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Expressing
uncertainly
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I have doubts about...
I am not at all sure about...
I am not yet certain...
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I have been rather puzzled by...
I doubt it.
Making contribution
In connection with ... I would like to add
Let me add that...
In addition I would like to mention...
I would add that...
Calling attention
I want to point out that...
I would like to note...
I would like to stress the importance of...
It is worth pointing out that...
I would like to draw your attention to...
I would like to call attention to...
Making assessment
The paper/report raises an important
question ...
This method is particularly important
because...
The paper/report demonstrates how
important it is to...
These results/data are of particular
interest.
Provoking arguments
Would you agree with...?
There seems to be some contradiction
between your points of view. Does that
mean you think...?
Asking for
details/classification
Could you be more specific about...?
I am not clear about...
Could you give us/me some more facts
to back that up, please?
Introducing
opinions/attitudes
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What I think is...
Delaying an answer Well, let me see...
Well, now...
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1. Are the following statements true or false?
1) Engineering is a term applied to the profession in which
knowledge of the mathematical and natural sciences, gained by
study, experience, and practice, is applied to the efficient use of
the materials and forces of nature.
2) Paraprofessionals apply medical skills to biological problems.
3) Military engineering involve such work as providing facilities for
living, irrigation and roads building.
4) The National Academy of Engineering was founded in 1959.
5) Civil engineering is connected with the environment protection.
6) Electronic engineering deals with the design of civil facilities and
research of soils structure.
2. Complete the following sentences with the appropriate words:
civil engineering, aeronautics, diverse, circuits, chips, copper
cable.
1) … is perhaps the broadest of the engineering fields, for it deals
with the creation, improvement, and protection of the communal
environment.
2) … deals with the whole field of design, manufacture,
maintenance, testing, and use of aircraft for both civilian and
military purposes.
3) Electrical and electronics engineering is the largest and most …
field of engineering.
4) Much of the research in electronics is directed toward creating
even smaller … , faster switching of components, and three-
dimensional integrated circuits.
5) Digital systems are replacing analog ones at the same time that
fiber optics is superseding ….
TEXT 4
Pre-reading task
1. What were the first robots originally designed for?
2. What industries use automation technologies?
3. What do the abbreviations CAM and CAD stand for?
4. Read the text “Automation” and discuss the following
questions in group:
a) How is the term automation defined in the text?
b) What is the most «familiar example» of automation given
in the text?
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