My Research Work

I am an engineer. My special subject is ... I combine practical work with scientific research. I am doing research in ... This branch of knowledge has been rapidly developing in the last two decades. The obtained results have already found wide application in most varied spheres of the country's national economy.

I am particularly interested in ... which includes ... . I have been working at the problem for... years. I got interested in it when I was a student. My work is primarily of practical importance, it is based on the theory developed by the collaborators of our department. So I can say that I work in close cooperation with my colleagues. We also closely cooperate with several enterprises of our republic. There are several research teams at our department. The team I work in is headed by Doctor of Technical sciences ... He is my scientific adviser. I always consult him when I encounter difficulties in my research. We often discuss the obtained data.

As I am rather an experimentalist than a theoretician I make use of different equipment .... The obtained data enabled me to define more precisely the theoretical model of .... I have not yet completed the experimental part of my thesis, but I am through with theoretical part. For the moment I have ... scientific papers, some of which were published when I was a student. Two of them were published in the journals of Japan and ...

I take part in various scientific conferences where I make reports on my subject, I willingly partici­pate in scientific discussions and debates. I am planning to finish writing the thesis by the end of next year and prove it in the scientific Council of the ... Institute, I hope to get the scientific degree of a candidate (Master) of Technical sciences.

Task 25. Read the text again to find the answer to the following questions:

1. What are you?

2. What is your special subject?

3. What field of knowledge are you doing research in?

4. Have you been working at the problem long?

5. Is your work of practical or theoretical importance?

6. Who do you collaborate with?

7. When do you consult your scientific adviser?

8. Have you completed the experimental part of your dissertation?

9. How many scientific papers have you published?

10. Do you take part in the work of scientific conferences?

11. Where and when are you going to get Ph.D. degree (Candidate's degree)?

Task 26. Speak about your research work

Task 27. Make up dialogues on the following situations. If possible use the terminology of your own field of research

The scientific adviser and his post-graduate are discussing the new idea that young researcher has put forward (выдвинул). The post-graduate is very talented and the prominent scientist is eager (очень хочет) to support and stimulate him.

Key phrases:

• To discuss one's idea;

• How very interesting;

• Let us see what we can do about it;

• there are gaps in (пробелы) your knowledge;

• I'll fill up my gap of knowledge in the library;

• I want to know everything possible in the field of my research;

• it is necessary to consider the facts.

Task 28. Use the following situations to start a short talk:

1. Your scientific adviser has looked through your paper meant for the conference. He is making some critical remarks now.

2. You are upset about your research findings. You can't get any positive result.

3. Your friend tries to cheer you up.

Task 29. Answer the additional questions on your research work.

Questions for the discussion

1. Are you a researcher or a post-graduate?

2. Are you engaged in research?

3. What field of science do you work in?

4. What problems are being solved in your scientific work?

5. Have you already gained the necessary result?

6. Are you satisfied with the results obtained?

7. What results did you prove with the help of your experiment?

8. Have you already come to any logical conclusion?

9. What method do you apply in your research work?

10. Who helps you in your work?

11. Who is your scientific adviser?

12. Where do you carry out your experiments?

13. What does your thesis deal with?

14. Are you a theorist or experimentalist?

15. Which do you think is more important for research a theory or an experiment? Which usually comes first?

16. Will you tell us anything about your research?

17. How long have you been doing research in this field?

18. How long have you been gathering the experimental data?

19. Are you making progress in your research?

20. Has the subject you are concerned with been investigated thoroughly or are you breaking a new ground?

21. What is the ultimate goal of your research?

22. Have you any scientific publications? In what journals?

UNIT 2. CONFERENCES AND SYMPOSIA

Task 1. Before reading the article look at the words and phrases in italics and explain their meaning

Task 2. Read the text devoted to the history of scientific meetings and find out the information to answer the questions below

1. What is the main purpose of scientific meetings?

2. How often do the meetings usually take place?

3. Why scientific meetings were not very popular at the beginning of their history?

4. When was the first scientific meeting and who were the participants of it?

5. Who was the “inspirer” of the Royal Society of London?

6. Who were the most famous members of the Royal Society of London?