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МИНОБРНАУКИ РОССИИ

Санкт-Петербургский государственный электротехнический университет «ЛЭТИ»

Д. В. СОКОЛЕНКО И. В. СОКОЛЕНКО Т. В. ШУЛЬЖЕНКО

EDUCATION

Учебное пособие

Санкт-Петербург Издательство СПбГЭТУ «ЛЭТИ»

2014

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УДК 378(075)

ББК Ш 143.21-923 С 59

Соколенко Д. В., Соколенко И. В., Шульженко Т. В.

С 59 Education: учеб. пособие. СПб.: Изд-во СПбГЭТУ «ЛЭТИ», 2014. 48 с.

ISBN 978-5-7629-1566-3

Цель пособия – совершенствование навыков устной речи, расширение словарного запаса, развитие коммуникативных способностей. Содержит тексты на английском языке, предназначенные для чтения, устного и письменного перевода, и задания на понимание и обсуждение прочитанного. К пособию прилагаются аутентичные видеосюжеты с заданиями и упражнениями.

Предназначено для студентов, обучающихся по техническим направлениям, также может служить дополнительным материалом для студентов гуманитарного факультета.

УДК 378(075)

ББК 143.21-923

Рецензенты: кафедра английского языка Института иностранных языков; канд. филол. наук Н. И. Тонкова (СПбГУ).

Утверждено редакционно-издательским советом университета

в качестве учебного пособия

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Part I

TEXTS AND EXERCISES ON SAINT-PETERSBURG STATE ELECTROTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY «LETI» AND ITS SCHOOLS

SAINT-PETERSBURG STATE ELECTROTECHNICAL

UNIVERSITY «LETI»

1.Before reading the text, give as much information as you can about Saint-Petersburg State Electrotechnical University «LETI».

2.Read the text and check your answers.

Saint-Petersburg State Electrotechnical University «LETI» (ETU) was founded in 1886 as Engineering College of the Department of Post and Telegraph of Russia. In 1891 it was reorganized into Imperial Institute of Electrical Engineering, the first higher education institution in Europe for training engineers and conducting research in the field of Electrical Engineering. Professor of physics Alexander Popov, the inventor of radio, was the first elected director of the Institute. From the moment of its foundation the Institute was recognized as the centre of Electrical Engineering in Russia.

St. Petersburg Electrotechnical University was the first institute of higher education in Europe with major in electrical engineering. Today LETI is one of the leading technical universities in Russia. It has long-standing and fruitful contacts in the field of education and scientific and technical cooperation with universities, research institutes and centres, enterprises and companies in 35 countries of the world. More than 40 high-tech enterprises and organizations are the University’s strategic partners, as well as a number of leading companies in Europe and Asia. LETI has five scientific and research institutes, more than 50 research groups and laboratories, the Science and Technology Park, which unites 33 small innovative enterprises.

LETI offers a wide range of educational courses of different levels. The alumni of Saint-Petersburg State Electrotechnical University have deep fundamental knowledge and practical skills in their fields of study. The friendly environment created at the University helps to open the abilities of scholars, develops their creativity and internal culture, generates interest in acquiring new knowledge. LETI graduates bachelors, masters, specialists and PhD students of various faculties. All in all, there are eight schools in LETI, they include: the School of Electrical Engineering and Industrial Automation; the School of Radio Engineering and Tele-

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communications; the School of Electronics; the School of Computer Technologies and Informatics; the School of Information, Measurement and Biotechnical Systems; the School of Economics and Management; the School of Humanities and the Department of Open Studies.

Being among the best electrotechnical universities of Russia, ETU has leading positions in many fields, such as radio-electronics, information management systems and technologies, systems of information and communication, in the fields of life support of a man and environment protection. The university continues to develop as an innovative institute of higher education, where scientific and educational activities are closely united. The mission of the university is to generate, expand and apply the new knowledge for dynamic development and maintenance of global competitiveness of radio-electronic and info telecommunication systems, taking into consideration potential global trends in science, technology and structural reforms in global economics.

3. What information from the text was absolutely new for you? Give a short summary of the text.

THE SCHOOL OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

AND INDUSTIAL AUTOMATION

1. Before reading the text, give your opinion on these questions:

a)What are the main majors of this School?

b)Where can its alumni work?

2. Read the text and check your guesses.

In 1920 the first three faculties (schools) of Saint-Petersburg State Electrotechnical University were founded, the Electrotechnical Faculty being one of them. Later the Faculty was renamed several times. Since 1999 it is called the School of Electrical Engineering and Industrial Automation.

Being one of the oldest faculties in the University, the School of Electrical Engineering and Industrial Automation combines traditionally high level of theoretical training and offers modern laboratories that give students an opportunity to become successful specialists in the most cutting-edge high-tech branches of industry and special technology.

The School offers a lot of opportunities for undergraduates in the fields of Industrial Automatics, Manufacturing System Automation, Electrical Engineering, Electroenergetics and Computerized Electrotechnology. Its alumni work in the

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