Answer the following questions. Tick the true idea based on the text

Tick the true idea based on the text.

Finish the sentences; use the ideas from the text.

Match the branch and the things it is concerned with.

Fill in the gaps in the table, putting the words having the same root with the given one.

A B

Match the synonyms.

create be concerned with

branch equipment

deal with develop

construct field

manufacture built

machinery produce

Adjective	Verb	Noun (sphere)	Noun (profession)
-	-		engineer
	-	science
mechanical	-
constructive
-			designer
-		building
	communicate		-
preventive			-

1) civil engineering; a) body scanners, X-ray machines, life- support systems.

2) mechanical engineering; b) electricity, lighting.

3) electronic engineering; c) construction of bridges, airports, railways;

hydraulics; fluid mechanics.

4) electrical engineering; d) to safeguard workers, to prevent accidents.

5) medical engineering; e) cars, ships, heating, planes, operation of

machinery of all types.

6) safety engineering f) computers, communications.

1) Engineering is a science …

2) Branches are called …

3) The specialized areas of engineering are…

4 One of the widest fields of engineering is…

5) Mechanics, hydraulics, machine design are the fields of …

6) A civil engineer deals with …

7) Creation of hi-tech equipment …

8) Safety engineering is…

9) Summing up we can say that…

1. a) Only few things in modern world are made by engineers.

b) Practically everything in modern world is made by engineers.

2. a) Engineers use practice to produce theories.

b) Engineers use theory to produce practical answers.

3. a) There are several branches of engineering.

b) There are two branches of engineering.

4. a) Electrical engineering is the subfield of mechanical engineering.

b) Electrical engineering deals with electric power.

5. a) Civil engineers design different constructions.

b) Civil engineers design machinery.

6. a) Medical engineering is the same as mining engineering.

b) Medical engineering and mining engineering are connected both with mechanical and electrical engineering.

7. a) Computing belongs to electronic engineering.

b) Computing is the subfield of electrical engineering.

1. How can you translate the word “engineering”?

2. What is the general aim of engineers?

3. Name the main branches of engineering.

4. Is electricity generation the subfield of electrical engineering?

5. What is mechanical engineering concerned with?

6. Should mechanical engineer be trained in mechanics and hydraulics?

7. Transport engineering is the subfield of mechanical engineering, isn’t it?

8. What does a civil engineer deal with?

9. What branch of engineering deals with such equipment as communication systems, computers, integrated circuits?

10. What do all the branches of engineering have in common?

1.12. Complete the following scheme about branches of engineering using information from the text. (What branches are left? Where will you put them?) Draw the complete scheme.

1.13. Read the text 1.4 again; find the key words to describe the main types of engineering:

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