Speaking

(A) Exercise 1. Work with a partner. Take it in turns to make true sentences, using words from each box. Use the verb active or passive.

A	B	C
My future specialty	figure out	mechanized.
Many agricultural processes	connect	the worn and broken parts.
Farm mechanics	be	design of agricultural and mobile power devices.
The students of the department	replace	what is wrong
Specialists	specialize	industrial enterprises, processing plants, scientific organizations.
	train to work	agriculture
	teach	technical support of farm production processes

(B) Exercise 2. Complete the following statements.

1. While choosing a future career we must consider….

2. I study at….

3. The department trains….

4. Many agricultural processes are….

5. When a piece of farm equipment isn’t working correctly, mechanics must….

6. When the problem is found, farm equipment mechanics….

7. The students of our department are specializing in ….

8. The students of our department study the following specialized subjects….

9. Specialists are trained to work at….

10. My purpose of today is….

(B) Exercise 3. Here are some answers. What are the questions?

1.It was my father who aroused my interest in agriculture.

2. I study at the agromechanical department.

3. Farm equipment mechanics maintain, repair and install machines used for planting, harvesting and other farm activities.

4. The students of our department are specializing in technical support of farm production processes, farm machinery design and production.

5. Students are taught high technologies of plant growing and livestock production, design of agricultural and mobile power devices.

6. Specialists are trained to work at agricultural enterprises of different forms of property.

7. During the process of studying the students have an opportunity to get professions of a driver, a tractor-driver, farm equipment metal worker.

8. My purpose of today is to acquire enough knowledge to be a well-educated person in order to meet the future needs of the nation.

(B) Exercise 4. You meet your friend from the engineering and technological department. Ask and answer questions about the following:

· your department

· your future profession

· the spheres of your professional activity

· the ways of being employed

(B) Exercise 5. Complete the logical diagram with the necessary information from the text.

Places of employment

maintain, repair and install machines

clean parts

replace the worn and broken parts

Spheres of professional activity

technical support of farm production processes

Mechanical Engineer’s activities  

educational establishments

processing plants

(B) Exercise 6. Speak about your future profession: a mechanical engineer. Use the logical diagram.

(C) Exercise 7. Summarize the information about your future profession. Advertise your specialty to the university entrants. Express your opinion on the advantages of choosing this career.

(C) Exercise 8. Prepare a short presentation on your future profession. Compare your profession with other engineering professions. Present your idea of the role and place of your future career on the labor-market.

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