Work on the topic and do the tasks
Before you read the passage, talk about these questions.
1 What are some actions electronics technicians must perform?
2 What needs to be done when parts are dirty or greasy?
Read the job advertisement. Then, choose the correct answers.
1 What is the purpose of the advertisement?
A to advertise the opening of a new company
B to inform people that a company has moved
C to describe services a company offers
D to announce a job opening at a company
2 Who should apply for this job?
A people with three years of experience
B people with physical limitations
C people who want to work part-time
D people with degrees in education
3 Which is NOT part of a technician's job?
A assessing data
B lifting equipment
C designing models
D fixing circuitry
Senior Electronics Technicion
Company: QlZ Industries
Employee Type: Full-Time
Duties of a technician:
• assemble, test, and document models designed by electrical engineers
• analyze data and recommend improvements to models
• explain recommendations and adjust models accordingly
• inspect circuitry
• disassemble circuitry to clean or repair it
• modify circuitry by calibrating and aligning it
• must be able to lift 301b, in order to reposition or remove equipment
Educational requirements: at least two years of higher education in the electronics field Experience: at least three years as a full-time electronics technician
Pay rate: depends on experience
Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the word bank.
WORD BANK
analyzed, assembled, aligned, explained, lifted, modified, removed
1 The technician _____ the unwanted equipment from the lab.
2 The two technicians ________the heavy electronics equipment onto the table.
3 The senior technician ________the responsibilities of the job to the new hire.
4 The man _________the model so that it worked better.
5 The technician _____ the different parts until they were all in a straight line.
6 The woman _______the data carefully then made a chart of her findings.
7 The man________ the many parts of the model until it was complete.
Write a word that is similar in meaning to the underlined part.
1 The technician needs to take apart the circuitry in order to fix it.
__ __s a __ __e __ __l e
2 The man carefully examined the delivery of electronics equipment to ensure that everything was present.
_ n __ __e_t_d
3 The woman got the dirt off the model.
c __ __a __ __d
4 The technicians worked all night to fix the broken device.
_e_a_r
5 The man slightl)l moved the knobs on the equipment so that they were lined up.
__ __ j u __ __e d
6 The technician's report made suggestions about ways to improve the model.
_e c __ __m___n __ __d
7 The scientific instrument needed to be changed to be more accurate.
__ __l__b__a __ __ d