- •Contents
- •Vocabulary
- •Elements and compounds
- •1.6. Read the following text and say if it is true that interatomic distance is fixed in all states of a metal. Read again to answer the questions after it.
- •Vocabulary
- •Three states of matter
- •At the Descriptive Geometry Class
- •1.10. Learn to read the following measurements.
- •1.11. Read out the numbers.
- •1.12. A) Compare the spanners. Make sentences.
- •Vocabulary
- •Characteristic Features of Some Elements
- •Vocabulary Test
- •Grammar Test
- •Vocabulary
- •Materials science in the past and present
- •2.9. Form nouns from the following words:
- •Vocabulary
- •Engineering materials and their properties (Part I)
- •2.12. Reread the text and rewrite the following according to the model, replacing the words in italics with an expression from the text which has a similar meaning.
- •2.16. Read and translate the following text. Talk about the properties of engineering materials in your own words.
- •Vocabulary
- •Engineering materials and their properties (Part II)
- •Vocabulary Test
- •Grammar Test
- •Unit 3. Metals: properties, classification and crystal structure
- •Read the list of words below and choose the ones related to science of materials:
- •Vocabulary
- •Metals, alloys and their uses
- •3.4. Reading comprehension. Read the text Availability, Properties and Classification of Metals and for questions 1–5 (after the text) choose the best answers from a–d.
- •Vocabulary
- •Availability, properties and classification of metals
- •3.5. Use the questions and talk giving the main ideas of the text above.
- •Vocabulary
- •Metallic crystal structure
- •Vocabulary Test
- •Grammar Test
- •Unit 4. Engineering materials. Iron and ferrous metals
- •4.2. Read the text Iron and Its Properties. Answer the following questions. What new have you learnt from the text?
- •Vocabulary
- •Iron and its properties
- •Vocabulary
- •4.4. Connect the two matching parts of the sentences related to the blast furnace operation.
- •Vocabulary
- •Ferrous metals
- •From the history of steelmaking
- •Alloy steels
- •Grammar and Vocabulary Questionnaire
- •Structural steels for shipbuilding
- •Vocabulary Test
- •Grammar Test
- •4.17. Just for fun.
- •4.18. Read the text and agree and disagree with the statements after it.
- •4.19. In the above text, find the English equivalents for the following words and word combinations:
- •4.20. Read the text and write a list of titanium and its alloys qualities that make titanium different from other metals. A wonder metal
- •Long-term corrosion protection for hulls and water jets
- •Nonmetallic materials
- •4.24. What kinds of non-metal things do people use at home and at work in the office? Entitle the text below. Compare metals and non-metals as structural materials.
- •Unit 5. Materials technology
- •Vocabulary
- •Processing and heat treatment of metals
- •Visit to a Plant
- •Hardening plain carbon steel
- •Vocabulary
- •Welding processes
- •Gas welding
- •Hard to define
- •Nanotechnology
- •Larger to smaller: materials perspective
- •References
- •Appendix Summary tips Аннотирование и реферирование
- •Аннотация и реферат
- •Структура реферата
- •Этапы реферирования и аннотирования
- •Некоторые рекомендации по составлению аннотации и реферата
2.9. Form nouns from the following words:
natural, scientific, modify, recognize, supply (v), descriptive, depend, benefit (v), grow, evolve, important, relative, industrial, improve, apply, horizontal, expand, solve, chemical, metallurgical
2.10. a) Translate the phrases with Present and Past Participles.
materials used, the forces producing strain, a certain limit called the elastic limit, increasing tensile forces, a steady force acting on a material, creep extended over a long time, a repeated stress, localized cracks
2.11. Look through the text below and find all the sentences with Present Simple Passive verbs, translate them. Read the text to answer the questions after it.
Vocabulary
engineering n |
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машиностроение |
engineering materials |
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конструкционные материалы, технические материалы |
respond v |
— |
реагировать, отвечать |
stress n |
— |
напряжение |
tension n |
— |
растяжение |
compression n |
— |
сжатие |
torsion n |
— |
кручение |
bending n |
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гибка |
shear n |
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сдвиг, срез |
resist v |
— |
сопротивляться |
cross-sectional area |
— |
площадь поперечного сечения |
distortion n |
— |
деформация, искажение |
strain n |
— |
деформация |
Calculate v |
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рассчитывать, вычислять |
Elasticity n |
— |
упругость |
elastic limit |
— |
предел упругости |
regain v |
— |
восстанавливать |
iron n |
— |
железо |
cast iron |
— |
чугун |
bar n |
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образец, брусок |
mild steel |
— |
мягкая (малоуглеродистая сталь) |
extend v |
— |
растягивать(ся), удлинять(ся) |
increase n |
— |
увеличение |
graph n |
— |
график |
modulus of elasticity |
— |
модуль упругости |
permanent a |
— |
постоянный, неизменный |
creep n |
— |
ползучесть |
fatigue n |
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усталость |
rupture n |
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разрыв |
occur v |
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происходить, случаться |
crack v, n |
— |
растрескиваться, трещина |
failure n |
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разрушение, повреждение |
propagate v |
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распространяться |
tensile stress |
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растягивающее напряжение |