УКРАЇНСЬКА ДЕРЖАВНА АКАДЕМІЯ

ЗАЛІЗНИЧНОГО ТРАНСПОРТУ

Гуманітарний центр

Кафедра “Іноземні мови”

Методичні вказівки до розмовної теми

“Автоматика, телемеханіка та зв’язок”

з розвитку навичок професійного спілкування

для студентів 2 курсу факультету АТЗ

(англійська мова)

Харків, 2005

Методичні вказівки розглянуті та рекомендовані до друку на засіданні кафедри “Іноземні мови” 29 листопада 2005, протокол №4

Дані методичні вказівки призначені для розвитку навичок усного мовлення та питання текстів за спеціальністю.

Методичні вказівки мають комунікативну спрямованість вивчення іноземної мови. З цією метою розроблені вправи. Які стимулюють ефективне оволодіння мовою.

Методичні вказівки містять також два тексти, які призначені для додаткового питання як самостійно так і в класі.

Укладач: ст.викл. Аганова В.М.

Рецензент: доц., к.ф.н. Нешко С.І.

Text 1 my speciality

Fail-safe operation of the railway transport depends on safe functioning of modern automated systems of traffic processes control.

The solution of the tasks of automation is not possible without wide use of computing technique, computerization of technological operations, modern systems of transmitting the information, various systems of signalling and communication. They ensure regulation of train movements on waysides and sections, automation of train and shunting travel, marshalling of trains, effective control of technical state of various objects, transmitting and processing the information.

Besides, the systems of signalling and communication play a decisive role in ensuring safety of train operation, promote improving conditions of work of railwaymen and culture of passenger service.

The ATC department trains highly qualified specialists – electrical engineers – who acquire the profession of “Automation on the railway transport”.

Within the limits of the existing speciality the students are trained according to the following specializations:

• automation and systems of train operation control

• computer information-control systems on the railway transport

• automated systems of technological communication on the railway transport

Our graduates successfully work at the enterprises of signalling and communication branches, at computer centres, road laboratories, design organizations.

Modern systems of automation and telecommunication on the railway transport are rather complicated. They are based on the latest microelectronic basis using progressive computer technology, that is why it is not possible to acquire a profession successfully without such fundamental and general education subjects as higher mathematics, physics, computer technique, theory of electric and magnetic circuits.

Senior students study special subjects: electronics, microschemetechnique, microprocessor devices, program providing of computer systems, systems of dispatcher control, theory of electric communication, radio engineering systems and others depending on the chosen specialization.

Much attention is paid to the subjects which are necessary in the conditions of market relations: fundamentals of management and marketing, economics and organization of production, fundamentals of law.

The department has modern educational laboratories in different subjects which are equipped with the latest instruments and equipment.

Exercise 1

Memorise the meanings of the following words and word combinations which will help you to understand the text given above.

1. fail-safe – безперебійний

2. traffic control – регулювання руху

3. solution – вирішення

4. transmit – передавати

5. ensure – забезпечувати

6. wayside – перегін

7. section – ділянка

8. shunting travel – маневрове переміщення

9. marshalling of trains – формування поїздів

10. processing – обробка, переробка

11. train operation – поїзна робота, рух поїздів

12. promote – сприяти

13. within the limits – в межах

14. control – управління

15. rather complicated – досить складні

16. microschemetechnique – мікросхемотехніка

17. device – пристрій

18. dispatcher control – диспетчерське керування

19. depend on – залежати від

20. equipment – обладнання

Exercise 2

Translate the following groups of words

1. fail (n., v.), failing (P.I, n., a.), failure

2. safe (n., a.), safely, safety, safety-belt, safety razor, safety-pin

3. operate, operated, operation, operational, operating, operative, operator

4. railway, railroad, railway transport, railway building (construction), railway buildings, railway communication, railway crossing, railway engine, railway engineer, railway junction (terminal), railway network (system), railway point, railway radio, railway route

5. traffic, traffic capacity, traffic carrying capacity, traffic conditions, traffic control, traffic light

6. automatic, automation, automated, automatize

7. computer, compute, computing, computerization, computation

Exercise 3

Translate the following word combinations.

Fail-safe operation, safe functioning, traffic control, computing technique, to transmit the information, systems of signalling, train movement, to process the information, electrical engineer, students are trained, microprocessor devices, radio engineering systems, the chosen specialization, market relations, latest installations

Exercise 4

Form the nouns of the verbs.

Organize, operate, regulate, communicate, inform, transport, produce, educate, move, improve, manage, equip, special, serve

Exercise 5

Find the pairs of synonyms.

Car, operation, use, decision, train movement, latest, department, carriage, work, make use of, solution, train operation, faculty, employ, modern

Exercise 6

Find the pairs of antonyms.

With, modern, acquire, possible, wide, answer, without, impossible, old, latest, narrow, question

Exercise 7

Find in the text the corresponding English equivalents.

Рух поїздів на перегонах і ділянках залізниць; автоматизація поїзних і маневрових переміщень; формування поїздів; контроль за технічним станом різноманітних об’єктів; комп’ютерні інформаційно-управляючі системи; теорія електричних і магнітних кіл: програмне забезпечення комп’ютерних систем; системи диспетчерського керування; радіотехнічні системи; організація виробництва.

Exercise 8

Answer the questions on the text.

1. What does the fail-safe operation of the railway transport depend on?

2. What is it necessary to use for the solution of the tasks of automation?

3. What do all these systems ensure?

4. What role do the systems of signalling and communication play?

5. What specialists does the ATC department train?

6. What specializations are the students trained?

7. Where do the graduates of the ATC department work?

8. Why are modern systems of automation complicated?

9. What is it necessary to do to acquire this profession?

10 What special subjects do senior students study?

11 Do students study any other subjects?

12 What can you say about the ATC department all in all?

Exercise 9

Give a summary of the text.

Exercise 10

Translate the text using the words given below the text.

The ATC Department of our Academy trains the electrical engineers for railway transport. At the Academy the students obtain theoretical basis and prepare themselves for solving problems connected with the automation of railways. At the laboratories of the Academy which are equipped with modern apparatus the students study the most up-to-date automatic control systems used on the railway transport.

The graduates of the ATC Department work in the field of automation and computer systems of control and in the field of railway telecommunications. Our specialty is automation, telemechanics and communication on the railway transport. Thus, after graduating from the Academy we shall have to do with developing and operating the most up-to-date control systems.

Automation is widely used on the railway transport. We get to know some simplest devices of ATC as soon as we come to the railway station. For example, radio informs us when the train arrives or departs, an indicating panel shows if vacant seats are available, etc.

At present the systems of automation, telemechanics, telecommunications and computer systems of control perform the most complicated functions of automatic traffic control.

1. obtain - одержувати; здобувати, дістати

2. prepare - готуватися, підготуватися

3. solve - вирішувати

4. connect - з’єднувати, зв’язувати

5. equip - устаткувати, обладнувати, оснащати

6. control - управляти, регулювати

7. operate - управляти, експлуатувати

8. indicate - показувати, позначати

9. panel - пульт (щит) управління

10 available - доступний; який є; наявний

11 perform - виконувати

Exercise 11

Find the pairs of words “a verb – a noun” and translate.