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Шпар, Елена Валерьевна. English for control systems engineering: Study guide = Английский язык для управления в технических системах: учебное пособие / Е. В. Шпар,
М. В. Ефимова; Уфимский университет науки и технологий. — Уфа: Уфимский университет, 2026. — Электрон. версия печ. публикации. — Доступ возможен через Электронную библиотеку УУНИТ. — <URL:https://elib.bashedu.ru/dl/read/ShparEV_EfimovaMV_Anglyazdlyaupravlvtehnsist_up_2026.pdf>. — Текст: электронный

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  • Unit 1. Understanding Control
    • 1. ( Pre-Reading Assignments.
      • 1a. Compare the two definitions below by identifying their similarities and differences.
      • 1b. Study the following Active Vocabulary List to help you understand the text. Match the Russian equivalents given below to the English words and word combinations from the list.
      • 1c. Linking Words & Discourse Markers. Think of the appropriate Russian equivalents for the following logical connectors, clarification markers, and contrastive devices from the text you are about to read. Decide which is which, i.e. classify them.
      • 2. ( Reading. Read the text identifying its main ideas. Note down any words and word-combinations that impede your understanding.
      • 3. ( Reading Comprehension.
      • 3a. Do the following statements agree with the information given in the text? Read each statement carefully. Decide if it is TRUE (the statement agrees with the information) or FALSE (the statement contradicts the information). Correct the false ones.
      • 3b. ( Speaking. Comprehension Questions. Answer the following questions in full, supplying details and examples from the text.
      • 4. (( Vocabulary Consolidation & Reinforcement.
      • 4a. Control Engineering Terms. Make sure you can provide Russian equivalents for the control engineering terms from the text. Refer to the list of Russian terms below, if necessary.
      • 4b. Prepositions. Fill in the gaps with appropriate prepositions and translate the phrases into Russian.
      • 4c. Active Vocabulary Mapping: Semantic Fields. Organize the terms from the Active Vocabulary List by the following technical domains to reinforce networks of meaning.
      • 4d. Active Vocabulary: Vocabulary Hunt. Find and highlight and/or annotate all the terms in the following excerpts.
      • 4e. Active Vocabulary Review. Check whether you understand and remember correctly all the words and word combinations from the Active Vocabulary List. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate units and translate the sentences. Each vocabulary unit is to ...
      • 4f. Linking Words & Discourse Markers. Translate the following sentences in good Russian paying special attention to the words in bold. See exercise 1c for reference, if necessary.
      • 5. Vocabulary Extension: Synonyms.
      • 5a. Synonyms. Study the following groups of synonyms to fully understand the differences in meanings and nuances of their usage.
      • 5b. Synonyms. Choose the word from the word bank that best fits the gap and translate the sentences into Russian. See exercise 8a for reference, if necessary.
      • 6. ((( Critical Thinking.
      • 6а. (( Discussion questions. Use these for group debates, presentations, or reflective essays.
      • 6b. (Listening and ( Speaking. Watch the video about application of control systems identifying its main ideas and taking notes. Then pair up with a groupmate and compare your notes. Explain to each other any points that you differ in. Decide on the b...
      • 6c. ( Speaking. Group debate: Expert panel role-play.
      • 6d. ( Writing: Technical Report. Write a short paragraph (6-10 sentences) describing how biological control systems compare to engineering control systems. Use at least 5 active vocabulary units.
  • Unit 2. Control Engineering: What Is It?
    • 1. ( Pre-Reading Assignments.
    • 1a. Word-formation. Study the following table of derivatives starting with the highlighted lines and paying special attention to the difference between a) nouns and gerunds; b) participle 1 and participle 2; c) different meanings of derivational suffi...
    • 1b. Study the following Active Vocabulary List to help you understand the text. Match the Russian equivalents given below to the English words and word combinations from the list.
    • 1c. Linking Words & Discourse Markers. Think of the appropriate Russian equivalents for the following logical connectors, clarification markers, and contrastive devices from the text you are about to read. Decide which is which, i.e. classify them.
    • 2. ( Reading. Read the text identifying its main ideas. Note down any words and word-combinations that impede your understanding.
      • Figure 1. A simplified representation of a control system
    • 3. ( Reading comprehension.
    • 3a. Do the following statements agree with the information given in the text? Read each statement carefully. Decide if it is TRUE (the statement agrees with the information) or FALSE (the statement contradicts the information). Correct the false ones.
    • 3b. ( Speaking. Comprehension Questions. Answer the following questions in full, supplying details and examples from the text.
    • 4. (( Vocabulary Consolidation & Reinforcement.
    • 4a. Active Vocabulary: Definitions. Match each term (1–10) to its definition (a–j). Then read each statement below carefully. Decide if it is TRUE (the statement agrees with the term definition) or FALSE (the statement contradicts it). Correct the fal...
    • 4b. Control Engineering Terms. Choose the best answer for each question. Refer to the Active Vocabulary List, if necessary.
    • 4c. Prepositions. Fill in the gaps with appropriate prepositions and translate the phrases into Russian.
    • 4d. ( Speaking. Vocabulary extension. Read the text below identifying its main ideas. Note down any words and word-combinations that impede your understanding. Think of 3 comprehension questions, then pair up with a groupmate and take turns to ask eac...
    • 4e. Active Vocabulary Review. Check whether you understand and remember correctly all the words and word combinations from the Active Vocabulary List. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate units and translate the sentences. Each vocabulary unit is use...
    • 4f. ( Speaking. Linking Words & Discourse Markers. Fill in the gaps in the text with the appropriate units from the box below. See exercises 1c (in Units 1&2) for reference, if necessary. Then pair up with a groupmate and take turns to retell the text...
    • 5. ((( Critical Thinking.
    • 5а. (( Discussion questions. Use these for group debates, presentations, or reflective essays.
    • 5b. (Case study. Do your research and report back in class or write a reflective essay.
    • 5c. (Listening and ( Speaking. Watch the video identifying its main ideas. Take notes under the headings listed below, then pair up with a groupmate and compare your notes. Explain to each other any points that you differ in. Decide on the best compre...
    • 5d. ( Writing: Creative essay. Write a short paragraph (5-6 sentences) describing a futuristic control system (e.g., a smart city, an autonomous farm, or a space habitat). Use at least 5 active vocabulary units.
  • Unit 3. The Basics of Control Systems
    • 1. ( Pre-Reading Assignments.
    • 1a. Study the following Active Vocabulary List to help you understand the text. Match the Russian equivalents given below to the English words and word combinations from the list.
    • 2. ( Read the text identifying the main ideas. Note down any words and word-combinations that impede your understanding.
      • Figure 2. Elevator response as a step function
      • Figure 3. Typical flatness control set-up for a rolling mill
    • 3. ( Reading Comprehension.
    • 3a. Do the following statements agree with the information given in the text? Read each statement carefully. Decide if it is TRUE (the statement agrees with the information) or FALSE (the statement contradicts the information. Correct the false ones.
    • 3b. ( Speaking. Comprehension Questions. Answer the following questions in full, supplying details and examples from the text.
    • 4. (( Vocabulary Consolidation & Reinforcement.
    • 4a. Active Vocabulary. Choose the appropriate control engineering term and translate the sentences into Russian.
    • 4b. Active Vocabulary. Match the words that go together as collocations, then complete the sentences below with the appropriate units and translate the sentences.
    • 4c. Active Vocabulary: Word-Formation. Use the word in brackets as the basis for a derivative or a word-form that fits the sentence. Then read and translate the sentences.
    • 4d. Active Vocabulary Review. Check whether you understand and remember correctly all the words and word combinations from the Active Vocabulary List. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate units and translate the sentences. Each vocabulary unit is use...
    • 5. ((( Critical Thinking.
    • 5a. ( Discussion questions. Use these for group debates, presentations, or reflective essays.
    • 5b. (Listening and ( Speaking. Watch the video identifying its main ideas. Take notes under the headings listed below, then pair up with a groupmate and compare your notes. Explain to each other any ideas that you differ in. Decide on the best compreh...
    • 5c. (Case study. Do your research and report back in class or write a reflective essay.
  • Unit 4. Stability and Feedback
    • 1. ( Pre-Reading Assignments.
    • 1a. Study the following Active Vocabulary List to help you understand the text. Match the Russian equivalents given below to the English words and word combinations from the list.
    • Active Vocabulary List
    • 2. ( Reading. Read the text identifying its main ideas. Note down any words and word-combinations that impede your understanding.
    • 3. ( Reading Comprehension.
    • 3a. Do the following statements agree with the information given in the text? Read each statement carefully. Decide if it is TRUE (the statement agrees with the information) or FALSE (the statement contradicts the information). Correct the false ones.
    • 3b. ( Speaking. Comprehension Questions. Answer the following questions in full, supplying details and examples from the text.
    • 4. (( Vocabulary Consolidation & Reinforcement.
    • 4a. Active Vocabulary: Multiple Choice. Choose the appropriate option to complete the sentences and translate them into Russian.
    • 4b. Active Vocabulary: Matching & Gap-Fill. Match the words that go together as collocations, then complete the sentences below with the appropriate units and translate the sentences.
    • 4c. Active Vocabulary. Complete the sentences below. The first letter of the missing word has been given to help you. Then read and translate the sentences.
    • 4d. Active Vocabulary Review. Check whether you understand and remember correctly all the words and word combinations from the Active Vocabulary List. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate units and translate the sentences. Each vocabulary unit is use...
    • 5. ((( Critical Thinking.
    • 5a. (Listening and ( Speaking. Watch the video identifying its main ideas. Take notes under the headings listed below, then pair up with a groupmate and compare your notes. Explain to each other any points that you differ in. Decide on the best compre...
    • 5b. (Case study. Do your research and report back in class or write a reflective essay.
  • Unit 5. Open-Loop and Closed-Loop Control Systems: Feedback Mechanisms
    • 1. ( Pre-Reading Assignments.
    • 1a. Provide Russian equivalents for the following terms from the previous Active Vocabulary Lists to help you understand the text.
    • 1b. Check you pronunciation of the following words consulting a dictionary, if necessary.
    • 1c. Study the following Active Vocabulary List to help you understand the text. Match the Russian equivalents given below to the English words and word combinations from the list.
    • Active Vocabulary List
    • 2. ( Reading. Read the text identifying the main ideas. Note down any words and word-combinations that impede your understanding.
      • Figure 4. Block diagram of an open-loop control system
      • Figure 5. Block diagram of a closed-loop control system
    • 3. ( Reading Comprehension.
    • 3a. Do the following statements agree with the information given in the text? Read each statement carefully. Decide if it is TRUE (the statement agrees with the information) or FALSE (the statement contradicts the information). Correct the false ones.
    • 3b. ( Speaking. Comprehension Questions. Answer the following questions in full, supplying details and examples from the text.
    • 4. (( Vocabulary Consolidation & Reinforcement.
    • 4a. Choose the appropriate option to complete the sentences and translate them into Russian.
    • 4b. ( Speaking. Comparing and contrasting. Study the table below to identify main differences between open-loop and closed-loop control systems [13]. Then pair up with a groupmate to take turns and recall from memory as many ideas as you can (with you...
    • 4c. ( Speaking. Vocabulary extension. Read the text below identifying its main ideas. Note down any words and word-combinations that impede your understanding. Think of 3 comprehension questions, then pair up with a groupmate and take turns to ask eac...
      • Figure 6. Potentiometer: internal structure, circuit symbol and actual image
    • 4d. Active Vocabulary Review. Check whether you understand and remember correctly all the words and word combinations from the Active Vocabulary List. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate units and translate the sentences. Each vocabulary unit is use...
    • 5. ((( Critical Thinking.
    • 5a. ( Writing: Descriptive Report. Match the block diagrams (A&B) and the descriptive reports (Examples 1-3) given below to the types of control systems (1&2). Then, write a similar short paragraph (6-10 sentences) describing a control system of a mac...
    • 5b. (( Discussion questions. Use these for group debates, presentations, or reflective essays.
    • 5c. (Case study. Do your research and report back in class or write a reflective essay.
  • Unit 6. SISO and MIMO Control Systems: Number of Inputs and Outputs
    • 1. ( Pre-Reading Assignments.
    • 1a. Provide Russian equivalents for the following terms from the previous Active Vocabulary Lists.
    • 1b. Study the following Active Vocabulary List to help you understand the text. Match the Russian equivalents given below to the English words and word combinations from the list.
    • Active Vocabulary List (in text order)
    • 1c. Linking Words & Discourse Markers. Match the appropriate Russian equivalents (a-q) to the logical connectors, clarification markers, and contrastive devices (1-17) from the text you are about to read. Pay special attention to the underlines ones.
    • 1d. Match the following verbs (1-21) with word combinations (a-u) to form meaningful phrases and translate them into Russian. Then read the text and find out if you guess was right.
    • 2. ( Reading. Read the text identifying the main ideas. Note down any words and word-combinations that impede your understanding.
      • Figure 7. Single Input Single Output
      • Figure 8. A MIMO control problem of the Wright 1902 Glider
      • Figure 9. Multiple Input Multiple Output
    • 3. ( Reading Comprehension.
    • 3a. Choose the correct option so that the resulting statements agree with the information given in the text.
    • 3b. (Speaking. Comprehension Questions. Answer the following questions in full, supplying details and examples from the text.
    • 4. (( Vocabulary Consolidation & Reinforcement.
    • 4a. Active Vocabulary: Matching & Gap-Fill. Match the words that go together as collocations, then complete the sentences below with the appropriate units and translate the sentences.
    • 4b. Prepositions. Fill the gaps with appropriate prepositions, and translate the phrases into Russian.
    • 4c. Active Vocabulary. Match the beginnings of the sentences (1-10) with their endings (a-j) so that the statements make sense, and translate them into Russian.
    • 4d. ( Comparing and Contrasting. Study the table below to identify main differences between the SISO and MIMO control systems. Then pair up with a groupmate to take turns and recall from memory as many ideas as you can (with your textbooks closed).
    • 4e. ( Comparing and Contrasting. Match the adjectives (1-8) with phrases (a-h) to form collocations describing major advantages of control systems, and then determine the system type (SISO or MIMO) they refer to. Pair up with a groupmate and take turn...
    • 4f. Active Vocabulary Review. Check whether you understand and remember correctly all the words and word combinations from the Active Vocabulary List. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate units and translate the sentences. Each vocabulary unit is to ...
    • 5. ((( Critical Thinking.
    • 5a. (Listening and ( Speaking. Watch the video (and/or) read the video transcript below identifying its main ideas. Note down any words and word-combinations that impede your understanding. Make a detailed plan of the text in writing, and think of 5 c...
    • 5b. (Listening and ( Speaking. Watch the video identifying its main ideas. Take notes in answer to questions listed below, then pair up with a groupmate and compare your notes. Explain to each other any points that you differ in. Then take turns with ...
    • 5c. ( Writing: Creative essay. Write a similar essay describing your future job, you expectations and predictions about it with reference to what you are studying right now. Use at least 10 active vocabulary units.
  • Extra Reading
    • Text 1. Historical Development of Control Engineering
      • Figure 10. Watt’s fly ball governor
    • Text 2. Historical Stages in Human-Designed Control
    • Text 3. Current and Future Trends, Challenges and Opportunities
    • Text 4. Types of Control Engineering
      • Figure 11. A block diagram of an adaptive control system
    • Text 5. Stages in Control System Design
    • Text 6. Control System Components: Controllers
    • Text 7. Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) Controller
      • Figure 12. Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) Controller
    • Text 8. Control System Components: Compensators
  • Appendix 1. Map of Control Theory
  • Appendix 2. General Overview: Test Yourself
  • Appendix 3. Extra Communicative Activities
    • Role-Playing Debate: Should Robots Replace Human Jobs in Control Systems?
    • Sources Used
    • Recommended Sources
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