Н
.
В.
Фалеева
ENGLISH FOR
CIVIL ENGINEERS
Учебное пособие
Барнаул
2013
Министерство образования и науки Российской Федерации
Федеральное государственное бюджетное образовательное учреждение
высшего профессионального образования
«Алтайский государственный технический
университет им. И. И. Ползунова»
Н. В. Фалеева
ENGLISH
FOR
CIVIL ENGINEERS
Изд-во АлтГТУ
Барнаул 2013
Фалеева Н. В. English for civil engineers: учеб. пособие / Н. В. Фалеева; Алт. гос. техн. ун-т им. И. И. Ползунова. – Барнаул : Изд-во АлтГТУ, 2013. –с.
Учебное пособие по английскому языку предназначено для студентов 2-го курса, обучающихся по направлению «Строительство». Пособие состоит из 8 уроков. Каждый урок включает профессионально ориентированный аутентичный текст, список терминов с транскрипцией, вопросы для проверки понимания прочитанного и развития коммуникативных навыков. Разработанные задания способствуют усвоению и запоминанию специальных терминов, а также развитию навыков устной речи на профессионально- ориентированные темы
UNIT 1
Civil Engineering |
Preview Answer the questions.
3. Do you think the construction industry needs well-trained and qualified managers, technologists and technicians? Why?
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I. Listening and reading
Listen to the text
Read and translate the text
CIVIL ENGINEERING
A
lec
Hammond is a student who is
doing a degree
at the University of Edinburgh
the Department of Architecture.
Jane Foster is a high school student who wants to go to college and
follow a career in Civil engineering. She wants to know how the
course is organized and what job opportunities she can get after
graduation.
J: You're doing an HND in Civil engineering. How long does the course last?
A: It's a two-year course.
J: Why did you decide to do this course?
A: I left school at seventeen and started off as an Architectural Technician and...
J: What did that involve, being an Architectural Technician?
A: Doing all the technical drawings for the architects, things like that. We used a program called Autocad.
J: And what took you into that line of business?
A: Well, I was interested in architecture. My best subject at school, the one I enjoyed most, was Graphic communication. I decided to try to get a career using that. So, I went into an architect's office and was there for four years before I decided to start my HND.
J: Which subject appeals to you most?
A: Erm, the Theory of structures. I really enjoy it.
J: What do you like about it?
A: I like the maths and physics side of it, how the structure actually works.
J: Is any of the work in the lab?
A: We've got Materials this semester. We're in the lab every week - testing concrete and that sort of thing. On Fridays, there's Project work from 11.15 for most of the day. I've been at a structural engineering company learning how a civil engineering project is run.
J: What's the company working on?
A: They're turning an old office building into a nightclub, restaurant, and five-star hotel. It's interesting to get on site and to speak to the engineers.
J: What's Complex communications on Wednesday?
A: Before and after lunch? It's about language. You have to pick something to do with engineering and write a report about it. Then present it to the other students.
J: What have you chosen?
A: I'm doing a project on a new bridge over the Forth, right here in Scotland. There's a lot of public opposition.
J: Do we need a new bridge?
A: Yes, the research I've done shows the present bridge is carrying ten times the amount of traffic it was designed for.
J: When you start work as a Civil Engineer, what do you want to build – houses or big structures like bridges and roads?
A: I'm more interested in the big structures like bridges.
J: You may have to go overseas for that.
A: That's one reason why I chose this career.
Notes:
HND [ˌeɪtʃ en ˈdɪː] – Higher National Diploma: a British qualification in a technical subject, usually gained by studying for two years at college
Edinburgh – [ˈedɪnbərə] - Эдинбург
Autocad[ˈɔːtəʊ kæd] – автоматизированное проектирование
Architectural [ˌɑːkɪˈtektʃərəl] Technician [tekˈnɪʃən] – техник, технический специалист; механик, ремонтник
Graphic [ˈɡræfɪk] communication [ kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən] – графика
Theory [ˈθɪərɪ] of structures [ˈstrʌktʃər] – теория строительства
Materials [məˈtɪəriəlz] – материаловедение