Text Comprehension Exercises

1. Listen to the text “The Faculty of Radio Engineering and Electronics ” and answer the following questions.

1. What are the specialties and majors trained at the faculty?

2. Theoretical education is supplemented with practical training, isn’t it?

3. Where do electronics engineers work?

2. Listen to the text again and say which of the following three replies is correct

1. a) At present the faculty comprises 3 departments. b) At present the faculty comprises 5 departments. c) At present the faculty comprises 4 departments.

2. a) The faculty trains engineers in the field of computer aided design. b) The faculty trains engineers in the field of telecommunications. c) The faculty trains engineers in the field of microelectronics, radio engineering and radio engineering systems.

3. a) Various subjects including literature, history, languages are taught by the teaching staff. b) Various subjects including chemistry, biology, mathematics are taught by the teaching staff. c) Various subjects including circuit theory foundations, radio engineering circuits and signals, radio control devices are taught by the teaching staff.

4. a) The five-year course is aimed at training engineers in the field of design, production and maintenance of radio electronic devices. b) The five-year course is aimed at training engineers in the field of economics. c) The five-year course is aimed at training engineers in the field of broadcasting and television.

5. a) Electronics engineers are employed by telephone exchanges. b) Electronics engineers are employed by electrical utilities, communications companies, manufacturers of electrical and electronic equipment. c) Electronics engineers are employed by schools.

Text Exercises

1. Read the text and find in it English equivalents of the following words and word combinations

возрастающие потребности, высококвалифицированный, насчитывать,

расширять горизонты, подготовка инженеров, дополнять, проверка

Read the text and answer the following questions

1. When was the radio engineering department established?

2. When was the radio engineering department reorganized into the faculty of radio engineering and electronics?

3. How many departments does the faculty comprise?

4. How many students study at the faculty?

5. What subjects are taught at the faculty?

6. Where do the students get practical skills after their fourth year?

7. Where can electronics engineers work?

8. What do electronics engineers do?

II. Agree or disagree with the following statements in your answers use the standard expressions of agreement

1. The radio engineering department was established in 1966. 2. In 1982 the radio engineering department was reorganized into the faculty of radio engineering and electronics. 3. At present the faculty comprises 5 departments. 4. The faculty numbers over 1000 students. 5. Faculty graduates are in great demand by both new and traditional industries. 6. The faculty trains engineers in 2 specialties and 4 majors. 7. The four-year course is aimed at training engineers in the field of design, production and maintenance of radio electronic devices. 8. The course of study comprises 1 month to be spent in industry after the fourth year. 9. Electronics engineers are employed by electrical utilities, communications companies, manufacturers of electrical and electronic equipment, consulting firms.

III. Develop the following ideas, use the words and combinations provided in brackets

1. The radio engineering department was established. ( in 1964, the increasing demands, modern, industry, of, to meet )

2. The faculty has several departments. (the departments, radio engineering devices and radio systems, of, radio engineering devices, microelectronics).

3. The University curriculum comprises a 5-year period. (the, five-year course, to be aimed at, training engineers, in the field, design production and maintenance of radio electronic devices).

4. The faculty graduates find employment easily. (the, to work ,electronics engineers (to design, to test, power equipment and systems, to assist in inspection, testing, adjusting of incoming electrical and electronic components).