Pay attention to the following expressions:

Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Technology

Bachelor of Applied Science

Master of Engineering (MEng)

Master of Science (MSc)

Master of Engineering Management

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Engineering

Engineering Doctorate (EngD)

Exercise 1. Match the words on the left with their definitions on the right:

A. Nouns:

1. duration a. a line, route, or movement that starts and finishes at the same place

2. requirement b. the failure to take proper care over something

3. expulsion c. a wrongful act or an infringement of a right leading to legal liability

4. tort d. a thing that is needed or wanted

5. negligence e. the state of being no longer needed when something newer is invented

6. obsolescence f. the time during which something continues

7. proficiency g. the situation when someone is forced to leave a place

8. device h. a device for accumulating electric charge

9. circuit i. the ability to stop the flow of an electric current through it

10. resistor j. the ability or skill at something you do

11. capacitor k. a device allowing the flow of current in one direction only

12. diode l. a piece of mechanical or electronic equipment

B. Adjectives:

1. significant a. being in original condition, extremely clean or new

2. licensed b. being ready to be served without further preparation

3. pristine c. being important or relevant

4. essential d. showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise

5. meticulous e. being so useful that its price cannot be determined

6. invaluable f. being a discrete quantity of energy

7. quantum g. having official permission from the government for doing something

8. off-the-shelf h. being absolutely necessary to a particular subject

C. Verbs:

1. to possess a. to wait humbly for something, to be able to stand pain or difficulties

2. to pursue b. to make someone to do something

3. to satisfy c. to keep something at the same level or rate

4. to enforce d. to get something

5. to abide e. to follow or chase someone or something

6. to obtain f. to stamp a document

7. to maintain g. to have as belonging to one; own

8. to seal h. to fulfil one’s desire or need

Exercise 2. Read the following text “Education” and fill in the gaps with the words given below:

Education

Electrical engineers typically possess an academic degree with a major in 1 … engineering. The length of study for such a degree is usually four or five years and the completed degree may be designated as a 2 … of Engineering, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Technology or Bachelor of Applied Science depending upon the 3 … . The degree generally includes units covering 4 … , mathematics, computer science, project management and specific topics in electrical engineering. Initially such topics cover most, if not all, of the sub-disciplines of electrical engineering. Students then choose to 5 … in one or more sub-disciplines towards the end of the degree.

Some electrical engineers also choose to pursue a 6 … degree such as a Master of Engineering/Master of Science (MEng/MSc), a Master of Engineering Management, a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Engineering, an Engineering Doctorate (EngD), or an Engineer's degree. The Master and Engineer's degree may consist of either 7 … , coursework or a mixture of the two. The Doctor of Philosophy and Engineering Doctorate degrees consist of a 8 … research component and are often viewed as the 9 … point to academia. In the United Kingdom and various other European countries, the Master of Engineering is often considered an undergraduate degree of slightly longer 10 … than the Bachelor of Engineering.

Words:

1. – research

2. – physics

3. – Bachelor

4. – entry

5. – specialize

6. – duration

7. – electrical

8. – postgraduate

9. – university

10. – significant

Exercise 3. Read the following text “Practicing Engineers” and make up 10 questions to it and answer them: