Complete the sentences using the words from the box.

employment, sewage, placement, utilities, troubleshoot, damage, withstand

1. The project could seriously ___ the environment.

2. The structure was designed to ___ winds of more than 100 mph.

3. A fall in full-time ___ has been observed.

4. Public ___ such as gas, electricity and phones are an important part of any city’s infrastructure.

5. ___ is waste matter from homes and factories, flowing away through sewers.

6. We speak about a job ___ program to help those who are unemployed when we mean finding them a job.

7. To ___ means to find and correct faults in a mechanical or electronic system.

Speak about the career of a civil engineer using the following phrases to describe duties involved in this job.

1. to plan, design and construct different facilities;

2. to create designs and structural plans;

3. to monitor workers and troubleshoot;

4. to understand safety standards and to keep to them.

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 decided to go into this career? Are job chances for civil engineers good in the near and far future?

Unit 5. COMPUTER ENGINEERING

1. a) Ask your partner the following questions to evaluate his potential to become a computer engineer:

1. Are you interested in Information Technology? 2. Are you interested more in computer engineering or in computer science? 3. Which of two focuses on software, which one is more about the hardware? 4. Do you have good analytical skills? 5. Does the future of computer engineering look very bright?

6.  Is it the fastest growing sector of the economy?

2. Answer the questions given in Ex. 1, p. 8.

b) If the answers are “yes” and your partner does not struggle in math and science, can he pursue a career in computer engineering? Say what you think about it. Write down your arguments.

A COMPUTER ENGINEER CAREER

Match the following words and word combinations with their Russian

Equivalents.

A	B
1. expect	a. связанный с чем-либо
2. in demand	b. инженер по аппаратуре (по аппаратной части)
3. related to	c. быть хорошо осведомленным; быть в курсе
4. hardware engineer	d. честолюбивый; стремящийся (к чему-л.)
5. software engineer	e. связанный с применением компьютера
6. aspiring	f. режим работы, режим рабочего времени
7. keep up	g. непрофессионал;  неспециалист; любитель
8. computer-related	h. ожидать, предполагать
9. schedule ['ʃedjuːl]	j. инженер-программист; системный программист
10. layman	k. пользоваться спросом, быть востребованным

Careers in Computer Engineering are very hot right now and they look like they will only get hotter. The future of computer engineering looks very bright. Computers have really blown-up during the last decades and they are expected to continue to grow in popularity. So computer engineers are in demand and can pretty much expect to be in demand. Careers in computer science are great. They pay well and they are interesting jobs. Since the popularity of computers continues to grow, the need for computer engineers will exist for a very long time, if not forever.

As you may guess, computer engineering careers deal with computers and software. Computer engineers develop and improve software programs and hardware that make computers run. They learn both the technical side and the theoretical side of working with computers. They focus on the design, development, and integration of everything that is related to computer software and hardware. Hardware engineers develop the hardware of computers, including motherboards, graphics and audio cards and drives, later programmed by software engineers. From operating system software, such as Windows and Linux, to individual computer programs, such as Photoshop and Microsoft Office, software engineers turn piles of hardware into functional computers.

Computer engineers work in a variety of places from corporate offices to government laboratories or may work on a freelance basis. In addition to a formal education, aspiring computer engineers should use their free time to keep up on the latest trends and changes in software and hardware development. To know recently developed software programs, patches, and computer chips is essential as the knowledge base of computer engineering is constantly evolving.