- •Английский язык
- •655017, Абакан, ул. Щетинкина, 27 оглавление
- •Введение
- •Unit I. Electrical Engineering
- •I. Before reading the text try to predict what information you will find in it, choosing the statements from the list below.
- •II. Read the text to find out if you are right.
- •Vocabulary
- •Electric Motor
- •VII. Explain each of the methods of connection.
- •I. Read the statements given below and if you think the statement is true agree to it saying “That’s right”. If you think it is not true, disagree “That’s wrong” and make the necessary corrections.
- •II. Read the text and say if you are right or wrong.
- •Vocabulary
- •Operating Principles of an Electric Motor
- •III. Answer the following questions:
- •V. Find in the Text 2 and put down key words that can be used to speak about operating principles of an electric motor.
- •VI. Match each of these components to its function, and then describe its function in a sentence.
- •VII. Match the given words to sentences 1–7.
- •I. Read the text and be ready to do exercises that follow it.
- •Vocabulary
- •Alternator
- •II. Answer the following questions:
- •III. Find in the text and put down key words to speak about an alternator.
- •IV. Find words with similar meanings.
- •V. Use the verbs given below to complete the text about a versatile device (Fig. 3).
- •VI. Match each of these terms with the correct description.
- •I. Read the text and write an outline for it.
- •Vocabulary
- •The First Maglev Train
- •II. Answer the following questions:
- •III. Write the summary of the Text 4.
- •IV. Scan the table and find a material which is:
- •V. Scan the table to find:
- •VI. Make definitions of each of the materials in column a, choosing the correct information in columns b and c.
- •I. Read the statements given below and if you think the statement is true agree to it saying “That’s right”. If you think it is not true, disagree “That’s wrong” and make the necessary corrections.
- •II. Read the text and say if you are right or wrong.
- •Vocabulary
- •Electrodynamic Suspension System
- •VII. Complete the safety report with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
- •VIII. Ask the questions for these answers about the near miss incident in the task VII.
- •IX. Write a set of safety rules based on the report in the task VII.
- •I. Read the text and be ready to do exercises that follow it.
- •Vocabulary
- •Strain Gauge
- •II. Answer the following questions:
- •III. Find in the text and put down key words to speak about a strain gauge.
- •IV. Find words with similar meanings.
- •VI. Read the three texts. Match the titles with the texts.
- •VII. Decide whether the sentences are “true” or “false”. Correct the false parts of the sentences.
- •Unit II. Traditional sources of energy
- •I. Read the text and be ready to do exercises that follow it.
- •Vocabulary
- •Wood Fuel
- •II. Match the English and Russian equivalents:
- •III. Decide whether the following statements are true or false according to the text.
- •IV. Put the following sentences in the correct order according to the text.
- •V. Answer the following questions:
- •I. Read the text and be ready to do exercises that follow it.
- •Vocabulary
- •II. Finish the following sentences according to the text.
- •III. Decide whether the following statements are true or false.
- •IV. Combine the words:
- •V. Answer the questions:
- •I. Read the text and be ready to do exercises that follow it.
- •Vocabulary
- •II. Complete the following sentences according to the text.
- •III. Decide whether the following statements are true or false according to the text.
- •Vocabulary
- •Natural Gas
- •II. Finish the following sentences according to the text.
- •III. Answer the following questions:
- •IV. Find in the text and put down key words to speak about natural gas.
- •I. Read the text and be ready to do exercises that follow it.
- •Vocabulary
- •Electric power plants
- •II. Translate the following word combinations:
- •III. Fill in the blanks with the prepositions.
- •IV. Test. Choose the correct variant:
- •V. Answer the questions:
- •I. Read the text and be ready to do exercises that follow it.
- •Vocabulary
- •Thermal Electrical Plants
- •II. Translate the following word combinations:
- •III. Fill in the blanks with the verbs.
- •IV. Test. Choose the correct variant:
- •V. Answer the questions:
- •I. Read the text and be ready to do exercises that follow it.
- •Vocabulary
- •The Atomic Power Plant (1)
- •II. Translate the following expressions:
- •III. Test. Choose the correct variant:
- •IV. Answer the following questions:
- •I. Read the text and be ready to do exercises that follow it.
- •Vocabulary
- •The Atomic Power Plant (2)
- •II. Translate the following word combinations:
- •III. Answer the following questions:
- •IV. Find in the text and put down key words to speak about nuclear power plants.
- •I. Read the text and be ready to do exercises that follow it.
- •Vocabulary
- •Pros and Cons of Nuclear Power Plants
- •II. Decide whether the following statements are true or false according to the text.
- •III. Match the synonyms:
- •IV. Combine the words. Translate them into Russian.
- •V. Read the following sentences and fill in the words listed below.
- •VI. Answer the following questions and give examples:
- •Unit III. Alternative sources of energy
- •I. Choose the right option. Renewable Energy Sources
- •II. Read the text and be ready to do exercises that follow it. The Pros and Cons of Alternative Energy
- •III. Match the English and Russian equivalents:
- •IV. Answer the following questions:
- •V. Agree or disagree with the following statements:
- •Comfortable ['kʌmfətəbl]
- •Vocabulary
- •How Solar Energy Works
- •III. Give the English equivalents about the text:
- •IV. Agree or disagree with the following statements:
- •V. Answer the following questions and give examples:
- •Vocabulary
- •Wind Energy
- •II. Fill in the correct prepositions, translate the phrases, then choose any five items and make up sentences of your own:
- •III. Put the following sentences in the correct order according to the text:
- •IV. Make the following statements true according to the text:
- •V. Answer the following questions and give examples:
- •VI. Fill in the gaps with the words from the text.
- •VII. Write a summary of the Text 3.
- •VIII. Discuss with your groupmates or in pairs:
- •IX. Fill in the words listed below.
- •X. Translate the following text into Russian in written form paying attention to –ing forms.
- •XI. Read the following text and make an abstract of the text in some sentences.
- •XII. Fill in the gaps with the omitted words.
- •I. Answer the following question and read the text below to check your answer.
- •Vocabulary
- •Hydroelectric Power: How it Works
- •II. Answer the following questions:
- •III. Complete the following sentences according to the text.
- •IV. Combine the words and translate them:
- •V. Fill in the correct prepositions, translate the phrases, then choose any five items and make up sentences of your own.
- •Wave Energy Converter
- •Библиографический список
II. Finish the following sentences according to the text.
The composition of natural gas varies …
The chief component of gas is …
Some geologists theorize that natural gas is …
Others think it may be …
Natural gas is used extensively as an illuminant and a fuel because of its…
One of the earliest attempts to harness it for economic use occurred in…
Liquefied natural gas is natural gas that has been …
III. Answer the following questions:
What is natural gas?
What is its chief component?
Does it occur in petroleum deposits only?
What are the main theories of gas origin?
What are its main properties?
Natural gas wasn’t known to the ancients, was it?
What was their idea about its origin?
When did the first attempt to harness it for economic use take place?
What is LNG?
What made the production and transport of LNG commercially feasible?
IV. Find in the text and put down key words to speak about natural gas.
Text 5.
I. Read the text and be ready to do exercises that follow it.
Vocabulary
powerplant [’pauərplænt] электростанция
to generate ['dʒenə‚reɪt] производить, порождать
to comprise[kəm’praız] охватывать, заключать в себе to rotate ['rəuteɪt] вращать(ся)
to actuate [‘æktυeɪt] побуждать
to require [rɪ'kwaɪə] требовать
to obtain [əb’teın] достигать
due to [dj u:] вследствие, благодаря
capacity [kə'pæsətɪ] мощность
to install [ɪn'stɔ:l] устанавливать, проводить
to utilize['ju:tə‚laɪz] использовать, утилизировать
to estimate ['estəmeɪt] оценивать
consumption [kən'sʌmpʃən] потребление, расход
Electric power plants
Electric power is generated at electric power plants. The main unit of an electric plant comprises a prime mover and the generator which it rotates.
In order to actuate the prime mover energy is required. Many different sources of energy are in use nowadays. To these sources belong heat obtained by burning fuels, pressure due to the flow of air (wind), solar heat, etc. According to the kind of energy used by the prime mover, power plants are divided into groups. Thermal, hydraulic (water-power) and wind plants form these groups. According to the kind of prime mover, electric power plants are classed as:
a) Steam turbine plants, where steam turbines serve as prime movers. The main generating units at steam turbine plants belong to the modern, high-capacity class of power plants.
b) Steam engine plants, in which the prime mover is a piston-type steam engine.
Nowadays no large generating plants of industrial importance are constructed with such prime movers. They are used only for local power supply.
c) Diesel-engine plants: in them diesel internal combustion engines are installed. These plants are also of small capacity, they are employed for local power supply.
d) Hydroelectric power plants employ water turbines as prime movers. Therefore they are called hydroturbine plants. Their main generating unit is the hydrogenerator. Modern wind-electric power plants utilize various turbines; these plants as well as the small capacity hydroelectric power plants are widely used in agriculture.