Match English and Russian names of welding procedures.

A	B
1. oxy-acetylene gas welding	a. сварка металлическим электродом в в среде инертного газа
2. MIG (wire-fed) welding	b. сварка вольфрамовым электродом в среде инертного газа
3. TIG (heli-arc) welding	c. дуговая сварка под флюсом
4. submerged arc welding [səb'mɜːʤd]	d. кислородно-ацетиленовая сварка; газовая сварка

Careers in Welding Engineeringare very rewarding. Welding is a process very important to technical progress, though we don’t understand how much we depend on welding even in our everyday life. Welding is an important part of construction, repair and maintenance work. All large buildings are built with a “skeleton” of welded structural steel. Welding is a fundamental part of building bridges, vehicle s, houses, appliances and a lot more.

Welding has been compared to playing a musical instrument. In the same way that anyone can make sounds with a harmonica, anyone with a little practice may use modern welding equipment for non-critical jobs. But to make music with the harmonica or to make good, strong, clean welds with welding equipment will take time. The more you practice, the better your results will be.

Welding has ever-increasing usage in industry now. Welders are employed in pipeline work, construction of buildings and bridges, assembly lines welding at automaking plants, vehiclerepair, race car fabrication and antique car restoration. Welding is used in nuclear power industry, aviation, and aerospace work. And it is impossible to make household appliances without welding.

There is a real difference between a weld that looks good and a weld that performs well. The task of any welding engineer is to get a weld that will be strong and reliable. There are lots of welding procedures and the up-to-date equipment for them. The main procedures are oxy-acetylene gas welding and cutting, arc welding, MIG (wire-fed) welding, TIG (heli-arc) welding, submerged arc welding, plasma-arc welding and cutting, electron-beam welding. Each process requires special knowledge, special skills and special equipment.

Match the words to make phrases from the text.

1A	1B	2A	2B
1. up-to-date	a. appliances	1. power	a. in use
2. household	b. line	2. fail	b. jobs
3. take	c. equipment	3. engineer	c. industry
4. assembly	d. repair	4. non-critical	d. work
5. vehicle	e. for granted	5. automotive	e. training

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

1. to know how to weld different metals;

2. to perform welding using different types of welding equipment; 

3. to know what technology to use;

4. to know what amount of heat is required and for how long;

5. to evaluate welds;

6. to supervise welding operations in accordance with codes, contracts or drawings.

7. to troubleshoot;

8. 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.

Unit 8. NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING AND

QUALITY CONTROL

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

1. Are you scrupulous and interested in making technologies and production more efficient?

2. Are analyzing and evaluating your strong points?

3. Are you keen on making this world better and cleaner?

4. 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 quality control engineering? Say what you think about it. Write down your arguments.

Match the following words and word combinations with their Russian

Equivalents.