Answer the following questions: 1. What engineer officer assist the chief engineer in operating the Engine Department? 2. Can you name by their profession all ratings possibly forming part of the engine department staff? 3. Which of the ratings work a day shift? 4. Name three or four essential types of daily activities performed by the engine department personnel. 5. What may the emergency duties of the engine department personnel be when damage control activities are carried out? 6. What must the chief engineer ensure first of all? 7. What else is he responsible for? 8. What are the chief engineer`s functions as regards engine department documentation? 9. Whom is the chief engineer accountable to aboard and ashore? 10. What engineer officer supervises engine department repair and maintenance work?
11. What machinery, systems and equipment are normally placed in the second engineer`s charge? 12. What are his watchkeeping hours? 13. What are the additional duties of the third engineer officer besides keeping engineering watches? 14. What items is the engineer officer responsible for? 15. For what purpose and in what equipment is electric power used on board ship? 16. What tools does electrical staff use for maintaining and repairing electrical machines and equipment? 17. What is the electrical engineer responsible for when the ship is maneuvering? 18. Whose immediate subordinate is the electrical engineer and what personnel is subordinate to him? 19. Is there an electronics engineer on the staff of each ship? If there is one, what are his duties? 20. What do we call men assigned to watches?

Wales is a country situated in the West of Britain. St. David is the patron saint of Wales. On 1 st March, St. David's Day, patriotic Welsh people wear a leek or a daffodil, both symbols of Wales. The population of Wales is about three million. The area of Wales is 20,764 sq. km. Wales is agricurtural, there are few cities there, rather small and unimportant. The west coast, mid Wales and North Wales are wild and beautiful. Wales has high mountains, including Mount Snowdon, the second highest mountain in Britain. Snowdon looks very peaceful and beautiful. Cardiff, the modern capital of Wales, has a Roman castle and a modern shopping centre. Cardiff is an industrial city, which also has a cathedral, a university. Every year, an international festival called Eisteddfod is held in the town of Llangollen. People come from all over the world to recite poetry, sing and dance in this colourful competition. There are two national languages in Wales - the Welsh language, which is spoken widely, especially in the North of the country and English. Both these languages are taught in schools. There is also Welsh and british TV channels. Rugby is the national game of Wales. The rules of the game are quite difficult. A team consists of fifteen players. The game is played with an egg-shaped ball. There are three National Parks in Wales. These parks are protected by law because of their natural beauty, but some people live and work there. The flag of Wales, with its red dragon, is one of the oldest in the world. It was brought to Britain by the Romans. The Welsh call their country Cymru and themselves Cymry, a word which has the same root as a "camrador" (friend, comrade).

Television in our lifeTelevision plays an important role in our life. First and foremost, television is entertainment. But it's not just convenient entertainment.Often show bad programs. Also on TV show a lot of advertising. In general, advertising is convenient for adults.

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