Задания к тексту Automation in industry (1, 2, 3)

Exercise 1

Ответьте на вопросы:

 

  1. Are many industries use automation technology in their production process and to what extend this technology is used?
  2. What operations are automated in communications and telephone industry?
  3. By means of what automatic signaling devices railroads are controlled?
  4. What industries require less degree of automation?
  5. Can we state that the concept of automation is developing rapidly?
  6. How can you explain the continuous-flow method of production, and in what fields of industry this method is used?
  7. Can valves, heaters and similar equipment be operated automatically? If yes, how?
  8. How automation is used in certain stages of steel industry?
  9. How do you understand step-by-step manufacture and assembly?
  10. What is the main principle of the continuous-flow concept in industry?
  11. What industries use automated machines in all or part of their manufacturing processes?
  12. Do you think that each industry has a concept of automation that fits its particular production needs? Give examples of full automated and semi-automated productions.
  13. Can you give examples of automation technologies used in commerce?
  14. Do you think that the widespread use of automation influences on individual’s and society’s daily life?
  15. Does automation provide the basis for the concern of society and the individual?

 

Exercise 2

 

Заполните пропуски недостающими по смыслу словами, используя текст:

 

  1. Railroads too are controlled by … signaling devices.
  2. The … industry may become more mechanized, especially in the processing and packaging of foods.
  3. In beverage and canned food industries some of the products are produced in … .
  4. When a steel furnace is charged and brought up to heat a very little …. is needed.
  5. The ingots are processed … into sheet or structural shapes.
  6. The automobile and other consumer product industries use the mass production … of step-by-step manufacture and assembly.
  7. Most of the modern industries use … machines in all or parts of their manufacturing processes.
  8. Each industry has a concept of … that fits its particular production needs.
  9. More examples of … can be found in almost every phase of commerce.
  10. The widespread use of automation and its … on daily life provides the  concern expressed by many about the influence of automation on society and the individual.

 

Exercise 3

Соответствуют ли данные предложения содержанию текста:

 

  1. All industries are highly automated or use automation technology in some part of their operation.
  2. In communications and especially in the telephone industry, dialing, transmission, and billing are all done manually.
  3. Railroads are controlled by automatic signaling devices.
  4.  Agriculture, sales, and some service industries are easy to automate.
  5. Doctors consult a computer to assist in diagnosis and computer also make the final decision and prescribe therapy.
  6. The concept of automation is growing rapidly.
  7. In petrochemical industry an array of automatic-control devices are used to control valves, heaters, and other equipment.
  8. The automobile industry uses the mass production techniques of step-by-step manufacture and assembly.
  9. In auto industry the volume of power consumed is essential to the definition of automation.
  10. The widespread use of automation doesn’t influence our daily life.