Раздел 1. Mining Education (Горное образование) (14 часов) Урок 1. Введение. Структура повествовательного предложения.

The Moscow Mining Academy

Структура повествовательного предложения.

В повествовательном предложении в английском языке существует твердый порядок слов.

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Обсоят-во времени	Подлежащее	Сказуемое	Дополнение			Обсоят-во места, времени
			косвенное	прямое	предложное
а) b)Today c)	The Academy our lectures The teacher	gives begin asked	students	exellent education questions	in general and special subjects. at the lesson	at 10.20a.m. yesterday.

The First Mining School in Russia

The Moscow Mining Academy was established in 1918. The main task of the Academy was to train mining engineers and technicians, to popularize technological achievements, to work on important problems of mining and metallurgical engineering and to direct scientific research.

There were three departments in the Academy: mining, geological prospecting and metallurgy. The Moscow Mining Academy introduced a new course in coal mining mechanization. The two scientists A. M. Terpigorev and M. M. Protodyakonov wrote the first textbook on machinery for mining bedded deposits.

In 1925 the Moscow Mining Academy was one of the best-known educational institutions in Russia. It had well-equipped laboratories, demonstration rooms and a library.

The rapid growth of the mining industry called for the training of highly-qualified specialists.

The Academy alone could not cope with the problem of training specialists. In 1930 the Moscow Mining Academy was transformed into six independent institutes.

Ответьте на следующие вопросы:

1. When was the Moscow Mining Academy established?

2. What was the main task of the Academy?

3. Were there three or four departments at the Academy?

4. Who wrote the first textbook on machinery for mining bedded deposits?

5. Why was the Academy transformed into six independent institutes?

Урок 2. Общие и специальные вопросы. Разделительный вопрос.

Mining Education in Russia.

Общие и специальные вопросы. Разделительный вопрос.

В английском языке существуют несколько видов вопросов: общие, специальные, разделительные и альтернативные.

Общий вопрос не содержит вопросительного слова, всегда требует ответа «да» или «нет» и начинается со вспомогательного (модального) глагола.

Ex.: - Is Russia rich in mineral resources?

- Yes, it is.

- Can you speak English?

- No, I cannot.

Порядок слов в общем вопросе следующий: на первом месте всегда находится вспомогательный (модальный) глагол, на втором всегда подлежащее, на третьем смысловой глагол (если есть), на четвертом дополнение и остальные второстепенные члены предложения.

Специальные вопросы начинаются с вопросительного слова и требуют полного ответа.

Вопросительные слова: Where, when, who, what, which, how и т.д.

Ex.: - What do you study at the college?

• I study ecology.

Порядок слов в специальном вопросе следующий: на первом месте всегда находится вопросительное слово, на втором всегда вспомогательный (модальный) глагол, на третьем подлежащее на четвертом смысловой глагол (если есть), затем дополнение и остальные второстепенные члены предложения.

Разделительный вопрос состоит из утвердительного и отрицательного предложений и краткого вопроса, имеющего то же подлежащее (всегда местоимение), и

вспомогательный глагол. Если предложение отрицательное, то краткий вопрос утвердительный, и наоборот – если предложение утвердительное, то краткий вопрос содержит отрицание. Краткий вопрос переводится обычно как «не так ли», «не правда ли».

Ex.: - This is a good idea, isn’t it?

They don’t understand us, do they?

Mining and Geological Higher Education in Russia

In Russia young people get mining education at special institutes which train geologists and mining engineers for coal and ore mining. The total number of students of an institute includes full-time students, part-time students and postgraduate students.

At the geological institutes the students specialize in geology, the science which deals with different problems connected with the Earth, its history, the study of rocks, their physical and chemical properties. One of the main tasks of geology is to prospect, discover and study the deposits of useful minerals.

Geology is both a theoretical and an applied science.

The outstanding Russian geologist V. A. Obruchev says that geology is the science of the Earth which reveals to us how the earth took shape, its composition and its changes. Geology helps prospect for ores, coal oil, salt and other useful minerals.

Higher mining schools offer courses in mining technology, machinery and transport, hydraulic engineering, electrical engineering, industrial electronics, surveying, geodesy, information technology, etc.

Computer science is also of great importance. The course aims at providing students with understanding how software and hardware technology helps solving problems.

Laboratory work is an important part in training specialists.

The students go through practical training at mines, plants and other industrial enterprises.

Students graduate from mining and geological higher schools as mining engineers, mining mechanical engineers, ecologists, mining electrical engineers, geologists, economists and managers for mining industry.

Ответьте на следующие вопросы:

1. Where can one get mining education in Russia?

2. What does geology study?

3. How did Obruchev define geology?

4. Does geology deal only with prospecting for useful minerals?

5. What specializations does the Mining Institute offer?

6. What subjects do the students study?

7. Where do the students go through practical training?

8. What does the computer course aim at?