- •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
Thermal Electrical Plants
Hydroelectric stations deliver power from great rivers, but still about 80 per cent of the required electric power is produced in thermal electrical plants. These plants burn coal, gas, peat or shale to make steam.
To understand how the energy of fuel is converted into electrical energy let us discuss the heat process and begin with the fuel.
Gas is delivered through gas pipelines. The coal (peat, shale) arrives in trains, and conveyors or cranes unload it for storage and bring it to the furnace. It is more effective to burn coal in the form of powder; therefore it is first crushed, pulverized and blown into furnaces. To attain complete combustion of the powder a large volume of air is needed, delivered by forced air fans, exhauster fans and smoke stacks. The steam boilers or steam generators supply the huge amount of high-pressure, high-temperature steam required to drive the high-power turbine-generators.
The kinetic energy of its steam acts against the blades of the turbine and rotates its shaft joined to the generator shaft.
A centralized control desk with panels and many instruments and automatic control devices supervises and monitors the plant, with 6nly a few operators.
II. Translate the following word combinations:
power input, continuous operation, voltage transformer, initial conditions, optimum process, correct choice, interior part, wide application, moderate temperature, blast furnace, raw materials, heat treatment, current of air, high-power turbine-generator, high-pressure, waste pipes, limited energy, mass production, forced air fans, exhauster fans, smoke stacks.
III. Fill in the blanks with the verbs.
to convert, to crush, to pulverize, to burn, to blow, to unload, to feed, to supervise, to bring, to monitor
Thermal electrical plants … solid fuels and gas.
The energy of solid fuels and gas is … to electrical energy.
Solid fuels are … by conveyors and cranes.
Solid fuels are …, … and … to the furnace.
Generators are … by the huge amount of high pressure, high temperature steam.
A centralized control desk … and … the plant.
Electrical energy is … to various parts of the nearest region.
IV. Test. Choose the correct variant:
1. Thermal electrical plants produce …
a) a limited volume of electrical energy;
b) a large volume of electrical energy;
2. Thermal electrical plants are …
a) the main producer of electrical energy;
b) not the main producer of electrical energy.
3. Solid fuels are more effective in …
a) the form of powder;
b) not in the form of powder.
4. Generators are fed by …
a) gas;
b) high temperature steam.
5). The blades of a turbine rotate …
a) the generator shaft;
b) its shaft.
6). Thermal electrical plants employ …
a) water turbines;
b) gas and solid fuels.
V. Answer the questions:
Where are hydroelectric stations located?
What stations produce about 80 per cent of the required electric power?
What fuel do they work on?
What kinds of fuel do you know?
How is gas delivered?
How are solid fuels delivered?
In what form is the solid fuel burnt?
Why is a large volume of air needed for burning solid fuels?
What is used for this purpose?
What are generators fed by?
What does the kinetic energy of the steam do with the blades of the turbine?
What does the centralized control desk do?
Why are there only a few operators at such electrical plants?
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