I. Answer the following questions:

1. What is engineering?

2. How can you translate the word “engineering”?

3. Who is engineer?

4. What is the general aim of engineers?

5. What branch of engineering deals with such equipment as communication systems, computers, integrated circuits?

6. What is the field of electric power concerned with?

7. What do electronic engineers design?

II. Give Ukrainian equivalents of the following:

Three-dimensional integrated circuits, electron-beam lithography, advanced technology, electronic devices, semi-conductive material, transmission, ability to transmit power, natural sciences, applied science, crafts, solid state electronics, power generation, the efficiency of the system, the frequency of the current, rate of growth, a bulky package.

III. Give English equivalents of the following:

Сили природи, професійна освіта (навчання), природничі науки, заняття (рід діяльності), застосувати інженерні навички, ефективність системи, мати справу з, галузь науки, цифрова інформація, виправляти помилки, напівпровідниковий матеріал, інтегровані схеми.

IV. Fill in the gaps with words given below: Practical application, reduce, mechanical devices, environmental consequences, point of view.

1. The systems that engineers produce must be workable not only from a technical but also from an economic _____.

2. The public has become much more aware, especially in the last decade, of the social and _____ of engineering projects.

3. Countless cars and other _____ are part of our engineered environment.

4. Engineers are working to solve these problems by designing devices that ____ pollution and improve fuel efficiency.

5. Engineering is described as a profession that finds ______ of theoretical science.

V. Read and translate the following dialogue

(You are a first year student. You want to learn more about your future job / speciality /. You are introduced to a graduate of your faculty.)

– Hello!

– Hello, my name is Misha.

– Nice to meet you, Misha. My name is Kolya.

– I’d like to know more about my future profession. Could you tell me about it?

– Yes, of course. What are your questions?

– You have graduated from LNTU, haven’t you?

– Yes, I have. I graduated from LNTU last year with Engineer`s Degree.

– Where do you work?

– Now I work at the plant “Electromontazh”.

– What types of engineering is your work concerned with?

– It is concerned mostly with electrical engineering. We produce and maintain electrical installations.

– Do you need to have knowledge in electronics or mechanics for your work?

– It is useful to have knowledge in different branches of engineering, but I can’t say that I deal a lot with electronic engineering.

– Thank you for answering my questions.

– Welcome any time.

Grammar in Use

Translate the following sentences into Ukrainian and define the functions of the Participle I.

1. Reading English books I wrote out new words.

2. The bisector is a straight line dividing an angle into two equal parts.

3. Travelling in Africa, he saw a lot of interesting things.

4. When taking the decision I made a mistake.

5. While staying in London he met a few useful people.

6. Leaving a transmitting antenna, a radio wave travels in all directions.

7. While using automatic equipment we release workers from many auxiliary operations.

8. New data being obtained are necessary for nature investigations.

9. Being perfected the device operated successfully under all conditions.

10. The man testing this engine belongs to the group exploring damages in motors.