- •Міністерство освіти і науки україни
- •Удк 802 ббк 81.2 англ.
- •Introduction welcome to the course of special english for the future specialists in the field of civil engineering!
- •Contents
- •Supplementary Texts for Discussion:the system of education in great britain and america
- •R e a d I n g Key terms
- •1. Study key words and their definitions before reading Text a:
- •2. Match these terms with their definitions:
- •3. Make up all possible questions:
- •1. Make up infinitive phrases using the texts:
- •2. Choose the correct questions to the italicized words:
- •1. Analyze main issues:
- •2. Analyze the details:
- •1. Read and translate into Ukrainian the following English phrases:
- •2. Read and translate into English the following Ukrainian phrases:
- •3. Make up sentences using the given words:
- •3.1. Translate two abstracts in a written form.
- •1. Agree or disagree with the statements using the following
- •2. Discuss the information about:
- •In pairs ask and answer questions about:
- •R e a d I n g
- •2. Match these terms with their definitions:
- •3. Answer the questions using the key terms and their definitions:
- •International words
- •1. Read and give Ukrainian equivalents:
- •1. Match English and Ukrainian equivalents :
- •2. Choose the phrases in the Text a to complete the following sentences:
- •4. Answer the questions to Text a:
- •1. Make up infinitive phrases using the texts:
- •2. Choose the correct questions to the italicized words:
- •1. Analyze main issues:
- •1. Read and translate into Ukrainian the following English phrases:
- •2. Read and translate into English the following Ukrainian phrases:
- •W r I t I n g
- •1. Agree or disagree with the statements using the phrases given in brackets: indeed, of course, certainly, that goes without saying
- •2. Discuss the information about:
- •3. Make an overview of the issues:
- •1. You are a participant of the conference “Role of a transport engineer in modern city”. Be ready to take part in the discussion. Use the information given below as a guide:
- •3. Make a presentation of the profession of environmental engineer, which is crucial for the present and future well-being of the planet.
- •R e a d I n g
- •2. Match these terms with their definitions:
- •1. Make up infinitive phrases using the text:
- •2. Choose the phrases in Text a to complete the following
- •3. Make up all possible questions:
- •4. Answer the questions to Text a:
- •1. Match English and Ukrainian equivalents:
- •2. Choose the correct questions to the italicized words:
- •1. Analyze main issues:
- •2. Analyze the details:
- •1. Read and translate into Ukrainian the following English phrases:
- •2. Read and translate into English the following Ukrainian phrases:
- •3. Make up sentences using the given words:
- •3.1. Translate two abstracts in a written form.
- •4. In pairs ask and answer questions about:
- •Specialized Roles of Computers
- •1. Learn the meaning of these terms and use them when discussing the topic.
- •2.Learn the following words and phrases and use them when discussing the topic.
- •3.Learn the following English-Ukrainian topical glossary to understand the text and discuss the topic.
- •Give /conduct examination Проводити (приймати) екзамен
- •I. Read, translate and discuss the text
- •2. Match the following words with their respective definitions:
- •3. Look through again and answer the following comprehensive questions:
- •4. Complete the following sentences, selecting words from the list given below:
- •5. Look through the text again and render it in English.
- •6. Prepare a short presentation about:
- •Text 2. The British Universities
- •1.Read and discuss text 2
- •Text 3. A National Institution with International Perspectives
- •1.Read and discuss text 3
- •2. What did you know from the text about:
- •8. Using the above conversational phrases and English-Ukrainian glossary discuss the following topics:
- •9. Begin your questions with phrases like:
- •10. Read and learn the following interview and make up a similar interview of an English student about university education in Ukraine.
- •Text b College Life in England
- •The Open University
- •R e f e r e n c e s
- •English for civil engineers
1. Make up infinitive phrases using the texts:
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to refer to
to focus on
to be concerned with
to be used for
to convert into
to be trained in
to overlap with
as site engineering
a tract of land
moving people and goods safely
accurate measurement
graphical representation
the basics of surveying
civil engineering specialities
2. Choose the correct questions to the italicized words:
1. Surveying equipment, such as levels and theodolites, are used for accurate measurement.
What is surveying equipment used for?
What is used for accurate measurement?
What equipment is used for accurate measurement?
2. Transportation engineering is concerned with moving people and goods efficiently and safely.
a. What is concerned with moving people and goods efficiently and safely?
b. What is transportation engineering?
c. What is transportation engineering concerned with?
3. Earthquake engineering covers ability of various structures to withstand hazardous earthquake.
a. What covers ability of various structures to withstand hazardous earthquake?
b. What ability of various structures does the earthquake engineering cover?
c. What does earthquake engineering do?
4. Coastal engineering is concerned with managing coastal areas.
a. What is coastal engineering concerned with?
b. What does coastal engineering manage?
c. What sub-discipline of civil engineering is concerned with managing coastal areas?
5. There are three main objectives of earthquake engineering
a. Are there three main objectives of earthquake engineering?
b. How many main objectives of earthquake engineering are there?
c. What are three main objectives of earthquake engineering?
Understanding main issues and details
1. Analyze main issues:
a. Compare all the subdivisions of civil engineering given in the Texts A and B and fill in the table:
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Subdivision of civil engineering
Deals with
Overlapping
b. Give correct answers to the questions:
Who works closely with surveyors?
What is the other name for general civil engineering?
What is site engineering?
What principles do the civil engineers typically apply?
What kinds of surveying equipment are necessary for accurate measurement?
What materials are used for the purpose of binding together masonry units?
What have supplemented the traditional optical instruments?
What tasks construction surveyors perform?
What does the municipal or urban engineering involve?
What are the main objectives of earthquake engineering?
c. Say whether the sentences given below are:
True:
False
Not given:
1. General engineers spend much of their time visiting project sites, developing community consensus, and preparing construction plans.
2. Managing coastal areas is generally performed by specialised technicians.
3. Verifying the location of structures during construction is the main task of site engineer.
4. Municipal engineering can also include the optimizing of garbage collection and bus service networks.
5. In the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and most Commonwealth countries land surveyors have their own professional associations and licencing requirements
2. Analyze the details:
a. Complete the following sentences and translate them:
1. Civil engineers typically apply the principles of …
2. With computerisation, EDM, total stations, GPS surveying
and laser scanning…
3. Elements of a building or structure …
4. Some of these disciplines overlap with…
5. The services of a licenced land surveyor are required for…
b. Find in the Texts and read information about:
“Civil engineering” as a title
Sub-disciplines of civil engineering
Main objectives of earthquake engineering
Topics covered by environmental engineering
The most commonly used surveying equipment
Materials science
Scope of environmental engineering
Environmental impact assessment
Wastewater treatment
Management of water as natural resource
c. Summarize the information about sub-disciplines of civil engineering
Text C.
Text for individual work: read, translate and be ready to do tasks after the text:
MY FUTURE SPECIALITY
I fully agree with the statement that what we are now is the result of our own choice. My main life choice was made when I entered Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture, a prominent civil engineering establishment of higher learning in Ukraine.
My decision to get education in civil engineering was planned well in advance.
I have chosen this profession not only because of its great role in our life.
Besides I am eager to realise intellectual potential that I feel I possess. This objective could be best achieved by building a successful, intellectually- rewarding career in one of the fields high in demand. From this perspective, civil engineering was my natural choice as an exciting and rewarding discipline, offering the potential for an unusually strong mix of scientific evidence and theoretical argument.
I believe that the necessary and most logical way to contribute to the development in my home country is to acquire educational qualification levels of Bachelor, Specialist and Master of Science in Civil Engineering. These degree programmes are professionally - oriented and require five or six years of study.
The ultimate objective of this educational endeavour is to obtain knowledge and skills comparable to those of other prospective graduate students who major in civil engineering at the various European and US universities. The task of building a solid background in civil engineering turned out to be a real challenge.
In the view of the above-mentioned the role of computer sciences and foreign languages should not be underestimated. The main purpose of learning a foreign language at the university is to be capable to make practical use of the foreign language by reading and understanding English books in their speciality, exchanging and acquiring information, co-operating on specific problems with colleagues from other countries.
I believe that rapid changes in industrial and market structure in the economy of our country will greatly increase demand for highly skilled specialists with sound expertise in this area, thus providing an opportunity for a successful career in both private and public sectors.
I am very grateful to my Alma Mater for teaching me how to survive in a highly competitive and challenging environment through persistence and hard work.
Words to be remembered
statement – твердження
prominent – - видатний
to achieve objective – досягати мети
field high in demand – галузь, що користається великим попитом
perspective – перспектива
scientific evidence – наукові факти
to resolve the problem – вирішити проблему
to face the problem – зштовхнутися з проблемою
transition to the market – перехід до ринку
ultimate objective – кінцева, головна мета
endeavour – старання, пильність
major in civil enginieering – вивчати будівництво як основний предмет
solid background – міцна підготовка
challenge – проблема, складне завдання
to underestimate – недооцінювати, нехтувати
sound expertise – міцні, спеціальні знання, компетентність
to survive – вижити
challenging environment – середовище, що пред'являє великі вимоги
persistence – завзятість