Discussion

EU JEP CATCH PROJECT

FIRST PILOTING

SPRING 2008

Module II

General English for University and

Professional Purposes II

Student’s script

for internal use only

Producers:

Inna Nastalovskaya

Ekaterina Ponomarenko

Anna Shirshikova

Leader:

Ekaterina Ponomarenko

Contents

Module description……………………………………………………………..…….………..2

Unit I. Engineering…………………………...……………………………………….……….3

Unit II. Innovations…………………………………………………………………………...12

Unit III. Technology.……..……………...……………………..……………….………..…..18

Unit IV. Communication……………………………………………………………..…….....27

Unit V. Twenty first century business…………………………………………………..…....37

Unit VI. Technical progress and the environment………………………………….………...49

Appendix 1………………………………………………………………………………...….56

Appendix 2……………………………………………………………………………………59

Unit I

ENGINEERING

Lesson 1

ENGINEERING - WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT?

LEAD-IN

Task 1. Look atthe title of the unit and list the main branches of engineering. Compare your list with others in your group.

LISTENING

Task 2. Listen to the text to find out how many of the branches listed are mentioned.

Task 3. Listen to the text again and complete the blanks in the diagram.

DISCUSSION

Task 4. Fill in the chart and decide whatkinds of engineers - electrical, mechanical, or both - are concerned with the listed areas. Prove your point of view.

Area	Kinds of engineers
Transport
Food processing
Medical engineering
Building services
Energy and power

LISTENING

Task 5. Listen to the text and discuss with a partner if your ideas were right or wrong.

DISCUSSION

Task 6. Fill in the gaps in the following description of different branches of engineering using information from the diagram.

The main branches of engineering are civil, 1________, 2_______, and electronic. Mechanical engineering is 3, 4 _______ _______ machinery of all kinds. This branch of engineering includes 5 _______, automobile, 6 _______, and heating and ventilating. The first three are concerned with transport: 7 _______, cars and planes. The last 8 _______ with air-conditioning, refrigeration, etc.

Electrical engineering deals with 9 _______ from generation to use. Electricity generating is concerned with 10 _______ stations. Electrical installation deals 11 _______ cables, switchgear, and connecting up electrical equipment.

Two branches of engineering include both 12 _______ and 13 _______ engineers. These are mining and 14 _______ engineering. The former deals with mines and mining equipment, the latter with hospital 15 _______ of all kinds.

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