- •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
3. Work with a partner.
a) How do you rate these different types of power plant on a scale from l (good) to 6 (very poor/bad)?
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Effects on environment |
Availability of primary fuel/source |
Reliability |
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Solar power plant |
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Nuclear power plant |
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Wind power plant |
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Gas-fired power plant |
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Lignite-fired power plant |
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Biomass-fired power plant |
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b) Compare your results with other students and give reasons for your rating, using the phrases, expressing opinions and agreement or disagreement on page 6.
4. A) Anna Smith at elec received this email invitation to a seminar. Complete the email with the given expressions.
by invitation only • Could you please let me know • I would also be grateful • It is with great pleasure • It would be beneficial • Kind regards • please see attachment • to get to know
Dear Ms Smith,
______1 that we invite you to take part in the tenth International Forum for Energy to discuss the image of the energy industry. This three-day event will be taking place at the International Hotel in Dubai from May 5th-8th of this year (_______2 – for more details).
Participation in this forum is ______3, and the main topic will be public relations regarding the image of the energy industry as a whole, and how this image affects our business. Jane Hall, the CEO of ELEC, will be giving a talk on how ELEC is approaching the subject of public relations and the lessons we can learn from this experience. There will also be an opportunity ________4 other delegates.
________5 if you wish to attend this seminar by sending me an email? ________6 if you could inform me about any other issues you may wish to raise during these three days. There will be an open forum on Thursday evening, May 6th, in which delegates can discuss topics which they feel are important for the industry.
________7, however, if delegates informed me about what they wish to discuss beforehand so that we can draw up a relevant agenda for the evening. I look forward to hearing from you.
_________8,
Abdullah Al-Naimi
b) You are Anna. Write an answer to Abdullah Al-Naimi accepting the invitation. Ask him also to send the attachment again as it did not come through to you. Tell him that in the open forum you would like to raise the issue of biofuels. Use phrases from the box to help you.
REPLYING TO INVITATIONS
Accepting invitations I was delighted to receive your kind invitation... Thank you very much for your kind invitation to take part in... I would very much like to attend. |
Making requests Would/Could you please...? I would be grateful if you could... I would appreciate it if you could... |
5. One of the participants at the meeting attends a conference on the future of energy supply. There is a workshop on the fuel cell. Not all conference participants work on the technical side, so an information sheet has been provided. Read this sheet and complete the chart.
1. An uninterrupted stream of _____ passes over the anode while the _____ comes into contact with oxygen from the air.
2. Hydrogen is divided into _____ and _____ as a result of the chemical process.
3. An _____ then conducts the electrons to the cathode.
4. _______ pass through the membrane.
5. There is a ______ between the hydrogen ions, electrons and oxygen at the cathode and ______ or ______ is produced.
6. The type of electricity produced is DC (direct current), which can be turned into ______.