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neni aktuální pro fei vsb okruhy v tomto souboru: 1 School A. Characterize three most common ways of studying technology in Great Britain. B. Name the faculties at VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava. Explain what is studied at each faculty. 2 Agriculture A. How did some famous agricultural inventions improve farmers work? B. How is modern technology used in gathering information about soil and in fruit production? C. What is a treadle pump and how does it work? 3 Bridges, tunnels A Describe four important bridge types. B What methods do Construction Engineers use to make tunnels? How does a tunnel-boring machine work? C Describe a famous bridge or a tunnel (type, function, location, designer, year completed). 4 Plastics 4A What properties of plastics make them suitable materials for a wide range of products? 4B What is the history of plastics? What were the first plastics made from? What are plastics produced from today? 4C How do modern packaging technologies use plastics? 5 Alternative Energies 5A What are the different sources of alternative energy and how do they work? 5B Describe the operation of a wind turbine. 5C How could a community be self-sufficient in energy? 6 Airplanes 6A. What are the different parts of a plane and what are their functions? 6B. What does an Air Traffic Controller do? What skills does a person need to do the job? What responsibilities does the job involve? 6C. How does a helicopter/glider work? 7 Home 7A. How have homes in your country changed within the last 100 years? 7B. Try to make predictions about future homes (size, building materials, power generation, labour-saving devices, smart technology). 7C. What are earth homes? Explain their advantages and technical issues in building them. 8 Travels 8A. What different methods of transport are used to transport parts of the aircraft in the European Airbus A380 project? 8B. Why do people choose to travel by train in this country? How does train travel compare with other forms of transport? What are Maglev and Bullet trains? 8C. What does a Marine Engineer do? What risks are there in the job? 9 Oil industry 9A. What are the different jobs on an oil rig in order of seniority? What are their responsibilities? 9B. How is crude oil converted into a wide range of products? Describe the refining process. 9C. What are the different types of oil platforms? Describe one of them in detail. 10 Ecology 10A. What are the causes of environmental pollution? How does environmental technology try to reduce and overcome the effects of pollution? 10B. How can a fully-sustainable eco-city work? 10C. Where does the fresh water in your area come from? How is it treated? 11 Robots 11A. What different environments can robots be found in? What tasks can they be used for? 11B. Explain how robots work (movement, motor, power source, sensory system, processor). 11C. What is the difference between mechanization and automation? What knowledge and qualities must an engineer working on the design of robots have? 12 Smart home 12A. What components do the kitchen units comprise? How are they made? What materials are used? 12B. What high-tech appliances can you find in a smart kitchen? 12C. Describe some energy saving devices for the home. 13 Military 13C. In which ways could military technology be used in civilian life? 14 Electronics 14A. What are the most common electronic components and what is their function? 14B. What subjects are included in an Electronics course? What sort of work can an Electronics Technician do? 14C. What makes a good presentation (preparation, content organization, delivery, visual aids)? 15 Job hunt 15A. What is your career path so far? What are your hopes for the future? 15B. What information does a job advertisement usually comprise? 15C. How should you prepare for a job interview? How do you write a CV and a covering letter?