Networks And Telecommunications

TOMSK POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY

T.V. Sidorenko

Professional English
Networks and Telecommunications
Recommended for publishing as a study aid
by the Editorial Board of Tomsk Polytechnic University

Tomsk Polytechnic University Publishing House
2011

УДК 811.111: 004 (0.75.8)
ББК Ш 143.21 – 923 C 342
Sidorenko, T.V.
C 342
Professional English: course book / T.V. Sidorenko; TomskPolytechnic University. – Tomsk: TPU Publishing House, 2011. – 192 p.

The Professional English course is designed for Master students who study the
major «Networks and Telecommunications». The textbook is structured into three
modules which are split up into units. Apart units focused on profession-oriented
communication there are three sections devoted to academic skills development thatcover such important aspects of technical communication as knowledge and abilities to
read graphs and visuals, to write a research paper, and to organize teamwork. The course
can be characterized with considerable flexibility that implies not consequential studying
of modules. Modules can be selected according to students‘ needs and wants and to
teacher‘s managerial strategy. Additional phrasebank for writing a scientific paper and
glossaries on the relevant topics for the major are organized in six Appendices at the end
of the textbook.

УДК 811.111: 004 (0.75.8)
ББК Ш 143.21 – 923 C 342

Reviewers:
Associate professor of Tomsk pedagogical university
O.N.Igna
Associate professor of Tomsk polytechnic university
N.A. Kachalov
Senior teacher of the foreign language department,the Cybernetic Institute, TPU
M.A. Boot

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© Sidorenko, T.V., 2011
© Design. Tomsk Polytechnic University Publishing
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Content
Unit/Title

Reading

5

Module 1: The Internet

P.

1. The Internet
Evolution

Reading for
specific info
Reading and
note-taking

12

2. Services
Provided by the
Internet
3. The World
Wide Web

Readingand
note-taking

4. Extranet/
Intranet

Reading for
specific info

Academic Skills
Development:
Graphs and
Diagrams in
Technical
Documentation
1. The
Telecommunicati
ons System

Reading and
note-taking

2. Networks

Reading and
note-taking

17

23

Module 2: Telecommunications and Networks

27

37

Reading for
specific info

46

55

60

65

71

3.Network
Communications
Software
4. Networks
Processing
Strategies

Reading for
specific info

5.
Telecommunicati
ons Applications
Academic Skills
Development:
Technical
Communication
and Teamwork

Reading and
note-taking

Reading for
specific info

Reading and
note-taking

Language
Practice
Matching
Word formation
Paraphrasing
Tense revision
Describing
functionsand
purpose
Paraphrasing
Word formation
Terminology
practice
Matching
Choosing a
synonym
Linking ideas
Word formation
Making up a
graph
Vocabulary on
how to describe
visuals

Writing

Describing a process
(history)
Searching for info
Giving advice on
technical problems

Making a
presentation on a
professional topic
Making analysis and
providing
explanation
Writing aparagraph
describing
a chart

Case study
Finding a better
solution
Project activity

Matching
Error correction
Word formation
Terminology
practice
Matching
description with
pictures
Error correction
Word formation
Linking words
Multiple choice
Word formation
Linking ideas
Multiple choice
Error correction
Word formation
Paraphrasing
Word formation
Linking ideasDescribing
how GPS
works

Multiple choice
Word formation
Describing
people‘s feelings
Linking ideas

Writing a
strategic
plan for
projects

3

Speaking

Problem solving

Providing
explanation
Describing
advantages and
disadvantages
Problem solving
Describing a system
and making
recommendations
Giving a brief
characteristic to
models
Round table
discussion

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