АЛМАТИНСКИЙ ИНСТИТУТ ЭНЕРГЕТИКИ И СВЯЗИ

Кафедра иностранных языков

Английский язык

Лексические задания к устным темам

Методические указания

Алматы 2005

СОСТАВИТЕЛЬ:С.М.Нарбаев Английский язык. Лексические задания к устным темам.Методические указания (для студентов всех форм обучения и специальностей). – Алматы. АИЭС,2005.34с.

Методические указания предназначены для тренировки и закрепления тематического словаря по устным темам и рассчитаны для студентов всех форм обучения и специальностей. Большинство заданий носит информативный характер. Они позволят расширить словарный запас и закрепить знания о том, в каком контексте можно употребить ту или иную лексическую единицу.

Рецензент: ст. преп. каф. ИЯ Садыкова А.К.

Печатается по плану издания Алматинского института энергетики и связи на 2005 г.

Countries

lakes, rivers natural resources industry

mountains

borders telecommunication

to be situated Ka agriculture

free market power engineering

to famous for political system

1 Match words with their definitions

1.1 arrive

1.2 climate

1.3 capital

1.4 development

1.5 famous

1.6 foreign

1.7 government

1.8 impressive

1.9 island

1.10 independent

1.11 lifestyle

1.12 nation

1.13 nature

1.14 to be situated

1.15 voyage

a) the process of a country or region becoming economically organized

b) describes someone or something that is not from your own country

c) describes something that is so large, beautiful, of such a high standard etc, that

you admire it

d) the weather that is typical of a region

e) that is not controlled or influenced by another country or group

f) to be in a particular place

g) an area of land surrounded by water

h) a journey across the sea in a ship

i) the group of people who manage the economy and politics of a country

j) the people in the country

k) to get a place

l) describes someone, a building etc. known to a lot of people

m) the most important city of a country or region of a country

n) all the animals, plants and rocks in the world

o) particular way that someone lives

2Circle the one out

2.1 a. city b. town c. village d. agriculture

2.2 a. to be situated b. to be located c. a particular place d. to be famous for

2.3 a. mountain b. capital c. island d. lake

2.4 a. Government b. Prime Minister c. Population d. Queen

2.5 a. currency b. raw materials c. oil and gas d. natural resources

2.6 a. industry b. agriculture c. language d. capacity

2.7 a. plain land b. climate c. highland d. mountain ranges

2.8 a. to be washed b. to be bounded c. develop d. border

2.9 a. export b. import c. influence d. produce

2.10 a. south b. north c. east d best

3.Read the text. Use the words given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line

The United Kingdom

The UK really four countries - England, Wales, real

Scotland and Northern Ireland. England is the _____ 3 1 big

and most ________populated - a country of rolling 3.2 dense

hills and rich farmland. The south-east, with its____ 3.3 grass

ridges and broad valleys is __________ heavily 3.4 special

populated and __________ farmed. Dairy farming is 3.5 intense

_________ in the west and south-west. In the north 3.6 dominate

many people live in big _________ cities. Many 3.7 industry

English people are ______from the Angles, Saxons 3.8 descend

and Normans. But there was a rich mixture of _____ 3.9 nation

because over the centuries people have come here.

This century __________ have come from Europe, 3.10 migrate

Asia and the Caribbean.

Education

1 A Translate the following words and word combinations using a dictionary

1.1 advanced creatively minded

1.2 attend to carry out research work

1.3 aim to be available

1.4 amount to do research

1.5 accept to gain knowledge

1.7 admit in the field

1.8 ability to fail an examination

1.9 confront free of charge

1.10 complete full- time education

1.11 curriculum entrance examination

1.12 dean to engage something

1.13 department to pass an examination

1.14 graduate from to take an examination

1.15 enlarge to train specialists

1.16 enter to take part

1.17 establishment obligatory subjects

1.18 experience secondary education

1.19 extra mural under the guidance

1.20 found

1.21 hostel

1.22 importance

1.23 include

1.24 last

1.25 law

1.26 obtain

1.27 pre-arranged

1.28 proper

1.29 provide

1.30 retraining

1.31 rapid

1.32 satisfy

1.33 science

1.34 skill

1.35 select

1.36 widen

1.37 workshop

B. Make up sentences using the active words

e.g. enter - I entered Almaty Institute Power Engineering and Telecommunication last year.

2 Match the words with the correct definition

2.1 dean

2.2 disciple

2.3 headmistress

2.4 instructor

2.5 lecturer

2.6 trainee

2.7 principal

2.8 professor

2.9 pupil

2.10 student

a) female teacher in charge of school

b) highest grade of a university teacher

c) the lowest teaching rank at a university

d) a person in charge of a division of study

e) a person who teaches you diving

f) a head of some universities or school

g) a person undergoing some form of vocational training

h) anyone devoted to the acquisition of knowledge especially attending university

i) attends primary school

j) a follower of a religious teacher

3 Fill the missing information

Subject Teacher … is the study of

Physics physicist …

mathematician

property of substances

history

foreign languages

economy

4 Put each of the following words in the spaces provided

amount calendar class hours college course credits curriculum

electives graduation major number opportunity outline prospectus

requirements specified subject technical three week

Selecting courses

The courses given by a (1) _________or university are called its curriculum. The

(2) __________of the institution (3) ___________ the complete (4) ____________ .

It gives the(5) _________for entry to each course, as well as the credits given for the (6) ___________ .

Each course designated as giving a (7) ___________number of credits. These are usually equal to the number of (8) ____________devoted each week to the course. For example, a course that gives (9) _____________credits towards graduation. Schools using the semester (10) _______________require about 120 credits for (11)

___________ Between

30 and 40 of required (12) ___________must be in the student’s (13) ____________

subject.

Schools vary considerably in the (14) _______of freedom given students in (15) _____ their courses. Almost all schools have a certain (16) _______of required (17) . .

Students can also usually choose non-required courses called (18) ________ .

Liberal-art colleges usually give students more (19) ________ to choose that do (20)

______ schools

5 Complete the letter to your friend

Dear Tom

Thank you for the letter of 10^th July. I am very sorry I couldn’t write to you

last month because I was very busy. I am very glad that you are going to

enter to our University. And first of all I want to describe you the educational

system of our country….

6 Give synonym of the following words

6.1 term 6.6 to train specialists

6.2 to do research 6.7 to obtain

6.3 to make an experiment 6.8 advanced

6.4 to realize 6.9 aim

6.5 to train 6.10 to study

7 Give antonym of the following words

7.1 to enter 7.5 to widen

7.2 to pass an examination 7.6 continue

7.3 advanced 7.7 main

7.4 to include 7.8 extra mural

My Future Profession

1 Translate the following words and word combinations using a dictionary

1.1 advise an important branch

1.2 approach to be admitted to the Institute

1.3 believe to do one’s best

1.4 consider to bring up to date

1.5 choose training and instructions

1.6 choice distance learning

1.7 capable sudden flash

1.8 decide favorite subjects

1.9 direction to solve problem

1.10 expect

1.11 key

1.12 meaning

1.13 maintenance

1.14 misunderstand

1.15 offer

1.16 perfectly

1.17 promise

1.18 qualified

1.19 receive

1.20 responsible

1.21 return

1.22 sphere

1.23 thorough

2 Match words with their synonym

2.1 to get a. sphere

2.2 detailed b. to prepare

2.3 to get ready c. to receive

2.4 trend d. perhaps

2.5 may be e. thorough

2.6 branch f. Direction

3 Match words with their antonym

3.1 to give a. thorough

3.2 to understand b. perfectly

3.3 badly c. to receive

3.4 quickly d. to misunderstand

4 Read the text and correct some lexico - grammar mistakes(use of

tenses, plural form of nouns and modal verbs)

My future profession

1.After finishing the school it were very difficult to choose the future profession. My teachers parents, friends advised me to work first, and then to enter the institute. Many university and institute are in our city, but I wanted to become an engineer.

2.It be don’t easy thing to choose a professions out of more than 2000 exciting in the world. As for me my choice of this occupation didn’t come as a sudden flash. During all school year physics, chemistry and mathematics was my favorite subject. I has read a lot of books and magazines on these subjects.

3.My grandfather be an electrical engineers and he told me about his specialty. He told me that electric power system at every enterprise are complex and demands the knowledge of electrical laws These was reasons that caused me to enters the university.

4.And now I wants to speak on my future profession. An engineer am a very specific job. The electrical engineer must to know the electric power system of that enterprise where he work. He is responsible for installing and maintenance of electrical equipment. In case of emergency he are able to solve many problem and to find faulty system. He must to be experienced enough and have good qualification.

5.I are sure, I wills be a good specialist and I will try. Nowadays there is a lot of difficulties in choosing the job that is why I must do my best in order to become a good specialist.

5 A Using the diagram speak about the new requirements for managers in

Europe

B And for you?

Dimension important unimportant

A B

Education

Competence

Communicativeness

Punctuality, decency

Personality, ability

Purposefulness

Exam marks

Origin

Chosen profession

Foreign languages

Experience

Patience

Fantasy, creative work

Mobility

Famous Scientists and Inventors

1 A Translate the following words and word combinations using a dictionary

1.1 award to be interested in

1.2 benefit to be proud of

1.3 creator to be recognized

1.4 century to turn one’s attention

1.5 contribution to pay the way

1.6 deal with

1.7 discovery

1.8 devote

1.9 dream

1.10 decision

1.11 forecast

1.12 fruitful

1.13 founder

1.14 efforts

1.15 explain

1.16 exist

1.17 estimate

1.18 essential

1.19 initial

1.20 investigation

1.21 invent

1.22 introduce

1.23 necessity

1.24 noble

1.25 proceed

1.26 profound

1.27 prominent

1.28 research

1.29 remarkable

1.30 owing to

1.31 outstanding

1.32 overcome

1.33observe

1.34 set up

B Find synonym of the following words in A

a) predict e) exploration j) inventor

b) invention f) tremendous k) rate

c) due to g) to lay the foundation

d) deep i) watch

2 Choose the suitable word

2.1 Mendeleyev suggested / allowed a system of classification in which the elements are arranged in the order of increasing atomic weights / particles.

2.2 Marie and Pierre Curie knew that radium appeared / existed but they have to prove / improve it because a chemist believes in the existence of a new thing / substance.

2.3 The story of discovery / creation of electricity is connected with name of Thales.

2.4 In 1890 Lodygin did / made his first lamps with metal filament using / applying metals with high melting points, such as tungsten, osmium.

2.5 P.N. Yablochkov discovered / invented the electric candle.

2.6 The German physicist Max Planck proposed / used the quantum theory of light in 1900 to account for certain mysterious facts about the emission / ray of light.

2.7 Owing to Edison an efficient system of electric light distribution was carried out / carried due to which the wide-spread consumption / use of this lamp became possible.

2.8 A wide-spread / famous scientist A. Einstein published / edited three experience / papers in the field of mathematics.

2.9 A. Popov invented / found a way / road of transmitting Morse code signals.

2.10 K. Satbayev made great contribution in finding / detecting the deposits of some metals in Kazakhstan.

3 Speak about famous scientists and inventors

Active words: to invent; to discovery; to prove; to create; to study; a founder; fruitful investigations; to be proud of.

3.1 M. Lomonosov - the Law of Conservation of Matter and Motion (Закон

сохранения вещества и движения);

3.2 I.Newton – the Law of Gravitation;

3.3 A.Popov - the world’s first receiver;

3.4 D.I. Mendeleyev - the Periodic Table of Elements;

3.5 Thomas Edison - the improvement of the electric lamp;

3.6 Albert Einstein - Special Theory of Relativity;

3.7 Rudolf Diesel - a new internal combustion engine;

3.8 Graham Bell - the first telephone line.

…

4 Make up sentences using the construction “ … was the first to … “

e.g. : A. Popov was the first to invent the radio.

…

Development of Science and Technology

1 A Translate the following words and word combinations using a dictionary

1.1 beam

1.2 brief

1.3 breakthrough

1.4 development

1.5 digital

1.6 field

1.7 enrich

1.8 enable

1.9 explore

1.10 extraordinary

1.11 influence

1.12 improve

1.13 master

1.14 permit

1.15 possess

1.16 plenty of

1.17 possibility

1.18 prove

1.19 provide

1.20 perform

1.21 promote

1.22 reach

1.23 reinforce

1.24 rise

1.25 rely on

1.26 superhard

1.27 swiftly

1.28 submit

1.29 substance

1.30 substitute

1.31 tremendous

1.32 utilize

1.33 universe

1.34 valuable

1.35 withstand

2 Match the following words with their synonyms

2.1 artificial a. increase

2.2 permit b. earth

2.3 rise c. short

2.4 swiftly d. unusual

2.5 tremendous e. replace

2.6 universe f. quickly

2.7 utilize g. research

2.8 brief h. opportunity

2.9 field i. allow

2.10 extraordinary j. huge

2.11 substance k. matter

2.12 possibility l. use

2.13 explore m. branch

2.14 substitute n. man - made

3 A Choose the suitable word

B Fill in the text with the following words

destructive field form speed to keep track

patient automated beneficial scientist invention

Scientific and Technological Revolution

The first Industrial Revolution took place between the years 1762 and 1860. It was a revolution resulting / coming the introduction of a new __________of power steam power.

The first revolution was for the most part brought about by the ________ of engineers. The second relies heavily on the scientists. It begins in fact with Faraday and his job / work on electricity. It owes much to the _________ who have developed / have invented the whole __________of electronics from radio to radar and automation. Long and _____________work by scientists revealed the structure of the atom and made its power reliable / available, first in the terrible power of the atom bomb, but since developed for more peaceful and uses.

New sources of power, new processes, new materials have come to an end / have come into use with such bewildering ______ in the present century that it is hard _____of them all.

The first industrial revolution gave us machine to do work that had been done before by men’s hands. The second has discovered / has produced machines that can do the work of men’s brains. The __________factory machines watch, check, count, correct and operate / perform all kinds of other tasks that are allotted / are allowed to them.

3 Speak about ( using the active words in A)

3.1 Some discoveries of the 19^th century : radio, engine .

3.2 Some discoveries of the 20^th century : television, computer, atom reactor,

spacecraft.

Test 1

1 Group the following words under the headings

1.1 Countries

1.2 Education

1.3 My Profession

1.4 Famous Scientists and Inventors

1.5 Development of Science and Technology

award admit attend

artificial area choice

advise contribution influence

curriculum breakthrough graduate

creator capital direction

border believe founder

department government industry

deal with enter explain

investigation digital select

enlarge intent prepare

island introduce overcome

fruitful mountain reinforce

skill science retraining

situate discovery widen

population training raw

thorough outstanding Master’s Degree

2 Translate or give the definitions of the following phrasal verbs

2.1 to bring about – to cause something

2.2 to bring back –

2.3 to bring in –

2.4 to bring off –

2.5 to bring out –

2.6 to get away from – to leave or escape from something or someone

2.7 to get back –

2.8 to get by –

2.9 to get down to –

2.10 to get from –

2.11 to get into –

2.12 to get off –

Computers in Everyday Life

1 A Translate the following words and word combinations using a dictionary

1.1 addition silicone plate

1.2.achieve integrated circuit

1.3 analogue to play an important role

1.4 adjust with relative ease

1.5 appropriate experimental data

1.6 arrange to have an effect on something

1.7 assist input section

1.8 call for output section

1.9 compare electronic brain

1.10 correspond

1.11 enumerate

1.12 guide

1.13 imperfect

1.14 incredible

1.15 master – mind

1.16 multiplication

1.17 measure

1.18 process

1.19 performance

1.20 relate

1.21 register

1.22 represent

1.23 sophisticated

1.24 store

1.25 subtract

1.26 statement

1.27 save

1.28 transform

1.29 unit

1.30 variable

1.31 velocity

B. Find synonyms and antonyms of the following words in A.

Synonym Antonym

a) handle a) perfect

b) complex b) digital

c) speed c) easy

d) require d) destroy

e) operation e) divide

f) convert

g) control

i) help

2 Match the terms with their definition

cybercriminal hacker cyberterrorist the Net (Internet) virtual (world)

e-mail

2.1 a criminal who uses the Internet

2.2 a system where people can send messages to each other by computer

2.3 images produced by computer that surround the person looking at them and seem to be real

2.4 someone who uses computers for violent political demands

2.5 computer system that allows millions of people around the world to exchange

information

2.6 a person who enters other people’s computer programs without permission

3 Complete the table

The part It’s function

CPU

Monitor

Keyboard

Mouse

Printer

Disk

4 A. Put one of the following words in the spaces provided

developed computerize subject producing microcomputers intelligent

operating computers system learning right programs

Bill Gates

Bill gates was born on the 28^th of October, 1955, in Seattle, USA. Seattle was once famous for _____________ Boeing aircraft, but is now better known as the home of Microsoft. From his parents Bill got a good business sense and a quick mind. His father is a lawyer and his mother was a teacher and then a company director.

At school Bill soon showed that he was very ___________ His favourite ______

were Math and Science. At 13 he got interested in _______ Bill Gates and his friend Paul Allen were soon spending all their time writing _________ and ____________

about computers instead of doing homework.

After finishing school in 1973, Bill went to Harvard, America’s most famous university. Most of the time he worked on the computers in the university laboratory. The next year, he and Paul Allen wrote an ___________ program for the Altair, one of the world’s first __________________ Bill knew, even then, that he would revolutionize the world of computing and he left Harvard before finishing his studies.

The two friends started Microsoft in 1975, and very soon it become a business success.

In 1980, Gates bought a small company which produced an operating ________

called DOS. He made some changes to it and renamed it MS-DOS. He sold the ____

to use this system to IBM. Since 1980 MS-DOS has been the standard operating system for all PCs. Microsoft has also __________________such well-known programmes as Windows, Excel and Internet Explorer.

Bill’s dream is to ________________ everything – TVs, telephones, lights, even the way you cook dinner….

One reason for his success is that Bill has always been very ambitious and hard-working.

B Substitute underlined words in the text A with their given synonym

recall to be interested in place of

utilize graduate begin

progress manufacture method

well-known

5 Make up the dialogues using the following situations and active words in the

point I

5.1 Image that you are at the conference about “Development of Computer

Technologies” and you are talking to scientist.

5.2 It is the end of the lecture and you are putting questions to the lecturer.

5.3 You have to make a report on “History of Development of Computer

Technologies” and you are looking for information. It is your conversation

between teacher or friends.

Engineering

1 Translate the following words and word combinations using a dictionary

1.1 air chemical engineering

1.2 appear civil engineering

1.3 apply communication engineering

1.4 branch electrical engineering

1.5 deal with mechanical engineering

1.6 design military engineering

1.7 device nuclear engineering

1.8 find power engineering

1.9 jet railroad engineering

1.10 lately space engineering

1.11 machine-tool general engineering subjects

1.12 means turning machine

1.13 move heat treatment

1.14 occupy finishing operation

1.15 observe intricate shapes

1.16 occur to render smth suitable

1.17 output to erect building

1.18 pressure handling equipment

1.19 profound control engineering

1.20 propulsion

1.21 prove

1.22 property

1.23 remain

1.24 require

1.25 road

1.26 rule

1.27 raw

1.28 repair

1.29 restore

1.30 safety

1.31sequence

1.32 set

1.33 space

1.34 state

1.35 steam

1.36 term

1.37 trend

1.38 weld

1.39 X-ray

2 Choose the correct answer

2.1 At the end of 19^th century civil engineering was enriched with new … of science.

a) buildings b) achievements c) devices d) places

2.2 The profession of a civil engineer requires college … .

a) money b)branch c) engineer d) training

2.3 Now, civil engineering is spoken of as an important … of national economy.

a) engine b) branch c) bridge d) equipment

2.4 It … the building of industrial structures, bridges, houses, tunnels etc.

a) changes b) requires c) deals with d)appears

2.5 Dams, water systems, railways, etc are built by ... engineers.

a) electrical b) mechanical c) power d)civil

2.6 Mechanical engineering achieved … position from the very beginning.

a) civil b) empty c) prominent d) nuclear

2.7 It is known that space engineering … a most important position.

a) deals with b) subdivides c) occupies d) remains

2.8 It is said that electrical … is subdivided into two branches.

a) device b) engineering c) engineer d) term

2.9 He was advised to study general engineering ….

a) power b) propulsion c) space d) subject

1.10 … are designed by mechanical engineers.

a) engines b) compositions c) roads d) materials

2.11 The aeronautics deals with the mechanics of … bodies in fluid or air.

a) generating b) moving c) appearing d) producing

2.12 In the middle of 20^th century there … other new branches of engineering –nuclear engineering and space engineering.

a) remained b) used c) proved d) appeared

2.13 … engineering deals with processes and equipment which make it possible to change the state of various materials.

a) electrical b) military c) chemical d) civil

2.14 There are hundreds of … of engineering ,but they branched off from civil, mechanical, electrical or chemical engineering.

a) properties b) states c) subdivisions d) jet

2.15 The … of electrical engineering began earlier than that of aeronautics.

a) device b) development c) equipment d)experience

2.16 Engineers must also understand the … of the materials.

a) ferrous b) non-ferrous c) fibre d)properties

2.17 Metals have found wide … .

a) research b) application c) raw d) steam

2. 18 Zinc, copper are naturally occurring … from which some metals are extracted.

a) space b) pressure c) weld d) minerals

3 Match the terms with their definitions

3.1 engineering

3.2 civil engineering

3.3 communication engineering

3.4 electrical engineering

3.5 mechanical engineering

3.6 power engineering

3.7 military engineering

3.8 space engineering

3.9 nuclear engineering

3.10 chemical engineering

3.11 general engineering subject

3.12 general engineering processes

a) is based on atomic physics;

b) is based on all the achievements of modern science and engineering;

c) the building of houses, bridges, roads, tunnels, dams, water system etc;

d) the design construction and operation of structures, machines, engines and o other devices;

e) maths, physics and chemistry;

f) the building of fortifications and military devices;

g) the means for producing power;

h) casting, forming, rolling, forging, stamping, pressing, machining, joining, heat and treatment;

i) the state, energy content, chemical or physical composition of various materials

j)generators, switches, transformers …;

k) Radio, television and telephone …;

l) the design and construction of steam engine, turbines, air-conditioning and refrigeration devices ….

4 Put one of the following words in the spaces provided

development, dealing with, electricity and magnetism, mechanics,

branches, mathematics, arithmetic, properties, equations,

artificial, study, calculations, defined and systematized,

discover, points

General engineering subjects

… is connected with numbers and numerical …. In the elementary arithmetic, operations of addition, substruction, multiplication, and division are … … ,first with whole numbers and then with fractions.

Geometry is vast field of … with many subdivisions. The basis elements of geometry are … lines. More complicated elements, such as triangles, circles and cubes are defined in terms of the undefined elements.

Physics is the systematic … of natural phenomena to … the basic laws governing them. Traditionally physics is divided into several major topics, namely, mechanics, heat, optics, … … , atomic physics and nuclear physics. Because of the remarkable unity of Nature this separation into topics is, to some extent, … and only exists for convenience, Newton’s second law, relating force to acceleration, and his third law , relating action and reaction, form the basis of … Maxwell’s … , which

combine in mathematical form the laws discovered by Ampere, Coulomb and Faraday,

form the basis of electricity and magnetism and optics .

Due to atomic physics it became possible for Mendeleyev to construct his Periodic Table of Elements, to predict their … .

Since the 1930s there has been a rapid … of nuclear physics, including the discovery the neutron, and other fundamental particles.

Mechanics is the oldest branch of physics … the state of rest or motion of particles and rigid bodies and with forces acting on bodies .The subject has three main … : statics, dynamics and fluid mechanics.

5 Match the words with the correct definitions

5.1 Algebra a. natural phenomena

5.2 Arithmetic b. dimensions, lines…

5.3 Geometry c. statics, dynamics

5.4 Mechanics d. the theory of equation

5.5 Physics e. numerical

6 Give synonyms of the following words

6.1 design; 6.2 branch; 6.3 output; 6.4 propulsion; 6.5 road;

6.6 to deal with 6.7to apply 6.8 to erect 6.9 to learn; 6.10 to set.

7 Give antonyms of the following words

7.1 to find; 7.2 to mention; 7.3 input; 7.4 to repair; 7.5 to appear.

8 Make up word combinations

8.1 raw … 8.5 … device

8.2 steam … 8.6 … property

8.3 jet … 8.7 to restore …

8.4 power 8.8 to design …

Telecommunication

1Translate the following words and word combinations using a dictionary

1.1 amplifier artificial earth satellite

1.2 access considerable distance

1.3 broadcast long-distance offices

1.4 connect

1.5 convert

1.6 circuit

1.7 dial

1.8 deflect

1.9 detect

1.10 discharge

1.11 demodulate

1.12 density

1.13 equipment

1.14 expand

1.15 facility

1.16 fuse

1.17 feed

1.18 grid

1.19 interruption

1.20 indicator

1.21 influence

1.22 high-frequency

1.23 link

1.24 massage

1.25 maintain

1.26 path

1.27 receiver

1.28 range

1.29 reproduce

1.30 reflect

1.31 spread

1.32 separate

1.33 switch

1.34 transmitter

1.35 thunder storm

1.36 transfer

1.37 wide-band

1.38 wireless

1.39 wave

1.40 vibrate

2 Match the following words with their definition

2.1 amplifier

2.2 cable

2.3 channel

2.4 communication

2.5 signal

2.6 radio

2.7 telephone

2.8 television

a) a visual, audible, or indication used to convey information

b) a path along which signals can be sent, for example, data channel

c) the electric transmission and reception of transient visual images

d) a transmission line or group of transmission lines mechanically assembled into a complex flexible form

e) the transmission of information from one point to another by means of electromagnetic waves

f) an electronic instrument for strengthening and controlling electrical signals

i) a device that transmits and receives signals and programs by electromagnetic waves

h) the transmitting of speech over a considerable distance by means of electric

current

3 Answer the following questions using the active words

3.1 What is the amplifier used for?

3.2 What does the word “communication” include?

3.3 What are Morse code signals?

3.4 What kind of television are there?

3.5 What are the necessary components of radio, television and telephone?

4 Fill in the text with the following words

venture capital, global players, export, start-up, hi-tech

invest, gross, domestic product, multinationals, market, chief executive

In the past most of Finland’s (1) __________ came from the (2) _____________

of paper and wood. Nowadays the country leads the world in the development of the latest (3) ____________mobile phone products. Companies such as Nokia are now (4) _________ in the world technology (5) _________ .

The past two years have also seen(6) __________ such as IBM rushing to (7)

__________In new Finnish (8) ___________companies. According to Mika Nieminen (9) __________of the software company More Magic, there is now more than $ 3bln in (10) __________ chasing new Finnish m-commerce companies.

5 Choose the correct answer

Television, its advantages and disadvantages

Television plays an important (0) part in so many people’s lives that it is(1)____

For us to decided whether it is a blessing or a (2) Obviously, television has both(3) and disadvantages. But do the former (4) _______ the latter?

In the first place television keeps one (5) _____ about current events, allows to(6)_____

The latest development in science and politics, and (7) __________an(8) series of programmes which are both instructive and stimulating . The most (9) ___

countries and the strangest customs are brought (10)_____into one’s sitting room.

It could be argued that the radio (11)______this service just as well; but on television everything is much more real. Yet here again there is a danger . The television screen itself has a terrible (12) _______physic fascination for us. It begins to ( 13) _______

Our lives. It often happens that if your TV set has broken down you (14) _____ find that you actually begin to talk to each again. It makes one think, doesn’t it?

A section B segment C element D part

1 A basic B indispensable C essential D fundamental

2 A curse B ban C condemn D denounce

3 A advantage B profits C benefits D favours

4 A counteract B dwarf C outweigh D supersede

5 A instructed B informed C acquainted D taught

6 A observe B succeed C obey D follow

7 A proposes B attempts C tenders D offers

8 A constant B endless C continuous D everlasting

9 A unfriendly B remote C distant D separated

10 A suitable B right C correct D fit

11 A completes B achieves C pretends D performs

12 A particular B somewhat C almost D peculiar

13 A dominate B manage C control D regulate

14 A swiftly B unexpectedly C suddenly D immediately

6 Speak about

Radio communication(A. Popov, signals, to receive, to transmit, to spread,

wireless)

Telephone (A. G. Bell, to connect to communicate, massage,)

Television (1939, to televise, satellite, cable, color, digital and high-definition

TV)

VII. Give synonym and antonym

Words Synonym Antonym

connect link …

broadcast

equipment

grid

receive

Power Engineering

1 A Translate the following words and word combinations using a dictionary

1.1 cable coal handling

1.2 carry out to come into contact

1.3 cause to do without

1.4 capacity incandescent lamp

1.5 convert internal combustion engine

1.6 current to develop heat

1.7 consumption to make reference to

1.8 deliver prime mover

1.9 generate solar energy

1.10grid raw materials

1.11 feed safety precautions

1.12 fault transmission line

1.13 fuse thermal power plant

1.14 flow nuclear power plant

1.15 fuel atomic power plant

1.16 exhauster

1.17 indicate

1.16 insulator

1.18 harness

1.19 huge

1.20 monitor

1.21 load

1.22 network

1.23 peaceful

1.24 pressure

1.25 pipeline

1.26 relay

1.27 resist

1.28 reliable

1.29 reactor

1.30 require

1.31 result in

1.32 result from

1.33 supply

1.34 steam

1.35 storage

1.36 utilize

1.37 wire

B Find synonyms of the following words in A

a) network f) control

b) use i) defect

c) tremendous h) apply

d) demand g) output

e) transform k) produce

2 Make up word combinations

2.1 to harness … 2.6 Peaceful

2.2 to generate … 2.7 … supply

2.3 to turn … 2.8 … line

2.4 to connect … 2.9 fuel …

2.5 to pass through … 2.10 … reactor

3 A Fill the blanks with suitable words

B Question: What is it?

3.1 It turns electrical energy … mechanical.

3.2 It … potential … … electrical energy.

3.3 It flows along … and consists of moving electrons.

3.4 They … to measure.

3.5 They are used as protection ….

6.3 … through which electricity is easily transmitted.

3.7 … resists the flow of the electric ….

3.8 It … … energy into light.

4 Speak about using active words

4.1 Engineering materials ( conductors; insulators; resistance; copper; plastics; rubber)

4.2 Non – traditional renewable sources of energy (solar energy; wind energy; tidal power station; underground hot water; batteries )

4.3 Power plants (atomic power plant; hydro power plant; thermal power plant; reactor; turbine; uranium; water; coal; fuel oil; to burn; steam; generator)

5 Complete the dialogue

Give a heading to it

Substitute the underlined words with their given synonyms

exporter construct tremendous atomic steam

controlling subsidiary field station generated

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B. There are such power plants in Kazakhstan: the nuclear power plant, the thermal power plant and the hydro power plant.

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B.91% of electric power is produced by the thermal power plants, 8% by hydro power plants and less than 1% by the nuclear power plants.

A.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B.83% of thermal power plants use coal burning, the rest use gas and fuel oil.

A.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B. Kazakhstan with his huge row materials is nevertheless becoming more and more dependent on outside suppliers of electric power.

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B. During recent year, the majority of hydro and heat power plants as well as heat and electric supply systems have been privatized or taken in concession.

A.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B. In order to solve this problem in 1997, the government established KEGOC.

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B. There are also regional distribution companies.

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B. The Kazakhstan companies operating the national electric system has the highest credit rating.

A.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B. Our Government has planned to build the nuclear power plant in Balkhash.

A.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B. I think that our natural resources enable us to develop the branch of power engineering in our country.

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Environmental Problems

1 A Translate the following words and word combinations using a dictionary

1.1 appear to break the rule

1.2 accident to call one’s attention

1.3 avoid to be displeased

1.4 by-product to devote attention

1.5 breathe impressed force

1.6 careless joint efforts

1.7 consequence permanent fixture

1.8 concern remote control

1.9 confident raw materials

1.10 considerable

1.11 detriment

1.12 disappear

1.13 disaster

1.14 damage

1.15 dust

1.16 dry up

1.17 emit

1.18 eliminate

1.19 environmental

1.20 exploration

1.21 harmful

1.22 health

1.23 happen

1.24 interference

1.25 interaction

1.26 increase

1.27 influence

1.28 level

1.27 measure

1.30 negligible

1.31 pollute

1.32 protect

1.33 purify

1.34 occur

1.35 rare

1.36 remain

1.37 renewable

1.38 suffer from

1.39 unlimited

1.40 waste

B Give synonyms of the underlined words in A

C Find antonyms of the following words in A

a) pollute e) appear

b) decrease f) careful

c) useful g) limited

d) spread h) non -renewable

2 Make up word combinations

Noun

Adjectives

environment

consequence

attention

animals

crisis

damage

careless

rare

polluted

ecological

smoky

great

sourse

air

by-products

subsances

polluted

renewable

nonrenewable

unlimited

harmful

3 Choose the correct answer

Pollution

Pollution by industry is of several kinds:(1)________ of the air by (2)_________

gases; and pollution of water whether salt or fresh, and whether by land- based (3)___

or by ships; pollution of the (4) __________, whether by the products of industry.

The population of the Earth is growing (5) __________ and by the year 2000 it might well exceed 6 billion mark. The utilization natural (6) ___________will grow accordingly.

Among the other serios problems which our planet (7)___________ are: the increasing (8)__________ of energy and water, the pollution of air by car (9)______,

the increasing hole in the atmospheric ozone (10)_________.

1 condition source pollution

2 harmful useful careful

3 environment industry by-product

4 water land waste

5 slowly hardly rapidly

6 branches resources consequences

7 is protecting is facing is appearing

8 consumtion interference accident

9 design exhausts substances

10 suffer disaster layer

4 Match them

How long do you think litter lasts?

4.1 glass bottle a) 3 month

4.2 woll b) 6 month

4.3 paper c)1 year

4.4 aluminium cans d) 4years

4.5 wood e) 100 years

4.6 tin cans f) 400 years

4.7 banana peel g) 500 years

4.8 plastic containers h) never

5 Compare

5.1 Poor health - Easy life

5.2 Nuclear power plant - Hydro power plant

5.3 Renewable source - Non -renewable source of energy

5.4 Development of productivity - Pollution of environment

6 Look at the wordsearch puzzle and find 12 words for environmental problems

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Test 2

1 Group the words under the following headings

1.1 Computers in everyday life_________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

1.2 Engineering_____________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

1.3 Power engineering _______________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

1.4 Communication _________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

1.5 Environmental problems __________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

damage capacity reactor

transmit unit rare

by-product protect add

civil careless purify

device build current

process power design

conductor chemical receive

steam send transmitter

consequence spread digital

flow move wire

pollute branch link

multiply harmful fault

electrical trend interaction

massage assist health

fuse network store

utilize circuit apply

2 Translate or give the definitions of the following phrasal verbs

2.1 to make - to move especially quickly in the direction of something

2.2 to make from -…

2.3 to make into -…

2.4 to make out - …

2.5 to make of - …

2.6 to put up - to raise something to a higher position, as in the air

2.7 to put away - …

2.8 to put -…

2.9 to put off -…

2.10 to put in -…

Literature

1. Адрианова Л.Н., Багрова Ю.Н., Ершова Э.В. Курс английского языка.

Москва, 2000 .

2. Oxford Dictionary, Oxford University Press, 2003.

3. Павлоцкий В.М. Test your English. Санкт-Петербург, 2001.

Content

Countries……………………………………………………………………3

Education ………………………………………………………………….5

My Profession………………………………………………………………8

Famous Scientists and inventors……………………………………………10

Development of Science and Technology………………………………….12

Test 1………………………………………………………………………..14

Computers in Everyday Life………………………………………………..15

Engineering…………………………………………………………………18

Telecommunication…………………………………………………………22

Power Engineering………………………………………………………….25

Environmental problems……………………………………………………28

Test 2………………………………………………………………………31

Literature……………………………………………………………………32

Сводный план 2005 г., поз. 41

Сабит Муталович Нарбаев

Английский язык

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