- •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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2. Choose the correct questions to the italicized words:
1. In the nineteenth century engineers generally were craftsmen or
project organizers.
When were engineers craftsmen?
Were engineers generally craftsmen?
Who were generally craftsmen?
2. Engineers must accommodate their ideals to the financial realities of a project.
a. What must engineers accommodate to the realities of the project?
b. To what kind of realities must engineers accommodate their ideals?
c. What must engineers accommodate their ideals to?
3. A railroad locomotive engineer is a technician who operates a
train.
Who operates a train?
What engineer operates a train?
What is a locomotive engineer?
Now the public is more conscious of the hidden or delayed
hazards in civil engineering systems.
a. Who is more conscious of the hidden hazards in civil engineering systems?
b. What hazards is the public more conscious of?
c. Is public more conscious of the hidden hazards in civil engineering systems now?
5. The Aswan Dam is one of the engineering wonders of modern
times.
a. What is the engineering wonder of modern times?
b. What is Aswan Dam?
c. Is the Aswan Dam one of the engineering wonders?
Understanding main issues and details
1. Analyze main issues:
a. Compare the three subdivisions of engineering and fill in the table:
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Subdivision of engineering
Deals with
Structures
Overlapping
b. Find correct answers to the questions:
1. How does a railroad locomotive engineer differ from a professional engineer?
2. What must an engineer consider in his/her work?
3. What consequences of engineering projects have people learnt in the last ten years?
4. What structures create an impressive engineered landscape on the earth?
5. Is air pollution by highway’s effect assessed?
6. What is needed to become a professional engineer?
7. Who should engineers cooperate with in their work?
8. Why does the Egyptian government now permit public criticism of the Aswan High Dam?
9. What are the undesirable effects of the dam?
10. What measures are needed before construction is undertaken?
c. Give the definition of the following :
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civil engineering
chemistry
highways, airports
environmental engineering
stationary parts of transportation
systems
design & construction of stationary
objects
theoretical science
subdivision of civil engineering dealing
with water supply
d. Say whether the sentences given below are:
True:
False:
Not given:
Engineer operates a train.
Economic point of view is important in construction.
Dams, bridges, highways are part of the natural environment.
5. The increased salinity is related to the construction of the bridge.
6. Engineering profession has nothing to do with theoretical
knowledge.
7. Highways, airports, port facilities and roadbeds for railroads are
temporary parts of transportation systems.
8. Military engineering was a subdivision of civil engineering.
9. Many structures of ancient times were built with much less
strength than modern standards require.
10. A modern civil engineer does not necessarily need to know
about new materials.