The Mechanical - Technology Institute
Text H “Farm Mechanization faculty (Agro engineering)”
I study at the Tyumen State Agricultural Academy. It was founded in 1959 as an Agricultural Institute. It got the title of the Academy on 3rd April, 1995.
Our Academy has four Institutes: Agro-Technology, Mechanical-Technology, Institute of Economy and Finance and the Institute of Biotechnology and Veterinary Medicine.
I am a second-year student of the Farm Mechanizationfaculty (Agro engineering) of the Mechanical -Technology Institute. Our Institute was founded in 2000. I am a full-time student. Our faculty was founded in 1974. Our faculty trains mechanical engineers.
Nowadays there are seven faculties at the Mechanical- Technology Institute. It has a highly qualified teaching staff. Moreover, there are 28 modern laboratories: laboratories of agricultural machines, tractors and automobiles, well-equipped baking shop and workshops at the Mechanical-Technology Institute.
We study many subjects, which are interesting and necessary for our future speciality. They are Mathematics, English, descriptive geometry, strength of materials, elements of machines, tractors and automobiles, maintenance and repair of farm machinery and many others. All these subjects help us to become qualified specialists.
Actually, a mechanical engineer should provide a reliable maintenance of machines both in field and animal husbandry and also organize their repair and technical service.
A mechanical engineer must take into account efficient use of different types of farming machines such as tractors, bulldozers, combines “New Holland”, “Kirovetz”, reapers, binders, mowers and threshers.
While studying the students of our faculty have their practical work on the experimental training farm and at different enterprises of our region. They take part in preparing soil in spring, in sowing, harvesting and repairing agricultural machines. During studies, our students get driving license.
A mechanical engineer has a chance to use his deep knowledge working at different plants and enterprises of our region.
The work of a mechanical engineer is difficult but at the same time is important and useful. I think I like my future speciality and find it to be very interesting and necessary.
1. Memorize the following words and expressions:
1) to be founded = to be established – быть основанным (быть созданным)
2) highly qualified – высококвалифицированный
3) well-equipped – хорошо оборудованный
4) workshop – мастерская
5) descriptive geometry – начертательная геометрия
6) strength of materials – сопротивление материалов
7) elements of machines – детали машин
8) maintenance – эксплуатация
9) repair – ремонт
10) farm machinery = farming machines – сельскохозяйственные машины
11) to provide – обеспечивать
12) reliable – надежный
13) field husbandry – полеводство
14) animal husbandry – животноводство
15) to take into account – принимать во внимание
16) efficient use of – эффективное использование
17) reaper – жатвенная машина
18) binder – сноповязалка
19) mower – косилка
20) thresher – молотилка
21) enterprise – предприятие
22) driving licence – водительские права
23) technical service – техническое обслуживание
2. Answer the following questions:
1) Where do you study?
2) When was your higher educational establishment founded?
3) What year-student are you?
4) What faculty do you study at?
5) When was your faculty established?
6) What specialists does your faculty train?
7) How many faculties are there at the Institute now?
8) What subjects do you study to become qualified specialists?
9) What is the main task of a mechanical engineer?
10) What additional tasks should be taken into account?
11) Where do the students of your faculty have practical work?
12) What kind of work do the students do on the experimental training farm?
13) How do you find your future speciality?
14) Do you like your future speciality? Why?
3. Complete the following sentences:
1) A mechanical engineer has a chance to … .
2) We study many subjects, which are interesting and … .
3) I am a second-year student of the … .
4) The work of a mechanical engineer is difficult but … .
5) Actually, a mechanical engineer should provide a reliable maintenance of … .
6) Our Academy has four Institutes: Agro-Technology, Mechanical-Technology, … .
7) Moreover, there are 28 modern laboratories: laboratories of agricultural machines, … .