UNIVERSITY OF AGRONOMIC SCIENCES AND VETERINARY MEDICINE

OF BUCHAREST
FACULTY OF LAND RECLAMATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINERING
PART-TIME PROGRAMME

ENGLISH PROJECT

- First Semester -

Presented in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Bachelor of Science
by
(Student’s name)
…….

YEAR: I
SPECIALISATION: ………

- February 2023 -
I. Introducing oneself. Complete the following two introductions with the words below:

built design develops installed installed installing

involves stay travel travelling work working

a) Hi, I’m Mike Greenfield and I ______________ for a company called Lights. We
_____________ and ______________ exterior lighting systems for architectural applications
- basically lights for the outside or big buildings. At the moment, we’re ______________ on
new lighting for Durham Cathedral, in the North of England. Last year, we ______________
a new lighting system outside the New York headquarters of South Asia Bank; that’s a brand
new building that has only just been ______________.

b) Hello, My name’s Maria Santos. I’m a software engineer. l work for a company that
______________ language recognition software. My work ______________ developing
products for the telecommunications industry. We sell our software all over the world, so I
______________ a lot to meet clients. At the moment, my team is ______________ a new
system in Indonesia for their national mobile phone network. Several engineers will
______________ there for about six months, but I am ______________ back and forth
regularly to keep an eye on the job and stay on top of my work in the office.

II. Asking questions. Questions can help build and maintain relationships by finding common
ground and showing interest, politeness and respect.
Complete these questions which you could use in a first conversation with a stranger:
- introduction: My name is John Smith. ............... do you do?
- hospitality: ............... would you like: a cup of coffee or a cup of tea?
- small talk: ............… a lovely weather we are having today!
- job: ............… do you do for a living?
- studies: ............... is the exact name of your specialisation?
- work location: ............... is the address of your university?
- accommodation: ............... are you staying while in London?
- hobbies: ............... do you enjoy doing in your spare time?
- likes: ............… would you prefer for dinner: Italian or Chinese food?
- opinion: ............… business plan do you think is the most feasible?
III. First conversations. It is important to find things in common when responding to what
people tell you. Match each comment to a response.
1. I've been to Italy a few times.
2. I studied mechanical engineering at uni.
3. I grew up just outside Madrid.
4. So these are the new offices.
5. Business is a bit challenging at the moment.

a. I know the city quite well but not the region around it.
b. Really? My brother did something similar and now works in construction.
c. Indeed, but I read that things should be improving by the year end.
d. Impressive. Looks like a nice place to work. Our offices are very different.
e. Have you? Me too. I love the South.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.