- •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
6 Fill in the gaps with the appropriate preposition.
1. He did a Master’s … Chemistry. 2. The graduates are responsible ….. experimentation as well as practical application … their results. 3. The students ….. the Ecological Safety program are provided ….. highly specialized knowledge and techniques. 4. My adviser aimed me first … the footwork (collection of information) focused … energy saving. 5. Having become a M.Sc., you can pretend … specialized positions of an expert … a particular field. 6. Chemical engineers are traditionally engaged … the fields where cross-disciplinary scientific approach is …great value … all technologically advanced industries.
7. Compose the phrases concerning your Master’s program by choosing words and expressions from each column. Mind the grammar rules.
Model: This Master course requires field data and experimentation.
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My Master’s program
This Master course
A master’s degree |
to include / combine |
highly specialized knowledge |
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to focus on to concentrate upon |
broader analytical competencies and specific techniques | |
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to lead to/to result in |
master thesis/a significant project | |
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to imply |
theoretical and/or applied knowledge | |
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to require |
Excellent practical /analytical skills | |
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to enable |
field data and experimentation. | |
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to provide smb. with |
interdisciplinary approach | |
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gain |
domain-specific knowledge | |
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to be concerned with/ deal with |
greater responsibility |
Choose the right variant in the brackets.
The process (requires/is required) hours of focused study and research. A successful defense of a written thesis (requires/is required) for a master’s degree. M.Sc. (require/are required) almost in all the fields with interdisciplinary approach.
A specialist (award/is awarded) by a diploma after 5-7 years of a university or an academy. All the universities (award /is awarded) master’s degree.
The first year Master program (provide/provides/is provided) some introductory courses of the chosen specialization. Graduate students (provided/are provided) with modern monitoring equipment to obtain reliable data.
What branch of chemistry (do you engage/ are you engaged) in? What aspects of ecology does/is your research (concern/concerned) with? What does/is your thesis (deal/deals/dealt) with?
M.Sc. programs (are focused/focuses/focus) on thorough studying of a chosen area. Master’s Degree students should (be focused/focus) on gaining of highly specialized knowledge and techniques.
During Master’s course graduates (advise/are advised) by highly experienced specialists. Candidates or Doctors of Science (advise/are advised) their respondents on all the issues to present their master’s dissertation successfully. We (were consulted/consulted) an expert on this problem.
Typically Master’s Degree students (are traning/train/are being trained) for 2 years to earn Master’s Degree. Only experienced specialists can (train/be trained) graduates in specialized subject for the following research.