Match up the parts of the sentences.

1. Electric engineers

2. Solar power

3. A lot of subjects

4. Bachelor's Degree

5. Enterprising and competent specialists

6. Students ' abilities for organization

7. Great attention is paid to

8. High voltage equipment

 

a) are developed.

b) students who do research work.

c) is used as an alternative source of power.

d) are studied by future engineers.

e) is received after four years of training.

f) are trained at Power Faculty.

g) are required everywhere in industry.

h) is widely used in electric industry.

 

Grammar revision:

Choose ten verbs from the text 2.2. Make up 10 sentences using these verbs in the Complex Object.

2.9 Use the following word combinations to make up sentences with Complex Subject:

The Power faculty; electropower education; electronic mounted energy; hydraulics; power systems; relay protection; electric nets; hydroenergy; industrial enterprise; high voltage.

 

Speaking

2.10 Make a presentation on the topic “ Power Engineering Faculty ” using the information from texts above.

 

Unit 3

Before you read

Give the Russian equivalents to the English names of specialities provided by the Faculty of Power Engineering

1. Power engineering economics and management.

2. Heat power plants.

3. Electric power plants.

4. Electric power systems and networks.

5. Power supply.

6. High voltage electrical and power engineering.

7. Relay protection and automation of electric power systems.

8. Human and occupational safety.

 

Remember the time when you were a school leaver. Tell your groupmates why you have chosen the department you are studying at but not another one.

 

Read the text and do the exercises given below.

INTRODUCTION TO SPECIALITY FACULTY OF POWER ENGINEERING

Power engineering is the basis for the whole national economy and it determines the level and rate of its development. Highly qualified electrical engineers are trained in several specialities at the departments of power engineering. There is also an individual training dealing with research, elaboration, design and operation of automatic and automated high-voltage installations and devices used in power and electrical engineering, electrophysics, power installations of thermal stations; it also deals with management problems.

The term of instructions at the Power Engineering Faculty is four years to receive Bachelor's Degree, after five years and a half students become professionally qualified engineers and after six years of training they can receive Master's Degree.

Management department

Power industry is the most stable, reliable and attractive for innovative management and business activities in all countries of the world. The development of power engineering, the improvement of administrative systems and world integrity require enterprising, competent and business­like managers having all modern scientific knowledge in management and able to take in account all the changes in industry and society. The curriculum provides advanced knowledge and comprehensive information on the problems of management, marketing, computerization, and banking. The students also acquire knowledge and skills in sociology and psychology of administrative activity, their abilities for organization are developed as well.

Thermal stations department

Power balance of the country depends to large extent on thermal stations operation. The speciality trains experts in operation, design, construction and adjustment of thermal stations power equipment. Nowadays the problem of production is of primary importance, it refers to electric power generation. Great attention is paid to training of students, capable to do research in this field, to work out new environmentally friendly technologies for power stations to be built in future. There are interesting tasks, for those, who like to solder complicated semiconductor circuits, to solve tasks, connected with programming, and for those, who are inclined to theoretical research based upon modern mathematical theories. As all branches of national economy consume electric power, the graduates of this speciality can work at different places, ranging from industrial enterprises to large ocean ships.