Unit 1 Topic: Engineering I. Reading skills Pre-reading tasks

3. Find the answers to the questions.

1. 
   Who were considered to be the forerunners of modern mechanical engineers?
   
2. 
   What aspects of mechanics have mechanical engineers faced since ancient times?
   
3. 
   What must modern mechanic know to be efficient at his work?
   
4. 
   When were the first professional trials to create mechanisms?
   
5. 
   What the earliest machine tools were defined as machines?
   
6. 
   When did the lathe driven by a wheel appear?
   
7. 
   When was the manual labour replaced?
   
8. 
   What centuries may be called “the ages of machinery”?
   
9. 
   What are the requirements to modern machines?
   
10. 
    What is the designation of mechanical engineers?
    

4. Complete the sentences.
1. Engineering is one of the oldest ...
2. A primitive type of Lathe was used in ...
3. The earliest machine tool was ...
4. The past and the present century may will be called ...
5. Modern engineering mechanics deal with ...
6. Engineering mechanics must be ...


5. Match the following English words with their Ukrainian equivalents.
1. mechanics a. верстат
2. tool b. речовина
3. efficient c. впливати
4. device d. виробляти
5. substance e. механіка
6. lathe f. позначати, призначати
7. to succeed g. кваліфікований
8. to affect h. інструмент
9. to designate i. пристрій
10. to manufacture j. досягати успіхів


6. True or false statements.
1. Without the skills that are included in the fields of engineering and mechanics, our present-day civilization could never have evolved.
2. A primitive type of lathe is known as the cord-lathe.
3. The lathe driven by a wheel appeared in the 13^th century.
4. Engineering mechanics must be efficient, know mechanical heritage and construct new machine.