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М-6_Профессия_инженера_2012_Рыло_Т

3.4 Text-based assignments (text в 3) landuage study

  1. Exercise 1. Find in the text word combinations with the given words and translate them into Russian.

1. a set of

6. consulting

2. mind

7. qualified

3. management

8. enterprises

4. support

9. sector

5.trade

10. persistence

  1. Exercise 2. Match the words from the text to make appropriate word combinations.

1. occupational

a. sector

2. logistical

b. roots

3. business

c. trade

4. purchase

d. enterprises

5. retail

e. requirements

6. technical service

f. the interests

7. to put down

g. support

8. to serve

h. processes

(B) Exercise 3. Complete the sentence using a word from the word in brackets.

1. I usually try to work out a realistic set of (occupation) requirements.

2. The profession of engineer is of great need and (important) to our country.

3. The specialists (to train) to work in the system of (logistics) support for the enterprises in the agro-industrial complex.

4. He works in the consulting center on (to manage) and (market) of agricultural machinery.

5. She is expected to be a (to depend) specialist.

6. My friend is good at such specialized subjects as “Tractors and cars” and “Technical Service (reliable)”.

7. As my parents are engineers, they have made a great influence on my (to choose).

  1. Exercise 4. Match the highlighted words from the text with the meanings below.

1. buying

2. being able to do something

3. providing with the necessities

4. the power to produce an effect

5. buying, selling or exchanging goods

6. giving orders and telling people what to do, organizing people’s activities

(B) Exercise 5. Match the words on the left with the correct definition on the right.

1. support

a. keeping (business) accounts

2. bookkeeping

b. payment for employment

3. wholesale

c. power, fitness or capacity

4. salary

d. something needed

5. requirement

e. provide

6. dependable

f. think or believe that something will happen or come

7. expect

g. that or who may be relied on

8. activity

h. selling of goods in large quantities to shopkeepers

9. capability

i. occupation

(B) Exercise 6. Give English equivalents to the following word combinations.

  1. Exercise 7. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate prepositions.

        1. Having thought carefully what sort…person you are, try to work … a set of professional requirements.

        2. … particular, you can answer some important questions.

        3. Do you want to put … roots or travel widely?

        4. As … me, I made … my mind to be an engineer.

        5. The profession of engineer is … great need and importance to our country.

        6. The students of our department are specializing ... logistical support planning … enterprises … the agro-industrial complex.

        7. Our graduates can work … wholesale and retail trade … agricultural equipment.

        8. Graduates are expected to be dependable specialists … excellent ideas to create new business sectors … agriculture.

(B) Exercise 8. Complete these word-building tables. If necessary use a dictionary to help you.

VERB

NOUN

to rely

to establish

to require

to expect

to protect

to influence

to support

to manage

to produce

ADJECTIVE

NOUN

active

capable

dependable

reliable

persistent

logistical

realistic

special

industrial

technological

(C) Exercise 9. Give synonyms to:

(C) Exercise 10. Give the words opposite in meaning to the following:

(C) Exercise 11. Write down sentences of your own using new word combinations: