Волгоградский экономико-технический колледж

ПЦК иностранных языков

Сборник текстов

Английский язык

Для студентов II курса

Специальностей

20.02.04, 15.02.07, 13.02.02.,13.02.11.,15.02.08.

Разработал преподаватель

Цвиренко О.В.

UNIT 1

ВВЕДЕНИЕ В СПЕЦИАЛЬНОСТЬ

LESSON 1

PERSONAL PRESENTATION

Let me introduce myself. My name is…. I am …. years old. I was born in Volgograd, where I am still living. Our family is rather large. There are five of us: my father, my mother, my sister, my brother and me. My parents are engineers. They work at the plant. My sister is a student of the University. My brother is a pupil. He is in the 6-th form.

I am a second-year student. I study at Volgograd State College of Economics and Technics. This is a leading college of our city. My college trains specialists practically for all spheres of economic activities: programming, management, economics, finance, electrical engineering, heating engineering, machinery and equipment and others. Sure to say, these professions are in great demand. And we’ll be useful as specialists.

I am going to be an electrician (a technician of heating). I want to work in industry as an electrician. I am happy to study at this college and I am proud of it.

Words and word combinations:

introduce – представлять

rather – довольно

a second-year student – студент - второкурсник

to train – готовить

spheres of economic activities – сферы экономической деятельности

engineering - техника

electrical engineering – электротехника

heating engineering – теплотехника

machinery – машины, машинное оборудование

equipment – оборудование

to be in great demand – быть востребованным

electrician – электрик

technician of heating - теплотехник

ASSIGNMENT:

1. Заполните пропуски, пользуясь содержанием текста:

1. I ….. born in Volgograd.

2. My family … rather large.

3. My …. are engineers.

4. They work at the ….. .

5. I …. a second-year student.

6. This is a….. college of our city.

7. Our college ….. specialists in all spheres of ….. ……. .

8. These professions …. in great demand.

9. I …. going to …. an electrician.

10. I am happy to ….. at this college.

2. Ответьте на следующие вопросы:

1. What’s your name?

2. How old are you?

3. Where do you live?

4. Is your family large or small?

5. Have you got brothers or sisters?

6. What are you?

7. Where do you study?

8. What specialists does your college train?

9. What is your future profession?

10. Do you like to study at the college?

3. Напишите все типы вопросов к следующим предложениям:

1. My parents work at the plant.

2. This is a leading college of our city.

3. Our college trains specialists in all spheres of economic activities.

4. Кратко перескажите текст, используя лексику урока.

EXERCISES:

1. Прочитайте следующие существительные, обратите внимание на суффиксы (-ian, -ist) и переведите на русский язык.

Specialist, electrician, technician, scientist, academician, mathematician, theoretician.

2.Напишите следующие предложения в вопросительной и отрицательной форме и переведите их на русский язык:

1. He does research work in the field of chemistry.

2. This worker achieved good results in his work.

3. Our scientific workers are at the laboratory now.

4. Your work will be important for us.

3.Составьте предложения из следующих слов, переведите на русский язык:

1. fields, Lomonosov, in, science, of, different, worked.

2. scientists, of, proud, we, our, are, the, country, of.

3. great, science, of, in, the, Russia, development, has, achievements.

4. he, years, two, in, will, from, institute, the, graduate.

4.Переведите следующие предложения на английский язык:

1. Мой друг – студент-второкурсник.

2. Каких специалистов готовит этот колледж?

3. Когда вы закончили школу?

4.Он будет хорошим специалистом в области электротехники.

5. Поставьте глагол в скобках в нужном времени и переведите на русский язык:

1. He (to take) his examinations next month.

2. Russian scientists (to make) a great contribution to the development of world science.

3. The professor’s assistant always (to show) us the experiments in the laboratory.

4. My friends (to go) to the international camp last summer.

5. Our lectures (to begin) at 10 o’clock every morning.

LESSON 2

MY FUTURE PROFESSION.

The problem of choosing the future profession has always been very important. This is a universal problem of our epoch. The future profession should be interesting and meet the demands.

There are neither good nor bad professions. All the professions are very useful. I am going to be an electrician. I am a day-time student. I am in the second year.

It is necessary to know your own inclinations and interests. I am going to work in the field of electrical engineering. I am always very busy and I work hard. I study some subjects from their special field of knowledge. Some subjects are very interesting, such as Physics, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Mechanics, Engineering Graphics and others.

Besides, I am very interested in computers and get a lot of information about the latest achievements in electronics from Internet.

I am fond of technique and electricity too. There are some good laboratories and workshops with modern experimental equipment in our college. Here the students have their professional practice. They also get different consultations, listen to lectures and do the lab.

So the students can develop their abilities in a certain field of engineering or science. They can also apply the results of studies in practice.

WORDS AND WORD COMBINATIONS:

important – важный

epoch – эпоха, период

meet the demands – удовлетворить требования

useful – полезный

a day-time student – студент дневного отделения

to be in the second year – учиться на 2 курсе

it is necessary – необходимо

inclinations – склонность

in the field of – в области (науки)

to work hard – работать упорно (усердно)

to be interested in smth. – интересоваться чем-либо

latest achievements – последние достижения

subjects from their special field of knowledge – специальные предметы

technique – техника

workshop - мастерская

experimental equipment – экспериментальное оборудование

to do the lab – выполнять лабораторные работы

to apply the results of studies in practice – применять результаты учебы на

практике

to develop - развивать

ability - способность

Engineering Mechanics – инженерная механика

Engineering Graphics - инженерная графика

ASSIGNMENT:

1. Переведите следующие слова и словосочетания на английский язык в соответствии с содержанием текста:

проблема выбора, важный, я собираюсь работать, область электротехники, работать упорно (усердно), некоторые предметы, последние достижения, увлекаться техникой, профессиональная практика, хорошие лаборатории и мастерские, разный (различный), развивать способности.

2. Закончите предложения в соответствии с текстом:

1. The problem of choosing profession…..

2. The students can develop their abilities in……

3. I am fond of…..

4. All the professions are …..

5. There are some good laboratories….

6. The students can also apply…..

3.Ответьте на следующие вопросы:

1. Are there a lot of different professions nowadays?

2. Is it a problem to choose a future profession?

3. Is it necessary to know your own inclinations and interests?

4. What are you going to be?

5. Where do you study?

6. What subjects do you study?

7. What are you interested in?

8. Are you fond of technique?

9. Where do you have your professional practice?

10. Can you apply the results of studies in practice?

4. Кратко перескажите текст.

DIALOGUE.

5. Прочитайте диалог и выучите наизусть:

- Good morning, Alec. I haven’t seen you for ages. How are you?

- Hallo, Max. Glad to see you. I am well, thank you.

- Where do you study now?

- I study at Volgograd State College of Economics and Technics.

- Nice. Are you going to be an economist?

- No, I’m not. I’m going to be an electrician.

- Do you like your speciality?

- Of course I do.

- Good.

EXERCISES:

1. Напишите прошедшее время от следующих глаголов:

learn, get, love, carry, graduate, be, begin, make, have, want, take, study, develop, work, read, write, go, come, build.

2. Напишите в вопросительной и отрицательной форме следующие предложения и переведите на русский язык:

1. He does research work in the field of electrical engineering.

2. This worker achieved good results in his work.

3. Our scientific workers are at the laboratory now.

4. Your work will be important for us.

3. Напишите во множественном числе:

1. This scientist works in the field of physics.

2. I don’t know the structure of this substance.

3. An atom is a very, very small particle of matter.

4. That man has a good knowledge of mathematics.

4. Напишите в притяжательном падеже, где это возможно:

1. the invention of the scientist –

2. the course of the college –

3. the ability of the man –

4. the discovery of the inventor –

5. the abilities of the men –

6. the teachers of the college –

7. the training of the specialist –

8. the training of the specialists –

5. Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на различные значения глаголов “to look” и “to turn”.

To look at – смотреть на

To look after – ухаживать, присматривать

To look up – смотреть, найти

To look for – искать

To look through – просматривать

To turn – поворачивать

To turn on – включать

To turn off - выключать

1. The laboratory assistant looked at the measuring-vessel and put down the readings.

2. You should look up this word in the dictionary.

3. Look through your notes and then start the experiment.

4. We were looking for a more simple method of solution but could not find it.

5. In modern atomic enterprises men must only look after automatic units.

6. It got dark and I turned the light on.

7. Turn the switch and turn the ventilators off.

LESSON 3.

I AM GOING TO STUDY TECHNICAL TRANSLATION.

I need technical translation for my future work. I want to read English and American technical books and journals. I also want to speak to the English-speaking people who visit our country. I want to know how to use a technical dictionary in order to understand the meaning of the English terms.

Nowadays we practically use computers everywhere. I have got a computer at home and get much information from Internet. I like to visit some sites there and know something interesting about latest achievements in science and technique. English is very important in our modern life.

Words and word combinations:

technical – технический

dictionary – словарь

in order to – для того чтобы

meaning – значение

term –термин

nowadays – в наши дни

site - сайт

important – важный

ASSIGNMENT: