Oral Practice

Topic. My Future Profession

1. You are second-year students. You began to acquire knowledge concerning you future profession of a graphic arts technologist. Say a few words about the reasons of choosing this speciality. Give information about:

1) the department you study at;

2) the subjects you study;

3) scientists–teachers reading lectures and giving lessons;

4) the main subject you should study to master your speciality quite properly;

5) the place where you have practice;

6) what you like and what you don’t like at the Technical University.

2. Listen to the information.

Books, newspapers, magazines are the memory of mankind. We are responsible for this memory because our department trains engineers for graphic arts industry. We are future engineers-technologists. Our main task is to perfect technology. It may be achieved by the introduction of new equipment and technological processes.

One of the main subjects for us is chemistry. We study all kinds of chemistry: organic, inorganic, analytic, physical and collodial. We also study many special subjects: fundamentals of graphic arts technology, light technique.

Graphic arts technologists should have good knowledge of printing processes, equipment and materials. Different printing and binding presses are available in our workshops and laboratories and we not only observe their work but make attempts to use them producing some graphic arts items while having practice.

There is a print-shop at the Technical University. It has the staff of engineers, technicians and pressmen. They take all the necessary steps to keep the mechanical equipment in perfect order. Engineers-technologists take care that all process steps are properly carried out and all printing materials are suited for each printing process.

But at first every item to be printed goes to the Art-and-Copy Preparation Department. At this department the purpose, contents and appearance of the item to be printed are determined. A great number of specialists work at this department. Most of them are graduates of the Technical University.

We understand that we should study properly to become good specialists in our field of activity. Many students of our department take part in scientific research. They investigate processes and materials and make reports at scientific conferences. The results of their research are used at graphic arts enterprises.

The graduates of our department work at enterprises, research institutes, designing and technological organizations all over our country.

3. Прочитайте текст и разделите его на смысловые части.

4. Сделайте короткие сообщения о подготовке специалистов полиграфии-ческого производства используя следующие группы слов:

а) the memory of mankind, main task, to perfect technology, equipment, technological processes;

b) the main subject, good knowledge, to be available, to produce, graphic arts items;

c) print-shop, to take the necessary steps, to carry out, to suit;

d) Art-and-Copy Preparation Department, to determine, purpose, contents, appearance, graduates;

e) to take part in, to investigate, enterprise, research, organizations.