Automation

1. entire technological processes and systems.

1. brought about

2. to a steady rise in the material and cultural well-being of the people.

2. transfers

3. radical changes in the technological nature of the relationship between man and machine.

3. develops

4. the boundaries between brain work and physical labour.

4. makes

5. functions of control to the mechanical device.

5. contributes

6. a basis for a harmonious development of the individual.

6. erases

7. an important impact on social, economic and political areas.

7. creates

8. such integral parts: transfer machining, automatic assembly, communication engineering and control engineering.

Task 12.

Write a short composition on the topic: “The Impact of Automation on People’s Life”.

Such information can be included:

• the influence of automation on social, economic and political areas;

• the contribution of automation to a steady rise in the material and cultural well-being of the people;

• the increase in the living standards of people;

• the obliteration of the frontiers separating brain work from physical labour;

• the creation of a basis for raising the intellectual level of people;

• the assistance in the harmonious development of the individual, etc.

Words and word combinations to be memorized:

accomplishment

виконання

to appear

з’являтися, виникати

assistance

підтримка, допомога

automatic control

автоматичне управління

called for

покликаний, призначений для

to change

змінювати

communication engineering

техніка зв’язку

comprehensive automation

комплексна автоматизація

control engineering

техніка автоматичного управління

to define

визначати, давати визначення

direct effect

безпосередній вплив

to enable

робити можливим

frontier

межа

hydropower plant

гідроелектростанція

to imagine

уявляти, припускати

impact

вплив

intellectual level

інтелектуальний рівень

intervention

втручання

involvement

участь

to lighten

полегшувати, спрощувати

to link up

з’єднувати

principal

головний, основний

relationship

відносини

technological chain

технологічний ланцюг

tremendous number

велика кількість

UNIT 8

AUTOMATION II

Task 1.

Imagine that you are the director of a big industrial plant? How does it work? How many people do you employ? What does the number of people depend on? Present your thoughts in a few words.

Task 2.

Discuss in your group what automatic control is and try to give the definition of it.

Task 3.

Read about automatic control in industry and fill in appropriate headings to each abstract.