6. Specialist Reading and Listening: Fuses and Circuit Breakers

Now, after finishing almost all tasks in this unit, you should know how the special beaker works. However, as a future professional engineer, you should be able to describe any system, not just those presented in your coursebook. Of particular importance to you are electrical systems, as your area of expertise is electrical engineering. Therefore, in this specialist reading and listening section, you will learn about two electrical systems that prevent electrical injuries, namely the fuses and circuit breakers. First read about fuses in this reading task and then learn about circuit breakers while watching the video  and doing this listening comprehension task. Finally, compare these two systems and answer the questions in this forum.