- •Пояснительная записка
- •Unit 1. Electric current
- •Words to remember.
- •Read the text. Electric current
- •Give the Russian equivalents of the following expressions.
- •Are the following sentences True or False?
- •Answer the questions.
- •Complete the following sentences.
- •Render the text into English.
- •Unit 2. Electricity
- •Words to remember.
- •Read the text. Electricity
- •Answer the questions.
- •Are the following sentences True or False?
- •Render the text into English.
- •Give the summary of the text. Other generating sources
- •Discuss these questions in pairs.
- •Unit 3. Resistance
- •Words to remember.
- •Read the text. Resistance
- •Answer the questions.
- •Are the following sentences True or False?
- •Match the words with the meanings.
- •Render the text into English.
- •Give the summary of the text.
- •Discuss the questions or statements in pairs.
- •Unit 4. Magnetism and electromagnetism
- •Words to remember.
- •Read the text. Magnetism and electromagnetism
- •Answer the questions.
- •Are the following sentences True or False?
- •Render the text into English.
- •Give the summary of the text.
- •Match these words to their definitions.
- •Discuss the statements in pairs.
- •Unit 5. Inductance
- •Words to remember
- •Read the text and ask 6-8 questions.
- •Inductance
- •Are the following sentences True or False?
- •Render the text into English.
- •Give the summary of the text.
- •In pairs discuss the topics.
- •Unit 6 (part 1). Capacitors
- •Words to remember.
- •Read the text. Capacitors
- •Unit 6 (part 2). Capacitors
- •Read the text. Capacitors
- •Классификация конденсаторов
- •Unit 6 (part 3). Power capacitors
- •Words to remember.
- •Read the text. Power capacitors
- •Unit 7 (part 1). Conductors and insulators
- •Insulators and Conductors
- •Find English equivalents of the following words and word combinations in the text.
- •Give the Russian equivalents of the following expressions.
- •What answer is incorrect?
- •Answer the questions.
- •Unit 7 (part 2). Conductors and insulators
- •Words to remember.
- •Read the text. Suspension insulators
- •Give the Russian equivalents of the following expressions.
- •Match items in column a with items in column b.
- •Complete the table using information from the texts.
- •Unit 7 (part 3). Conductors and insulators
- •Words to remember.
- •Read the text. Conductors
- •Give the Russian equivalents of the following expressions.
- •Find English equivalents of the following sentences in the text.
- •Answer the questions.
- •Retell the text ‘Conductors’ using the following word combinations.
- •Unit 7 (part 4). Conductors and insulators
- •Words to remember.
- •Read the text. Conductor coverings and connectors
- •Find English equivalents for the following words and word combinations in the text.
- •Give the Russian equivalents of the following expressions.
- •Explain the following terms.
- •Put the questions to each paragraph of the text. Unit 7 (part 5). Conductors and insulators
- •Words to remember.
- •Read the text. Porcelain Vs. Polymer
- •Answer the questions.
- •Complete the table and speak about polymer and porcelain.
- •Render the text into English.
- •Unit 8. Semiconductors
- •Words to remember.
- •Read the text and ask 6-8 questions. Semiconductors
- •Find English equivalents of the following words and word-combinations in the text.
- •Render the text into English.
- •Give the summary of the text.
- •In pairs discuss the topics.
- •Unit 9. Batteries
- •Words to remember.
- •Read the text. Batteries
- •Литиево-ионная батарея
- •Give the summary of the text. Categories and Types of Batteries
- •Unit 10. Amplifiers and oscillators
- •Words to remember.
- •Read the text. Amplifiers and oscillators
- •Match these words to their definitions.
- •Give the Russian equivalents of the following expressions.
- •Are the following sentences True or False?
- •Answer the questions.
- •Complete the following sentences.
- •Render the text into English.
- •Unit 11 (part 1). The distribution system
- •Words to remember.
- •Read the text. The distribution system
- •Unit 11 (part 2). Determining distribution voltages
- •Determining distribution voltages
- •Render the text into English.
- •Retell the text using the following words and word-combinations.
- •Unit 12 (part 1). The primary circuit
- •Words to remember.
- •Read the text. The primary circuit
- •Primary network
- •Unit 12 (part 2). Secondary circuits
- •Secondary circuits
- •Unit 13. Cogeneration
- •Cogeneration
- •Unit 14 (part 1). Motors
- •Dc motors
- •Give the Russian equivalents of the following expressions.
- •Find synonyms of the following words in the text.
- •Are the following sentences True or False?
- •Speak about dc motors.
- •Render the text into English.
- •Unit 14 (part 2). Ac motors
- •Words to remember.
- •Read the text. Ac motors
- •Give the Russian equivalents of the following expressions.
- •Find synonyms of the following words in the text.
- •Answer the questions.
- •Speak about ac motors. Unit 14 (part 3). Brushed dc motors
- •Words to remember.
- •Read the text. Brushed dc Motors
- •Match items in column a) with items in column b).
- •Put questions to the text. Motor types
- •Complete the table using the information from the text and speak about different types of motors using the table.
- •Give the summary of the text. The Development of Electric Motor
- •Unit 15. Extra high voltage alternators
- •Words to remember.
- •Read the text. Extra high voltage alternators
- •Give the Russian equivalents of the following expressions.
- •Are the following sentences True or False?
- •Answer the questions.
- •Complete the following sentences.
- •Render the text into English.
- •Unit 16. Indicating meters
- •Words to remember.
- •Read the text.
- •Indicating meters
- •Answer the questions.
- •Are the following sentences True or False?
- •Render the text into English.
- •Give the summary of the text.
- •Discuss the statement in pairs.
- •Unit 17 (part 1). Transformers
- •Words to remember.
- •Read the text. Transformers
- •Give the Russian equivalents of the following expressions.
- •Put all types of questions to the following sentence.
- •Are the following sentences True or False?
- •Make up the plan to the text and retell it.
- •Give the summary of the text.
- •Unit 17 (part 2). Transformers
- •Words to remember.
- •Read the text. How the transformer works
- •Answer the questions.
- •Complete the following sentences.
- •Retell the text. Unit 17 (part 3). Transformers
- •Words to remember.
- •Read the text. Transformer rating
- •Give the English equivalents of the following sentences.
- •Make up the plan to the text and retell it. Unit 17 (part 4). Transformers
- •Words to remember.
- •Read the text. Methods of Transformer Cooling
- •Unit 17 (part 5). Transformers
- •Distribution Transformers
- •Give the Russian equivalents of the following expressions.
- •Complete the sentences.
- •Render the text into English.
- •Unit 18. Fuse cutouts
- •Words to remember.
- •Read the text. Fuse cutouts
- •Give the English equivalents of the following expressions.
- •Speak about fuse cutouts. Unit 19. The tunnel diode
- •Words to remember.
- •Read the text. The tunnel diode
- •Match these words to their definitions.
- •Give the Russian equivalents of the following expressions.
- •Are the following sentences True or False?
- •Answer the questions.
- •Complete the following sentences.
- •Render the text into English.
- •Unit 20. Electrical filters
- •Words to remember.
- •Read the text. Electrical filters
- •Give the Russian equivalents of the following expressions.
- •Are the following sentences True or False?
- •Answer the questions.
- •Complete the following sentences.
- •Render the text into English.
- •Appendix a. University and faculty Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University
- •I. Agree or disagree with the following statements. Use the following expressions: You are right. You are wrong. You are mistaken. Give your reasons.
- •II. Ask your partner.
- •III. Ask your partner.
- •IV. Answer the following questions.
- •The Automation and Electrical Mechanics Department
- •Appendix b. Outstanding scientists
- •I. Read the texts. Outstanding Scientists
- •Georg Simon Ohm
- •James Joule
- •Benjamin Franklin
- •Hans Christian Orsted
- •Michael Faraday
- •Thomas Alva Edison
- •Nikola Tesla
- •James Watt
- •André-Marie Ampère
- •Georg Simon Ohm
- •Joseph Henry
- •Heinrich Rudolf Hertz
- •Marie Skłodowska Curie
- •William Thomson
- •James Clerk Maxwell
- •Lodygin
- •Yablochkov
- •II. Render the texts into English. Исаак Ньютон
- •Томас Алва Эдисон
- •Мария Склодовская–Кюри
- •Appendix c. Grammar references The Infinitive
- •Функции инфинитива
- •Структуры с инфинитивом The Complex Subject (сложное подлежащее)
- •Passive
- •The Complex Object (сложное дополнение)
- •I. Translate the sentences with Infinitive into Russian.
- •II. Translate the sentences into Russian paying attention to function of Infinitive.
- •III. Translate the sentences into English using different forms of the Infinitive.
- •Complex Subject with the Infinitive
- •I. Complete the sentences using the verb in brackets and translate.
- •II. Translate the sentences into English using Complex Subject with the Infinitive.
- •III. Put questions to the words given in bold type.
- •IV. Answer the questions using the verb in brackets.
- •V. Find the predicate in sentences. Determine the function of the Infinitive in sentences and translate them.
- •Complex Object with the Infinitive
- •I. Translate the following sentences form English into Russian.
- •II. Answer the question using the verb in brackets.
- •III. Translate from Russian into English.
- •The Participle (причастие)
- •The Absolute Participial Construction Независимый Причастный Оборот
- •I. Determine the function of the participle in sentences and translate them.
- •II. Translate the sentences into Russian paying attention to the Participle I and II.
- •IV. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.
- •V. Complete the sentences choosing the appropriate form of the Participle I or II in brackets.
- •VI. Translate the following sentences into Russian paying attention to the translation of Participle II with adverbs.
- •Absolute participle construction
- •I. Find the sentences with Absolute participle construction and translate them.
- •II. Translate the sentences into English.
- •III. Translate the sentences paying attention to the Absolute participle construction.
- •The Gerund (герундий)
- •Функции
- •I. Put the questions to the words given in bold type.
- •II. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English using Gerund.
- •III. Translate from English into Russian.
- •IV. Find the sentences with Gerund and Participle, determine the function and translate the sentences into Russian.
- •Revision Exercises
- •Appendix d. Writing a summary
- •Appendix e. Writing letters
- •I. Letter Layout
- •Components of a Letter
- •Sample of a formal letter and an envelope
- •1. Write the following dates which are placed below the sender’s address:
- •2. Correct mistakes in the following dates:
- •3. Complete the following by indicating the dates in the body of the Letter.
- •5. Correct the following letter layout:
- •II. Letters of Invitation task
- •Letter 1
- •Second International Conference on Synchrotron Radiation in Materials Science srms-2 October 31 – November 4, 2005 International Conference Center Kobe Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
- •Letter 3
- •International Conference on Vacuum Ultraviolet Radiation Physics
- •Letter 4
- •Letter 1
- •Letter 2
- •Letter 3
- •Letter 4
- •1. Write a letter in which you:
- •2. Write a letter in which you:
- •Letter 1
- •Letter 2
- •Letter 3
- •Letter 4
- •1. Write a letter in which you:
- •2. Write a letter in which you:
- •Read the samples and notice phrases and sentences that express a request.
- •Letter 4
- •Letter 5
- •Letter 1
- •Letter 2
- •Letter 3
- •Letter 4
- •1. Write a letter in which you:
- •2. Write a letter in which you:
- •1. Write a letter in which you:
- •2. Write a letter in which you:
- •IV. Letters of Inquiry
- •Letter 1
- •Letter 3
- •Letter 4
- •Tasks 1
- •Letter 1
- •Letter 1
- •1. Write a letter in which you:
- •2. Write a letter in which you:
- •1. Write a letter in which you:
- •2. Write a letter in which you:
- •3. Write a letter in which you:
- •Test on Letter-writing Situations
- •The curriculum vitae
- •The letter of application
- •Making a presentation
- •Appendix f. Supplementary texts Tesla coil
- •Superconductivity
- •Linear motors
- •Brushless dc electric motor
- •Coreless dc Motors
- •Classification of a.C. Motors
- •Synchronous motors
- •Asynchronous motors
- •Induction Motor : General Principle
- •Stepper motors
- •Magnetism
- •Sources of magnetism
- •Diamagnetism
- •Paramagnetism
- •Ferromagnetism
- •Magnetic domains
- •603950, Нижний Новгород, ул. Минина, 24.
- •Т.В. Захарченко, л.С. Исмакова, н.В. Соколова
- •Guide to electrical study
- •Учебное пособие по английскому языку для студентов II курса фаэ
Letter 4
Dear Dr. … :
Please find enclosed the galley-proof of your review … for final reading. Since we are eager to have the book published before the end of the year, we ask you to make the appropriate corrections and return the proofs without delay. The printers have set a December 10, 2004 deadline for printing the review. Please take that into account.
In compliance with your request I am sending you a copy of the Solid
State Physica, V. 3, No. 4, 2002. Please acknowledge the receipt of the journal.
Yours sincerely,
Name
Letter 5
Dear Prof. … ,
Would it be possible for you to help us collect samples of... We intend to elaborate an entirely new system of classification based on the principles of... Your assistance would be of great value to us.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours sincerely,
Name
Here are some more phrases used to make a request:
I would greatly appreciate receiving a reprint of your paper... .
Please acknowledge the receipt of the following publication (reprint) … .
Please let me know whether I may have the text of my paper distributed among the participants.
Could you inform me about the scientific program in more detail?
I would appreciate further details of the symposium program.
I would very much appreciate information about accommodation, travel and living expenses and the terms of financing them.
We would like your permission to translate your reprint and submit it to (publish it in) the Journal of Mathematics.
I would like to ask you to … .
Could you please … ?
I would appreciate it very much if you could … .
I would be very grateful to you if you could … .
Would it be possible for you to … ?
TASKS
1. Write a letter expressing a request for exchanging scientific information. Explain why you want to exchange information.
2. Write a letter requesting a reprint of the paper that was published in ‘Chemical Abstracts’, December 19, 2005 under the title … .
3. Write a letter asking Dr. … to supply you with the recent experimental data on … . Explain why you need the experimental data.
4. Now read the following samples and note how to reply a request favorably.
Letter 1
Dear Dr…,
I acknowledge the receipt of your letter of May 15 in which you ask me to supply you with the samples of….... I have already instructed some of my co-workers to collect the following samples for you:
1…
2…
3…
The elaboration of a new classification on the basis of... is exceedingly interesting and useful, especially in our field of work I hope to send you the samples in 5 or 6 days.
I am happy to be of assistance to you and wish you much success in your work.
Yours sincerely,
Name
Letter 2
Dear Dr... ,
I’m sorry I have not replied earlier to your letter and must apologize for not sending you the reprint until now. Unfortunately I’ve run out of the copies and have to order another shipment. I hope you will find the reprint helpful in your experiment. As soon as you get the final results, I would be grateful if you could send them to me as I wish to
use them for plotting curves.
I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours sincerely,
Name
