- •Task 1 Phonetic Exercise
- •Task 2 Lexical Exercises
- •Task 3 Focus on Grammar
- •Text 2 Pre - reading tasks.
- •Hephaestus
- •Task 2 Comprehension Check
- •Unit 2 Text 1 The Importance of Iron and Advent of Steel
- •Task 1 Phonetic Exercise
- •Task 2 Lexical Exercises
- •Task 3. Focus on Grammar
- •Text 2 Pre - reading task.
- •Some of the Great Names in the History of Metallurgy
- •Task 2 Comprehension Check
- •Unit 3 Text 1
- •Iron in the Middle Ages
- •Task 1 Phonetic Exercise
- •Task 2. Lexical Exercises
- •Task 3. Focus on Grammar
- •Text 2 Pre - reading task
- •The Coming of the Vikings
- •Task 2. Comprehension Check
- •Unit 4 Text 1
- •Iron - Smelting without Charcoal
- •The First Blast Furnaces
- •Task 1. Phonetic Exercise
- •Task 2. Lexical Exercises
- •Task 3. Focus on Grammar
- •Indefinite and Distributive Adjectives and Pronouns
- •Text 2 Pre - reading task
- •The Crusades
- •Task 2. Comprehension Check
- •4. The moment he saw her after all those twenty years he understood that the heart once truly loved never forgets. Chapter 2
- •Task 1. Phonetic Exercise
- •Task 2. Lexical Exercises
- •Task 3. Focus on Grammar Present Perfect And Perfect Continuous
- •Text 2 Pre - reading task
- •Task 2. Comprehension Check
- •More Progress in Steel Production
- •Task 1. Phonetic Exercise
- •Task 2. Lexical Exercises
- •Task 3. Focus on Grammar
- •Text 2 Pre - reading task
- •Task 2 Comprehension Check
- •Lincoln
- •Directions
- •Prepositions
- •Unit 3 Text 1 Steel Production in Sheffield
- •Task 1. Phonetic Exercise
- •Task 2. Lexical Exercises
- •The blast furnace
- •Task 3. Focus on Grammar
- •Text 2. Pre-reading task.
- •Task 2. Comprehension Check
- •Student Grants
- •Unit 4 Text 1 The British Steel Industry Today
- •Task 1. Phonetic Exercise
- •Task 2. Lexical Exercises
- •Task 3. Focus on Grammar
- •Text 2 Pre - reading Task
- •Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
- •Task 2. Comprehension Check
- •Is your writing narrow?
- •Task 1. Phonetic Exercise
- •Task 2 Lexical Exercises
- •Task 3. Focus on Grammar
- •Text 2 British Customs and Traditions Pre - reading task
- •Task 2. Comprehension Check
- •Unit 2 Text 1 Precious Metals
- •Task 1. Phonetic Exercise
- •Task 2. Lexical Exercises
- •Task 3. Focus on Grammar
- •Text 2 Pre - reading task
- •The usa Land and Climate
- •Task 2. Comprehension Check
- •Inviting. Eating out.
- •Unit 3 Text 1 The Alchemists
- •Task 1. Phonetic Exercise
- •Task 2. Lexical Exercises
- •Task 3. Focus on Grammar
- •Text 2 Pre- reading Task
- •Task 2. Comprehension Check
- •Unit 4 Text 1 Silverware and Plate Industry
- •Task 1. Phonetic Exercise
- •Task 2. Lexical Exercises
- •Task 3. Focus on Grammar
- •Text 2 The us Government Pre- reading Task
- •Task 2. Comprehension Check
- •Chapter 4
- •Task 1. Phonetic Exercise
- •Task 2. Lexical Exercises
- •Task 3. Focus on Grammar
- •Text 2 Results of Immigration Pre- reading Task
- •Task 2. Comprehension Check
- •Unit 2 Text 1 Basic Metallurgy of Cast Iron
- •Task 1. Phonetic Exercise
- •Task 2. Lexical Exercises
- •Task 3. Listening Comprehension
- •Task 4. Focus on Grammar
- •Text 2 Pre- reading Task
- •Education
- •Task 2. Comprehension Check
- •Unit 3 Text 1 Alloy Steels
- •Task 1. Phonetic Exercise
- •Task 2. Lexical Exercises
- •Task 3. Focus on Grammar
- •Text 2 Pre- reading Task
- •The us Customs and Traditions Thanksgiving Day
- •Information Letter. Going on a Business Trip
- •Unit 4 Text 1 Aluminum
- •Task 1. Phonetic Exercise
- •Task 2. Lexical Exercises
- •Task 3. Focus on Grammar
- •Text 2 Pre- reading Task
- •American English
- •Task 2. Comprehension Check
- •Appendix
- •Systems
- •Some Abbrevations
- •Glossary
Task 1. Phonetic Exercise
Practise after the speaker and learn how to pronounce the words given below:
bauxite /bo:ksait/; silicate /'silikeit/; caustic /ko:stik/; fluoride /flurid/; cryolite /'krailait/; coincidence /kou'insidns/; surface /'s:fis/; lorry /lori/.
Task 2. Lexical Exercises
Exercise 1. Find the English equivalents for the words and word-combinations
given below and use them in the sentences of your own.
самый распространенный металл; бокситы; добывать из; фтористое соединение; криолит; разлагать; хороший проводник электричества; предохранять металлы от ржавчины; поверхность; покрытие; понизить цену до.
Exercise 2. Match the English words and word combinations given
below with their Russian equivalents. Use them in the
sentences of your own.
1. it occurs naturally 1. в течение долгого времени
2. over long periods 2. они - ровесники
3. sugar-like 3. алюминиевая фольга
4. by coincidence 4. чистая окись алюминия
5. they are the same age 5. защищать металл от доступа воздуха
6. to seal a metal from 6. по случайному стечению обстоятельств
the air (случайно)
7. aluminium foil 7. встречается в природе
8. pure aluminium oxide 8. похожий на сахар
Exercise 3. Answer the following questions
1. Where does aluminium occur naturally? 2. Was aluminium always a cheap metal? 3. What reduced the price of aluminium? 4. What are the properties of aluminium? 5. Is aluminium widely used and where?
Exercise 4. Paraphrase the following sentences using the words from
the list given below.
1. Aluminium is drawn out from bauxite by the Bayer process.
2. We use aluminium to shield metals from corroding.
3. Aluminium is found mainly in bauxite.
4. Aluminium used to be a very dear metal before two chemists opened how to extract it using electricity.
5. Aluminium oxide encloses a metal securely from the air.
occur discover extract expensive protect seal
Exercise 5. Listen to the lecture and answer the questions.
1. Did the use of aluminium improve the quality of a large road bridge in Pennsylvania?
2. Why has aluminium been slow in progress?
3. What is necessary to reduce the price of aluminium?
4. What are the best qualities of aluminium?
Exercise 6. Translate at sight. What else do you know about aluminium?
1. Aluminium alloys can possess the strength of steel, though only a third the weight. 2. Cows give more milk when there are cool, heat-reflecting aluminium roofs on their dairy barns. 3. Aluminium offers a bright hope for energy conservation. 4. In direct contact with a heat source, aluminium is an excellent conductor. 5. World's lightweight champion in the long-distance transport of electricity, aluminium, has virtually replaced heavier copper in high-voltage power lines. 6. Nearly indestructible, aluminium can be remelted over and over. 7. Aluminium is alloyed with small amounts of other metals. 8. Copper adds strength; magnesium imparts additional marine-corrosion resistance.
Task 3. Focus on Grammar
Complex Object
Object + Infinitive Object + Participle
I asked Tom to help me. I saw her crossing the street.
He would like me to come. I want it explained.
They made me do it.
Complex Object is used after certain verbs:
1) denoting order, request (ask, tell, order, force, etc.)
The teacher told us to do this exercise.
Преподаватель сказал нам сделать это упражнение.
They forced us to agree with them.
Они вынудили нас согласиться с ними.
2) denoting mental perception, thinking (think, consider, believe, expect, mean, know, etc.)
I consider him to be a good student.
Я считаю, что он - хороший студент
3) wish, want, like, dislike, hate, have (= allow), get (=make)
I want you to visit us tomorrow.
Я хочу, чтобы вы навестили нас завтра.
After these 3 groups of verbs Infinitive of the Complex Object construction is used with “to”.
4) after the verbs denoting sensual perception (feel, see, hear, watch, notice)
I heard her singing in the next room.
Я слышала, как она поет в соседней комнате.
I heard her sing once.
Однажды я слышала, как она поет.
Present Participle is used to stress a simultaneous action.
5) after let (предоставлять); make (заставлять).
Let me do it. Позвольте мне сделать это.
I'll make you do it Я заставлю вас сделать это.
After these 2 groups of verbs Infinitive of the Complex Object construction is used without “to”.
6) after find, imagine, fancy Participle I is used in the Complex Object construction.
They found me reading a newspaper. Они застали меня за чтением газеты.
Fancy her doing it. Представь, что она делает это.
7) after believe, consider, feel, find, get, have, keep, leave, like, make, see, think, want, watch, should/would like Past Participle can be used in the Complex Object construction.
I want it done. Я хочу, чтобы это было сделано.
Get the papers typed. Скажи, чтобы отпечатали эти бумаги.
В технической литературе Complex Object часто встречается с глаголами to permit и to enable. Эта конструкция обычно переводится косвенным дополнением в дательном падеже (Infinitive Active):
The new equipment enables the operator to finish parts with more accuracy. - Новое оборудование дает возможность рабочему обрабатывать детали с большей точностью.
Если за глаголами в составе Complex Object следует Infinitive Passive, то его надо переводить активной формой непосредственно после сказуемого, а существительное сделать его дополнением.
The new device enables the lathe to be used for a greater range of work.. Новое приспособление дает возможность использовать станок для выполнения большего числа операций.
Exercise 1. Translate into Russian.
1. He heard someone call his name. 2. I expect this translation to have been finished by June. 3. He ordered dinner to be served at eight. 3.Your enthusiasm makes me feel young again. 5. His knowledge of English helped him find a good job. 6. I want you to follow my advice. 7. We didn't expect them to have come earlier than we did. 8. When will you have your PC fixed? 9. We consider him to be an expert in physical chemistry. 10. Who made you think so? 11. Can you fancy him wearing this suit? 12. I except her to arrive in London on Saturday. 13. She let me persuage them to join us. 14. You may leave the plates unwahsed. We'll do them later. 15. Fancy meeting them here. 16. I won't have anything said against her. 17. We got the matters arranged very quickly.
Exercise 2. Paraphrase the following using a Complex Object with
an Infinitive, Participle I or Participle II.
1. He heard that someone called his name. 2. Mother used to watch how I was playing tennis. 3. I want that everything has been arranged by the time I come. 4. He hated it when people were impolite to him. 5. He thought he was fit for the job. 6. When we called for him, we found that he had already left. 7. He expected that his efforts would be paid back. 8. They heard how the woman said something. 9. People who knew her felt that she was a woman of strong will. 10. What I want is that you both should be happy.
Exercise 3. Use the correct forms of the infinitives in parenthesis.
1. We can assume the following principle (to be) rather true. 2. We know the third machine in the line (to be) a duplicate of the first one. 3. They supposed the new equipment (to double) the output since it was introduced. 4. The director found the workers (to discuss) the advantages of the new method of cold metal treatment. 5. I want this experiment (to continue). I believe it (to be) a success. 6. Application of the results of this experiment will enable us (to simplify) the casting process. 7. The author believes it (to state) in the earlier works of his colleagues that controlled-atmoshere furnaces may be employed to prevent the formation of scale. 8. They heard them (to argue) about the shortcomings of the invention. 9. I shall have this translation (to do). I have no time to do it myself.