- •Unit 8 grammar: The Past Continuous Tense
- •Grammar exercises
- •1. Open the brackets, put the verbs into the correct form, the Past Continuous Tense. Translate the sentences:
- •New worlds: micro and macro
- •4. Match the names from the column a with the words and word combinations from the column b. Then make up sentences:
- •5. Translate the sentences into English:
- •Revision exercises
- •6. Translate the sentences, paying special attention to the usage of tenses. Ask questions to the words in bold. Put the infinitives given in brackets into the correct form:
- •7. Read and translate the following passages:
- •8. Are the following statements true or false?
- •9. Fill in the gaps with the verbs from the box in the correct tense. Some verbs are used several times:
- •10. Read and translate. Explain the origin of tides to your classmates:
- •11. Translate the sentences into English:
- •12. Look at the following international words, guess their meaning and check the pronunciation:
- •Word building
- •13. Translate the following derivative words:
- •14. Form the words using suffixes -ance / -ence, -ness, -dom, -al:
- •15. Define to what parts of speech the following words belong:
- •16. Translate the following words with prefixes into Russian:
- •17. Translate into Russian the following phrases:
- •18. Read and match a line in a with a line in b to make sentences. Translate the sentences:
- •Active Vocabulary
- •19. Read and memorize the following words and word combinations:
- •Working on the text
- •20. Read and translate the text “Electricity – Magic of Science”. Then entitle each paragraph of the text: electricity – magic of science
- •21. Find in the text the words or phrases which mean the same as:
- •22. Read the text again and say whether these statements are true or false:
- •23. Chose among the words in brackets the one that corresponds to the text above to complete the sentences:
- •24. Complete the sentences according to the text.
- •25. Work with a partner. Ask and answer questions to the text using words and word combinations below:
- •26. Retell the text ‘Electricity – Magic of Science’.
21. Find in the text the words or phrases which mean the same as:
поворачивать (колесо); потереть стекло о серу; открыть ту самую силу жизни; оживлять; получить мощную поддержку; заставить кого-л. (что-либо) делать что-то; снабжение электричеством; сила тока; первое слабое представление о связи; поставить кого-либо (что-либо) на передний край ключевых достижений; выдвинуть своеобразное доказательство; движение магнитного поля; путь, при котором химикаты распадаются при воздействии электричества.
22. Read the text again and say whether these statements are true or false:
1. At the end of the 18th century magnetism was a hot topic in fashionable society. 2. Galvani believed that he discovered the very force of life, ‘animal electricity’ that animated human bodies. 3. Soon dozens of scientists were trying to bring corpses to life by magnetizing them. 4. Experimental scientists were making rapid and serious advances towards understanding the true properties of electricity. 5. Alessandro Volta created the first magnetic compass in 1800. 6. Michael Faraday was among many who tried their hand at keeping the secrets of electricity and magnetism in the 1820s and 1830s. 7. Faraday constructed an ingenious demonstration that showed how a magnet would move in a circle around an electric current, 8. Faraday demonstrated the ultimate unity between all directions, including electricity, magnetism, light and even gravity.
23. Chose among the words in brackets the one that corresponds to the text above to complete the sentences:
1. Scientists and showmen of the day were able to create dramatic sparks by turning a wheel to rub _____ against sulphur to generate static electricity.
(a. glass, b. iron, c. mercury)
2. An Italian anatomist Luigi Galvani was using electricity to make the legs of the dead frog _____.
(a. rise b. fall, c. twitch)
3. The idea of electricity as life force gained a powerful hold of the public ______.
(a. approval, b. imagination, c. blame)
4. Alessandro Volta realized that electricity can be ______by a chemical reaction.
(a. created, b. changed, c. processed)
5. Various scientists discovered that electricity would _____ through a complete loop or circuit.
(a. swim, b. run, c. flow)
6. Faraday constructed an ingenious demonstration that showed how an electric wire would move in a _____ around a magnet.
(a. triangle, b. circle, c. square)
7. This principle of electromagnetic induction, meant that machines could be built to generate huge _____ of electricity.
(a. amount, b. quality, c. quantity)
8. Faraday went on not just to demonstrate the principle of _____ – the way chemicals are broken down by electricity.
(a. electrolysis, b. hydrolysis, c. magnetism)
24. Complete the sentences according to the text.
1. Using Volta’s battery to give them a supply of electricity on tap, various scientists discovered that … . 2. Andre Ampere learned about …, and Georg Ohm discovered … . 3. The focus, of experimentation among scientists. Became … . 4. Faraday’s extraordinary inventive and meticulous; experimental work and his keen theoretical insight put him … . 5. Faraday’s greatest discoveries and achievements are … .