Universidad Tecnológica Nacional – FRRo
INGLÉS I – Ingeniería Eléctrica
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Universidad Tecnológica Nacional – FRRo
INGLÉS I – Ingeniería Eléctrica
Source: http://catalog.mit.edu/schools/engineering/electrical-engineering-computer-science/
READING COMPREHENSION
1- After reading the text, say if the following sentences are true (T) or false (F):
1. Electrical engineers make possible significant milestones in various fields. __
2. Most advances in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences have a substantial impact on
the way in which people live. __
3. The graduates’ success is mainly related to their theoretical studies and their knowledge of
abstract notions. __
4. Electrical engineering students are not allowed to choose many electives because core subjects
are more important. __
5. The MIT provides students with chances to get hands-on experience training. __
2- Answer the following questions connected to the text in your own words:
a. What are some of the technological devices we now enjoy thanks to progress in electrical
engineering? ________________________________________________________________
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b. What three aspects enable students to have first-hand experience in different fields? ______
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c. Are areas of study linked to one another? Why? Explain. ____________________________
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3- Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets:
Master of Engineering
The Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 1.__________ (permit) qualified
MIT undergraduate students to apply for one of three Master of Engineering (MEng) programs.
These programs 2.__________ (consist) of an additional, fifth year of study beyond one of the
Bachelor of Science programs offered by the department.
Recipients of a Master of Engineering degree normally 3.__________ (receive) a Bachelor of
Science degree simultaneously. No thesis 4.__________ (be) explicitly required for the Bachelor of
Science degree. However, every program must include a major project experience at an advanced
level, culminating in written and oral reports.
The Master of Engineering degree also 5. ___________ (require) completion of 24 units of thesis
credit under 6.THM Master of Engineering Program Thesis. While a student may register for more
than this number of thesis units, only 24 units count toward the degree requirement. Adjustments
to the department requirements 6. ___________ (be) made on an individual basis when it is clear
that a student would be better served by a variation in the requirements because of their strong
prior background.
4- Read the texts and complete them with the words in the box:
plans – centers – technological – electives – subjects – study
Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (Course 6-P)
Through a seamless, five-year course of 1) ___________, the Master of Engineering in Electrical
Engineering and Computer Science (6-P) program leads directly to the simultaneous awarding of
the Master of Engineering and one of the three bachelor’s degrees offered by the department. The
6-P program is intended to provide the skills and depth of knowledge in a selected field of
concentration needed for advanced graduate study and for professional work, as well as the
breadth and perspective essential for engineering leadership in an increasingly complex
2) ___________world. The student selects 42 units from a list of subjects approved by the
Graduate Office; these subjects, considered along with the two advanced undergraduate subjects
from the bachelor’s program, must include at least 36 units in an area of concentration. A further
24 units of 3) ___________ are chosen from a restricted departmental list of mathematics, science,
and engineering subjects.
Predoctoral and Doctoral Programs
There are no fixed programs of study for these doctoral and predoctoral degrees. Each student
4) ___________ a program in consultation with a faculty advisor. As the program moves toward
thesis research, it usually 5) ___________ in one of a number of areas, each characterized by an
active research program. Areas of specialization in the department that have active research
programs and related graduate 6) ___________ include communications, control, signal
processing, and optimization; computer science; artificial intelligence, robotics, computer vision,
and graphics; electronics, computers, systems, and networks; electromagnetics and
electrodynamics; optics, photonics, and quantum electronics; energy conversion devices and
systems; power engineering and power electronics; materials and devices; VLSI system design
and technology; nanoelectronics; bioelectrical engineering; and computational biology.
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INGLÉS I – Ingeniería Eléctrica
WRITING
5- Write at least ten (10) sentences comparing your university to the MIT and Cambridge
University. Use the information in the chart and adjectives in the box to help you:
BIG – EXPENSIVE/CHEAP – BUSY – MODERN – INTERESTING – GOOD/BAD
UNIVERSITY OF
UTN MIT
CAMBRIDGE
Founded: 1209 Founded: 1959 Founded: 1861
Number of students: 21000 Number of students: 90000 Number of students: 11300
(throughout Argentina)
University Ranking: 11 University Ranking: 2628 University Ranking: 3
Engineering courses: 7 Engineering courses: 15 Engineering courses: 13
Cost: GBP 10000 (average) Cost: ARS 0 Cost: USD 16000
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