- •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
2. Discuss the information about:
types of civil engineering
subdivisions of civil engineering
overlapping of civil engineering professions
role of computer sciences and foreign languages in civil engineering professions
opportunities for highly skilled civil engineers in private and public sectors.
3. Make an overview of the issues:
planning and building of large structures
protection of air, water and land on Earth
topics covered by environmental engineering
geotechnical engineering
the types of loads
municipal infrastructure
tasks of construction surveyors
surveying equipment
your future speciality
Role play
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:
All airports, highways, rail and navigation systems providing transportation from local to global scales are designed by transport engineers. In addition, these types of engineers analyze the current traffic flow and design new transportation rules accordingly. By finding ways of moving people and goods safely and efficiently, transport engineers become very important to the quality of urban environment. As a transport engineer you build and maintain all types of transportation structures such as highways, railroads, airfields and shipping ports. In addition, urban planning requires expertise of transport engineers to ensure that sustainable and efficient urban living is achieved.
2. You are a top manager of the local branch of large construction company. A group of inexperienced would be engineers apply for vacant positions of water resource engineers. Explain them their duties and responsibilities using the information given below:
Water resource engineers are concerned with water: how much there is as well as its quality. As a water resource engineers you would be responsible for ensuring safe beaches, preventing floods, supplying water for cities or for irrigation. In this role you might also be involved in maintaining pipelines, pumping stations, hydroelectric power facilities as well as climate change effect on storm water infrastructures.
3. Make a presentation of the profession of environmental engineer, which is crucial for the present and future well-being of the planet.
Use the information given below as a guide:
Jobs for environmental engineers: water pollution control, treatment systems, ground water and surface water remediation as well as waste management systems.
Subjects of the environmental projects: help remove contaminants from the ground, provide safe drinking water, treat waste water or eliminate pollutants from the air, etc.
UNIT THREE COMPUTER SYSTEMS
R e a d I n g
Key Terms
1. Study key terms and their definitions before reading Text A :
device an equipment which allows a computer to work-
пристрій
memory a device to store information - пам’ять
input information fed into a computer - інформація,
що введена у комп’ютер
output information brought out of a computer –
інформація, що виведена із комп’ютера
to store to keep information in memory - зберігати
інформацію в пам’яті
character a unit of the text - знак, символ