
- •Contents
- •Foreword
- •Unit 1: University.
- •Comment on the picture.
- •Do you agree or disagree with the quotations? Discuss them in pairs.
- •Discuss the following questions in small groups or pairs.
- •Test yourself. Are you attentive?
- •A) Underline the stressed sound in each word as in the example. Practise reading.
- •Read the article "Our University" and answer the questions.
- •Find 7 phrases with the adjectives in the text.
- •The National Technical University of Ukraine
- •Look through the list of words and phrases and check if you know their Ukrainian equivalents. Use the Mini-Dictionary (unit 1) if necessary.
- •Explain the meaning of the words and phrases.
- •Arrange the following words according to
- •Match the word(s) with their translation.
- •Fill the cells in the table with the words derived from the given ones.
- •Fill in the correct word derived from the word in bold.
- •Underline the correct word.
- •Fill in the blanks with prepositions wherever necessary.
- •Paraphrase the following word expressions using
- •Compose sentences matching phrases from three columns.
- •Translate the sentences into English using the construction “there is/are…”, “there was/were…”, “there will be…”. Mind the order of words.
- •Choose the correct answer.
- •Describe the picture. Use the Present Indefinite and the Present Continuous.
- •Use “make” or “do” with the following words. Then make up a story about students' life using as many phrases from the list as possible.
- •Translate into Ukrainian.
- •Remember your first day spent at the University and tell your groupmate a story.
- •Complete the story or make up your own.
- •In small groups or pairs discuss discuss the following questions.
- •Read some information about Higher Education in Great Britain and America (see Further Reading, unit 1). Then in pairs ask and answer questions based on this text.
- •Work in pairs. What would you say in the following situations?
- •Comment on the following jokes, and retell them not using direct speech.
- •You are a student of the kpi. Make up a story about exams using the suggested words and phrases from the Mini-Dictionary (unit 1).
- •Give the Ukrainian equivalents of the following proverbs and sayings (5 of the suggested) and comment on them.
- •You are going to listen to some information about studies and degrees in Great Britain. Listen and answer the questions.
- •Choose the correct variant.
- •Listen again and complete the phrases.
- •Curious problems and puzzles How many miles a day?
- •When will Harry have a bicycle?
- •How much does the man weigh?
- •Divide the Camels
- •How did they cross the River?
- •Further Reading From the History of the National Technical University of Ukraine
- •The British Higher Education
- •Americans and Higher Education
- •Scripts studies and degrees in great britain
- •Mini-Dictionary
- •The National Technical University of Ukraine
- •Unit 2: Imperial English: the Language of Science.
- •Can you name
- •English language − around the world
- •If you have any difficulties, see Appendix 7. Africa
- •America
- •Australia and oceania
- •Look at the picture and read notes. What question is raised?
- •Do you agree or disagree with the quotations? Discuss them in pairs.
- •Discuss the following statements.
- •Underline the stressed sound in each word as in the example. Practise reading.
- •Read the article "Imperial English: the Language of Science" and match the statements to the paragraphs.
- •Answer the following questions.
- •Imperial english: the language of science?
- •Look through the list of words and phrases and check if you know their Ukrainian equivalents. Use the Mini-Dictionary (unit 2) if necessary.
- •Explain the meaning of the words and phrases.
- •Cross the odd word out.
- •Fill in the word(s) from the list below. Use each word only once. Translate the collocations into Ukrainian.
- •Arrange the following words according to similar meaning.
- •Fill the cells in the table with the words derived from the given ones.
- •Fill each gap with an appropriate word from the list below.
- •What is the nature of Artificial Languages?
- •Work in small groups. Arrange the following words and phrases in the correct order to make the sentences. The first word is underlined.
- •Mary is the 6th year student. Now she is graduating from the kpi. Mary has had an interesting life at the university. Write sentences about the things she has done. Use the Present Perfect.
- •Underline the correct word in bold.
- •Put the verbs into the correct tense. Use the Present Simple and the Present Perfect tenses.
- •Find and correct the mistakes.
- •Choose the correct answer.
- •Adequate instrument for the expression of scientific ideas
- •She _____ an article about the role of English in science all morning.
- •Fill in the where necessary.
- •Translate into Enlish.
- •Edit the English translation (b).
- •Edit the Ukrainian translation (b).
- •You argue with your friends that English is an imperial language and it will be dominant next 10 years. Your friends don't agree with you. Give your reasons.
- •Test yourself. Do the English Language Quiz (see Problem-Solving, unit 2). The English Language Quiz
- •Further Reading Later Lingua Franca
- •Language and Science
- •Most Frequently Viewed Questions about English What is the Oxford Comma?
- •What is the difference between Street and Road?
- •Is there An Official Committee which regulates the English language, like the Académie française does for French?
- •Script lingua franca: many languages for many different roles
- •Imperial English: the Language of Science
- •Unit 3: The Mind Machine?
- •Comment on the pictures.
- •Do you agree or disagree with the quotations?
- •Discuss the following questions.
- •Underline the stressed sound in each word as in the example. Practise reading.
- •Read the article and choose the most suitable heading from the list below for each numbered part of the article. The first one has been done for you.
- •Match this information with the links that are underlined in the text. On a real Internet page you can "click" on these words to get more information.
- •Answer the following questions.
- •Think of other headings to the text.
- •Explain the meaning of the words and phrases.
- •Cross the odd word out.
- •Find 10 words from the table above.
- •Fill in the blanks with the words from the list below. Use each word only once. Translate the collocations into Ukrainian.
- •Find the words in the text to which the following are the synonyms. The first is given to make the task easier.
- •Match the words and phrases with their Ukrainian equivalents.
- •Fill in the correct word derived from the word in bold.
- •Fill each gap with an appropriate word from the list below.
- •Find and correct the mistakes.
- •Read the sentences. If a line is correct, put a tick. If it has a word which should not be there, write it in the space provided.
- •Fill in a, an, the where necessary.
- •Fill in the gaps with for, on (2), by, in (3), of (3).
- •Edit the Ukrainian translation (b).
- •Translate into English.
- •Сша створюють комп'ютер з мозком людини Компанія ibm оголосила про початок роботи над комп'ютером, що працює за принципом людського мозку. Дослідження фінансується з державного бюджету сша.
- •T est your brain power. Solve the problems with a partner (see Problem-Solving, unit 3). What's your brain power?
- •Answers What's your brain power?
- •How to Boost your Memory
- •Human Brain Vs. The Computer
- •Mini-Dictionary
- •Unit 4: iq testing
- •How many words can you write in two minutes using only letters found in the word intelligence?
- •Discuss the following questions in small groups or pairs.
- •Do you agree or disagree with the quotations? Discuss them in pairs.
- •In pairs or small groups, try to find the answers to the following brain boosters.
- •Mark the following statements true (t) or false (f). Compare your answers with a partner, then read the text below and check your answers.
- •Think of the name for each paragraph of the text.
- •Interesting facts about iq tests
- •Work in pairs and see if you can remember the following words and phrases. Take turns to ask each other. Use the Mini-dictionary if necessary (unit 4).
- •Explain the meaning of the words and phrases.
- •Find the words in the text to which the following are the synonyms. The first letter is given to make the task easier.
- •Fill the gaps in the sentences with the correct word(s) (1-6) from the table above. You won’t need all the words.
- •Read about three types of intelligence. Fill the gaps with the words given below.
- •Rational intelligence
- •Emotional intelligence
- •Financial intelligence
- •Rearrange the letters in bold to make words that fit into the gaps.
- •Put the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences. The first word of each sentence is underlined.
- •Choose the best word(s) from each pair in bold to complete the sentence.
- •Put the words in brackets into the correct form.
- •Find and correct the mistakes.
- •L ook at the pictures and make up a student's story of passing iq test yesterday. Use past indefinite tense.
- •Underline the correct tense.
- •Follow the directions. Use troublesome verbs.
- •Name things that rise.
- •Choose which verb tense (Past Simple or Past Continuous) fits better.
- •Fill in a, the where necessary.
- •Fill in the gaps with a suitable preposition from the list.
- •Translate the following sentences into English.
- •Edit the Ukrainian translation (b).
- •Discuss the following questions in small groups or pairs.
- •Use the information from Units 3−4 and prepare a three-minute talk for the students’ conference on intelligence, iq tests and memory.
- •Say what you were doing, or what was happening, at these moments.
- •This year's winner is being intervied by a journalist.
- •You are going to listen to the part of a lecture on iq.
- •Listen again and complete the sentences with information from the lecture.
- •Choose any 5 phrases from exercise 16 and use them in your own sentences.
- •Choose any 2 quotations from exercise 3 (warm-up section) and comment on them (40-70 words each).
- •Write some advice for students’ campus leaflet on how to raise your iq level and, hence, to improve your academic performance.
- •Try to find solutions (Problem-Solving, unit 4).
- •Further Reading Parts of an iq Test
- •Verbal Intelligence
- •Mathematical Ability
- •Spatial Reasoning Skills
- •Visual/Perceptual Skills
- •Classification Skills
- •Logical Reasoning Skills
- •Pattern Recognition Skills
- •Script History of intelligence testing
- •Mini-dictionary
- •Iq Testing
- •Unit 5: The Principal Elements of the Nature of Science: Dispelling the Myths.
- •Underline the stressed sound in each word as in the example. Practise reading.
- •A nswer the following questions.
- •The principal elements of the nature of science: dispelling the myths
- •Explain the meaning of the words and phrases.
- •Cross the odd word out.
- •Find 10 words from the table above.
- •Arrange the following words according to
- •Match the words and expressions with their translation.
- •Fill each gap with the appropriate word from the list below.
- •Fill in the correct word derived from the word in bold.
- •Underline the correct item.
- •Choose the correct answer.
- •Fill in a, the where necessary.
- •Edit the Ukrainian translation (b).
- •Translate into English.
- •Complete the sentences with necessary information.
- •How else did n. Tesla contribute to the society? Find additional information about n. Tesla and share this information with your fellowmates.
- •W rite comments on one of the following quotations.
- •Work in small groups. You are asked to create a crossword devoted to science and scientists. Then offer it to your fellowmates to solve.
- •W ork in pairs. Now you are taking part in the Project "Inventions of the 20th century". Choose the inventions that you like and cover the following information:
- •Try to understand a famous puzzler's logic (see Problem-Solving to unit 5). A famous puzzler's logic
- •No experienced person is incompetent;
- •Answers
- •Further Reading Sir Isaac Newton Scientist and Mathematician, 1642 - 1727
- •Script nikola tesla the genius who lit the world
- •Mini-dictionary
- •Unit 6: Beauty in Science
- •In the article below, find 3 adjectives, 3 adverbs, an adjective in the superlative degree, 3 irregular verbs and 3 prepositions.
- •Read the text again and answer the following questions.
- •Think of other heading to the text.
- •A thing of beauty
- •Explain the meaning of the words and phrases.
- •Match the words and collocations (1-8) from the text with their definitions (a-h).
- •Find words in the texts to which the following are the synonyms. The first letter is given to make the task easier.
- •Find phrases in the article that match the meanings (a-e).
- •Fill the gaps with the words given below.
- •Find and correct the mistakes in the sentences if there are any.
- •Fill in each blank by putting the verb in brackets into the correct past tense.
- •Fill in a, the where necessary.
- •Translate the following sentences into English.
- •Edit the Ukrainian translation (b).
- •Discuss the following questions in small groups or pairs.
- •Do you agree with the following statements. Discuss them with your classmates.
- •Remember the story how d.I. Mendeleyev developed the periodic classification of the elements.
- •Listen and decide whether the facts from the lecture are true or false.
- •Darwin's Flowers
- •The First Vaccination
- •Primordial Soup
- •Nasa Inventions You Might Use Every Day
- •Mini-dictionary Beauty in Science
- •Unit 7: Mathematics.
- •Who invented math?
- •Do you agree or disagree with the quotations? Discuss them in pairs.
- •You need to
- •Tell what the following abbreviations or shortenings mean. If you don't know, see Appendix 4.
- •Read the text "Mathematics − the language of science" and answer the questions.
- •Think of the heading for each paragraph of the text. Mathematics − the language of science
- •Explain the meaning of the words and phrases.
- •Cross the odd word out.
- •Fill in the word from the list below. Use the word only once. Translate the collocations into Ukrainian.
- •Find words in the texts to which the following ones are the antonyms. The first letter is given to make the task easier.
- •Pick up from the text “Mathematics” all the adjectives to the following words.
- •Match the words and phrases with their Ukrainian equivalents.
- •Fill the cells in the table with the words derived from the given nouns.
- •Make up adverbs adding “-ly” to the given words. Translate these words into Ukrainian.
- •Fill the gaps in the text about mathematics with the missing word(s) from the list below.
- •Fill in the correct word derived from the word in bold.
- •26. Give examples of equations or formulae that you had to solve at your lessons of mathematics.
- •27. Find and correct mistakes.
- •30. You want to ask your friend to do something for you. Use the prompts below to make questions, as in the example. Use the Future Continuous.
- •31. Choose the correct answer.
- •32. Put the verbs into the correct tense.
- •33. Put articles where necessary.
- •34. Translate into English.
- •П'єр Ферма
- •35. A. Discuss the following questions in small groups.
- •36. A. Look at the portraits of famous mathematicians, name them and tell about their contribution to science.
- •38. You are going to listen to some information about mathematics. Decide whether the facts from the text are true or false.
- •39. Complete the sentences.
- •40. Complete the phrases.
- •41. Write 5 sentences using abbreviations or shortenings from exercise 6.
- •42. Write our equivalents to the suggested numbers and measures in the suggested joke. A Joke
- •44. Try to solve mathematical problem. Number & Math Play
- •Further Reading Who Created the Quadratic Formula?
- •Mathematical Problems
- •Who Created the Quadratic Formula?
- •The Formula Moves to Europe
- •Mathematics
- •Unit 8: Recreational Mathematics.
- •What is recreational mathematics?
- •What magic figures do you know? Why are they called magic?
- •Work in small groups. In three minutes, write down a list of things which are usually round and/or square.
- •What do you think the word “quadramagicology” mean? What information do you expect to read? (the study of magic squares)
- •Look at the picture of a turtle and tell what is special about it. How might it be connected with the text? Share your ideas with other students.
- •Info for teachers
- •Read the article below to find out if your guesses were right.
- •Some sentences have been removed from the text by mistake. Put each sentence into appropriate place in the text (1-5).
- •What do you remember after reading the text? Mark the following statements as true (t) or false (f). Then check your answers in the text.
- •Quadramagicology
- •Underline the stressed sound in each word as in the example. Choose any 4 words and use them in your own sentences.
- •Explain the meaning of words and phrases below. Choose 3 words you like and write sentences with the words chosen.
- •Find words or phrases in the article that match the meanings (a-e).
- •Arrange the following words in pairs of synonyms.
- •Fill in the blanks with appropriate words from the list below.
- •Put the appropriate verb of measurement into the sentences, changing its form if necessary. Pay attention to the tenses.
- •Match the pictures with the words that describe shape.
- •A drawing game. Try to draw each of the items below spending just a few seconds on each.
- •Label the shapes with the suitable words. Then check your answers in the text below.
- •A.What do you think life will be like in 100 years? Use perhaps, probably (not), certainly, I (don’t) think, I’m sure, I hope, I’d like to imagine.
- •Put the verb into the correct future form to complete the sentences.
- •Choose the best variant to complete the sentence.
- •Translate the following sentences into English.
- •Now, listen and do the tasks that follow.
- •Listen again and complete the descriptions.
- •Explain the difference between
- •Discuss the following questions in small groups or pairs.
- •Describe the following buildings in as many details as possible. Think about their shape, size, material.
- •1. Building on the Elbe in Hamburg-Altona, Germany
- •2. Habitat 67, Montreal, Canada
- •3. Crooked house, Sopot, Poland
- •Do you agree with the following quotations? Why (not)?
- •Your friend came across an interesting article about geometric shapes in art and history. Help him to translate some of the sentences he had difficulty with.
- •Write an abstract (4-6 sentences) in English to the article about origami.
- •How well do you remember the words from the unit. Work in pairs and do the quiz.
- •Try to solve the suggested problems (see Problem-Solving, unit 8). Numbers Quiz
- •Further Reading a Brief History of Magic Squares
- •Scripts hip to be square: rubik's cubes and sudoku
- •Mini-dictionary Recreational Mathematics
- •Unit 9: The Dawn of Atomic Physics
- •Think of as many words as possible related to physics. How important is physics to you?
- •Match the letters used in Physics with their phenomena they stand for.
- •Discuss the following questions in small groups.
- •Do you agree or disagree with the quotations?
- •Underline the stressed sound in each word as in the example. Practise reading.
- •Practise reading the following numerals:
- •Read the text "The dawn of atomic physics" and put the sentences into chronological order.
- •Answer the following questions.
- •Think of other heading to the text. The dawn of atomic physics
- •Look through the list of words and phrases and check if you know their Ukrainian equivalent. Use the Mini-Dictionary (unit 9) if necessary.
- •Explain the meaning of the words and phrases.
- •Find 7 words from the table above.
- •Find the words in the texts to which the following are the synonyms. The first letter is given to make the task easier.
- •Match the words and phrases with their Ukrainian equivalents.
- •Translate the following phrases from the text into Ukrainian.
- •Fill in the proper word from the list below.
- •Fill in the blanks with the words from the table above. You won’t need all the words.
- •Сhoose the proper word from the pairs in bold. Translate the sentences into Ukrainian.
- •Put the words and phrases in the correct order to make sentences. The first word is underlined.
- •Complete the sentences. Mind the rule of Conditional sentences.
- •Choose the correct answer.
- •Translate into English paying attention to the present, past and future tenses.
- •Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
- •Fill in the gaps with
- •A suitable preposition and translate the following sentences into Ukrainian.
- •Fill in a, the where necessary.
- •Edit the Ukrainian translation (b).
- •Tell your partner about one or two new things about physics you have found out at the lesson.
- •Imagine that you are a great scientist working in a certain field of physics. You are invited to the university to tell students about your research or discovery.
- •L ook at the table with equations. Think of the authors of these equations and their contribution to science.
- •Science Quiz: General Physics
- •Physics quiz
- •Does the balloon go forward, backward, or neither?
- •Is this a way to send signals faster than c?
- •Further Reading The Famous Work of Ernest Rutherford
- •Script physics
- •Mini-dictionary
МІНІСТЕРСТВО ОСВІТИ І НАУКИ, МОЛОДІ ТА СПОРТУ УКРАЇНИ
НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ ТЕХНІЧНИЙ УНІВЕРСИТЕТ УКРАЇНИ "КИЇВСЬКИЙ ПОЛІТЕХНІЧНИЙ ІНСТИТУТ"
АНГЛІЙСЬКА МОВА ЗАГАЛЬНОТЕХНІЧНОГО СПРЯМУВАННЯ
Частина І
НАВЧАЛЬНИЙ ПОСІБНИК ДЛЯ СТУДЕНТІВ І КУРСУ
ФІЗИКО-ТЕХНІЧНОГО ІНСТИТУТУ
(електронне видання)
ENGLISH FOR THE I-ST YEAR STUDENTS
OF THE INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS AND TECHNOLOGY
PART I
Рекомендовано Методичною радою НТУУ "КПІ"
Київ 2012
Англійська мова загальнотехнічного спрямуваня. Частина І. = English for the I-st year students of the Institute of Physics and Technology. Part I. : навч. посіб. для студентів І курсу Фізико-технічного інституту / Синекоп О.С., Ярмоленко О.А., Медкова О.М. – К. : НТУУ "КПІ", – 2012. – 275 с.
Гриф надано Методичною радою НТУУ "КПІ"
(Протокол № __ від ....2012 р.)
Автори: |
Синекоп О.С., Ярмоленко О.А., Медкова О.М. |
Відповідальний редактор: |
Конопленко Людмила Олександрівна |
Рецензенти: |
Асоянц П.Г., к.т.н., професор кафедри інформаційних технологій Київського національного лінгвістичного університету Струтинська О.В., к.пед.н., доцент кафедри теоретичних основ інформатики Інституту інформатики Національного педагогічного університету імені М.П. Драгоманова Козьміна Н.А., старший викладач кафедри англійської мови технічного спрямування №1 факультету лінгвістики НТУУ «КПІ» Корбут О.Г., старший викладач кафедри англійської мови технічного спрямування №2 факультету лінгвістики НТУУ «КПІ» |
У навчальному посібнику представлені дев'ять англомовних оригінальних текстів з розробленим методичним забезпеченням у рамках загально технічної тематики. Зокрема, студентам запропонована така тематика, як навчання в університеті, англійська мова і наука, тестування IQ, галузі точних наук.
Навчальний посібник призначений для студентів першого курсу Фізико-технічного інституту рівня володіння мовою − незалежний користувач (B1 − просунутий).
Розроблений навчальний посібник сприятиме систематизації іншомовного навчального матеріалу, формуванню навичок, розвитку і вдосконаленню вмінь у аудіюванні, читанні, говорінні, письмі та перекладі; підвищенню ефективності організації навчання іноземної мови у аудиторний і позааудиторний час, а також поглибленню знань у рамках загальнотехнічних дисциплін.
Contents
FOREWORD 4
UNIT 1: University. 5
UNIT 2: Imperial English: the Language of Science. 24
UNIT 3: The Mind Machine? 46
UNIT 4: IQ testing 63
UNIT 5: The Principal Elements of the Nature of Science: Dispelling the Myths. 85
UNIT 6: Beauty in Science 101
UNIT 7: Mathematics. 119
UNIT 8: Recreational Mathematics. 141
3. Площа трикутника великого розміру у два рази більша за площу середнього трикутника. (The area of a large size triangle is twice the area of the medium size triangle.) 153
UNIT 9: The Dawn of Atomic Physics 165
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Foreword
English for the first-year students of the Institute of Physics and Technology aims to help learners improve their competence in communication skills. This is achieved in various ways, as the material is flexible in design. It can be used by the first-year-students of the Institute of Physics and Technology, the intermediate stage.
Underlying the material is the conviction that students will learn more readily and efficiently if they are actively and personally involved in their language lessons. Thus, throughout the units, the learners are encouraged to express their own opinion on questions concerning many aspects of science and technology and to discuss and evaluate the role they play in society.
The course includes listening, speaking, reading, writing and problem-solving sections. The material is designed to be used either in the classroom or by the student working alone.
English for the first-year students of the Institute of Physics and Technology covers nine topics: "Our University", "Imperial English: the Language of Science", "The Mind Machine", "IQ Testing", "The Principal Elements of the Nature of Science: Dispelling the Myths", "Beauty in Science", "Mathematics − the Language of Science", "Recreational Mathematics", "The Dawn of Atomic Physics".
While developing the material we have shared a great deal of fun with students, colleagues and friends. We thank them all for their participation, advice and comments, and hope that you will share the fun we had working on the course.
Authors
Unit 1: University.
Comment on the picture.
Do you agree or disagree with the quotations? Discuss them in pairs.
"Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten." B.F. Skinner
"Education is a state-controlled manufactory of echoes." Norman Douglas
"Education is the process of casting false pearls before real swine." Irwin Edman
"Men are born ignorant, not stupid; they are made stupid by education." Bertrand Russell
"He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches." George Bernard Shaw
"Teachers are people who start things they never see finished, and for which they never get thanks until it is too late." Max Leon Forman
"The principal goal of education is to create men who are capable of doing new things, not simply of repeating what other generations have done." Jean Piaget
"You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him find it within himself." Galileo Galilei