Technical workshop about layout of circuits

El siguiente texto sobre diagramas de circuitos contiene información técnica importante, a

través de la comprensión del mismo usted irá desarrollando cada uno de los ejercicios de
comprensión lectora propuestos y otros que incluyen además contenidos gramaticales
básicos.

In order to assemble and repair devices, electronic technicians need to interpret diagrams
representing the layout of circuits. Technical literature uses different types of diagrams but
the most common one is the schematic. A schematic is a diagram that shows the
configuration of the circuit using graphical symbols to represent is various elements. The
schematic makes easier to understand the operation of the circuit, explaining its function
and interconnections.

Figure 3.1 show an example of a simple schematic.

When describing the configuration of the circuit the following terms are commonly used to
refer to the interconnections; any point of a component to which a conductor is attached is
called a terminal; any section of a circuit between two terminals is a branch; any point at
which conductors from two or more elements join is called a node; any specified sequence
of braches is a path and a closed path is a loop; any series of branches which form a
complete loop is mesh.

Activity 1.

La idea principal del texto es:

 1. Electric circuit can be connected in series or in parallel.
2. The configuration of an electric circuit is shown by means of a schematic diagram.
3. Technical manuals use no circuit diagrams.

Conteste a las preguntas siguientes de acuerdo con la información del texto:

1. ¿Para qué sirven los diagramas de los circuitos? Facilita la comprensión y

configuración de un circuito

2. ¿Qué es un esquema eléctrico? Es un diagrama que muestra la configuración del

circuito

3. ¿De qué partes consta? malla, nodo, bucle, interconexiones, terminal, ruta,
bifurcacion

Activity 2

A. Busque en el texto los diferentes términos utilizados en la descripción de las

interconexiones y complete las frases siguientes:

1. A portion of a circuit between two terminals is called_____branch________

2. A specified sequence of branches is called_______path_____________
3. A point at which conductors from two or more elements join is
called_______________nodo___________
4. A closed path is called_______loop____________
5. A point to which a conductor is attached is called_______terminal________
6. A series of branches which form a complete loop is called__mesh____________

B. Anote ahora el diagrama de la figura 3.1 con las palabras con las que ha
completado las frases.
TERMINAL
NODE

PATH

BRANCH MESH

Activity 3

Lea el texto siguiente y complételo con una de estas palabras:

Diagrams drawing figure layout

Represent shows symbols

The schematic diagram is one of the various types of _________diagrams___ used to

________represent________ a circuit _____layout______________. An example of a
schematic is shown in ________figure___________ 3.1. Other possible types are the
pictorial and the wiring diagram. While the schematic uses ________symbols_____ to
represent the different components of the circuit, the pictorial diagram shows a
__________drawing____ of the physical appearance of all the components. The wiring
diagram, however, ______shows___________the position of the components. Is the
circuit in order to understand its connections or to do the wiring up.

Traduzca las frases siguientes, observando las diferentes preposiciones utilizadas en

inglés y en español.

1. A 2.2-ohm resistor is connected across the terminals of the cell.

2. There is a change of 49 microamperes.
3. The transistors in that circuit are n-p-n transistors.
4. Resistance also depends on temperature.
5. The signal is transmitted at a low frequency.

Traducing

1. Una resistencia de 2.2 ohm está conectada a través de los terminales de la

celda
2. Hay un cambio de 49 microamperios
3. Los transistores en ese circuito son n-p-n transistores.
4. la resistencia también depende de la temperatura

5. La señal se transmite a baja frecuencia.

Activity 4

Complete la descripción del circuito de la figura 3.1 con las palabras siguientes:

At of on in across

Figure 3.1 show a phase-shift oscillator circuit. The principle __of______ the phase-shift
oscillator is to have a phase shift ____on_____ 180 degrees ___in______ the feedback
network and 180 ___in________ the transistor, so that positive feedback is obtained. The
feedback __of_______ the circuit shown contains three RC sections (R1C1, R2C2, R3C3
______in______ Figure 3.1). The phase ______across______ of signal shifts 60 degrees
____at______ each one _______of_______ the RC sections. The capacitive reactance
_____on______ each section depends ___________of___ the frequency, therefore the
required 180 degrees phase shift occurs only ______in____ one frequency, which is the
oscillator frequency.

Activity 5: Write at / on / in

1. Goodbye! See you ____on____Friday. 11. I often go away _____on _____ the
weekend.
2. Where were you ___on____ 28th February? 12. I´m starting my new job _on_______
3rd July.
3. I got up __at______ 8 o´clock this morning. 13. We often go to the beach _in______
summer.
4. I like getting up early ___in_____ the morning. 14. George isn´t here ____at___ the
moment.
5. My sister got married ___on_____ May. 15. Julia´s birthday is __on______ January.
6. Diane and I first met ____in____ 1990. 16. Do you work ____on____ Saturdays?
7. Did you go out ___on____ Tuesday? 17. The company started ______in_ 1979.
8. Did you go out __on____ Tuesday evening? 18. I like to look at the stars __at_____
night
9. Do you often go out __in____ the evening? 19. I´ll send you the money __at___ the end
of the month.10. Let´s meet ____at___ 7:30 tomorrow night.

El valor numérico de los diferentes elementos indicados en el diagrama se expresa como

en el ejemplo siguiente:

A resistor with a value of ten ohms is a ten-ohm (10- ) resistor.

Complete la frase siguiente según el ejemplo anterior:

1. A battery with three cells is_________________________________.

2. An array with four amplifiers is ____________________________.
3. A manual with seventy-six pages is _________________________.
4. A device with three terminals is ____________________________.
5. An IC with fourteen pins is ________________________________.
6. A resistor with a value of eighty-five kilohms is __________________________.
7. A capacitor with a value of five microfarads is ___________________________.