English for Specific Purposes

82 Electronic Engineering

5. Match the words in (A) and (B) to form word combinations and the Russian equivalents (C):

A	B	C
spectral	algorithm	сжатие данных
analog	array	выявление ошибок
finite	recognition	конечное множество
sampling	detection	спектральный анализ
infinite	frequency	бесконечное число
error	reinforcement	частота дискретизации
DSP	estimation	аналоговый сигнал
sensor	bandwidth	алгоритм цифровой обработки сигналов
speech	compression	распознавание речи
sound	set	усиление звука
limited	number	матрица датчиков
data	signal	ограниченная полоса пропускания

6. Complete the puzzle using the clues.

a particular magnitude,

number, or amount

to change from one system of

units to another

an arrangement of two or more

things in a successive order

separate or distinct in form

or concept

a device which detects or measures a

physical property and responds to it

WORD BUILDING: Abbreviations

An abbreviation (from Latin brevis, meaning ‘short’) is a shortened form of a word or wordgroup. Usually, but not always, it consists of a letter or group of letters taken from the word or word group: e.g. – for example, DSP – digital signal processing, laser – light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation.

Types of abbreviations:

· alphabetical (each letter is pronounced as in the alphabet): DSP;

· acronyms (pronounced like a word): laser;

· graphical (words and word groups are pronounced fully, abbreviation occurs in writingonly): e.g. – for example, Mon – Monday.

7. Complete the chart classifying the abbreviations into acronyms, alphabetical and graphical ones (tick the right cell). Then try to guess what they stand for.