English for Specific Purposes

	Electronic Engineering
	material;
current (n) -	a movement of water, air or electricity, in a particular direction;
resistor (n) -	a part of an electrical circuit designed to produce a particular amount of
	resistance to the flow of current;
transistor (n) -	a small electrical device containing a semiconductor, used in televisions, radios,
	etc. to control or increase an electric current;
intrinsic (adj) -	being an extremely important and basic characteristic of a person or thing;
capacitor (n) -	a device which collects and stores electricity, and is an important part of
	electronic equipment such as televisions and radios;
inductor (n) -	a component in an electric or electronic circuit which possesses inductance –
	the property of an electric conductor or circuit that causes an electromotive
	force to be generated by a change in the current flowing;
diode (n) -	a device which controls an electric current so that it can only flow in one
	direction;
circuit (n) -	a set of interconnected components;
solder (n, v) -	n - a soft metal that is melted in order to join together pieces of metal so that
	they stick together when it cools and becomes hard again;
	v - to join pieces of metal together using solder;
substrate (n) -	a material that provides the surface on which something is deposited or
	inscribed;
chip (n) -	a very small piece of semiconductor, especially in a computer, that contains
	extremely small electronic circuits and devices, and can perform particular
	operations;
inextricable (adj) -	unable to be separated, released or escaped from;
appliance (n) -	a device, machine or piece of equipment, especially an electrical one that is
	used in the house, such as a cooker or washing machine;
die (n) -	a shaped piece or mould (= hollow container) made of metal or other hard
	material, used to shape or put a pattern on metal or plastic;

 

4. Match the following words with their synonyms (A, B) and Russian equivalents (C, D):

 

A	B
microcircuit	flow
integrate	element
substrate	device
discrete	design
current	different
component	microchip
inextricable	connect
appliance	separate
construct	wafer
distinct	inseparable

 

C	D
amplification	схема
semiconductor	свойственный
solder	поверхность
compose	спайка; паять
magnitude	подложка
discrete	полупроводник
substrate	усиление
circuit	отдельный
intrinsic	значение, величина
surface	составлять

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5. Jumbled words. Rearrange the letters to make words and match them with the definitions:

 

R T C R U E N

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I C C R U T I

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U S T R B S E A T

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S R O L E D

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I D D E O

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C L A R L L U E

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· The semiconductor base on which other material is deposited.

 

· A semiconductor device allowing the flow of current in one direction only.

 

· A flow of electric charge through a conductor.

 

· A numerical quantity or value; the great size or extent of something.

 

· A system of electrical conductors and components.

 

· Divided into a network of cells.

 

· The soft metal used for joining two pieces of metal together.

 

 

6. Match the words to make word combinations:

 

electron	effects	поток электронов
vacuum	components	электронная лампа
photolithographic	materials	методы фотолитографии
integrated	arsenide	интегральная микросхема
parasitic	part	паразитные эффекты
semiconductor	phone	полупроводниковые материалы
inextricable	flow	неотделимая часть
discrete	circuit	дискретные компоненты
cellular	techniques	сотовый телефон
gallium	tube	арсенид галлия

 

WORD BUILDING: Conversion

 

Conversion is a way to form new words by means of changing their morphological paradigm (their part of speech) without any prefixes or suffixes, e.g. land – to land

 

In English there are the following productive patterns of conversion:

 

	conversion		examples of conversion pairs		conversion		examples of conversion pairs
	patterns				patterns
	N – V		manufacture – to manufacture		Adj – N		wireless – a wireless
	V – N		to flow – a flow		Adj – Adv		fast – fast
	N – Adj		a miniature – miniature		Adj – V		thin – to thin

 

7. In the following sentences find and mark the words that are members of conversion pairs:

 

1. Microelectronics comprises a multi-disciplinary study of the key technologies and related issues associated with the design, manufacture, assembly and various applications of miniaturized electronic devices.