- •Вступ до загальнотехнічної англійської мови
- •Contents
- •The national technical university of ukraine
- •Ntuu “kpi” Faculties and Institutes
- •Science in ukraine
- •Music – musician – музикант
- •From the history of computer
- •Computers in our life
- •What is a computer?
- •Technological development and ecology problems
- •Pollution in ukraine
- •The automation of production
- •Automation
- •Automatic control
- •The development of automatic control
- •The electronic devices
- •Industry of ukraine
- •Great britain – the first highly industrialized country in the world
- •Appendix I reading rules основні правила вимови
- •Читання голосних відповідно до типу складу
- •Основні правила читання голосних
- •Основні правила читання приголосних
- •«Німі» (що не вимовляються) приголосні
- •«Німі» (що не вимовляються) голосні
- •Appendix II
- •Irregular verbs
- •Appendix III. Further reading famous ukrainian scientists in the field of material science, metallurgy and mechanical engineering Text 1. Borys paton
- •Text 2. Georgii pysarenko
- •Text 3. Igor sikorsky
- •Text 4. Stepan tymoshenko
- •Text 5. Viktor trefilov
- •Text 6. Ivan bardin
- •Text 7. Sergii koroliov
- •Text 8. Volodymyr chelomei
- •Text 9. Mykola dobrokhotov
Music – musician – музикант
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science |
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to found |
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to research |
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geology |
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to produce |
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mathematics |
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physics |
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to design |
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to conduct |
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Task 11. |
Put the verbs into correct tense form:
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1. Scientist ______ (to work) at the laboratory every day.
2. At present more and more forests _____ (to disappear) because of fires.
3. Many people _____ (to recycle) rubbish nowadays.
4. Water ___ (to boil) at 100°C and _____ (to freeze) when the temperature ____ (to drop) below 0°C.
Task 12. |
Fill in the table with the names of the Ukrainian scientists and spheres of their research: |
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Task 13. |
Translate the following sentences into English:
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Поступове накопичення практичного досвіду – це основа людського розвитку.
В усьому світі використовують досягнення українських науковців у сфері електрозварювання.
Науковці проводять масштабні дослідження в таких галузях, як кібернетика, фізика, порошкова металургія та інші.
Києво-Могилянська Академія стала серцем української науки.
Євген Патон очолював лабораторію тестування мостів.
Науковці детально розробляють все нові і нові проекти.
Task 14. |
Make up a plan to the text “Science in Ukraine” and get ready to retell it according to the plan. |
Task 15. |
You are going to take part in the students’ international conference “The Development of Science”. Write a short report on the topic “Science in Ukraine”. Make use of the plan in Task 14. |
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Words and word combinations to be memorized:
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to achieve |
досягати, отримувати |
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artificial diamonds |
штучні діаманти |
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to appreciate |
високо цінувати, оцінювати |
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bridge |
міст |
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contribution |
внесок |
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to convert |
перетворювати, трансформувати |
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deposit |
поклад |
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Earth surface |
поверхня землі |
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emergence |
поява |
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to estimate |
оцінювати |
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evaporation |
випаровування |
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gradual accumulation |
поступове накопичення |
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geological prospecting |
геологічна розвідка |
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to head |
очолювати |
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hidden welding technique |
технологія прихованого зварювання |
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joint venture |
спільне підприємство |
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large scale research |
великомасштабне дослідження |
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nucleus of the atom |
ядро атома |
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satellite |
супутник |
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significant discoveries |
значні відкриття |
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social equality and democracy |
соціальна рівність та демократія |
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space explorations |
дослідження космосу |
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to split |
розщеплювати, роз’єднувати |
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to supply |
постачати |
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UNIT 3 |
COMPUTERS I |
Task 1. |
Write some facts about computer and its history. Combine yours with the others in your group and make a short informative report. |
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Task 2. |
Imagine a supercomputer. What should it do? Present your thoughts in a few words. |
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Task 3. |
Before reading the text pay attention to the pronunciation of the letter ‘s’ at the end of the plurals: |
computers, years, numbers, thousands, needs, kinds, spheres, hundreds, schools, lessons, questions, rhymes, games;
notes, ropes, marks, scientists, achievements, components, digits, checks, subjects, experts;
diagnoses, messages, switches, sentences, properties, capabilities.
Task 4. |
You are going to read about the history of computer. Seven sentences have been removed from the text. Choose from the sentences (A-H) the one which fits each gap (1-7). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. The first has been done for you.
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But he never built it.
In their opinion, computers block the imagination and spontaneity of young people.
The educated man of 25 - 30 years ago did not need to know anything about computers.
You can use a computer to write a letter, design a house, draw a picture or exchange messages with someone around the world.
Nearly one hundred and fifty years ago there were no such things as computers.
Every day we hear about new uses of the computer.
There are three kinds of computers: digital, analogue and hybrid.
It used thousands of electrical switches that clicked on and off to compute data.