I. Match words and phrases with their definitions

1. Postgraduate A The planning, building, and repair of roads, bridges, large buildings etc
2. Target B To officially arrange to join a school, university, or course, or to arrange for someone else to do this
3. To graduate from university C Thin metal in the form of a thread, or a piece of this
4. Transmission D A machine that has been sent into space and goes around the Earth, moon etc, used for radio, television, and other electronic communication
5. Milky Way E Someone who is studying at a university to get a master's degree or a PhD
6. Slide show F The study of the design and production of machines and tools
7. Civil engineering G Someone who is paid to work for someone else
8. Staff H Something that you are trying to achieve, such as a total, an amount, or a time
9. To enroll I A person, company, or organization that employs people
10. Software J A small piece of film in a frame that you shine a light through to show a picture on a screen or wall
11. Mechanical engineering K To complete your education
12. Employer L The people who work for an organization
13. Wire M The process of sending out electronic signals, messages etc, using radio, television, or other similar equipment
14. Satellite N The pale white band of stars that can be seen across the sky at night
15. Employee O The sets of programs that tell a computer how to do a particular job

II. Translate the following words and phrases from Russian into English

16. Магистр гуманитарных наук; 17. Кандидат наук; 18. Студент первого курса; 19. Вычислительная техника; 20. Машиностроение; 21. Средства поддержки программирования; 22. Образец нововведений; 23. Аппаратное обеспечение; 24. Хакерство; 25. Специализация; 26. Наглядное пособие (визуальное сопровождение); 27. Научный руководитель; 28. Ярмарка вакансий; 29. Исследовательская лаборатория; 30. Рынок труда

 

III. Translate the following words and phrases from English into Russian

31. Bachelor of science; 32.Upper atmosphere; 33. Scholarship; 34. Construction engineering; 35. Steam engine; 36. Manual attitude control; 37. Applied science; 38. Digital revolution; 39. Floppy disk; 40. Аllies; 41. Retirement; 42. Theoretical study; 43. Fringe benefits; 44. Applicant; 45. Scientific adviser

 

IV. Fill in the gaps with the words and phrases from the box

 

Distance education; temporary; breakthrough; trade union; hard disk; postgraduate; redundancies; enrolment; steam engine; satellite; sophomore;

 

46. Effective …………… depends on good communications and support for the learners.

47. At the time of ………….. you will also be given a timetable of lectures and practicals, and details of Faculty and campus induction programmes, which you are expected to attend.

48. She hasn't finished her university course yet: she's still a / an …………… .

49. This was the invention of ……………, originally devised for draining water from the tin mines, but then adapted by James Watt for driving factory machinery.

50. Negotiators have made a ………….. on the most difficult issue of employment security.

51. In December the United Nations urged governments to get on with setting up a ………….. system.

52. In the 1960s British Rail came up with …………… for a faster train.

53. For example, some viruses display a text string or delete all files on the ………….. on a particular date.

54. On the one hand, …………… shows are getting better, as some of the third-year shows did before them.

55. The farm worker has himself contributed, though as often as not by leaving the industry rather than by joining a …………… .

56. These …………… are necessary for the company to be able to survive.

57. However, they particularly affect women with their discontinuous employment patterns and …………… jobs.

V. Answer the questions

1. What does the term «Space race» mean?

2. What are the predictions about future of engineering in Russia?

3. Speak about modern system of higher education.

 

Appendix 14. Key to tasks for self-checking

Unit 1

Building-up vocabulary. Exercise 3) 1. B; 2. A; 3. A; 4. B; 5. B; 6. B; 7. A

 

Unit 2

Listening. Exercise 2) 1. F; 2. T; 3. T; 4. F; 5. T; 6. T; 7. F; 8. T; 9. F

 

Unit 3

Listening. Exercise 4) 1. F; 2. T; 3. F; 4. F; 5. F; 6. F; 7. T

 

Unit 4

Listening. Exercise 5) 1. F; 2. A; 3. D; 4. G; 5. C; 6. B; 7. E; 8. H

 

Unit 5

Building-up vocabulary. Exercise 4) 1. Empirical; 2. Tyres; 3. Coolant; 4. Consensus; 5. Risks; 6. Benefits; 7. Engage; 8. Peers

 

Unit 6

Building-up vocabulary. Exercise 2) 1. In; 2. On; 3. Out; 4. –; 5. To; 6. To; 7. To; 8. On

 

Unit 7

Listening. Exercise 3) 1. T; 2. T; 3. F; 4. F; 5. T; 6. T

 

Unit 8

Building-up vocabulary. Exercise 1) 1. F; 2. C; 3. E; 4. A; 5. H; 6. D; 7. A; 8. G

 

Unit 9

Building-up vocabulary. Exercise 2) 1. Of; 2. For; 3. To; 4. Through; 5. Through; 6. On; 7. From; 8. –

 

Unit 10

Listening. Exercise 3) 1. T; 2. F; 3. T; 4. T; 5. F; 6. F

 

Unit 11

Building-up vocabulary. Exercise 1) Температура поверхности; ископаемое топливо; солнечная радиация; выделение газа; углекислый газ; ледник; вечная мерзлота; морской лед; вымирание видов; уменьшение; ратифицировать; снежный покров; повышение уровня моря; экосистема; уязвимый; внедрять политику; сердечнососудистые заболевания; смертность; тепловой удар; гипотермия; уровень смертности; вакцинация; болезни, распространяемые насекомыми.

Unit 12

Building-up vocabulary. Exercise 3) 1. Oath; 2. Prolong life; 3. Ethics; 4. Ethical standards; 5. Aim; 6. Research field; 7. Carry out

 

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