- •Contents
- •Пояснительная записка
- •Master’s Degree and Programs in Russia
- •6 Fill in the gaps with the appropriate preposition.
- •7. Compose the phrases concerning your Master’s program by choosing words and expressions from each column. Mind the grammar rules.
- •9. Ask and answer the following questions:
- •10. Read and translate the beginning of the dialogue between former groupmates. Make your own one. Use the questions from the previous exercise.
- •Master’s Program
- •1. Read and memorize the active vocabulary.
- •2. Give Russian equivalents to the following word-combinations from the text below. Pay special attention to the prepositions in bold.
- •3. Read and translate the text. Give Russians equivalents to the phrases underlined. Master’s Degree and Careers in Chemistry
- •4. Discuss possible business prospect and benefits as well as disadvantages of taking Master Degree courses. Use the information in the texts and any ideas of your own. Work in pairs.
- •2. Read and translate the text, and tell what possibilities conferences open for. Research and Practice Conferences
- •How to Make a Scientific or Technical Presentation
- •1. Put the phrases into the appropriate column.
- •2. Read the introduction of the presentation and put these phrases into the correct order.
- •3. Make your own introductory part to your presentation.
- •5. Study the following information carefully and use it for your next presentations.
- •7. Fill in the gaps using words/phrases from the list. Some words/phrases can be used more than once.
- •Visual Aids
- •8. Read and take into account the recommendations in the table. PowerPoint Presentation Guidelines
- •Nanodiamond-Polymer Composite Fibers and Coatings
- •10. Read and translate the short fragments which were not included in the presentation. Look through the text of presentation again and unite each fragment with the appropriate part of presentation.
- •9. Make your own presentation. Then look through it again and answer the questions concerning:
- •I. Individual Component and Originality
- •II. Content
- •III. Visual Aids
- •1. Read the text of writing an abstract and answer the following questions.
- •Writing an Abstract
- •3. Here are some other points to keep in mind about abstracts. Read and translate them.
- •4. Read the summary and decide
- •Geochemical features of natural waters of western siberia: microelement composition
- •5. Look through the previous summary again and say what the words in bold serve for. Analyze all the verbal forms underlined.
- •Ratio of oxidized and reduced forms of noble metals in the priamurye region.
- •7. Put the parts of the English sentences into correct word-order. Использование продуктов переработки нефти. Utilization / products / treatment/ oil/
- •8. Choose the appropriate grammar form in brackets for the verbs underlined. Select linking words (variants are possible) for the words in bold. Translate into English.
- •9. Translate these word-combinations into Russian. To avoid frequent use of the preposition of, use noun/attribute chains.
- •Section III high-tech chemistry
- •1. Memorize all the meanings of these words.
- •2. Some modern terms derived from two words, for example, the term durability derived from the words “during” and “ability”. Analyze and try to translate the terms without a dictionary.
- •3. Pay special attention to the translation of the attribute chains:
- •4. Analyze the attribute chains in the table below and translate them:
- •5. Translate these word-combinations.
- •6. Why do they do it? Match a with b.
- •7. Give an advice to help these persons. Work in pairs.
- •8. Translate the sentences into Russian. Pay special attention to the functions of the Infinitive and try to give all possible variants of translation.
- •9. Answer the following questions before reading the text “The Science and Technology of Composite Materials”.
- •10. Read and translate the text. Match the phrases underlined with their equivalents below:
- •The Science and Technology of Composite Materials
- •11. Which of the following is not true? Correct the false statements.
- •12. Say the same using the Infinitives to shorten the phrases.
- •Metal Matrix Composite
- •14. Answer the question to the text Metal Matrix Composite:
- •15. Look through the text Metal Matrix Composite again. Choose the keywords and write a short abstract (no more than 100 words).
- •1. Read and memorize the active vocabulary.
- •2. Give English equivalents to the following word-combinations:
- •3. Read and translate the article. Choose the best title from those given below:
- •4. Read these phrases and combine them as additional ones with the appropriate passages.
- •5. Look through the article again and
- •6. Describe the facts using the verbs state, think, know, learn, consider, find, believe, expect, etc. Report in Complex Subject or Complex Object or use subordinate clause.
- •7. Make a short review of this article.
- •Advantages and Disadvantages of Nanotechnology
- •8. Read and translate the sentences. Say what things (facts) are set against and which ones are approved. Use the word-combinations underlined in the “For and Against” discussion.
- •9. Webquest. Use the Internet and find the information about modern investigations in «Nanoscience». Be ready to put it briefly in the group. Here are some possible items to consider.
- •Appendix II passive voice: When to Use It and When to Avoid It
- •Appendix III Conference. Submission Form
- •Bibliography
- •625003, Г. Тюмень, ул. Семакова, 10
7. Fill in the gaps using words/phrases from the list. Some words/phrases can be used more than once.
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additionally, because of, as well, however (2), moreover, but (2), thereby, in particular, that’s why, since (2) despite the fact that, consequently, thus, although (2), on the other hand |
a) For many years after its discovery in 1817 lithium was a useless curiosity 1 its exceptive properties, 2 it has come into use quite recently.
b) 3 cesium is very active a small amount of it is enough to bring about good result and 4 Cs is a rare metal, it has many important uses.
c) 5 diesel is identical to heating oil, used in central heating, in both Europe and the United States taxes on diesel fuel are higher than on heating oil.
d) Food-grade paraffin wax is used in some candies to make them look shiny. 6 it is edible, 7 nondigestible, it passes right through the body without being broken down.
e) It might seem odd that fuels with higher octane ratings are used in more powerful engines, 8 such fuels ignite less easily. 9 many high-performance engines are designed to operate with a high maximum compression, and thus demand high-octane premium gasoline. 10 , an uncontrolled ignition is not desired in a spark ignition engine.
d) The ban on leaded gasoline resulted in lower levels of lead in the environment and 12 in human organism as well. 13 , an unexpected effect of the removal of lead was the effect on engines; 14 a side effect of the lead additives was protection of the valve seats from erosion, 15 many classic car's engines needed modification to use lead-free fuels.
e) The processing of natural gas involves removal of propane and butane from the natural gas to prevent condensation of these liquids in natural gas pipelines. 16 propane is not produced for its own sake, 17 as a byproduct of two other processes: natural gas processing and petroleum refining. 18 , oil refineries produce some propane as a by-product of production of gasoline or heating oil.
Visual Aids
The whole idea of using Powerpoint and graphics to boost your presentation skills is that people learn best when they hear and see at the same time. This is the best way to convey the “greatest number of ideas in the shortest amount of time”.
8. Read and take into account the recommendations in the table. PowerPoint Presentation Guidelines
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Slides should be well-designed (i.e. made specifically for presentation purposes) and should remain on display for a significant length of time while you explain something. |
"Flashing" slides is bad style. In general 8-10 slides (including the title/intro and conclusions) is plenty for a 15-minute talk. |
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Light fonts on dark backgrounds are good for textual material. Scientific graphs often work better on a light background. |
Pale shade of fonts and graphs make them illegible. Avoid light colours like yellow as these sometimes do not appear in the conference room lighting conditions.
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Keep the backgrounds simple - one colour or a gradual fade. |
Multi-coloured or ornamented backgrounds draw attention from information itself. |
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Leave graphical figures up for a long time while talking, textual material up for a short time only. Keep text to a minimum. |
Don’t press much textual material into one slide as too much information is liminal. Many photos or pictures in a slide clutter the audience with details. |
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You should label the x and y axes in graphs. |
Try not to add grid lines to graphs as they clutter the image. |
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Graphs are more powerful than tables because they represent the change in information and powerful trends. Use relational graphs (i.e. plotting one variable against another) as they contain more information and allow to avoid confusion. |
Avoid the use of vast tables, sometimes a fragment of a table illustrates your statements or results more effectively. |
9. Read a cut version of the presentation and put the fragments into logical, commonly-accepted order. Decide which part a) includes Motivation and Reasons for this research; b) deals with the Results; c) includes Problems the researchers faced with.
Answer the following questions:
1. Did the scientists succeeded in creation of new materials?
2. Did they create absolutely new nanocoatings or only modified the ones created earlier?
3. What innovations are ready to come into practical use at present?