- •Часть II
- •Contents
- •Unit 1 water – nature’s treasure or …?
- •Answer the following questions. Work in groups of four.
- •2. Read the text «What is Water» and find out whose ideas were closest to the facts. What is Water?
- •3. Work in pairs. Here are the answers to some questions about the text. What are the questions?
- •4. Work in pairs. One student reads the given statements, the other pretends that he does not hear and asks him/her to repeat. Take turns.
- •5. Read the situations suggested choose the one you like, make up a dialogue and act it out.
- •6. Role play.
- •Imagine that you are one of the water states: ice, gas or water vapor. What’s happening with you?
- •7. You are a citizen of a big city who is very concerned with water resources problems. Write an article. Touch upon the following aspects.
- •Wordlist
- •Unit 2 hydrogeology
- •Terms and Vocabulary
- •Pay attention to the pronunciation of the following words.
- •Read the following word formations and remember their pronunciation.
- •Read the text “Hydrogeology: Key Terms and Concepts”, fulfill the exercises. Hydrogeology
- •4. Fill in the gaps with the correct preposition.
- •5. Complete the sentences.
- •6. Give the English equivalents to the Russian words.
- •7. What are the subjects of the following sciences?
- •Answer the following questions.
- •9. Pay attention to the terms and expressions in the text.
- •Joseph Lucas and the Term "Hydrogeology"
- •11. These dates are the stages of hydrogeology term
- •12. Fill in the chart with the necessary information from the text.
- •13. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the following terms.
- •Unconfined Aquifer
- •15. Read the texts once more carefully and choose the correct alternative for these words and words combinations.
- •16. Find in the texts words with the opposite meaning to the following ones.
- •17. Match the words in the right column with the words in the left one.
- •18. Read underlined key hydrogeology terms and fulfill the after-reading exercises.
- •19.Match the English term with the Russian one.
- •20. Match the terms with the definitions.
- •21. Look at the diagrams below and describe them. Use the following words and word combinations.
- •Wordlist
- •Unit 3 the circulation of water in the interior of the earth
- •1. Read the following word formations and remember their pronunciation.
- •2. Read the text “Hydrologic cycle”. Pay attention to the diagram. Fulfill the exercises after the text.
- •Hydrologic Cycle
- •Match the English term with the Russian one.
- •4. Match the terms with definitions.
- •5. Fill in the gaps with the missing words. Don’t change the form given.
- •6. For questions 1-10 read the text below. Use the words in the box to the right of the text to form one word that fits in the same numbered space in the text. The exercise begins with an example (0).
- •7. Discussion- You have to give a lecture on “Hydrologic cycle”. Use the keys and diagram.
- •8. Now look at the keys for 45 seconds, try to remember the terms. Close your course book and write down the words. Be honest! The person who has more words is the winner.
- •9. Look at the schematic illustration of the hydrologic cycle for 30 seconds and then try to draw it. Afterwards ask your partner to describe it.
- •10. Work in groups and discuss your opinions. Can your group reach an agreement? Read the quotation of the famous hydrogeologist b.L.Lichkov and share your ideas.
- •11. Now prepare a presentation “The Hydrological Cycle” for the Student Science Conference. The following plan and phrases will help you. Plan
- •Useful phrases and expressions
- •Wordlist
- •References
- •Часть II
ФЕДЕРАЛЬНОЕ АГЕНСТВО ПО ОБРАЗОВАНИЮ
Государственное образовательное учреждение высшего профессионального образования
«ТОМСКИЙ ПОЛИТЕХНИЧЕСКИЙ УНИВЕРСИТЕТ»
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Н. В. СУХОРУКОВА
ГЕОЛОГИЯ И НЕФТЕГАЗОВОЕ ДЕЛО
Часть II
Книга 7
ГИДРОГЕОЛОГИЯ
(GEOLOGY AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERING)
(Part II)
Chapter 7
(HYDROGEOLOGY)
учебно-методическое пособие
по дисциплине «Профессиональный английский язык»
для студентов IV-V курсов и магистрантов ИГНД
Издательство Томского политехнического университета
2008
УДК 802.0 : 800:37:556 (075.8)
ББК Ш143.21-923
C 914
Сухорукова Н.В.
С 914 Гидрогеология. Профессиональный английский язык: учебно-
методическое пособие /Н.В. Сухорукова.– Томск: Издательство
Томского политехнического университета, 2008. – 51 с.
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УДК 802.0 : 800:37:556 (075.8)
ББК Ш143.21-923
Рекомендовано к печати Редакционно-издательским советом
Томского политехнического университета
Рецензент
кандидат филологических наук,
доцент кафедры английской филологии ТГУ
О.В. Нагель
© Н.В. Сухорукова, 2008
© Томский политехнический университет, 2008
© Оформление. Издательство Томского политехнического университета, 2008
Contents
Unit 1 |
Water – Nature’s Treasure or….?
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4 |
Unit 2 |
Hydrogeology
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11 |
Unit 3 |
Circulation of Water in the Interior of the Earth
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36 |
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References
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50 |
Unit 1 water – nature’s treasure or …?
Water is the medium of life: without the cycling of water biochemical cycles could not exist, ecosystems could not function and life could not be maintained. An abundance of water in liquid form makes the Earth unique, no other planet in the solar system has this feature.
Lead-in
What comes to your mind if you see or hear the word “water”? Complete the following spidergram with the words associated with water and share the information with your fellow students:
Explain your associations.
Read the following quotations and comment on them.
“ Water! One cannot say that you are necessary for life: you are life itself.”
A. de St-Exupery
“How inappropriate to call this planet Earth, when clearly it is Ocean.”
Arthur C.Clarke
Discuss in pairs
Change your opinion with other groups
Prepare multipoint conversation. You have time limit –
5 minutes
Quiz. Test yourself. The first letter is given.
When water falls in small frozen crystals, it's called s____________.
When the snow begins to melt, it's called s______________.
If the slush freezes again and becomes hard and solid, it's called i________.
The combination of rain and snow is known as s_________.
Small round lumps that fall during a thunderstorm are called h________.
The water forming on the leaves and flowers is d_______in warm weather.
The same in cold weather is f_________.
The water united into a liquid body which is relatively motionless may be a p________, a p_________, a l_______, a s______, or even an o______.
While the water moves, it may be a b_______, a c_______ or s_______, or a river.
When water comes out of the tap, it is just p_______ water.