Match the following words and word combinations with their definitions.

A	B
1.evaluation	a. the quality of being correct or precise, even in details
2. reliability	b. results, expressed in numbers, you obtain by measuring
3. accuracy	c. a list of materials, components and finished products
4. measurements	d. a judgment about the quality, amount or value of things
5. inventory	e. something good in quality that can be trusted to work well
6. wastewater	f. action or process of getting rid of something (wastes)
7. hazardous	g. water that has been negatively affected in quality by a combination of domestic, industrial and other activities
8. water supply	h. something dangerous, esp. to people's health or safety
9. waste disposal	j. water which is passed through pipes to buildings for people to use

Quality Control and Non-Destructive Testing Engineer Jobs

Careers in quality control (QC) and non-destructive testing (NDT) are good careers to pursue. Many companies want to manufacture their products more efficiently, at a lower cost, and with better quality. They need engineers for quality control and non-destructive testing and even more jobs will be available. This is a great career to go into and will be for many years to come.

These engineers are responsible for the development and application of quality standards for industrial processes, materials, and products. They monitor the quality of a product, analyze what affects its quality, and choose the best techniques for the optimal end results. QC and NDT engineers use quality standards for inspection, testing, and evaluation. For this they need knowledge in chemical, electrical, or mechanical engineering fields.

They also develop instructions for recording, evaluating, and reporting quality and reliability data. They develop programs to evaluate accuracy of production equipment, measurements and testing. These engineers may specialize in such areas of quality control engineering, as process control, product evaluation, product reliability, inventory control, metrology, automated testing, and research and development.

One more field where we can work after finishing the University is the environment protection. This includes wastewater control, hazardous wastes and toxiс materials control, water supply protection, air pollution control, industrial hygiene, radiation protection, solid waste disposal, and public health.

Here is one of the reasons why the career I have chosen is a good idea. We are going to help people and to make the environment, in which we live, better and cleaner.

Match the words to make phrases from the text.

1A	1B	2A	2B
1. water	a. evaluation	1. inventory	a. engineer
2. waste	b. wastes	2. quality control	b. testing
3. public	c. supply	3. automated	c. control
4. hazardous	d. disposal	4. industrial	d. protection
5. product	e. health	5. radiation	e. hygiene

Speak about the career of a q uality control engineer/non-destructive testing engineer using the following phrases to describe duties involved in this job.

1. to examine structures or vehicles such as aircraft, trains, nuclear reactors, bridges, dams, and pipelines, using non-destructive testing (NDT) techniques;

2. to test the safety of structures, vehicles, or vessels using x-ray, ultrasound, fiber optic or other equipment;

2. to interpret test results in accordance with codes, standards, specifications, or other procedures;

3. to interpret the results of all methods of non-destructive testing (NDT), such as acoustic emission, electromagnetic, magnetic particle, neutron radiographic;

4. to identify defects in solid materials using ultrasonic testing techniques;

6. to monitor how materials perform and evaluate how they deteriorate;

9. to determine causes of product failure.

Can you say now that this career is the right one for you? Prove it. Make a dialogue with your partner and discuss why you have chosen this career.

Unit 9. ECONOMICS

1. Discuss the following quotes.

1. “The curious mind embraces science; the gifted and sensitive – the arts; the practical – business; others become economists.” Nassim Nicholas Taleb

2. “An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn’t happen today.” Laurence J. Peter

3. “There is one rule for the industrialist and that is: make the best quality goods possible at the lowest cost possible, paying the highest wages possible.”
Henry Ford

4. “In all recorded history there has not been one economist who has had to worry about where the next meal would come from.” Peter Drucker

5. The curious task of economics is to demonstrate to men how little they really know about what they imagine they can design. Friedrich von Hayek

Read the following text.

CAREERS IN ECONOMICS

    Nowadays the profession of an economist has become one of the most useful, modern and interesting. Economists find a wide range of careers open to them. They are employed in banking, finance, accountancy, commerce, marketing, logistics, management and business administration.

    There is a place for an economist at every institution, plant or international company. Economist exercises different functions. A good specialist can determine the structure of an enterprise and calculate costs and probable profits. An economist analyses the conditions of the market and prospects of its development in the future. Having a good command of the economic situation in the region and the demands of the market, a person with economic diploma may start his own business or join a multinational firm.

    To become a good economist one must work hard and get not only theoretical knowledge but also great practical skills. Working knowledge of computer and good level of competence in any foreign language, esp. English, is a must. Students majoring in Economics study principles of micro- and macroeconomics, statistics, math, finance and banking, economics theory and history of economic thought, etc. Some students major in economics because it is a good chance to get a well-paid job, some find it interesting and stimulating, others consider it to be a good application of their mathematical and analytical skills.