- •English for specific purposes
- •Рекомендовано к изданию Ученым советом Павлодарского государственного университета им. С.Торайгырова
- •Isbn 9965-573-32-8
- •Isbn 9965-573-32-8
- •Предисловие
- •1 Fields of Engineering
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- •1.3.2 Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering
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- •1.3.1 Chemical Engineering
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- •1.3.2 Civil Engineering
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- •1.3.3 Electrical and Electronics Engineering
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- •1.3.4 Electric Power and Machinery
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- •1.3.5 Electronics
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- •1.3.6 Communications and Control
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- •1.3.7 Computers
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- •1.3.8 Geological and Mining Engineering
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- •1.3.9 Industrial or Management Engineering
- •1.3.10 Mechanical Engineering
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- •1.3.11 Military Engineering
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- •1.3.12 Naval or Marine Engineering
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- •1.3.13 Nuclear Engineering
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- •1.3.14 Safety Engineering
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- •1.3.15 Sanitary Engineering
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- •1.4 Are the following statements true or false?
- •1.5 Complete the following sentences with the appropriate words: civil engineering, aeronautics, diverse, circuits, chips, copper cable.
- •Vocabulary:
- •1. Give English equivalents for the following Russian word combinations:
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- •1. Give English equivalents for the following Russian phrases:
- •2. Give English definition for the following:
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- •1. Chose an answer – a or b.
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- •Are the following statements true or false?
- •Complete the following sentences with the appropriate words: program, information, processing of information, software, connectivity, computer, people.
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- •1. Are the following statements true or false? Prove your answers.
- •2. Match the following words with the given definition: processor, keyboard, mouse, floppy-disk, hard-disk, modem, monitor, rom, ram.
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- •1. Are the following statements true or false? Prove your answers.
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- •1. Match the following words with the given definition: unix, dos, nt, os/2, Windows 95.
- •2. Are the following statements true or false? Prove your answers.
- •2 What is the Internet?
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- •1. Are the following statements true or false? Prove your answers.
- •Complete the following sentences with the appropriate words: web browser, providers, link, www.
- •1. Match the words or phrases (1-6) to the definitions (a-f).
- •3 Science
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- •1. Give the Russian equivalents to the following:
- •2. Give the abbreviations of the following:
- •3. Give the English equivalents to the following:
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- •1. Give the full names of the following abbreviations:
- •2. Give the Russian equivalents to the following:
- •3. Complete the following sentences:
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- •4 Supplementary Reading Section
- •1. Read the text “a Will to Learn” and discuss the following questions in group:
- •2. Share your own opinion on the following problems:
- •1. Discuss the following questions in group:
- •1. Discuss the following questions in group:
- •1. Answer the following questions:
- •5 Phrases for Scientific Communication
- •5.1 Thinking about your Presentation
- •1. Answer the questions:
- •5.2 Introductory Paper Speech Patterns:
- •5.3 List of Phrases to Write an Introduction.
- •5.4 Speech Patterns for the Body of the Paper
- •5.5 Closing Paper Speech Patterns
- •5.6 Formulas for Scientific Communication.
- •6 Supplementary Terminology Section
- •6.1 Definition and Explanation of Terms
- •6.2 Giving а Talk/Paper
- •6.3 Study the following information and compare it with the Russian system of training.
- •6.4 Read the text and try to explain what is to be a graduate student.
- •6.5 Compare the given difference of the verbs “to learn” and “to study”.
- •6.6 Study the following definition of the words profession, occupation and job.
- •6.7 Translation of terms and abbreviations connected with academic studies and scientific research work
- •2.Подразделения:
- •3. Степени:
- •4. Сокращения:
- •Appendix
- •Geometric Optics. Physics Optics
- •The Visible Spectrum and Dispersion
- •Polarization
- •Waves Versus Particles; Huygen’s Principle and diffraction
- •Special Theory of Relativity
- •The Michelson-Morley Experiment
- •Литература:
- •Contents
5.4 Speech Patterns for the Body of the Paper
According to this theory...
After this, I need/it remains only to say that ...
Again, I want to emphasize that...
It should be emphasized that ...
It should be pointed out that...
Let me give you my explanation of ...
Let me now turn to ...
Let us consider what happens if ...
Let us have a closer look at ...
Let us imagine that ...
Let us suppose that ...
Now I come to ...
On the contrary ...
On the one hand ..., on the other hand ...
Primarily ...
This is indeed the case when ...
This in turn implies ...
This is particularly true for ...
5.5 Closing Paper Speech Patterns
Since I am running out of time ...
As my time is running out...
Before I close I would like to emphasize the importance of ...
Finally I want to say a few words about ...
I end this paper with a description of ...
I leave it to you to judge ...
In closing I want to mention very briefly …
In conclusion, let me say ...
In conclusion, may I repeat... .
Summing up, I would like to ...
The last part of my talk will be devoted to ...
To all this must be added that...
5.6 Formulas for Scientific Communication.
Practice the following phrases in scientific problem discussion.
Establishing Contacts
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I’m glad you’ve asked me that question.
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Agreeing
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Yes, indeed. I think you are entirely right. It appears to me to be true. I agree that... That's just what I think. |
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Disagreeing
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I am arguing against... I would object just a little... I object to... I wish I could agree with you but... |
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Expressing surprise
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It is rather surprising... It is unbelievable... I am puzzled by... I wonder about... I find it hard to believe that... |
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Expressing uncertainly
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It seems unlikely that... I have doubts about... I am not at all sure about... I am not yet certain... I am doubtful whether... I have been rather puzzled by... I doubt it. |
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Making contribution
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In connection with ... I would like to add Let me add that... In addition I would like to mention... I would add that... |
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Calling attention
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I want to point out that... I would like to note... I would like to stress the importance of... It is worth pointing out that... I would like to draw your attention to... I would like to call attention to...
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Making assessment
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The paper/report raises an important question ... This method is particularly important because... The paper/report demonstrates how important it is to... These results/data are of particular interest. |
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Provoking arguments |
Would you agree with...? There seems to be some contradiction between your points of view. Does that mean you think...?
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Asking for details/classification
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Could you be more specific about...? I am not clear about... Could you give us/me some more facts to back that up, please?
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Introducing opinions/attitudes
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Well, I'd like to say that... What I think is...
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Delaying an answer |
Well, let me see... Well, now... That's a good question... Oh, let me think for a moment... |
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