- •1. Learn the following active words and use them in the sentences of your own
- •3. Look through the text and write out the English equivalents of the following words and word combinations. Use them in the sentences of your own.
- •5. Give short answers to the following questions:
- •7. Translate the following sentences:
- •1. Learn the following active words and use them in the sentences of your own.
- •2. Translate the following chains of words. Define what parts of speech they are
- •3. Look through the text and find the English equivalents to the following words and word combinations; use tem in the sentences of your own.
- •4. Translate the following sentences paying attention to the participle:
- •1. Learn the following active words and expressions. Use them in the sentences of your own.
- •4. Answer the following questions:
- •5. Work in pairs. Put questions to your partner and he (she) will answer them.
- •8. Translate the following sentences paying attention to the words need and turn:
- •9. Put all possible questions to the following sentences:
- •10. Define the following words according to the model given below.
- •13. Describe Fig. 2.
- •Exercises
- •Learn the following active words and use them in the sentences of your own:
- •2. Translate the following sentences, paying attention to the gerund:
- •7. Translate the following sentences paying attention to the words in bold type:
- •8. Put 5 questions to the text beginning with what.
- •9. Speak on the story told by the early Scandinavians.
- •10. Make an outline of the text.
- •1. Learn the following active words and use them in the sentences of your own.
- •2. Look through the text and find the English equivalents of the following words and word combinations:
- •5. Find the gerund in the text, define its function.
- •8. Translate the following sentences paying attention to both, both...And:
- •9. Fill in the blanks with prepositions:
- •10. Translate into Russian:
- •11. Form five sentences combining suitable parts of the sentence given in Columns I and II:
- •12. Describe Franklin's kite experiment.
- •13. Give a short summary of the text.
- •Exercises
- •1. Learn the following active words and Expressions
- •Look through the text and find the English equivalents of the following words and word combinations:
- •8. Make up a story of Franklin's kite experiment using the following sentences and sentences of your own (our sentences are given in a disorderly way):
- •11. Use the following expressions in sentences of your own:
- •13. Speak on magnetism.
- •15. Describe Figs 3 and 4.
- •Exercises
- •8. (A) For the names of the countries given in Column I find the names of the nations given in Column II:
- •10. Speak on:
- •11. Make an outline of the text.
- •12. Retell the text.
- •Exercises
- •1. Learn the following active words and use them in the sentences of your own:
- •2. Define the functions of the participle and the gerund in the text.
- •4. Answer the following questions:
- •5. Fill in the blanks with suitable words and word combinations given below:
- •6. (A) For the verbs in Column I find suitable nouns in Column II.
- •7. (A) Translate the following word combinations:
- •10. The following statements are not true to the fact. Correct them:
- •11. Make an outline of the text.
- •12. Retell the text.
- •1. Learn the following active words and use them in the sentences of your own:
- •2. Translate the following word chains into Russian, define what part of speech the words are.
- •4 Translate into Russian:
- •8. Form 10 sentences using the following words:
- •10. Translate the following sentences paying special attention to the words in bold type:
- •11. Retell the text.
- •12. (A) Fill in the blanks with prepositions, if necessary; (b) retell the text:
- •1. Learn Active Words and Expressions
- •2. Look through the text and find the English equivalents to the following words and word combinations. Use them in your own situations.
- •The Infinitive
- •2. Translate the following sentences paying attention to the infinitive
- •3. Translate the following sentences paying special attention to the words in bold type:
- •4. Translate the following sentences paying special attention to the infinitive:
- •5. Fill in the blanks with the words one or for:
- •6. Write out from the text all the sentences where the infinitive is used, and define its function. .
- •1. Active Words and Expressions
- •3. According to the models given below form sentences combining suitable parts of the sentence given in Columns I, II, III, IV,
- •5. Work in pairs, ask your fellow-students questions:
- •6. Explain why:
- •Exercises
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- •Exercises
- •1 Learn the following active words and expressions and use them in the sentences of your own.
- •3. (A) Find the non-finite forms of the verb in the text; (b) define their functions.
- •4. Translate the following words and define what parts of speech they are:
- •5. Write out the adjectives with the suffix -able from the text. Translate them.
- •7. Answer the following questions:
- •9. Translate the following word combinations and use them in sentences of your own:
- •Exercises
- •2. (A) Give headings to each paragraph of the text; (b) explain why you have given such headings.
- •3. Translate the following sentences:
- •4. Define the non-finite forms of the verb met in the text.
- •5. Put 10 questions to the text.
- •6. Translate the following sentences:
- •7. Speak on:
- •Exercises
1. Learn the following active words and expressions. Use them in the sentences of your own.
Achieve (v) достигать
Coal (n) каменный уголь
Construct (v) строить, создавать
Contain (v) содержать в себе
Fuel (n) топливо
Install (v) устанавливать
Necessary (a) необходимый
Nuclear (a) ядерный
Pipe (n) труба
put into operation запускать, вводить в эксплуатацию
quantity (n) количество
reliable (a) надежный
split (v) расщеплять
steam (n) пар
2. Translate the following sentences and define the functions of the participle:
1. Working at his new device, the inventor made numerous experiments. 2. We have been speaking about the reactors from which no power is being taken. 3. In future the nuclear reactor must be one of the most reliable furnaces producing atomic energy. 4. Atomic energy being developed in a reactor in the form of heat, we can get both heat and power. 5. The construction of power stations operating on atomic fuels and generating electric current is quite necessary. 6. Being a source of heat and power, atomic energy can also serve as a source of new useful products. 7. The energy sources of the world decreasing, it is necessary to turn to atomic energy. 8. Water falling from its raised position changes potential energy into kinetic energy.
3. Form one sentence of each pair of sentences using the Absolute Participle Construction.
Model: The train has left; we went home.
The train having left, we went home.
1. atoms split in the reactor; heat is developed. 2. there are many different sources of energy; coal is the most important of them. 3. atomic energy replaces the present sources of energy; we shall get more energy in the future. 4. the reactor produces energy in the form of heat; heat is developed owing to the splitting of atoms in the reactor. 5. a nuclear power station is like any other power station; the coal burning furnace is replaced by a nuclear reactor.
4. Answer the following questions:
1. What is the difference between potential energy and kinetic energy? 2. What sources of energy do you know? 3. What form of energy can be changed into another form? 4. What are the industrial uses of electricity? 5. What do you call the device which changes chemical energy into electrical energy? 6. What is the difference between a battery and a generator? 7. What may coal be replaced by in future? 8. What electrical devices do you use? 9. What forms of energy do you know?
5. Work in pairs. Put questions to your partner and he (she) will answer them.
1. if it is possible to see a single drop of water in the sea.
if the steam-generator of the nuclear reactor contains water.
if man has learned to split atoms. 4. if atomic energy finds new application in industry. 5. if the Soviet Union constructed the first in the world nuclear power plant.
6. Arrange the words given in Columns 1 and II in pairs of antonyms:
I II
possible past
useful impossible
to construct to find
present useless
largest limited
unlimited smallest
to increase to destroy
to lose to decrease
7. Fill in the blanks with prepositions:
I. Electricity plays an important part ... our everyday life. 2. It is difficult to imagine now how people could do ... electricity. 3. As my friend lives near the institute he usually goes there ... foot. 4. I often go ... bed late ... night. 5. One form ... energy can be changed ... another form. 6. Only a little part ... solar energy is used directly ... present.