- •Unit V grammar The main forms of the verbs
- •The Past Indefinite Tense
- •Grammar exercises
- •1. Give the past form of the verbs, arrange them according to the pronunciation of the endings:
- •2. Replace the infinitives given in brackets by the Past Indefinite Tense. Translate the sentences.
- •3. Put in there was / there wasn’t / was there? / there weren’t / were there?
- •4. Open the brackets, use the Present Indefinite Tense or the Past Indefinite Tense. Translate into Russian.
- •5. Read and translate the text about scientists’ observations of the origin of thunderstorm.
- •6. ‘Jigsaw reading’. Put the sections of this story into the correct order. Read, translate and give its short summary.
- •7. Translate into English.
- •Местоимение other и его производные (other and its derivatives – another, the others, others)
- •Grammar exercises
- •8. Read, translate and explain the usage of the word other and its derivatives.
- •9. Choose the right variant.
- •The Past Participle
- •Grammar exercises
- •10. Write three forms of the following verbs.
- •11. Translate into Russian.
- •12. Translate the following text. Chose the right variant given below: the Participle I or the Participle II.
- •12. Translate into English.
- •The Present Perfect Tense
- •Grammar exercises
- •13. Read and translate. Pay attention to the verbs in the form of the Present Perfect Tense. Write the first two principal forms of these verbs.
- •14. Complete the sentences with a verb from the list. Use the Present Perfect Tense. Translate into Russian.
- •15. Speak on computer technology, the work of computer software engineers and computer hardware engineers, and the Internet (use 5-6 sentences).
- •16. Read and translate. Copy out the sentences with the verb to have and define its form.
- •17. Write for or since. Translate into Russian.
- •18. Put the verbs in the form of the Present Perfect Tense or the Past Indefinite Tense. Translate these sentences.
- •19. Translate into English.
- •20. Look at the following international words, guess their meaning and check the pronunciation:
- •Word building
- •Active Vocabulary
- •26. Give Russian equivalents to the following word combinations:
- •27. Read and memorize the following words and word combinations:
- •28. Read and translate the following text to learn about the origin of science. Origin of Science
- •Text and vocabulary exercises
- •30. Match each word in a with the Russian equivalent in b:
- •31. Are the following statements true or false? Correct the false ones.
- •32. Fill in the gaps with the words from the box:
- •33. Answer the following questions:
- •34. Complete the following sentences:
20. Look at the following international words, guess their meaning and check the pronunciation:
archeological, consult, civilization, medicine, astronomy, mathematics, engineering, Greek, revolution, principle, form, basis, atomic, theory, demonstrate, philosopher, method, authority, province, monumental, geometry, trigonometry, course, religion, organize, conflict, practitioner, period, history, heresy, structure, humanity, intellectual, discipline, process, testing, hypothesis, construction, facts, modification, astrology, chiromancy, parapsychology, telepathy, UFO-logy.
Word building
21. Translate the following derivative words:
noun + -ic → adjective
atom – atomic, economy – economic, hero – heroic, science – scientific, drama – dramatic, magnet – magnetic, academy – academic;
adjective +-ly → adverb
electrical – electrically, approximate – approximately, relative – relatively, slight – slightly, equal – equally, active – actively.
22. Form the words using suffixes, translate them:
-ic: automat, poet, climate; -; -ly: general, constant, necessary, astonishing, geographical.
23. Form the verbs using prefixes –re; -dis, translate them:
Model: to write – to rewrite; to appear – to disappear
A. to build, to train, to paint, to tell, to use, to construct, to act;
B. to approve, to like, to trust, to cover, to agree, to believe
24. Translate the following words analyzing their word-formation model:
purify, metabolize, maximize, minimize, optimize, sanitize, usage, storage, passage, breakage, postage.
25. Fill in the missing words where they exist. Use a dictionary when necessary.
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Active Vocabulary
26. Give Russian equivalents to the following word combinations:
origin of science, archeological records, the Babylonian and Sumerian civilizations, applied mathematics, the ancient Greek, Greek thinkers, the first atomic theory, in spectacular fashion, the scientific method, the practitioners of science, monumental works, mathematical courses, the underlying principle.
27. Read and memorize the following words and word combinations:
rudimentary grasp – элементарное понимание; to propose – предлагать, предполагать; inappropriate – неподходящий, неуместный; not to mention – не говоря уже о; substance – вещество; indivisible – неделимый; glimmerings of the scientific method – проблески научного метода; rejection – отклонение; province – провинция, сфера деятельности, компетенция; advent – наступление (эпохи, события), прибытие, приход; terra cognita – известная территория; to come off worst – остаться в худшем положении; construction of theories – создание теорий; modification or abandonment – видоизменение или отказ; to resort to – прибегать к; recognizable science – легко узнаваемая, распознаваемая наука; to embrace – охватывать, видеть.