III. Ask your friend:

• где расположен Алтайский край;

• какая общая площадь Алтайского края;

• какова численность населения;

• какой город является столицей края;

• с какими регионами граничит Алтайский край;

• какой реки протекают по территории края;

• какой ландшафт преобладает в крае;

• почему Алтайский край называют житницей;

• родиной каких знаменитостей является Алтайский край.

Part II

The Engineering Faculty

Engineer

I. Learn the words you need by heart. Read, translate and retell the text:

Engineering profession to be defined as application science branch to be based empirical information to depend on observation experience mechanical engineer ability to calculate mechanical advantage interaction strong material sources of power analytical frame of mind imagination design equipment the like to require creative working knowledge various available area manufacture research development to keep up successfully to compete table to apply to prepare educational establishment direction equipment engineers car serviceman product processing to be responsible machinery fluent operation preventive maintenance repair resistance sowing and harvesting seasons

инженерное искусство, инженерия профессия определять как применение наука отрасль быть основанным эмпирическая информация зависеть наблюдение опыт инженер-механик способность подсчитывать, рассчитывать механическое преимущество взаимодействие прочный материал источники энергии аналитический склад ума воображение проектирование оборудование тому подобное требовать творческий практическое знание различный доступный область производство исследование развитие следить за успешно конкурировать таблица применять подготавливать образовательное учреждение направление инженер по оборудованию инженер по сервисному обслуживанию переработка продуктов быть ответственным плавная работа оборудования превентивное техобслуживание ремонт сопротивление сезоны посадки и сбора урожая

Text 1 Engineer

Engineering is an old profession. Engineering is often defined as a practical application of theoretical sciences such as physics and mathematics. Many of the early branches of engineering were based not on science but on empirical information that depended on observation and experience.

Nowadays the mechanical engineer has the mathematical ability to calculate the mechanical advantage from the complex interaction of different mechanisms. He also has new and strong materials to work with and different sources of power. The engineer has an analytical frame of mind and imagination.

Engineers design and make machines, equipment and the like. Such work requires creative abilities and working knowledge of scientific principles. The engineer must also have the understanding of the various processes and materials available to him. He can work in any of the following areas: the organization of manufacture, research and development, design and construction.

This profession requires special education. Engineers must keep up with changes in their profession. A mechanical engineer who does not know about new materials and "know-how" cannot successfully compete with one who does. An engineer must understand engineering tables and formulas and apply them in his work.

The Altai territory is an agricultural region, that's why it is important here to prepare good specialists for agriculture. The main higher educational establishment working in this direction is Altai State Agrarian University where I’m studying now. I'm a second-year student of the Engineering Faculty. Our Faculty trains agricultural equipment engineers, electrical engineers, car servicemen and specialists in the area of agricultural product processing.

An engineer is responsible for machinery fluent operation, its preventive maintenance and repair. It is necessary for an engineer to know the equipment with which he works. Modern agricultural machines are equipped with computers. That's why we study many theoretical subjects, such as theoretical mechanics, resistance of materials, theory of machines and mechanisms, modern computer science, tractors and automobiles, details of machines, agricultural equipment, mathematical modeling and many others.

To study theoretical subjects is not enough to become a good engineer, so every year the students of our university have practice on different farms of our region. Students work on combines, tractors and other agricultural equipment during sowing and harvesting seasons, help technicians and mechanics to repair and maintain machines.

Text 2

engineering to use science strong equipment source of power to design manufacture research development construction to be responsible operation machinery preventive maintenance repair to be interested in technique ability observation thinking sense managerial to requires education subject one day

инженерия использовать наука крепкий, прочный оборудование источник энергии проектировать производство исследование разработка строительство быть ответственным работа машины превентивное техобслуживание ремонт интересоваться техника способность наблюдательность мышление чувство организаторский требовать образование предмет однажды