II. Find answers to the following questions in the text.

1. What is instrument A called?

2. What is it used for?

3. What is instrument B called?

4. What is the scale used for?

5. What is instrument C known as?

6. What is it used for?

There are different instruments in the picture. Instrument A is known as a manometer. It's used for measuring pressure. It has a scale and a pointer. Instrument B is defined as scales. It has two pans. It is used for measuring weights. There are different types of scales. Instrument C is known as a ruler. It is used for drawing straight lines and different shapes. It has marks and numbers on it.

III. Fill in the table using information from the text below.

Device or thing	Main components				Usage
	a power source, lenses	…	…	a manipu­lator, a drive, a control unit	…	…	for communicating	for producing a beam of light
a laser … … …								

Number 1	Number 1 is known as a laser. This device is used for producing a very powerful beam of light. It has its own power source and several lenses.
Number 2	Number 2 is known as a telephone. This is an apparatus for communicating. It has a receiver.
Number 3	Number 3 is known as a car. This vehicle is used for transporting passengers and goods. Every car has four wheels and an engine.
Number 4	Number 4 is defined as a robot. It is used for performing different jobs instead of human beings. It has a manipulator, a control unit and a drive.

Activity

I. Ask your friend what the following objects are and what they are used for.

Example: A: -What's this called, Boris? B: -I think this is called an ammeter. A: -And what is it used for? B: -Oh, it's used for measuring current.

a thermometer

a computer

a camera

a hammer

a gauge

II. Choose one of the objects and describe it to your groupmate. Let him guess what it is.

Example: A: Boris, it's a thing for tightening screws. What's it called? B: I think it's a screwdriver. Here it is. A: Yes, you are quite right.

Writing

I. Complete these sentences.

	1. This tool ... known … a hammer. It's ... for ... in nails. It … a wooden ... and a metal … .
	2. There are some ... in the picture. They ... called a ... and a …. They are ... for ... metal and wood. They have also wooden … and metal … .

II. Translate the text into Russian.

Any instrument for measuring electricity is known as a meter. An ammeter is used for measuring current in amperes. The abbreviation for the ampere is amp. There are very delicate ammeters that are used for measuring very small current. They are known as a milliammeter and a microammeter. The device for reading a thousandth of an ampere is called a milliammeter while a microammeter is a device for reading a millionth of an ampere.