- •Моя специальность – энергообеспечение предприятий My speciality is heat and power engineering
- •140106.65 "Энергообеспечение предприятий"
- •Введение
- •Part I Unit 1. Future of energy
- •1. Read what people say about different fuels and energy sources.
- •3. Work with a partner.
- •4. A) Anna Smith at elec received this email invitation to a seminar. Complete the email with the given expressions.
- •The Fuel Cell
- •6. How would you answer these questions in a discussion forum? Use information from the text and flow chart above, and phrases.
- •7. Delegates at the conference break for lunch. Complete this conversation using words and phrases given below. Then listen to the dialogue and compare your version with the one you've listened to.
- •8. Work with a partner to do this role-play.
- •9. The conference programme contains a talk on the hydrogen-based economy. Look at these sentences.
- •12. Do you know if there are international projects concerning energy? Read this newspaper article and discuss the following questions.
- •Lack of Vision
- •Unit 2. My future speciality
- •1. Cover the right column and read the English words. Translate them into Russian and check your comprehension.
- •4. Translate the word combinations (pay attention to prepositions) and use them in sentences of your own:
- •5. Translate the following term combinations:
- •6. Read and translate the text. My speciality
- •Exercises
- •2. Find in the text sentences in the Passive Voice and translate them into Russian.
- •4. Supply prepositions consulting the given list.
- •7. Answer the questions to test your comprehension.
- •Part II Unit 1. Applying for a job preparatory work
- •Job application
- •Curriculum vitae (cv)
- •Your career history
- •Exercises
- •1. Work in pairs. Decide where you in your country and in your line of business would normally give this information:
- •5. Find out about your partner's career. Ask about his or her:
- •7. Fiona Weaver decides to apply for one of the posts. Study her cv below.
- •9. Study the advertisements on the following pages. Select suitable job for you.
- •International mechanical/electrical projects јneg and generous benefits
- •10. Study the chart.
- •11. Complete the blanks in this text using information from the chart.
- •12. Read the text again to find the answers to these questions.
- •13. Imagine your future career and describe your ideal company and post you would like to take up. Unit 2. Lifestyles and work
- •1. Answer the questions.
- •3. Making predictions about the reading. What do you think you will read about in the text World-Class Workaholics below? Write down three ideas, situations and words.
- •4. In small groups, discuss the issues below. Report to another group.
- •5. Skim the text and do the tasks given below. Here are the words you may need:
- •World-class workaholics: are crazy hours and takeout dinners the elixir of American success?
- •6. Write what yon have learned from the text and discuss with the partner how different (or how close) your expectations are.
- •8. Answer the questions below making inferences from the text about the following values: time, hard work, success/achievement.
- •10. Discussion "What are the historical, cultural and economic roots of workaholism?" Expand on the following:
- •12. The following pie graph portrays the results of the survey held in Russia. Working with your partner, examine the graph and discuss the questions below.
- •Unit 3. Foreign languages in your speciality
- •1. Skim the text and do the tasks given below. Here are the words you may need:
- •Languages may help you go places in industry
- •2. Make your choice. The author assumes that:
- •3. Look through the text and give a list of international words which have the same meaning in Russian. Use your dictionary if necessary.
- •5. Skim the text again and make a plan.
- •6. Make a short summary.
- •7. Translate the following and use the italicized words in discussion.
- •8. Discussion.
- •10. Discuss the problem in groups of 3–5 students. You may find the following expressions helpful:
- •Vocabulary in use
- •What's your job?
- •Work: duties, conditions and pay What do you do?
- •Working hours
- •Exercises
- •Appendix Transcripts
- •Communication at conference
- •1. Phrases to be used at the conference
- •2. Taking part in discussion
- •А. Improve your Communication Skill
- •B. Discussion. Asking and Answering Questions
- •3. Discussion. Expressing an Opinion
- •4. Outline of a Paper / Communication / Report
- •Supplementary texts: Renewable sources of energy
- •Text 1. Solar light by night
- •Text 2. Non-traditional renewable sources of energy
- •Text 3. New energy from old sources
- •Text 4. Development of a wind energy system in the Murmansk region
- •Text 5. Solar energy
- •Text 6. A general evaluation of the region's hydroenergy resources
- •Text 7. Non-traditional sources of energy
- •Text 8. Energy of seas and oceans
- •Text 9. Wind energy application trends
- •Text 10. Biomass – energy from organic materials
- •Text 11. Nuclear Fusion - the Way Forward?
- •Использованная литература
10. Discuss the problem in groups of 3–5 students. You may find the following expressions helpful:
to express your opinion
I think... Speaking for myself... |
I believe... I suppose... |
I'm sure... In my opinion ... |
to agree with somebody
Yes, I agree (with you) That's true |
I think so too You are quite right |
to disagree with somebody
On the other hand I don't agree (with you) |
It's not (entirely) true I don't think so |
Vocabulary in use
Jobs and Professions
Game
First, a game to test you on the words for some jobs and professions. Cover the column on the right. Who would you contact or call on in the situations below? Then look at the column on the right. Try to find the appropriate person for each situation. Be careful! They are not in the right order.
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a filling has come out of one of your back teeth |
a chiropodist |
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you think your eyes need testing |
a broker |
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you find you have an ingrowing toe-nail |
a dentist (dental surgeon) |
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your back hurts and your doctor can't help |
a vicar (priest) |
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(Find four people.) |
a hairdresser (hair stylist) |
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a bookmaker |
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an architect |
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your fringe is getting a bit too long |
an osteopath |
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you want a portrait photograph of yourself |
a driving instructor |
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you have decided to sue somebody |
a solicitor |
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(who might refer you to another lawyer) |
a barrister |
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you fancy a holiday in the sun |
a (dog) breeder |
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you want advice on investment or insurance |
a (garage) mechanic |
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your grand piano isn't sounding quite right |
a photographer |
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you want to find a 400-year-old grandfather clock |
a piano tuner |
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you are planning a church wedding |
a chiropractor |
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your car won't start |
an optician |
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you want to place a bet on the 3.45 race at Ascot |
a masseur (masseuse) |
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someone in the family has just died |
a building contractor |
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(builder) |
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you want to learn to drive |
an antique dealer |
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you want to buy a pedigree alsatian |
a travel agent |
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you have decided to sell your house |
a scrap metal dealer |
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(merchant) |
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you want plans drawn up for a new house |
a physiotherapist |
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you want to go ahead and have the new house |
an undertaker (funeral |
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built |
director) |
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you are moving house and have a furniture |
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problem |
an electrician |
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you have lots of old iron you want to get rid of |
an estate agent |
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you want new windows put into the house |
a maintenance engineer |
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your new fridge is leaking |
a glazier (and a carpenter) |
25 |
you like the idea of new wallpaper throughout |
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the house |
the fire brigade (firemen) |
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water is gushing from your kitchen taps even |
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when turned off |
a psychiatrist |
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all the lights in your house have fused |
a social worker |
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you think your neighbours just might be- |
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neglecting their little child |
a removal firm |
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your house is on fire |
a plumber |
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you think you are going crazy |
an interior decorator |
Reading
Read the words of the song below, noting how many people there are who are not Number One. The key-words have been printed on the right so that you can test yourself later.
I know you' ve always got to have a kind of ... |
substitute |
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who will throw all the balls back into play. |
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And you couldn't really do without a ... |
deputy manager |
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longing for the manager's holiday. |
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And the company will always need a ... |
vice-chairperson |
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praying for the chairperson's death. |
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It's clear that somebody has got to be the ... |
second string |
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and someone has to make do with ... . |
second best |
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Someone must accept that he's the ... |
twelfth man |
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waiting impatiently to play in the team. |
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Someone's got to act as the ... |
trainee secretary |
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typing out ream after ream. |
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Someone's got to be the magician's ... |
assistant |
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holding the maestro's gloves. |
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And someone's got to work as the ... |
auxiliary junior |
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wishing she was one step above. |
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I suppose there'll always be a place for the ... |
failed musician |
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turning the pianist's pages. |
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And you're always going to find a ... |
would-be trainer |
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who'll clean out the animals' cages. |
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And can the cast do without the poor ... |
understudy |
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fidgeting in the wings? |
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Can the golfer get around without his faithful ... |
caddy |
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carrying his clubs and things? |
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I know that someone's got to be the ... |
student dentist |
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getting on everybody's nerves. |
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And there'll always be a need for a ... |
stand-in speaker |
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aware that she was ... |
first reserve |
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And it's no disgrace to be a plumber's ... |
mate |
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carrying the boss's tools, |
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Or the temporary relief, a ..., |
supply teacher |
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A stranger in a hundred schools. |
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I guess there'll always be a job for the ... |
commis waiter |
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Peeping through the restaurant door. |
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You can't have a fight without a heavy-weight ... |
challenger |
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Landing in a heap on the floor. |
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And you'll often hear the stories of the ... |
stand-by sailor |
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Who never quite made it to sea. |
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I know all that, but I can't help wondering |
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why it's always got to be me. |
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Practice
Describe how you think work will have changed in 15, 30 and 45 years' time. What new jobs will there be? What jobs will have disappeared? What will most people's working conditions be like?
Write the first two paragraphs of a magazine article that has the headline: Is any job better than no job at all?