5. Прочитайте следующие предложения. Найдите в каждом из них группу «подлежащие – сказуемое», определите время и залог. Составьте все типы вопросов к предложениям.

1. Natural gas is a major source of electricity generation.

2. Hydrogen has many applications.

3. Compressed natural gas is used in rural homes.

4. Natural gas can be used to produce hydrogen.

5. Natural gas burns more cleanly than other hydrocarbon fuel.

6. Years ago, the gas was just vented to the atmosphere.

7. For hundreds of years, natural gas has been known as a very useful substance.

8. And no doubt, new uses of natural gas are being discovered all the time.

6. Прочитайте предложения и укажите, какие из них соответствуют содержанию текста, а какие не соответствуют.

1. Natural gas processing is an important part of the production process.

2. Hydrogen is a primary feedstock for the chemical industry.

3. Most grid peaking power plants and some off-grid engine-generators use natural gas.

4. A separator is a piece of equipment used to separate wellstream gas from free liquids.

5. Natural gas burns more cleanly than other hydrocarbon fuels.

6. Natural gas, liquid hydrocarbons, and hydrocarbons are separated by various field processing methods.

7. Natural gas can’t be used to produce hydrogen.

8. The food industry will often employ natural gas for larger-scale cooking operations, such as baking.

7. Переведите следующие предложения на английский язык:

1. Природный газ содержит сотни углеводородных соединений.

2. Сжиженный нефтяной газ это смесь технического пропана и технического бутана.

3. Водород является важным продуктом для нефтеперерабатывающих заводов.

4. Сжатый природный газ используется в сельских домах.

5. Природный газ является основным сырьём для производства аммиака.

6. Большинство заводов, производящих этан, расположены рядом с нефтехимическими установками.

7. Этан является основой для производства пластмассы и других химических продуктов.

8. Природный газ используется в производстве тканей, стекла, пластмасс, красок и других продуктов.

9. Природный газ является более экономичным средством отопления и охлаждения больших офисных зданий.

10. Природный газ используется для производства метанола.

8. Ответьте на следующие вопросы.

1. What does natural gas contain?

2. Is natural gas a major source of electricity generation?

3. What burns more cleanly then other hydrocarbon fuels?

4. Can natural gas generate heat?

5. Where is compressed natural gas used?

6. Natural gas can be used to produce hydrogen, can’t it?

7. What applications has hydrogen?

8. What are the other product in manufacture of which natural gas is used?

9. Пользуясь словарем, переведите следующие предложения на русский язык.

1. There are several ways in which the liquefiable components may be removed from natural gas.

2. Absorption is a process in which rich gas in contracted with a heavier hydrocarbon oil that has been fractionated to specification.

3. The amount of liquefiable gas components absorbed by the oil depends on the pressure and temperature of the absorber, the relative flow rates of the gas and oil, and the inlet composition of the gas and oil, as well as the amount of contact achieved.

4. Recovery of butanes and heavier hydrocarbons depends on the amounts present initially and their molecular weight.

5. The cost of transporting raw sulfur for use in chemical operations is likely to be prohibitive unless the consumer is close to the gas processing plant or inexpensive transportation is available.

6. Residue gas is any gas suitable for sale as commercial natural gas that comes from a processing plant.

7. Sweet gas means that the content of hydrogen sulfide, other sulfur compounds and carbon dioxide is low enough that the gas may be sold commercially without further effort to remove these compounds.

8. An increasing number of gas and gas condensate reservoirs are being discovered that contain hydrogen sulfide of carbon dioxide treatment is required.

9. Natural gas can also be used for on-site energy production through the use of turbines and even fuel-cell technology, reducing the dependence on more expensive off-site electricity production and reducing the energy lost during the transmission of electricity.

10. Natural gas performs numerous industrial functions, including incineration of waste, boiler fuel, drying and as a feedstock for a variety of products.