Nature of the work of the electrician 

1. Study the vocabulary

Vocabulary 

electricity - електрика

air condition - кондиціонер
install – установлювати, монтувати 

connect – з’єднувати
test - перевіряти 

electronic control - електрична система управління
maintain - обслуговувати 

blueprint – план
circuit - ел. ланцюг, контур, схема 

outlet – розетка

load centers – центри навантаження 

panel boards – панельні плити
conduit - ізоляційна трубка 

pipe - трубка
tubing - прокладка труб, тюбінг 

partition - перегородка
concealed areas – скриті місця 

switches - вмикачі
pull insulted wires – протягувати ізольовані проводи 

residential - житловий 

plastic – covered wire – ізольований пластиком провід 

circuit breaker – розмикач
proper connection –правильне підключення 

safety of components – безпека компонентів
wiring – монтаж проводів
ensuring electrical compatibility – intercom systems – селекторний зв'язок забезпечення                                                                   електричної сумісності 

fire alarm – пожежна сигналізація

Exercise 2. Read the text and translate it. Give the title of the text.

          Electricity is essential for light, power, air condition, and refrigeration. Electricians install, connect, test, and maintain electrical systems for a variety of purposes, including climate control, security, and communications. They also may install and maintain the electronic controls for machines in business and industry. Although most electricians specialize in other construction or maintenance, a growing number do both. Electricians work with blueprints when they install electrical systems in factories, office buildings, homes, and other structures. Blueprints indicate the locations of circuits, outlets, load centers, panel boards, and other equipment. Electricians must follow the National Electric Code and company with State and local building codes when they install these systems. In factories and offices, they first place conduit (pipe or tubing) inside designed partitions, walls, or other concealed areas. They also fasten to the wall small metal or plastic boxes that will house electrical switches and outlets. Then they pull insulted wires or cables through the conduit to complete circuits between these boxes. In lighter construction, such as residential plastic – covered wire usually is used instead of conduit. Regardless of the type of wire used, electricians connect it to circuit breakers, transformers, or other components they join the wires in boxes with various specially designed connectors. After they finish the wiring, they use testing equipment, such as ohmmeters, voltmeters, and oscilloscopes, to check the circuits for proper connections, ensuring electrical compatibility and safety of components. In addition to wiring a building’s electrical system, electrician may install coaxial or fiber optic cable for computers and other telecommunications equipment. A growing number of electricians install telephone systems, computer wiring and equipment, street lights, intercom systems and fire alarm and security systems. They also may connect motors to electrical power and install electronic controls for industrial equipments. 

Exercise 3. Answer the questions:

1. What does electricity mean for our life?
2. What do operations electricians usually do?
3. Do electricians work with blueprint?
4. What is the role of the blueprint?
5. What do electricians must fallow?
6. What do electricians do in factories and offices first?
7. Where is the plastic – covered wire used?
8. When do electricians the tasting equipment use?
9. What kinds of testing equipment did you know?
10. For what purpose the testing equipment is used for?
11. May electricians maintain the computers?
12. What is the field of electrical servicing nowadays?

Exercise 4. Match the words from the left column with their translations from right column.

1. electrical systems                                       a. телекомунікаційне обладнання
2. install electrical systems                            b. телефонні системи
3. indicate the locations of circuits                c. комп’ютерна проводка
4. residential plastic – covered wire              d. приєднувати проводи в коробках
5. join the wires in boxes                               e. використовувати тестуюче обладнання
6. specially designed connectors                   f. електричні системи
7. use testing equipment                                g. визначати розміщення ел. кіл
8. a building’s electrical system                     h. житловий пластиковий провід
9. telecommunications equipment                  i. встановлювати ел. системи
10. telephone systems                                     j. будівельна електрична система
11. computer wiring                                       k. спеціально розроблені конектори
12. street lights                                                l. зовнішнє освітлення


Exercise 5. Complete the words and translate them into Ukrainian.

El … ctri …ity, ci …cuit, tubin …, con …ection, wi … e, blu … print, … utlet, p … pe, parti … ion, swit … h, …ircuit bre …ker, con … ector.