Instituto Técnico Superior Puerto Esperanza

Técnico Superior en diseño y montaje de instalaciones electromecánicas

Technical English II – 2020

A. Reading – comprehension exercises

Text 1: Engineering branches: Civil, Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical
Engineering is the science, skill, and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in
order to design and also build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes.
Engineering is a broad discipline which is often broken down into several sub-disciplines. These disciplines concern themselves with
differing areas of engineering work.
Engineering is often characterized as having four main branches:
- Chemical engineering – The application of physics, chemistry, biology, and engineering principles in order to carry out chemical
processes on a commercial scale.
- Civil engineering – The design and construction of public and private works, such as infrastructure (airports, roads, railways, water
supply and treatment etc.), bridges, dams, and buildings.
- Electrical engineering – The design and study of various electrical and electronic systems, such as electrical circuits, generators,
motors, electromagnetic/electromechanical devices, electronic devices, electronic circuits, optical fibers, optoelectronic devices,
computer systems, telecommunications, instrumentation, controls, and electronics.
- Mechanical engineering – The design of physical or mechanical systems, such as power and energy systems, aerospace/aircraft
products, weapon systems, transportation products engines, compressors, power trains, kinematic chains, vacuum technology, and
vibration isolation equipment.
A. Answer these questions- Responde estas preguntas
1. What is Engineering? ______________________________________________________________________________________
2. What does Electrical Engineering deal with? ____________________________________________________________________
3. Which sub discipline study the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity, and the design of devices such as
transformers, electric generators, electric motors, high voltage engineering and power electronics? __________________________
4. Which sub discipline is concerned with the manipulation and control of vibration, especially vibration isolation and the reduction of
unwanted sounds? ___________________________________________________________________________________________
5. What does Mechanical engineering involve? ___________________________________________________________________
Text 2: A Guide to Sulphuric Acid plants

A. Answer these questions – Responde estas preguntas

1. What has risen in recent decades? 2. As a result, what has become more valuable?
3. What function can complicate the plant and its operation? 4. Which parts does a modern Sulphuric Acid plant have?
5. Due to economics and legislation, what kind of plant has been replaced?
B. Scan the text and find these words. – Analiza el texto y encuentra estas frases
1.bien preciado: 4.amplia caldera: 7.conversion de eficiencias:
2.vapor a alta presion: 5.disminuir las permisibles: 8.es bombeado:
3.claramente reduce: 6. aumenta el rendimiento: 9.hornallas/ horno:
10. en lugar de azufre elemental: 11.tambien puede ser descompuesto en: 12. es pasado a través de una:

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