Oral Practice Tasks
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 414.
I. Combine parts A and B to form the sentences and translate them:
| A 1. The program 2. Many applications of numerical control 3. The lead wires of the components 4. The program that controls the machine | B a. indicates which components are to be placed on the board and their locations. b. must be inserted into small holes in the board. c. is actuated from the computer memory rather than the punched paper card. d. have been developed since its initial use to control machine tools. |
II. Complete the sentences with the facts from the text:
1. It should be stressed that numerical control is … .
2. Today a small computer is used as … .
3. The form of direct numerical control involves … .
4. Other machines using numerical control include … .
5. As it is known, the component-insertion machine is used … .
III. Put the points of the plan in the corresponding order:
1. The purpose of a small computer in an NC machine tool.
2. Numerical control as a form of programmable automation.
3. The component-insertion machine and its function.
4. The applications of numerical control.
IV. Answer the questions:
1. What is numerical control?
2. What was the initial application of numerical control?
3. What does the NC part program represent?
4. What can you say about the role of a small computer in numerical control?
5. What do you know about the applications of numerical control?
6. What is the component-insertion machine used for?
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| Grammar Revision exrcises | | | VI. Make a short report on numerical control and the role it plays in automation. |