Choose 5 the most important engineering activities you would prefer to do and explain your choice.
Engineering Ethics | Fill in the gaps with the words or word combinations below. | Look at the following words in bold in the texts and try to explain them. Consult the dictionary if necessary. | C) In groups discuss the meaning of the question. | Get acquainted with information below. In groups choose two points from the list and think of the situation concerning (chemical) engineers. | Look at the table and match the information from columns A, B and C. | C Nursing care for family members | PROFESSIONAL LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT | Using the diagram below and the information from the table, in groups prepare a description for each type of corporate culture and present it to your groupmates. | Wite a letter to your pen-friend about a company you are willing to start. Use the outline from activity 22 to help. |
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14 a) Take a look at the list of the “Top Ten Greatest Chemical Engineering contributions” and choose the most suitable definition for each of them from the list below.
A “the plastic age” F “as large as life”
B “wonder drugs for the masses” G “the human reactor”
C “yes, it’s cool” H “a sheep’s best friend”
D “it’s what’s for dinner” I “we all have to live here”
E “running on synthetic rubber” J “black gold, Texas tea”
“Top Ten Greatest Chemical Engineering contributions” (according to the American Institute of Chemical Engineers):
- Splitting the Atom ________
- Plastics ________
- Health care equipment, techniques, and even artificial organs ________
- Wonder drugs made in quantities to save many lives ________
- Synthetic fibers ________
- Liquified air/separation of oxygen and nitrogen ________
- Environmental solutions to waste and pollution ________
- Food: fertilizers, processing, packaging ________
- Petrochemicals ________
- Synthetic rubber ________
b) Give your comments on these definitions. Do you agree with this top list? If not, make your own list and prepare your arguments.
Imagine you work for a chemical enterprise manufacturing one of the products from the list below. Choose the product and persuade your partner that manufacturing of this product is the most profitable and necessary for people.
- Petroleum refining (gasoline, heating oil, jet fuel, asphalt)
- Commodity chemicals (sulfuric acid, oxygen, ammonia, caustic soda)
- Petrochemicals (methanol, acetone, ethylene glycol)
- Polymers and plastics (nylon, polyethylene, polyurethane foam, synthetic rubber, Plexiglas)
- Pharmaceuticals (antibiotics, analgesics, antidepressants)
- Electronic materials (high-purity silicon, photovoltaics)
- Processed foods (sugar, instant coffee, frozen orange juice)
- Paints and pigments
- Agricultural chemicals (fertilizers, pesticides, crop sterilants)
- Personal care products (toothpaste, cosmetics, deodorants)
- Inks and dyes
- Environmental remediation and hazardous waste disposal
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Energy production (fuel cells, nuclear fuel processing, thermal solar power)
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