначний, ідентифікований
occupation – заняття, діяльність
distribution – розподілення
to cover – покривати
a wide range of – широкий діапазон
digital computers – цифрові комп’ютери
power engineering – енергетика
RF (Radio Frequency) engineering – радіочастотна техніка
to be associated with – бути пов'язаним з
to transmit – передавати
transmission –передача
integrated circuits – інтегральні схеми
point-of-view – точка зору
to process information – обробляти інформацію
to overlap – перекривати
the growth – ріст
electrical grids – електричні мережі
an academic degree –університетський ступінь
emphasis –акцент
to vary –відрізнятися, варіювати
Bachelor –бакалавр
to cover –охоплювати, передбачати
to emphasize –підкреслити
Master –магістр
a mixture –суміш
an undergraduate degree –ступінь бакалавра
postgraduate –аспірант
aircraft –літак
electric utilities –електроенергетичні компанії, (електростанції загального користування)
interchangeably –взаємозамінно
focused on –зосереджений на
electrical equipment –електротехнічне обладнання
II. Read and give Ukrainian equivalents of the following internationalisms:
Qualified, manager, correction, intonation, phrase, original, basis, course, problem.
III. Read and translate the text:
MY FUTURE SPECIALITY
Engineering is one of the oldest occupations in history. Without the skills included in the broad field of engineering, our present-day civilization never could have evolved.
Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. This field first became an identifiable occupation in the latter half of the 19th century after commercialization of the electric telegraph, the telephone, and electric power distribution and use. It now covers a wide range of subfields including electronics, digital computers, power engineering, telecommunications, control systems, RF engineering, and signal processing.
Electrical engineering may include electronic engineering. Where a distinction is made, usually outside of the United States, electrical engineering is considered to deal with the problems associated with systems such as electric power transmission and electrical machines, whereas electronic engineering deals with the study of electronic systems including computers, communication systems, integrated circuits, and radar.
From a different point-of-view, electrical engineers are usually concerned with using electricity to transmit electric power, while electronic engineers are concerned with using electricity to process information. The subdisciplines can overlap, for example, in the growth of power electronics, and the study of behaviour of large electrical grids under the control of digital computers and electronics.
Electrical engineers typically possess an academic degree with a major in electrical engineering, electronics engineering, or electrical and electronic engineering. The same fundamental principles are taught in all programs, though emphasis may vary according to title. The length of study for such a degree is usually four or five years and the completed degree may be designated as a Bachelor of Engineering, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Technology, or Bachelor of Applied Science depending on the university. The bachelor's degree generally includes units covering physics, mathematics, computer science, project management, and a variety of topics in electrical engineering. Initially such topics cover most, if not all, of the subdisciplines of electrical engineering. At some schools, the students can then choose to emphasize one or more subdisciplines towards the end of their courses of study. At many schools, electronic engineering is included as part of an electrical award, sometimes explicitly, such as a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical and Electronic), but in others electrical and electronic engineering are both considered to be sufficiently broad and complex that separate degrees are offered.
Some electrical engineers choose to study for a postgraduate degree such as a Master of Engineering/Master of Science (M.Eng./M.Sc.), a Master of Engineering Management, a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Engineering, an Engineering Doctorate (Eng.D.), or an Engineer's degree. The master's and engineer's degrees may consist of either research, coursework or a mixture of the two. The Doctor of Philosophy and Engineering Doctorate degrees consist of a significant research component and are often viewed as the entry point to academia.
Electrical engineers design, develop, test, and supervise the manufacture of electrical equipment. Some of this equipment includes electric motors; machinery controls, lighting, and wiring in buildings; automobiles; aircraft; radar and navigation systems; and power-generating, -controlling, and transmission devices used by electric utilities.
Although the terms "electrical" and "electronics" engineering often are used interchangeably in academia and industry, electrical engineers have traditionally focused on the generation and supply of power, whereas electronics engineers have worked on applications of electricity to control systems or signal processing. Electrical engineers specialize in areas such as power systems engineering or electrical equipment manufacturing.
I. Translate into Ukrainian and state the part of speech of the following words:
to occupy – occupation; technology – technological; to apply – application; science – scientific – scientist; to achieve – achievement; to know – knowledge; to manage – management; to combine – combination; to equip – equipment.
II. Arrange the following words in pairs according to:
a) similar meaning:newest, engineering, field, application, as well, now, fitted out, linked, to let, to obtain, usage, technology, too, thorough, can, at present, to be able, equipped, connected, to allow, to get, latest, branch, profound;
b) opposite meaning: broad, modern, many, good, necessary, few, simple, complicated, to import, ancient, unnecessary, narrow, bad, to export.
III. Give Ukrainian equivalents of the following:
Occupation, to deal with, field, electric power, RF engineering, signal processing, a distinction, electric power transmission, integrated circuits, a point-of-view, to process information, overlap, the growth of, electrical grids, an academic degree, the length of study, to emphasize, a postgraduate degree, to include, an application, power systems engineering, to focus on, electric utilities, lighting, and wiring.
IV. Give English equivalents of the following:
Тривалість, складатися з, підкреслити, охоплювати, різноманітність, акцент (наголос), відповідно до, обробляти інформацію, точка зору, бути пов’язаним з, широкий спектр, застосування, мати справу з.
V. Complete the following sentences using the words given below: