- •English for Telecommunications and Radio Technologies in Rail Transport
- •Merger (n) – объединение
- •Read the text and make a summary: telecommunications
- •After reading the text above answer the following questions:
- •Match the words with their definitions.
- •Complete the sentences with the words from the box:
- •Translate the following words and word combinations into English:
- •Work in pairs. Discuss the following questions with your partner:
- •Grammar Focus – noun chains (n-n-n…- n) (1)
- •Practise translating noun chains into Russian. Use the dictionary if needed:
- •Unit 2 telecommunications resources
- •Read the text below and make a summary: telecommunications resources
- •After reading the text above answer the following questions:
- •Match the words with their definitions.
- •Complete the sentences with the words in the box:
- •Grammar Focus – noun chains (n-n-n…- n) (2)
- •Practise translating noun chains into Russian. Use the dictionary if needed:
- •Unit 3 radio communication
- •Radio Communication (1)
- •4. Make two questions to each paragraph of the text and ask you partner to answer them.
- •5. Make the verbs from the nouns:
- •6. Complete the sentences with the words from the box below:
- •7. Match the words with their definitions:
- •Grammar Focus
- •Translate the sentences into Russian paying attention to Ving forms:
- •9. Read and translate the text «Radio Communication» Part 2, then put the paragraphs in the correct order: Radio Communication (2)
- •10. Discuss the following questions with your partner:
- •The properties of electromagnetic waves
- •1. Discuss the general knowledge questions connected with the topic of the unit:
- •2. Read the words and learn them by heart:
- •3. Read the first part of the text «Properties of Electromagnetic Waves» and translate it using the words from exercise 2. The properties of electromagnetic waves
- •Make questions to the text. The first word and the answer are given for you:
- •Read the second part of the text «The Properties of Electromagnetic Waves» and give the definitions of the phenomena describing in the text by your own words:
- •Rendering/summarizing an article/text – Реферирование статьи/текста
- •Your opinion of the article and of the issue/problem raised in it
- •Render the whole text «The Properties of Electromagnetic Waves» according to the plan above.
- •Grammar Focus
- •Translate the sentences into Russian paying attention to Ved forms:
- •Translate the sentences from Russian into English:
- •Unit 5 semiconductors
- •Before reading the text discuss the following questions:
- •Read the words and learn them by heart:
- •3. Read and translate the text using the words from exercise 2. What are the most important uses of semiconductors?
- •4. Write 5 questions to the text and ask your partner to answer them.
- •5. Make the nouns from the verbs.
- •6. Complete the sentences with the words from the box below:
- •7. Read the text about conductors, insulators and semiconductors:
- •Insulators
- •8. Fill the table with the information from the text above:
- •Grammar Focus Passive Voice
- •9. Put the verb in brackets in the correct tense of the Passive Voice:
- •Convergence on digital transmission
- •Read the words and learn them by heart:
- •Read the text and make a summary: convergence on digital transmission
- •4. After reading the text above answer the following questions:
- •5. Match the words with their definitions.
- •6. Complete the sentences with the words from the box:
- •7. Translate the following words and word combinations into English:
- •Grammar Focus – numerals (1)
- •8. Practice saying numerals and translating the sentences into Russian. Use the dictionary if needed:
- •9. Work in pairs. Discuss the following questions with your partner:
- •Unit 7 how satellites work
- •1. Before reading the text discuss the following questions:
- •2 . Read the words and learn them by heart:
- •Self-contained (adj) – автономный
- •Read the text below and make a summary: how satellites work
- •After reading the text above answer the following questions:
- •Match the words with their definitions.
- •Complete the sentences with the words from the box:
- •Translate the following words and word combinations into English:
- •Work in pairs. Discuss the following questions with your partner:
- •Read the following text and render it.
- •Satellite (n) – спутник
- •Read the text and make a summary: satellite applications
- •After reading the text above answer the following questions:
- •Match the words with their definitions:
- •Complete the sentences with the words from the box:
- •Translate the following words and word combinations into English:
- •Grammar Focus – numerals (2)
- •Practise saying the numerals and translating the sentences into Russian. Use the dictionary if needed:
- •Work in pairs. Discuss the following questions with your partner:
- •Match the phrases and abbreviations below with their Russian equivalents:
- •Read the words and phrases and learn them by heart:
- •Translate the following noun chains into Russian. Use the dictionary to help you:
- •Read the text and match the headlines below with the paragraphs:
- •Complete these statements about gsm-r using information from the text:
- •The numbers below are mentioned in the text. What do they mean?
- •Match the words with their definitions.
- •Complete the sentences with the words in the box:
- •Incompatible benefits availability guarantee implemented enabling surveillance communication
- •Translate the following phrases into English. Use the text of the unit to help you:
- •Work in pairs/small groups. Discuss the following questions with your partner:
- •Unit 10 radio communication systems between train and trackside (rstt)
- •1. Before reading the text discuss the following questions:
- •2. Read the words and learn them by heart:
- •3. Read and translate the text using the words from the exercise 2: radio communication systems between train and trackside (rstt)
- •4. After reading the text above answer the following questions:
- •5. Read the definition and give the suitable word. Use the words from exercise 2:
- •Complete the sentences with the words from the box below:
- •7. Discuss the following questions in pairs or small groups:
- •Glossary
- •Banking (n) – банковские операции
- •Equitable access – равный доступ Error-checking –проверка ошибок Exceed (V) – превышать
Equitable access – равный доступ Error-checking –проверка ошибок Exceed (V) – превышать
Extrinsic (adj) – примесный
Facilitate (v) – способствовать, облегчать
Feedback – ответная реакция
Fiber-optic (adj) – оптоволоконный
Fiber-optic cables – оптоволоконный кабель
Field (n) – поле
Freight (n) – груз
Frequency (n) – частота
Frequency division multiplexing — мультиплексирование с разделением частот
Fuel (n) – топливо
Generator (n) –генератор
Geostationary orbit – геостационарная орбита
Goods (n) – товар, товары
Handheld device – мобильное/портативное устройство
Harness (v) - использовать
Hostile (adj) – вражеский
Household (n) – домашнее хозяйство
Hybrid (adj) – смешанный, гибридный
Implementation (n) – внедрение, выполнение, реализация
Improvement (n) - усовершенствование
Impurity (n) – примесь
Include (v) – содержать, включать
Incompatible (adj) – несовместимый
Inherent (adj) – присущий, неизбежный, свойственный
Insulator (n) - изолятор
Interactive setting – интерактивная обстановка/режим
Interference (n) – интерференция
Interoperability (n) – способность к взаимодействию; функциональная совместимость; интероперабельность
Intrinsic (adj) – беспримесный
ISP (Internet service provider) – оператор связи
Land-based–наземный
Laptop (n) – ноутбук
Latency (n) – время отклика, задержка, время ожидания
Launch (n) – запуск
'Leaky' feeder – излучающий кабель/фидер
Learning style – стиль обучения
Legacy systems – существующие системы
Lightweight (adj) - легковесный
Link (v) –связывать, соединять
Locate retailers – находить/обнаружить магазины
Maintenance (n) – поддержание, обслуживание
Make purchases – делать покупки
Mast (n) – мачта
Medium/media (n) – средство, способ/средства, способы, среда, проводник
Meet (v) – отвечать, соответствовать
Merger (n) – объединение
Modify (v) – видоизменять
Multiple (adj) – множественный
Multiplexing (n) – уплотнение каналов связи, многоканальная передача (информации), мультиплексирование
Narrowband (n) – узкополосный
Network (n) – сеть
Obstacle (n) – препятствие
Obtain stock quotes – получать котировки акций
Operational (adj) – эксплуатационный
Orbit (n) – орбита
Orbital (adj) – орбитальный
Oscillate (v) – вибрировать, генерировать
Oscillation (n) – вибрация
Packet switching device – устройство коммутации пакетов
Payload (n) – грузоподъемность
Place trades – размещать торговые заявки на бирже
Point-to-multipoint communications – точка-многоточка (особый тип соединения, при котором осуществляется подключение вида «один-ко-многим», предоставляя набор соединений от одного абонента с множеством других)
Pre-emption (n) – преимущественное право
Property (n) – свойство
Propulsion (n) – двигатель
Protocol (n) – протокол
Provide (v) – обеспечивать
Purpose (n) – цель
Reach (v) – достигать
Receiver (n) – получатель, приемник
Recipient (n) – получатель
Redundancy (n) – запас мощности; резервирование; дублирование
Refer (v) – отсылать
Reflection (n) – отражение
Refraction (n) – преломление
Reliability (n) – надежность
Remote education – дистанционное образование
Requirement (n) – требование
Resistance (n) – сопротивление
Retransmit (v) – ретранслировать
Rocket (n) – ракета
Router (n) –маршрутизатор, роутер
Safety (n) – безопасность, сохранность
Satellite (n) – спутник
Satellite communication – спутниковая связь
Satellite delivery – спутниковая передача/связь
Satellite services – услуги спутниковой связи
Satellite technology – технология производства и управления спутниками
Security (n) – безопасность, охрана
Self-contained (adj) – автономный
Semi-permanent (adj) – полупостоянный
Sender (n) – отправитель
Shop around (v) – прицениваться, сравнивать цены
Shunting (n) – маневровые работы
Solar (adj) – солнечный
Source (n) – источник
Space debris – космический мусор
Span (n) – продолжительность
Steel (n) – сталь
Stringent (adj) – строгий
Substantiate (v) – доказывать
Support (n) – поддержка; (v) поддерживать
TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) – протокол управления передачей данных
Telemarketing (n) – телемаркетинг
Telemetry (n) – телеметрия
Television broadcast – телевизионное вещание
Terrestrial (adj) –наземный
Thermal (adj) – тепловой
Thruster (n) – двигатель
Track (n) – железнодорожный путь, (v) отслеживать
Tracking (n) - отслеживание
Trackside (n) – участок вдоль пути; (adj) путевой
Transaction (n) –сделка
Transfer (v) – переносить, переводить
Transfer funds – переводить денежные средства
Transmission (n) – передача
Transmit (v) – передавать, посылать, пересылать
Transmitter (n) – передатчик
Transponder (n) – транспордер
Two-way (adj) – двусторонний
Underserved – недостаточно обслуживаемый
UNIX – операционная система UNIX
Value (n) – ценность
Variety (n) – разнообразие
Various, adj – различный
Velocity (n) – скорость
Vendor (n) – продавец
Via (adv) – посредством, через, путем
Video surveillance - видеонаблюдение
Voltage (n) – напряжение
VSAT (very small-aperture terminal) – малый терминал спутниковой связи узкой направленности
Wire (n) – провод;
Wire-based (adj) – проводной
Wireless (adj) – беспроводной
Wireless communication –беспроводная связь
Wireless data plan – тарифный план на беспроводную связь
Wire-line (adj) – проводной
Withstand (v) – выдерживать
Zip code (n) – почтовый индекс