6. . Give the definitions of the following words.

Education, knowledge, curriculum, graduate, skill, facility, technique, department, term.

7. Identify one underlined word that must be changed to make the sentence grammatically correct.

1. To explain these difficulties were the task of first importance.

2. The computer can be programming to manipulate the information rapidly in a variety of ways.

3. Atomic theory is studied with all students of institute.

4. Inventions of new devices, thecnological processes alongside with existing ones, come into being to achieve new unprecedenting heights of knowledge.

5. In investigated nature’s phenomena, it’s laws, regularities researchers have to overcome mountains of contradictory facts.

6. The development of high-speed electronic components is an area of special concern to our science and industry and much be done in this field in future.

8. Decide which word best fits the meanings of the sentence.

1. A work of scientists includes the procedures of observation, interpretation, … , and experimentation. (hypothesis/prediction)

2. Students … skills of practising scientists in a laboratory. (receive/acquire).

3. There are some … which are characteristic of an experimental investigation. (ways/patterns).

4. Ecology is the science that … to answer questions about how nature works. (wants/attempts).

5. The number of areas of medical practice had … considerably in recent years with the introduction of layers, microelectronics, sensor technology, ect. (contributed/ increased).

6. We need a … solution for performing these operations. (accurate/ essential).

7. Ultrasonics makes use of “sound” waves … range of human hearing. (more/ less).

8. Scientists tried to coax two or more computers to work an different aspects of the problem … . (simultaneously/equally).

9. Discoveries of laws and inventions of new devices, technological processes and materials are … road to new unforeseen heights of knowledge. (narrating/paving).

9. Translate the following sentences paying attention to Gerund, define its form and function.

1. Accelerating elementary particles can be achieved by high potential.

2. The idea of designing such device belongs to our scientists.

3. Do you think this book is worth being read?

4. One of the main aims of our scientists is adopting a national program for the development of scientific researches.

5. Solving all these problems is improving the living standard of scientists and increasing stimulus for the development of scientific research.

6. After hearing the conditions I decided not to enter for competition.

7. At first I enjoyed listening to his report but after a while I got tired of hearing what I knew well.

8. He couldn’t be used to driving on the left hand side of the road.

9. Over-coming all these obstacles is tasking urgent measures coming in scientific and technological spheres for the most rapid integration of our country into the world community.