МИНИСТЕРСТВО ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ Государственное образовательное учреждение

высшего профессионального образования «Оренбургский государственный университет» Кафедра иностранных языков естественнонаучных и инженерно-технических специальностей

Т.Е. ОВЧИННИКОВА И.В. ЗАЙЦЕВА Л.А. ЗАРИЦКАЯ

MY SPECIALITY

МЕТОДИЧЕСКИЕ УКАЗАНИЯ ПО АНГЛИЙСКОМУ ЯЗЫКУ

Рекомендовано к изданию Редакционно-издательским советом Государственного образовательного учреждения

высшего профессионального образования «Оренбургский государственный университет»

Оренбург 2003

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кандидат филологических наук, доцент Сахарова Н.С.

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1 Section 1

1.1 Part 1

1.1.1 Words and word-combinations to be remembered

highly sensitive core

radio physicist postgraduate course doctor's degree course solid state physics nanotechnology natostructure

nanometer (nm) basic research original research

сверхчувствительный ядро, зд. основной состав

радиофизик аспирантура докторантура физика твердого тела

нанотехнология (технология наноструктур) наноструктура (полупроводниковая структура с нанометровыми размерами элементов) миллимикрон, 10~⁹м фундаментальное исследование самостоятельное исследование

1.1.2 Notes to the text

Radiophysics and Electronics Department Where there's a will there's a way

molecular manufacturing

kinetics of unliner optical reactions laser processes control optical recording of information software control of physical processes кафедра радиофизики и электроники Где хотенье, там и уменье (поговорка)

производство на молекулярном уровне

кинетика нелинейных фотореакций лазерное управление процессами оптическая запись информации программное управление физическими процессами

1.1.3 Read and translate the text. Find the passive forms of the verbs, define their tense forms

My speciality

I am a student of the Radiophysics and Electronics Department of Orenburg State University. Radiophysics is a very interesting speciality to my mind. I have read a great many articles concerning my future speciality as I am interested in technical journals on radioelectronics. It includes such branches of physics as acoustics, optics, meteorology, crystallography, vacuum semiconductors, molecular and quantum electronics. I realize that the use of highly sensitive semiconductors, masers and lasers, rapidly improving electronic devices will bring about still greater transformations both in science and industry and paves the way to new victories of Man over the secrets of Nature. Sometimes I come across many things I don't

understand yet as I am a second year student but I hope that where there is a will there's a way.

Some information from the history of the department. It was founded in 1995. The core of the staff was formed by the group of physicists from Kazachstan headed by Prof. Kezle. Post-graduate course in optics was organized in 1997 and the doctor's degree course - in 1998.

Research work is done according to federal and international grants given by Russian Fund of Basic Research, Institute "Open society", "Euroasia" Fund. The last grant was provided by the Ministry of higher and special secondary schools of the Russian Federation for the developments in the field of nanotechnology. Nanotechnology is molecular manufacturing or, more simply, building things one atom or molecular at a time with programmed nanoscopic robot arms. A nanometer is one billionth of a meter ( 3-4 atoms wide ). Unitilizing the well understood chemical properties of atoms and molecules nanotechnology proposes the construction of novel molecular devices possessing extraordinary properties. Imagine a supercomputer no bigger than a human cell. Imagine a four-person spacecraft no larger or more expensive than the family car. These just are products expected from nanotechnology.

The staff of the department takes part in the research work " Laser inductive processes in natural and synthesized nanostructures" under the supervision of the head of Radiophysics and Electronics Department, the director of Laser and Information Biophysics Centre D. Sc., member of New York Academy of sciences Prof. Kucherenko M.G. High skilled university teachers develop problems of kinetics of unliner optical reactions, laser processes control, optical recording of information and holography.

Graduates of the department are highly qualified in the fields of quantum electronics, solid state and semiconductor physics, wave and molecular optics. The curriculum includes study of laser technique, holography, electro-optics and other branches of the advanced Radiophysics and Electronics. Professional activity of graduates is directed to the development of bases of new technologies, new devices, mathematical models and software control of physical processes, original researches in laser physics and quantum electronics. Such graduates are demanded in high technology industries, private companies, in higher educational establishments. They can also work in research institutes, expert laboratories and designing offices. The department offers a 5 year course of full-time study. On completing the course a graduate gets a degree of radiophysicist. The department has a modern laboratory equipment, a computer class with an access to the Internet.

Professors, instructors give advice and leadership to students in their research work.

Senior year students do their practical work in Micro and nanotechnologies research institute at OSU. Contests, competitions and exhibitions based on student research have become an established tradition. We can expand our horizons through the access to conferences, lectures, symposia in all disciplines.

A number of students' research papers were awarded prizes at the international conferences.