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2. Answer the following questions:

1. What force holds together the hundred billion stars of the Milky Way?

2. How many names are there in the history of man’s understanding of gravity?

3. Who was the first to study in detail the process of free and accelerated fall?

4. Who was the first to have the idea of gravity as a universal force?

5. Whom does the phrase “I will not feign hypothesis” belong to?

6. What did Newton offer?

7. What is the definition of gravity according to Einstein?

8. Did Einstein prove “Newton’s law of gravitation” wrong?

9. What did Einstein offer?

10. Do the changes from Newton’s predictions to Einstein’s make any difference in laboratory experiments?

11. How did Einstein reduce gravity and what conclusion did he come into?

12. What theory grew from this conclusion?

13. Did Einstein complete it?

14. What do some scientists claim?

15. What makes this claim unjustified?

16. Which theory (hypothesis) do you favour?

17. Why are you “for” or “against” a particular theory?

18. Are the advanced hypotheses presented in the text building a bridge from the universe to the microcosm or vice versa?

3. Reconstruct the text “Gravitation” into a dialogue.

The main rules governing a conversation in English:

The person who asks questions in a conversation usually controls it. Personal questions should be expressed tactfully.

Add new phrases to the previous ones:

Let’s look at the whole problem/plan, etc. from a realistic point of view.

Don’t forget about the other side of this problem.

I think I’ve missed some details concerning …

Could you be a little more precise/specific?

I’d like to hear more about …

I can’t give you a definite answer yet.

4. Annotate the text in English. Use the phrases:

I.

a) The title of the article is...

It is written by prof... and published in London in the

journal..., No.3, vol.4, 2011

on pp.3-10

magazine..., No.3, vol.4, 2011

collection of articles ... by... editorial house in 2011

book ... by... editorial house in 2011

b) The article... by prof... is published in the journal..., in N.Y., pp.5-10.

II.

a) The article

deals with

the problem of ...

discusses

touches

discloses

is devoted to

The text tells us about ...

b) Disclosing the problem the author dwells on (upon) such matters as...

The major

points

matters

of the text are the following: ...

problems

issues

c) The author

pays special attention to …

draws readers’ attention to …

Much

attention is paid to...

Great

Special

The author

concentrates on, focuses on

stresses, underlines, emphasises

points out

dwells on (upon)

distinguishes between

speaks in details

gives the classification

III.

a) As far as I am an expert in ... I

consider

the article to be of some (great) interest for …

believe

suppose

think

guess

b)

In my opinion

the article is of

great some

interest for

From my point of view

To my mind

a wide range of readers