vn: Caùch hoïc môùi – Tri thöùc môùi ENGLISH FOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Cố vấn chương trình : Nguyễn Quốc Hùng, M.A Biên soạn : Nguyễn Thị Bắc, M.A Trần Hương Giang, M.A Tiếng Anh chuyên ngành i Kỹ thuật điện www.vn: Caùch hoïc môùi – Tri thöùc môùi CONTENTS INTRODUCTION .1 TABLE OF CONTENT.7 Unit 2: electromagnetic field .10 Unit 3: electromagnetic induction .18 Unit 5: electricity generation .23 Unit 6: Electric Motors.32 Unit 8: Incandescent light bulb.37 Unit 9: Circuit breaker .52 Tiếng Anh chuyên ngành ii Kỹ thuật điện www.vn: Caùch hoïc môùi – Tri thöùc môùi INTRODUCTION 1. The authors The course is designed by two teachers of English at Hanoi University of technology, Ms. Tran Huong Giang and Ms. Nguyen Thi Bac.
They both have Masters Degree in English language. They have a lot of experience in teaching English in general and English for Specific Purposes (ESP) in particualar. They also have experience in designing materials for different courses. The course English for Electrical Engineering is a course on English for Specific Purposes (ESP) designed to develop the English skills and basic knowledge in electronics for technical students and engineers who work in the field.
This textbook is intended for learners who begin to take the course of English in electronics. The most important aim of the course is to help students develop the ability to deal with the concepts used in technical texts. The book consists of ten units which can be completed in twenty 45 minute class hours. The units are organized around the various topics used in electronics field.
The skills are introduced as they relate to the topic. Each unit in the book is divided into different sections: Vocabulary and Pronunciation: This consists of three exercises which provide new terms related to the topic. Reading: There are two or three exercises in this part which contain comprehension questions to help students understand the reading text better. Language Focus: This sections introduces theory and practice on certain grammatical or vocabulary feature.
Listening: This part provides exercises to improve students’ listening skills. Although we hope that you will enjoy working through this textbook, we do not expect you find it easy. If you have any questions regarding the course, please do not be hesitating to contact us. We are always happy to share with you our expertise and experience of studying this subject.
Business English Academy Tiếng Anh chuyên ngành 1 Kỹ thuật điện www.vn: Caùch hoïc môùi – Tri thöùc môùi TABLE OF CONTENT Unit Skills Activities Unit 1 Vocabulary and Exercise 1 Match English terms and Vietnamese translations Magnetism Pronunciation Exercise 2 T.S 1 Listen and practise Exercise 3 T.S 2 Listen and complete the sentences by selecting the correct word from the box to fill in the gap Listening Exercise 4 T.S 3 Listen and decide whether the following sentences are true(T) or false (F) Exercise 5 T.S 4 Listen and choose a correct word from the box the fill in the gap Language work Exercise 6 Complete the sentences by finding the missing letters Unit 2 Vocabulary and Exercise 1 Match English terms Electromagnetic field and Vietnamese translations Pronunciation Exercise 2 T.S 1 Listen and practise Exercise 3 T.S 2 Listen and complete the sentences by selecting the correct word from the box to fill in the gap Exercise 4 T.S 3 Listen and listening decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F) reading Exercise 5: Choose a correct word from the box to fill in the gap Language work Exercise 6 Complete the sentences by finding the missing letters Unit 3 Vocabulary and Exercise 1 Match English terms Tiếng Anh chuyên ngành 2 Kỹ thuật điện www.vn: Caùch hoïc môùi – Tri thöùc môùi Electromagnetic Pronunciation and Vietnamese translations induction Exercise 2 T.S 1 Listen and practise Exercise 3 T.S 2 Listen and complete the sentences by selecting the correct word from the box to fill in the gap Exercise 4 Fill in each gap with reading one suitable word Exercise 5 Read the text in Exercise 4 again and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F) Language work Exercise 6 Complete the sentences by finding the missing letters Unit 4 Vocabulary and Exercise 1 Match English terms and Vietnamese translations Transformers Pronunciation Exercise 2 T.S 1 Listen and practise Exercise 3 T.S 2 Listen and complete the sentences by selecting the correct word from the box to fill in the gap Exercise 4 T.S 3 Listen and Listening decide whether the following sentences are true (T) or false (F) Exercise 5 Read the following reading passage carefully and choose the right kind of energy loss in a transformer according to the description. Language work Exercise 6 Complete the sentences by finding the missing letters Unit 5 Vocabulary and Exercise 1 Match English terms and Vietnamese translations Electricity generation Pronunciation Exercise 2 T.S 1 Listen and practise Exercise 3 T.S 2 Listen and complete the sentences by selecting Tiếng Anh chuyên ngành 3 Kỹ thuật điện www.vn: Caùch hoïc môùi – Tri thöùc môùi the correct word from the box to fill in the gap Exercise 4 T.S 3 Listen to the listening following passage and write down the missing words reading Exercise 5 Read the following passage and choose a suitable word from the box to fill in the gap Language work Exercise 6 Complete the sentences by finding the missing letters Unit 6 Vocabulary and Exercise 1 Match English terms Electric Motors and Vietnamese translations Pronunciation Exercise 2 T.S 1 Listen and practise Exercise 3 T.S 2 Listen and complete the sentences by selecting the correct word from the box to fill in the gap reading: Exercise 4 Read the passage carefully and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F) Exercise 5 Choose a correct word to fill in the gap Language work Exercise 6 Complete the sentences by finding the missing letters Unit 7 Vocabulary and Exercise 1 Match English terms Batteries and Vietnamese translations Pronunciation Exercise 2 T.S 1 Listen and practise Exercise 3 T.S 2 Listen and complete the sentences by selecting the correct word from the box to fill in the gap Reading Exercise 4: Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? Exercise 5 Listen to T.S3 and listening fill in the blanks with the words given Tiếng Anh chuyên ngành 4 Kỹ thuật điện www.vn: Caùch hoïc môùi – Tri thöùc môùi Language work Exercise 6 Match a line in A with a line in B to make meaningful sentences. Exercise 7 Change the following sentences into passive Vocabulary and Exercise 1 Match English terms Unit 8 and Vietnamese translations Pronunciation Incandescent light bulb Exercise 2 T.S 1 Listen and practise Exercise 3 T.S 2 Listen and complete the sentences by selecting the correct word from the box to fill in the gap Exercise 4 Listen to T.S3 listening and fill in the blanks with the words given Reading Exercise 5 Match each on the left with its name on the right Exercise 6: Are the following sententences true (T) or false (F)? Language work: Exercise 7 Convert each of the following clauses into a noun Noun phrase (1) phrase Exercise 8 Translate the noun phrase into Vietnamese Vocabulary and Exercise 1 Match English terms Unit 9 and Vietnamese translations Pronunciation Circuit breaker Exercise 2 T.S 1 Listen and practise Exercise 3 T.S 2 Listen and complete the sentences by selecting the correct word from the box to fill in the gap Exercise 4 Listen to T.S3 Listening and fill in the blanks with the words given reading Exercise 5: Are the following sentences true (T) or false (F)? Tiếng Anh chuyên ngành 5 Kỹ thuật điện www.vn: Caùch hoïc môùi – Tri thöùc môùi Language work: Exercise 6 Now convert each of the following clauses into a noun Noun phrase (2) phrase Exercise 7 Translate the noun phrases into Vietnamese Vocabulary and Exercise 1 Match English terms Unit 10 and Vietnamese translations Pronunciation Rectifier Exercise 2 T.S 1 Listen and practise Exercise 3 T.S 2 Listen and complete the sentences by selecting the correct word from the box to fill in the gap listening: Exercise 4 Listen to T.S3 and fill in the blanks with the words given Reading Exercise 5 Are the following sentences true (T) or false (F)? Language work: Exercise 6 Now convert each of the following clauses into a noun Noun phrase (3) phrase Exercise 7 Translate the noun phrase into Vietnamese Tiếng Anh chuyên ngành 6 Kỹ thuật điện www.vn: Caùch hoïc môùi – Tri thöùc môùi Unit 1 magnetism Vocabulary and Pronunciation Exercise 1 Match English terms and Vietnamese translations English Vietnamese 1. attractive or repulsive force Hiện tượng từ tính 2.
magnetic properties Cực từ 3. lodestone Nam châm 4. magnets Các cực giống nhau 5. Magnetism La bàn 6.
magnetic field Xoay 7. magnetic poles Cuộn cảm 8. compass Nam châm điện 9. turn Đá nam châm 10.
Like poles Tính chất từ 11. Electromagnets Từ trường 12. solenoids Lực hút hoặc lực đẩy Exercise 2 T.S 1 Listen and practise 1. attractive or repulsive force 5.
solenoids Tiếng Anh chuyên ngành 7 Kỹ thuật điện www.vn: Caùch hoïc môùi – Tri thöùc môùi Exercise 3 T.S 2 Listen and complete the sentences by selecting the correct word from the box to fill in the gap attractive or repulsive force magnets solenoids magnetic field lodestone turn magnetic properties Magnetism magnetic poles Electromagnets compass Like poles 1. Most common objects that are attracted to ………………….contain iron or steel. The ends of a magnet are called ……………………………. The effect of ……………………on global warming has not yet been researched.of materials are in large part determined by the nature and magnitude of the atomic magnetic moments.could be used to show the locations of the poles on the Earth.S 3 Listen and decide whether the following sentences are true(T) or false (F) 1.
In fact all materials are affected by a magnetic field at the same degree. Magnets attract all magnetic objects. The area around a magnet is called a magnetic field. Magnetic poles are the ends of a magnet.
All magnet bars have two poles, north and south.S 4 Listen and choose a correct word from the box the fill in the gap magnetic field toward repel two electromagnets voltage compass electricity Tiếng Anh chuyên ngành 8 Kỹ thuật điện www.vn: Caùch hoïc môùi – Tri thöùc môùi Like poles of two magnets always push away, or………………(1), each other. Different poles attract each other. For example, if the south pole of one magnet is put near the south pole of another magnet, the magnets will push away from each other. This will also happen with …………….
But if a north pole is put near a south pole, the magnets will move …………………… (3) each other until they stick together. Magnets have many uses. One use was discovered long ago when explorers found out a magnet could be used as a ………………………. (4) to show the locations of the poles on the Earth.
Electromagnets are another kind of magnet that only work when ………………….(5) is running through them. Often, these magnets function using a coil of wire that creates a ……………. (6) when there is a current through it. In addition to this coil of wire, a large piece of metal, generally iron, is placed inside the coil to greatly strengthen the magnetic field produced.
Though most large …………………….(7) employ many solenoids to lift heavy objects, smaller solenoids are used in everyday electronics, for example to change a …………………. Language work Exercise 6 Complete the sentences by finding the missing letters 1. Many magnetic properties of materials are expressed in terms of the magnetic field s………………. L……………………e refers to A piece of intensely magnetic magnetite that was used as an early form of magnetic compass.
Until 1821, only one kind of m………………….