- •Астраханский государственный
- •Part 1. Знакомство
- •Let me introduce myself and my family
- •Vocabulary
- •About myself
- •Vocabulary.
- •Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin – the head of the rf government
- •Vocabulary
- •Тексты для самостоятельной работы студентов:
- •1. Accommodations and catering
- •2. Tourist attractions and entertainment
- •Тексты для самостоятельной работы студентов
- •Exercise 1
- •Freddie laker
- •Cesar manrique
- •Around the world in 222 days
- •Part 3. У врача. Медицинское обслуживание. Text 1
- •The laws of health
- •At the doctor`s
- •Text 1a
- •At the dentist`s
- •Medical assistance
- •The Doctor Arrival
- •In the Sick-Bay.
- •At the Hospital
- •The Doctor`s Advice
- •Тексты для самостоятельной работы студентов
- •Part 4. Моя страна. Мой город. Достопримечательности.
- •Vocabulary
- •Astrakhan
- •Vocabulary
- •Reading comprehension Text 1 Moscow
- •Text 2 The City of Astrakhan: history and present time
- •Text 3 The land of blooming lotus
- •Тексты для самостоятельной работы студентов:
- •Part 5. Страны изучаемого языка (Великобритания, сша, Австралия, Новая Зеландия):географические, политические и культурные аспекты. Canada
- •New Zealand
- •Australia
- •Great Britain
- •The usa
- •Washington, d.C.
- •Canberra
- •Wellington
- •Тексты для самостоятельной работы студентов
- •Part 6. Наш университет. Высшее образование в России.
- •Vocabulary
- •Moscow state lomonosov university
- •Тексты для самостоятельной работы студентов
- •Part 7. Высшее образование в стране изучаемого языка. Ведущие мировые университеты. Higher education in Great Britain
- •Тексты для самостоятельной работы студентов text I. Read the text to yourself and suggest a title.
- •Text IV. Stanford University
- •Part 8. Покупки. В магазине. Shopping
- •The Big Stores of London
- •Shopping phrases
- •Тексты для самостоятельной работы
- •Part 9. Война и мир. Угроза терроризма. World at war
- •Terrorism
- •Тексты для самостоятельной работы студентов
- •21St Century Terrorism
- •The eu fights against the scourge of terrorism
- •Part 10. Страны третьего мира. Проблемы миграции.
- •Тексты для самостоятельной работы студентов Text 1
- •List of emerging and developing economies
- •Developing countries not listed by imf
- •Industrialization
- •Part 11. Информатизация общества
- •Informatization
- •Origin of the term
- •Social impact of informatization
- •Informatization in economic systems
- •Globalization and informatization
- •Globalization
- •Definitions
- •Information technology
- •Information Age
- •The Internet
- •Progression
- •Тексты для самостоятельной работы студентов The Internet
- •Information
- •Communication in our life
- •Social impact of the Internet
- •What is Science?
- •Technology
- •Science, engineering and technology
- •Word Bingo
- •Alfred nobel - a man of contrasts
- •Alexander graham bell
- •3. What brought Einstein more joy than anything else?
- •4. By what illustration did Einstein explain his Theory of Relativity?
- •5. What two rules of conduct did Einstein have?
- •Part 13 Современные достижения науки. Перспективы развития науки.
- •Text 2. What is Nanotechnology?
- •Text 3. Collider
- •Text 4. Silicon Valley
- •Text 5. Small is beautiful
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- •Text 6. Big is the Best
- •Тексты для самостоятельной работы студентов History of nanotechnology
- •Nanomaterials
- •Molecular nanotechnology
- •Collider design
- •Where have I heard that name before?
- •Part 14. Выдающиеся учёные прошлого Albert Einstein
- •Vocabulary of the text
- •Isaac Newton
- •Vocabulary of the text
- •Nicolaus Copernicus
- •Vocabulary of the text
- •Incoherency – несвязность, бессвязность, непоследовательность
- •Lomonosov, Mikhail Vasilyevich
- •Vocabulary of the text
- •Dmitriy Ivanovich Mendeleev
- •Vocabulary of the text
- •Influenza - грипп
- •Valence – валентность
- •Тексты для самостоятельной работы
- •Destroying forests
- •1 Damages
- •Language work
- •Language work
- •How the greenhouse effect works
- •Global warming
- •Тексты для самостоятельной работы студентов:
- •Atoms, molecules and compounds
- •Chemical reactions and chemical bonds.
- •Organic compounds and life
- •Carbohydrates
Science, engineering and technology
The distinction between science, engineering and technology is not always clear. Science is the reasoned investigation or study of phenomena, aimed at discovering enduring principles among elements of the phenomenal world by employing scientific method. Technologies are not usually exclusively products of science, because they have to satisfy requirements such as utility, usability and safety.
Engineering is the goal-oriented process of designing and making tools and systems to exploit natural phenomena for practical human means, often (but not always) using results and techniques from science. The development of technology may draw upon many fields of knowledge, including scientific, engineering, mathematical, linguistic, and historical knowledge, to achieve some practical result.
Technology is often a consequence of science and engineering — although technology as a human activity precedes the two fields. For example, science might study the flow of electrons in electrical conductors, by using already-existing tools and knowledge. This new-found knowledge may then be used by engineers to create new tools and machines, such as semiconductors, computers, and other forms of advanced technology. In this sense, scientists and engineers may both be considered technologists; the three fields are often considered as one for the purposes of research and reference.
The exact relations between science and technology in particular have been debated by scientists, historians, and policymakers in the late 20th century. In immediate wake of World War II, for example, in the United States it was widely considered that technology was simply "applied science" and that to fund basic science was to reap technological results in due time. An articulation of this philosophy could be found explicitly in Vannevar Bush's treatise on postwar science policy, Science—The Endless Frontier: "New products, new industries, and more jobs require continuous additions to knowledge of the laws of nature... This essential new knowledge can be obtained only through basic scientific research." In the late-1960s, however, this view came under direct attack, leading towards initiatives to fund science for specific tasks. The issue remains contentious—though most analysts resist the model that technology simply is a result of scientific research.
Exercise 16. Master the active vocabulary.
distinction – разница
endure – длиться
utility – полезность
usability – пригодность
safety – безопасность
to exploit – разрабатывать
electrical conductor – проводник электрического тока
in this sense – в этом смысле
to reap – пожинать
explicitly – ясно, подробно
treatise – [tri:tiz] – трактат
Exercise 17. Answer the following question:
Can we define the distinction between science, engineering and technology?
What is engineering?
Are technologies exclusively products of science?
What does the development of technology depend on?
Exercise 18. Find in the text the English equivalents to the following words and word combinations:
последствие, полупроводник
прикладная наука
отвергать
спорный
удовлетворять требованиям
собирать технологические результаты вовремя
Exercise 19. Find the words with similar meanings:
tool aim
investigation advanced
to involve to create
purpose to decline
to innovate machinery
to resist implement
modern research
equipment to include
contemporary
Exercise 20. Insert the necessary word. Consult the text.
Technology is often … of science and engineering.
The … knowledge may be used by engineers to create … and machines.
Science is the reasoned … or study of phenomena, aimed at discovering enduring principles among elements of the phenomenal world by employing scientific … .
In immediate wake of World War II in the United States it was widely considered that technology was simply "… science" and that to fund basic science was to … technological results in due time.
The development of … may draw upon many fields of knowledge, including scientific, engineering, mathematical, linguistic, and historical knowledge, to … some practical result.
Technologies are not usually exclusively products of science, because they have to satisfy … such as utility, … and safety.
(achieve, technology, to reep, usability, method, consequence, applied,
new-found, requirement, tools, investigation).
Exercise 21. Find the meaning of each word.
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1. способность
a) opportunity,
b) ability, с) difficulty,
d) property
2.значение
a)understanding,
b) beginning,
c) meaning,
d) opening
3. повреждать
a) to injure, b) to kill, c) to explode, d) to abolish
4. избегать
a) to threaten, b) to expect, c) to avoid, d) to deserve
5. заслуживать
a) to respect, b) to encourage, c) to occur, d)to deserve
6. выбирать
a) to choose, b) to offer, c) to develop, d) to install
7. выигрывать
a) to grow, b) to need, c) to win, d) to build
8. отмена, упразднение
a) consideration, b) education, с) competition, d) abolition
9. шахта
a) site, b) mine, c) field, d) tube
10. оправдывать
a) to justify, b) to threaten, c) to cause, d)introduce
Exercise 22. Find the synonym of each word.
1. plenty of |
a) much, b) little, с) enough, d) few |
2. to occur |
a) to injure, b) to avoid, c) to happen, d) to justify |
3. to make |
a) to choose, b) to do, c) to master, d) to win |
4. believe |
a) to respect b) to abolish, c) to deserve, d) consider |
5. to care |
a) to like, b) to encourage, c) to govern, d) to use |
6.to come back |
a) to leave, b) to return, c) to retreat, d) to avoid |
7. too |
a) while, b) almost, c) again, d) also |
Exercise 23. Find the words with similar meanings.
seldom |
peace |
excellent |
to open |
plenty of |
now |
never |
busy |
useless |
to leave |
to come back |
rich |
full |
empty |
easy |
difficult |
poor |
often |
then |
usefull |
war |
always |
to close |
bad |
free |
little |
to offer |
to refuse |
Exercise 24. Read and translate the following word combinations into Russian.
to care for children |
to have an excellent opportunity |
while he was translating the article |
to win victory |
scientific research work |
to be injured at the car accident |
to be a famous scientist |
to invest the capital into the new fields of industry |
it occurred during the war |
to master two foreign languages |
to come back late |
to choose the best translation |
to see something with one's own eyes |
to avoid driving during rush hours |
to think about the meaning of life |
the explosion occurred in the old mine |
to justify one's hopes |
to use explosive materials for the experiment |
to find the meaning of the new word |
to work in the mine |
to be seldom free |
the threat of nuclear war |
to achieve excellent results |
to encourage one's initiative |
to be a really good doctor |
to respect old people |
to have plenty of tree time |
to deserve a good mark for the answer |
to believe in progress |
to win the first prize at the championship |
Exercise 25. Play the game.