TECHNICAL ENGLISH II (186202) Assignment III Part -A I Match the words in column- A with their meanings in column-B A 1) i) cumulative

ve ii) accelerate iii) viable iv) simultaneously B - happening or done at the same time - possible - increase speed rapidly - gradually increasing in amount, force, etc., by adding one after another - a series of rulers all belonging to the same family - the study of ancient cultures, peoples and periods of history - a handwritten or typed first copy of a book before it is printed - to reveal or take out something that has been buried in the ground - a drawing, painting or photograph of a person - never ends or changes - a story to justify religious beliefs and social customs - something that is given especially to god - hard working - complex - comparison - clear - writing materials - unduly confident - bulky - not moving or changing - stimulate - strange; unusual and attractive - costly; high priced - extraordinary; remarkable; wonderful - almost

2) i) archaeology ii) dynasty iii) excavate iv) manuscript 3) i) myth ii) offering iii) perpetual iv) portrait 4)i) intricate ii) studious iii) transparent iv) analogy 5)i) stationary ii) cumbersome iii) stationery iv) bullish 6)i) exceptional ii) excite iii) exotic iv) expensive 7)i) vehement

ii) vigour iii) violation iv) virtually 8)i)salvage ii)sanctuary iii)semiconductor iv)sensitive 9)i)pragmatic ii)retrieving iii)proximity iv)viability 10)i)effluent ii)malnutrition iii)prohibit iv)residue

- forceful - strength - non-observance - an area for wild birds or animals - quickly or easily receiving impressions - rescue; protect; save - that which conducts electricity - nearness - feasibility - practical - finding - remains - forbid - waste matter - undernourishment

II Fill in the blanks with suitable articles 1. The court imposed ------ heavy penalty. 2. Please put ------ end to it. What ----- fine ship is there, struggling in ---- cruel waves. 3. There is ------ hourly bus service on this route. 4. Few pupils gave ------ right answer. 5. January is ------- first month of ------ year. 6. Mumbai is ------- Manchester of India. 7. Singapore is ----- island, but Malaysia is ----- Peninsula. 8. There is ----- garden behind -----house. 9. I went to ---- hospital to see my friend. 10. The proposal was accepted by ----- unanimous vote. III Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions A national conference -------- The Use of English in Colleges was organized ------ Ambedkar Engineering College, New Delhi ------ the auspices ------ the British Council. About 220 students attended the conference. 2. The earths reserves of fossil fuels have been formed ------ organic matter subjected ------enormous heat and pressure -------- millions of years. But such reserves are finite. Because power demand is increasing very rapidly, fossil fuels will be exhausted ------- a relatively short time. 3. Much of golds value lies ------- its scarcity. Only ------ 80,000 tons have been mined ----- the history ------ the world.
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4. The reactor has to be surrounded ------- concrete and steel walls. It is necessary -----monitor radiation levels------ and ------ the plants. 5. Very fast trains are safe compared ------- most other forms ------ motorized transport. For example, the TGV, which commenced operation -------- 1981 travels ------ 10 million passenger kilometers each year. 6. --------- the engineer , efficiency means output divided -----input. His job is ----- secure a maximum output -------a given output or ------- secure given output ------- a minimum input. 7. The energy value of food is usually measured ------ calories. The number ------ calories one uses ----any one moment normally depends ------ the activity one does. 8. In future houses may be erected -------- built-in computers controlling everything-------- paying bills ------ opening doors and regulating the entry ------- people. 9. Bhutan is a land ------- soaring snowcapped peaks, alpine meadows and densely forested hills and ravines abounding ------- exotic flora and fauna. ------- May ----- August the hills are covered with many flowers. 10. Blue tooth technology provides a way ------- connect and exchange information ------ devices like personal digital assistants, mobile phones, laptops, etc. The name Bluetooth was born ---- the 10th century from the name of the king----- Denmark. IV Give extended definitions for the following. 1. A robot 2. Mobile phone 3. Laptop 4. Multimedia 5. Petroleum V a. Frame sentences using the following expressions of purpose. 1. In order to 2. With a view to 3. Used to 4. Used for 5. Purpose of b Make sentences expressing purpose using the hints given below. 1. a seismograph : detects the intensity of earthquakes 2. a resistor : reduces the flow of electricity in a circuit. 3. a fuse : protects the other component from accidental damage due to excessive current flowing through them. 4. a ball mill : grinds medium size solid particles in finer ones. 5. a commutator : converts AC to DC and to produce a magnetic field. VI Write sentences using the following cause and effect expressions.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Consequently Because Because of Hence Owing to On account of the fact So As Since Therefore

VII. a. Rewrite the following as numerical adjectives without changing their meanings. 1. Blocks of 2 tons 2. an LCD monitor with a display size of 21 inches 3. A washing machine with a capacity of 6 kgs 4. A conference lasting for 5 days 5. a walk of 20 minutes b. Expand the following SI units. 1. 500 Btu / ft 2. 400 KHz 3. 15 psi 4. 300 rev/min 5. 32 Kbps VIII. a. Rewrite the following into reported speech. 1. She said, I decided not to buy the house because it was on a main road. 2. I said, I like my new house. 3. I saw her the day before yesterday, he said. 4. Anita: Would you wait for half an hour? Prem: All right. 5. Aishwarya said, I must be there by nine tomorrow b. Rewrite the following into direct speech. 1. The policeman asked whether I had seen the accident 2. Tarun suggested selling the house but Kiran was against it 3. Murthy said that If he had the instruction manual he would know what to do 4. He asked me if I could swim and I said I couldnt 5. She begged him not to drink too much.

IX Write sentences using the following phrasal verbs. 1. Deal in 2. Turn up 3. Call back on 4. End up 5. Account for 6. Break down 7. Rely on 8. Insist on 9. Call off 10. Aspire to X Fill in the blanks with appropriate form of the verbs. 1. Sriharan ------ (be) an archaeologist. In 1990 he ----------- (start) his career in Assam. He -----(migrate) to Chennai in 2000. Presently he ------- (work) in Mumbai. 2. Before a house --------- (build) secure foundations ------- (lay). Simply because the foundations cannot -------- (see) by prospective buyers, it ------- (not mean) that they are not the most important part of the building. 3. The rain God ------ (fail) us once again. The paddy crops ------ (die). The farmers ------ (find) it difficult to make both ends meet. If the situation -------- (continue) like this, they will have to suffer for months together. 4. Thinking ahead ------ (be) the privilege given to man alone. Man ------- (learn) from the past experience, --------- (analyse) the present and ------- (plan) for the future. 5. Reading skill is always taken for granted at the tertiary level. Most of us believe that our students --------- (be) good at reading, as they ------ (practise) the skill for more than ten years. In reality many students ------- (find) it difficult to master it. Besides it is a fact that some of them ------- (not develop) the reading skill even in their mother tongue. 6. Weather is created by the heat of the sun. When the sun -------- (shine) on the earth, the air close to surface --------(heat up). The higher it ------ (go), the cooler it --------(become). 7. Tele-education or tele-course -------(be) in the US since the early 1950s. The early programs-------(telecast) the teacher at the black board or -------(use) the simplest form of visual aids. Today many different forms of teaching --------- (employ). 8. Optical mice supporters -------(claim) that optical rendering -------(work) better than mechanical mice ------(require) no maintenance and --------(last)longer due to fewer mo0ving parts. 9. In 1950 and 1970, most of Americas energy ------ (come) from coal, oil and natural gas. But in their twenty year period, the amount ------ (produce) from coal --------- (fall) from 38% to 18.5%, while oil -------( rise) from 36% to 44%. 10. Many of the products we now ---------(use) every day, like smart bank cards, cellular phones and GPS Car Navigation Systems ----------(make) possible by advances in miniaturization technologies that --------- (pack) more performance into even smaller packages. In turn, these

developments ----------- (depend) on Advanced Automated Manufacturing technologies and the skills of highly trained staff.

PART-B 1. Assume that you are the chief electoral officer. Write a set of eight instructions to be followed by the Election Booth Officers during the poll. 2. Write a set of eight instructions to use plastic objects discriminately in tourist spots to preserve wild life. 3. Assume that you are conducting a four-day training programme on soft skills for newly appointed employees in your firm. Assume that you are the organizer of the programmme and write a checklist of eight important things to be checked before starting the programme. 4. Assume that you are going to whitewash your house. Write a checklist of eight important things to be checked to guard the various domestic electronic appliances. 5. Kotak Mahindra requires Marketing Agents for its Credit Card section with M. B. A. in Marketing and Five years experience in Marketing in a Bank. 6. Read the advertisement given below and write a letter of application with resume for the post advertised. For designing and managing a large information network, applicants should have a Bachelors degree in Engineering, should be skilled in computer language and should have excellent communication abilities. Applications should be addressed to the General Manager, TVS Whirlpool Ltd., Chennai 20. 7. Write a set of eight recommendations to be followed by the public to reduce the harmful effects of global warming. 8. Write a set of eight recommendations to improve the quality of technical education in India.