I. Запомните произношение следующих слов и переведите их без словаря:

architect [′a:kitekt], business [′biznəs], career [kə′riə], construct [kənst′rΛkt], construction [kən′strΛk∫ən], electricity [ elik′trisiti], engineer [end i′niə], material [mə′tiəriəl], mathematics [ mæθə′mætiks], method [′meθəd], physics [′fiziks], profession [prə′fe∫ən], project [′prod əkt], reconstruct [ ri:kənst′rΛkt], result [ri′zΛlt], sanitary [′sænitəri], specialist [′spe∫əlist], specialize [′spe∫əlaiz], specification [ spesifi′kei∫ən], system [′sistəm], technical [′teknikəl], technique [tek′ni:k], ventilation [venti′lei∫ən]

II. Запомните следующие слова и словосочетания:

besides – кроме того

civil engineer (=building engineer) – инженер-строитель

construction industry – строительная промышленность

convenience [kən′vi:niəns] – удобство

cosy – уютный

depend on – зависеть от

essential [i′sen∫əl] – необходимый, существенный

heating – отопление

housing construction – жилищное строительство

immediate [i′mi:diət] – непосредственный, прямой, немедленный

in order to – чтобы

ne′cessity – необходимость

pay great attention (to) – уделять большое внимание

pleasure – удовольствие

quality [′kwoliti] – качество

quite [kwait] – довольно, вполне

running water – водопровод

sanitary engineer – инженер-сантехник

scale – масштаб

specifications – технические требования

supply [sə′plai] – снабжать, обеспечивать; снабжение, обеспечение

III. Прочтите и переведите текст:

I am a student of the Department of Architecture and Building Engineering of the Ufa State Petroleum Technological University. Our department trains civil engineers, sanitary engineers and architects. It was founded in 1969. I am specializing in civil engineering.

Young people choose the career of a civil engineer because it is quite easy to find a good job or start a business in construction industry. Besides, it’s a pleasure for engineers and architects to see the immediate results of their work, its necessity and beauty.

The development of construction industry depends on many other industries. Great attention is paid to building materials industry. It supplies the construction industry with essential materials.

Construction is divided into industrial, agricultural, road, housing and others. Housing construction is carried out on a large scale in this country. The aim of a civil engineer is to provide people with cosy home, which has all modern conveniences.

Builders construct and reconstruct palaces of culture, theatres, schools, hospitals, houses and other public and industrial buildings.

In order to be a good specialist an engineer must know mathematics, physics, history of arts, qualities of building materials, the scale and specifications and so on. They should also have a good command of building techniques and methods. They must be able to read technical drawings of the project. At university the students learn a foreign language. Speaking good English or German helps them to find a well-paid job both in this country and abroad.

Примечание:

have a good command – хорошо знать, владеть

IV. Ответьте на вопросы:

1. What specialists does Building Engineering Department train?

2. Why do young people choose the profession of a civil engineer?

3. What do builders construct and reconstruct?

4. What can you say about building materials industry?

5. What must an engineer know to be a good specialist?

6. What does a civil engineer aim at?

7. Why is it important to learn a foreign language?

V.Найдите пары сходных по значению слов:

A. civil engineer start provide construct to be good at establish building techniques

B. to have a good command of supply found construction methods building engineer build begin

VI. Дайте английские эквиваленты:

инженеры-строители; хорошо оплачиваемая работа; открыть своё дело; видеть результаты своего труда; кроме того; жилищное строительство; в больших масштабах; дворец культуры; общественные и промышленные здания; иностранный язык; качество строительных материалов; масштабы и технические требования; уделять большое внимание; хорошо знать строительные технологии и методы.

VII. Перескажите текст:

MY SPECIALITY – WATER SUPPLY AND DRAINAGE