After reading activity. Task 1. Answer the following questions

Task 1. Answer the following questions:

1. What kinds of engineering do you know?

2. What knowledge and skills provide general engineering?

3. Who were the first civil engineers? What did they build?

4. What do civil engineers study today?

5. What is the main object of mechanical engineering?

6. What will you learn as an electrical engineering major?

7. What are the main tasks of electronic technicians?

8. What do you know about computer engineering?

9. What do computer engineers study?

10. What kind of engineering would you prefer?

 

Task 2. Decide which of the following statements are true (T) or false (F):

1. Civil engineers have more responsibility than ever.

2. If you study civil engineering, you`ll learn how to design your own electric-powered projects.

3. Machines never bring convenience and excitement to our lives.

4. Computer engineering students want to know how computers work

5. Many industries today, from manufacturing to telecommunications, depend on computer hardware and software.

6. As an electronics technician, you might service the industrial controls on a factory floor.

7. As an electronics technician you’ll learn about the properties of materials that can withstand the heat of the sun and the cold of outer space.

T	T	T	T	T	T	T
F	F	F	F	F	F	F

 

Task 3. Write down the antonyms to the following words from the text. Please mind the translation and first given letters:

1. Puzzle – s….. (вирішувати)

2. Inconvenience – c ….. (зручність)

3. Calmness – e ….. (захоплення)

4. Submit – w ….. (протистояти)

5. Darken – l ….. (освітлювати)

6. Opening – b …..(перешкода)

7. Soft – s ….. (вагомий)

8. Harm – h ….. (допомагати)

9. Irresponsibleness – r ….. (відповідальність)

10. Devaluate – a ….. (цінувати)

 

Task 4. Match the first part of the sentences (1-7) with the second one (A-G):

1. They build skyscrapers that …..

2. They study the physics that …..

3. You could specialize in cars and trucks …..

4. They learn about the properties of materials that …..

5. Computer engineering students want to know …..

6. If you study civil engineering, you`ll learn what …..

7. Machines may not have taken over the world as imagined in some science fiction …..

 

a. …..can withstand the heat of the sun and the cold of outer space.

b. …..installing and repairing sound and alarm systems.

c. …..reach thousands of feet in the air.

d. …..you need to know to work on the projects that make modern life possible.

e. …..but they are certainly a big part of life today.

f. …..how computers work and what they can do to make them smaller, faster, and more efficient.

g. …..make roller coasters loop and planes fly.

 

Task 5. Match the phrases in column A with their Ukrainian equivalents in column B:

A	B
1. assembly line 2. suspension bridge 3. science fiction 4. roller coaster 5. cruise control 6. to take for granted 7. light bulb 8. alarm system 9. sound barrier 10. engineering know-how	a) електролампочка b) приймати на віру c) система сигналізації d) інженерне ноу-хау e) лінія збірки f) прилад, що автоматично підтримує швидкість руху g) звуковий бар’єр h) підвісний міст i) американські гірки j) наукова фантастика

Task 6. The definitions of the words are given. Try to guess these words:

1. ….. - a hemispherical roof or vault or a structure of similar form (noun).

2. ….. - a period when all lights must be turned out or covered to prevent them being seen by the enemy during an air raid (noun).

3. ….. - a very tall building of many storeys (noun).

4. ….. - place or fix (equipment or machinery) in position ready for use (verb).

5. ….. - restore (something damaged, faulty, or worn) to a good condition (verb).

6. ….. - the programs and other operating information used by a computer (noun).

7. ….. - extremely impressive or daunting; inspiring awe (adjective).

8. ….. - a stable subatomic particle with a charge of negative electricity, found in all atoms and acting as the primary carrier of electricity in solids (noun).

9. ….. - supply (a device) with mechanical or electrical energy (verb).

10. ….. - a form of energy resulting from the existence of charged particles (such as electrons or protons), either statically as an accumulation of charge or dynamically as a current (noun).

 

Task 7. Match the verbs from the column A with an appropriate word combination from the column B. More than one variant is possible:

A	B
1) to build 2) to hang 3) to bring 4) to generate 5) to install 6) to depend on 7) to create	a) electrical equipment b) own machines c) electricity d) skyscrapers e) sound and alarm systems f) convenience and excitement g) suspension bridges

 

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