Учебное пособие. А. Н. Туполева (каи) кафедра восточных и европейских языков (вея) engineering английский язык для студентов технических специальностей учебное пособие

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Now answer the following questions about the text:

12) What is Engineering?
13) What does the word “engineer” mean?
14) Why do engineers have to keep on learning all their lives?
15) What is important in engineering in order to produce a successful product?

3. PROBLEM-SOLVING PROCESS

Read the text and fill in the gaps with the following words:

discipline Testing solutions knowledge evaluate find known

Engineers use their (1) __________ of science, mathematics, and appropriate experience to (2) __________ suitable solutions to a problem. Engineering is considered a branch of applied mathematics and science. Creating an appropriate mathematical model of a problem allows them to analyze it (sometimes definitively), and to test potential (3) __________ .

Usually there may be several reasonable solutions, so engineers must (4) __________the different design choices on their merits and choose the solution that best meets their requirements.

Engineers typically attempt to predict how well their designs will perform to their specifications prior to full-scale production. They use, among other things: prototypes, scale models, simulations, destructive tests, nondestructive tests, and stress tests. (5) __________ ensures that products will perform as expected.

Engineers as professionals take seriously their responsibility to produce designs that will perform as expected and will not cause unintended harm to the public at large. Engineers typically include a factor of safety in their designs to reduce the risk of unexpected failure. However, the greater the safety factor, the less efficient the design may be.

The study of failed products is (6) __________ as forensic engineering, and can help the product designer in evaluating his or her design in the light of real conditions. This (7) __________ is of greatest value after disasters, such as bridge collapses, when careful analysis is needed to establish the cause or causes of the failure.

Now answer the following questions about the text:

8) What should an engineer do if there are many possible solutions for a problem?
9) How can possible solutions be evaluated?
10) Why is testing so important?
11) Does the high degree of safety always mean the efficiency of the design?

PartIII

(… адрес интернет-странички с видеороликами…)

1. BEING AN ENGINEER

(01:02)
PRE-LISTENING

1. 
   How can you characterize an engineer? What kind of person is an engineer?
   

2. Study the following words and phrases:

‘to disassemble’, ‘to take things apart’, ‘components’, ‘to run a test’,

‘vision’, ‘inaptitude’, ‘to lead a normal life’.

WHILE-LISTENING

Watch the whole video-track and answer the following questions:

3. What kind of video is this?

- a documentary;

- a comedy;

- a humoristic cartoon.

4. Why did they come to the doctor?

5. Was the result of a visit good? Why do you think so?
Watch the parts of the video and answer the following questions:

00:00 – 00:24

6. What did the child do yesterday?

7. How long did it take the child to do this?

00:25 – 00:41

8. What happened to the diagnostic machine?

9. Was the doctor satisfied with this?

00:42 – end

10. What was the doctor’s diagnosis?

Watch the whole video again:

11. Fill in the gaps in the following text:

I’m worried about this little Dilbert. He’s not like other kids. What do you mean? (1)__________ I left him alone for a (2) __________ and he disassembled the (3) __________ , our clock and the stereo. That is perfectly (4) __________ . Kids take things apart. The part that worries me is that he used the components to build a home radio set. Oh, dear … Is that (5) __________ ? Normally I’d run an EEG…mmm… but machine is not (6) __________ . ……… It’s …… . What is it? I’m afraid your (7) _________ has the “mark”. The “mark”? The “mark” – it’s a rare condition characterized by an extremity vision about all things, mechanical and (8) __________ , and other social inaptitude. Can he lead a normal (9) __________ ? No. He’ll be an (10) __________ . :o)) :o)) :o))

POST-LISTENING__12._What_is_the_general_idea_of_the_track__13._What_do_you_think_about_this_2._WHAT_IS_ENGINEERING_(02:37)'>POST-LISTENING

12. What is the general idea of the track?

13. What do you think about this?
2. WHAT IS ENGINEERING?

(02:37)

PRE-LISTENING

1. 
   What do engineers do in their profession? Use verbs to answer. For example – design, invent, etc…
   
2. 
   What spheres of life do engineers deal with? Make a list.
   
3. 
   What can a career in Engineering provide a person with?
   

WHILE-LISTENING

Watch the parts of the video-track and answer the following questions:

00:00 – 01:50

4. 
   Order the spheres of life that engineers deal with which appear in the track.
   
5. 
   Compare it to your own list. What didn’t you mention? What wasn’t mentioned in the track?
   

01:51 – end

6. What can a career of an engineer provide for a person according to the track?

7. Do you agree that Engineering is our future? Why?

POST-LISTENING

8. Watch the video again and try to make your own comments (you should make sentences to perform a small text about the video).
3. WHAT IS ENGINEERING ?

(A REAL VIDEO LECTURE)

(10:08)

PRE-LISTENING

1. 
   What is Engineering? Is Engineering for you? Why did you choose Engineering as a profession?
   
2. 
   What may a lecturer speak about in the lecture “What is Engineering”?
   

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?

00:16 – 00:53

4. 
   What do engineers do every day?
   
5. 
   Whatdoes Engineering technology improve?
   
6. 
   What can we call engineers in other words?
   

00:54 – 03:15

4. 
   What are the attributes of a real engineer? List 10 attributes.
   

03:25 – 04:22

4. 
   What should an engineer be able to do? (7 items)
   

04:23 – 05:05

4. 
   What does the word “design” mean? Fill in the gaps in the explanation with the words you hear:
   

Design is a __________ of going from __________ needs to a __________ that meets those __________ .

05:06 – 05:48

10. What product is it spoken about in this part?

05:50 – 06:37

11. What are important aspects of design? (2 aspects)

12. What are measures of product design? (3 measures)

06:38 – 07:54

13. What are the steps of a design process?
Now listen and watch to the parts above again and check your answers.

07:55 – 09:40

Watch the video and answer the question:

14. What is the idea of this part?

POST-LISTENING

Try to summarize this lecture and make a small text (15 – 18 sentences) to comment on the following:

• 
  What is the main aim of the lecture?
  
• 
  What do engineers do every day?
  
• 
  Whatdoes Engineering technology improve?
  
• 
  What can we call engineers in other words?
  
• 
  What are the attributes of a real engineer?
  
• 
  What should an engineer be able to do?
  
• 
  What does the word “design” mean?
  
• 
  What product is it spoken about in this part?
  
• 
  What are important aspects of design?
  
• 
  What are measures of product design?
  
• 
  What are the steps of a design process?
  

2. TYPES OF ENGINEERING
Part I
1. What do engineers do? Use verbs to answer.
2. Read the four parts of one text (A, B, C and D) and put them into the correct order (1, 2, 3 and 4). Do not pay attention to the gaps:

Part A When you have decided which area you are interested in and thought realistically about what sort of person you are, then you can decide what sort of engineering you want to be.

Part B Each of these three main area can be divided again into specialist subjects: civil engineering covers mining and __________ building, mechanical engineering covers aeronautical and __________ engineering, electrical engineering covers __________ and __________ .

Part C There are lots of different types of engineering. The one thing they have in common is that they all use Maths and Science to improve industry and manufacturing. The whole science of engineering can be broadly divided into three main areas (or fields): civil engineering (__________ , __________ , etc.) mechanical engineering (__________ , __________ ) electrical engineering (__________ , __________ , etc.)

Part D Clearly there is a big difference between building a road and designing a computer system so the best advice for students is: think carefully about which area of engineering interests you most. It is difficult to study if you are not interested – and you may do the job until you are 60 years old. Think about what sort of person you are. Will you be happiest working in an office, in a factory, or outdoors? Do you mind getting dirty? Do you want to work with other people or alone? If you like wearing high heels and beautiful clothes, you may not be happy on a building site.

(the text is from: “Engineering” Workshop by Lindsey White, OUP; Unit 2, pg.3, ex.2
3. Look at the passage beginning with “There are …”. Fill in the gaps with the following words: tools, electricity, buildings, roads, lighting, machines.
4. Now look at the passage beginning with “Each of these …” Fill in the gaps with the following words: electricity generation, bridge, automobile, wiring.
5. Read the whole text again and put the main ideas of each passage to the correct order of passages:

You need to think carefully about your personality
There are lots of different jobs in engineering.
Think carefully about what you are interested in
Engineering is a big subject.

* (“Engineering” Workshop by Lindsey White, OUP; Unit 2, pg.3, ex.2

6. Choose the best title to the whole text above:

• 
  Your personality
  
• 
  Types of engineering
  
• 
  A job in engineering
  

7. Read the text again and find the equivalents to the following expressions:

• 
  to make better
  
• 
  be classified
  
• 
  parts
  
• 
  if you don’t like the subject
  
• 
  until you become a pensioner
  
• 
  working indoors
  
• 
  smart things you wear
  
• 
  may become unhappy
  

8. Now answer the questions about the text above:

1. 
   How many types of engineering are there?
   
2. 
   What is the one thing that they all have in common?
   
3. 
   What do they use Math and Science for?
   
4. 
   How many main areas can engineering be broadly divided into?
   
5. 
   What are they?
   
6. 
   What are the examples of civil engineering?
   
7. 
   What are the examples of electrical engineering?
   
8. 
   What are the examples of mechanical engineering?
   
9. 
   What two things should you mind when choosing a specific area of engineering?
   

9. Match the following words:

way engineering(x2) activity answer price site theory life idea the problem industry generation job a solution design of person into in building

practical		indoor
to use		outdoor
to define		building
to design		to divide
everyday		to improve
civil		to be interested
reasonable		types of
expensive		bridge
methodical		electricity
sort		computer

10. Give synonyms to the following words:

answer
step by step technology
kind of
sort of person
to classify
inside the building
to use on practice in order to evaluate
on a building site
to exchange information
to make better

11. Translate the following sentences into Russian. Translate the idea, not a word for word:

1.	I’m interested in a computer design process.
2.	Are you interested in electrical engineering?
3.	What are you interested in?
4.	You must study hard to improve your knowledge.
5.	Math and Science improve industry and manufacturing.
6.	What can you do to improve your memory?
7.	Do you like working outdoors?
8.	Not everybody likes working outdoors.
9.	Working indoors can help you improve your health.
10.	Civil engineering covers mining and bridge building.
11.	Your question covers many topics to think about.
12.	Mechanical engineering is one of three types of engineering.

Check the knowledge of active vocabulary from this module with the help of

“ACTIVE VOCABULARY” section.

Part II