Unit 3 lesson 1 electronics helps man

1. Our age has been called a variety of things: the Space Age, the Electronic Age, the Atomic Age, etc. one of them, however, is very exact and that is the Age of Automation.

2. Automation is considered to be the highest stage in the development of technology. It has made the development of rocket production and nuclear industry possible. Automation is known to be very effective in continuous cycle production rolled stock production and operation of thermal and hydropower plants. Automation of production processes is impossible without automatic control; the required machines based on electronic computation. Electronic computing techniques find broad application in many spheres and are a bases for the development of modern program-controlled machine tools and the controlling of spaceship flights. The following can be given as example of how electronics helps man.

3. The letters at the General Post Office are now handled by electronic automats. Not long ago hundreds of women sorted letters arriving from all the world by hand. Now, one girl sits at a control panel watching a screen which is like that of a television set. The address appears on the screen and the girl having read the number of the post office to which the letter is addressed presses the necessary button and the envelope is conveyed to the mail bag which is then taken to the post office indicated on the envelope.

4. A number of higher learning establishments are installing electronic data processing systems for the counting of educational data. Automatic translating machines, computer-based teaching devises and other different applications of computer technology are the things which help people in their life, work and study.

Exercise 1. Give the Ukrainian equivalents to the following words and combinations:

1). continuous cycle production;

2). required machines based on electronic computation;

3). electronic computing techniques;

4). modern program-controlled machine tools;

5). higher learning establishments;

6). electronic data processing systems;

7). computer-based teaching devices;

8). automatic translating machines.

Exercise 2. Say if these statements are true or false:

1. One of the names of our age is exact and that is the Space Age.

2. Automation is considered the first stage in the development of technology.

3. Automation is known to be very effective in the development rocket production.

4. Electronic computing techniques find broad application in many spheres.

5. A number of higher learning establishments are installing electronic data processing systems for the counting of educational data.

Exercise 3. Complete the sentences choosing the right variant:

1. One of the names of our age is very exact and that is …

а). the Age of automation;

b). the Space Age;

c). the Atomic Age.

2. Automation of production process is impossible without …

а). machines based on electronic computation;

b). automatic control;

c). modern program-controlled machine tools.

3. Automation is known to be very effective in …

а). continuous cycle production;

b). the counting of educational data;

c). the controlling of spaceships flights.

4. The letters at the General Post Office are now handled by …

а). electronic computers;

b). electronic devices;

c). electronic automats.

5. Automatic translating machines, computer-based teaching devices are the things which help people in their …

а). study and work;

b) rest and entertainment;

c) everyday problems and concerns.

Exercise 4. Answer the following questions:

1. What is the exact name of our Age?

2. What has made the development of nuclear industry possible?

3. Where is automation very effective?

4. What are the examples of how electronics helps man?

5. What things help people in their life, work, study?

Exercise 5. Describe the examples of how electronics help man.

Exercise 6. Define the application spheres of automation.

Exercise 7. Prove that automation is considered to be the highest stage in the development of technology.

Exercise 8. Discuss the text according to the points:

1. Our Age is the Age of Automation.

2. Automation is the highest stage in science and technology progress.

3. Automatic machines help people in their work, life, study.

Notes:

1. rolled stock production – виробництво прокату;

2. envelope – конверт.