Reading and writing skills

I Answer these questions about yourself with complete sentences

1. What are you studying?

2. Where are you studying?

3. How long is your course?

4. What qualification do you get after you complete the course?

5. What are the main subjects?

6. Which subjects do you find most difficult?

7. Why do you find them difficult?

8. Which subjects do you enjoy most?

9. How many classes do you have every week?

10. When do your classes start every day?

11. When do they finish?

12. Do you have any self-study time?

13. What do you hope to do when you finish your course?

II Using your answers (ex.I) complete the gaps in this description

I’m studying __________¹ at ____________². It’s a __________³. When I complete the course, I will get a __________⁴_. The main subjects are ___________⁵. The subjects I find most difficult are ___________⁶. I find them difficult because ___________⁷. The subjects I enjoy most are __________⁸. I have __________⁹ classes every week. Every day classes start at ___________¹⁰ and finish at ___________¹¹. I ___________¹². When I finish my course, I hope to _________¹³.

III Read the text. Think about the title of it

1- What is the difference between a technician, a technologist, and an engineer? The main difference is in level of education and training. Engineers have the most advanced training and normally hold university degrees. In everyday contexts, the titles technician and technologist are sometimes used interchangeably, meaning a specialist working in technology below the level of engineer.

2- In training contexts, technologist is normally used for someone at a higher level (usually trained for 2-3 years) than a technician (usually trained for l-2 years). You can progress from technician to technologist and then to engineer by following courses at colleges and universities. Colleges offer certificates and diplomas (a diploma is a higher level qualification than a certificate). Universities offer degrees.

3- As an example, in the UK system, most young people who want a career in technology start by studying at a college of further education or university. Some universities allow students to transfer to a degree course early, after completing only one year of a diploma course. It is also possible for students to leave school at sixteen and work as an apprentice with a company. The company can then release them from work for some time every week to allow them to study at a college. This is called a part-time, day-release or sandwich course.

IV Read the text again and choose heading for each paragraph

V Find the paragraphs which explain:

A. How training courses differ

B. The main difference between a technician, a technologist, and an engineer

C. The UK system of a career in technology

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