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.

2. Exercise 2. Complete the following statements:

1. In their work engineers are guided by …

2. A modern engineer must have good knowledge of …

3. I study at …

4. The students of our department are specializing in …

5. My future profession is …

6. The engineering technologist is often responsible for …

7. Technologists are employed in …

8. The work of engineering technologists focuses on …

9. Theoretical training is combined with …

10. Engineering technologists work in a variety of careers in both public and private sectors including…

11. Engineering technologists are well-respected and valued members of society who …

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

1. A modern engineer must have good knowledge of physics and mathematics, chemistry, computers, computer-aided-design, management science, foreign languages, etc.

2. I study at the engineering and technological department.

3. The students of our department are specializing in technical support of crop and livestock production storage and processing, technological processes at agricultural enterprises.

4. My future profession is an engineering technologist.

5. Technologists are employed in a large and wide-array of industries, including manufacturing, construction, industrial, maintenance, and management.

6. Practical training and laboratory work are done in the laboratories equipped with modern installations, apparatuses and devices.

7. Students write their term papers and graduation theses on the problems connected with their scientific work.

8. University teaching is also combined with practical training at the advanced enterprises.

9. Engineering technologists work in a variety of careers in both public and private sectors

(B) Exercise 4. You meet your friend from the agromechanical 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 6. Speak about your future profession: an en engineering technologist.

(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.