- •Міністерство освіти і науки України Черкаський державний технологічний університет
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- •1. Read and translate the text:
- •2. Look through the text again and decide which of the following ideas are not expressed in the passage:
- •3. Answer the following questions:
- •4. Match the words in column a with their definitions in column b:
- •5. Using a dictionary give the plural form of the following Latin words and translate them into Ukrainian:
- •6. Using chemical terms given below complete the following sentences in the text:
- •7. Translate the following text into English:
- •1. Read and translate the text:
- •2. Choose the most suitable title to the text out of the given ones:
- •3. Say if the following statements are true (t) or false (f):
- •8. Fill in the form with the information about d. I. Mendeleyev:
- •10. Be ready to give personal information about a well-known scientist in the field of chemistry
- •1. Read and translate the text about the early days of chemistry and find out what alchemists’ contribution to the development of the science was:
- •2. Find in the text sentences describing
- •3. Answer the following questions:
- •4. Match the English words, word combinations and chemical terms in a with their Ukrainian equivalents in b:
- •5. Match the synonyms in columns a and b:
- •6. Write out of the text all irregular verbs and give their infinitives.
- •Ask all kinds of questions to the following sentences:
- •8. Read the text of another author on alchemy, compare it with the first one and say what information they have in common and what is different. Share your ideas with your fellow students.
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- •Choose the most suitable word in each of the pairs enclosed in brackets. Explain the difference in their usage:
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- •2. Look through the text again and find the sentences where the author describes the following facts:
- •3. Answer the following questions choosing the correct answer out of the given ones:
- •4. Give Ukrainian equivalents to the following words, word combinations and chemical terms from the text:
- •5. Match the synonyms in ex. 4 and ex. 5:
- •6. Translate the following sentences into Ukrainian:
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- •7. Complete the following sentences using modal verbs:
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- •2. Work in pairs and make up a dialogue out of the text below. Act your dialogue in front of your fellow students. There are some possible situations where your dialogue could take place:
- •4. Give your answer to the following question; add other characteristics of the element.
- •5. Translate the following sentences into English:
- •1. Read and translate the text:
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- •2. Give the answers to these questions using the text and your knowledge of chemistry:
- •3. Change the given questions to the order of events in the text:
- •4. Look through the text and find all the definitions connected with air. Discuss these definitions with your fellow-students.
- •5. Complete the sentences using chemical terms from the list below. Some of them can't be used in the given sentences, while the others can be used several times:
- •7. Translate the following text into English paying attention to the italicized parts of the sentences:
- •1. Read and translate the text:
- •2. State which of the following statements are true (t), false (f) or not mentioned (nm) in the text:
- •3. Divide the text into logical parts and entitle them thus making a plan. Write out the sentences expressing the main ideas of the text.
- •4. Complete the following sentences using the words from the list below. Some of the words can be used more than once.
- •5. Translate the following sentences into English:
- •1. Read and translate the text:
- •2. Find in the text sentences stating that:
- •3. Answer the following questions to the text using your knowledge of chemistry or an encyclopedia as well.
- •4. Choose a word in the columns (a) or (b) that has nearly the same meaning as the italicized word:
- •5. Translate the following text into English:
- •1. Read and translate the text:
- •3. Write out of the text all the sentences expressing the main idea(s) of each logical part.
- •4. Write a summary of the text in your own words using Ex. 2 and Ex. 3.
- •5. Translate the following sentences into Ukrainian:
- •6. Give the answers to the given questions. Use the sentences of Ex. 5 and your knowledge of chemistry.
- •1. Read and translate the text:
- •3. Write out of the text the sentences expressing the main idea(s) of each logical part.
- •4. Write a summary of the text in your own words omitting all unnecessary details.
- •5. Translate the following sentences into English:
- •1. Read and translate the text:
- •3. Write a summary of the text in your own words omitting all unnecessary details.
- •4. Translate the following sentences into English:
- •5. Translate the following text into English:
- •1. Read and translate the text:
- •2. Put the numbers of the given plan in the order of events they occur in the text:
- •3. Answer the following questions:
- •4. Give chemical terms to the following definitions:
- •5. Translate the following sentences into Ukrainian:
- •1. Read and translate the text:
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- •8. Translate the following sentences into Ukrainian:
- •1. Read and translate the following text:
Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
Cherkassy State Technological University
ENGLISH TEXTS AND TASKS
for the Students of Civil Engineering department
(Speciality: Technologist in Chemistry)
Cherkassy 2010
Укладач: |
Махиня Н. В., к. п. н., доцент кафедри іноземних мов ЧДТУ.
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Рецензенти: |
Лісун О. В.
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Методичний посібник містить тексти для читання та лексико-граматичні завдання для студентів будівельного факультету, напрям підготовки «Хімічна технологія та інженерія», спеціальність «Хімічна технологія неорганічних речовин».
Міністерство освіти і науки України Черкаський державний технологічний університет
ТЕКСТИ ТА ПРАКТИЧНІ ЗАВДАННЯ З АНГЛІЙСЬКОЇ МОВИ
для студентів БФ за напрямом «Хімічна технологія та інженерія»
Затверджено на
засіданні кафедри іноземних мов ЧДТУ
Протокол № ____
від __ __________ 2010 року.
Черкаси 2010
ЗМІСТ
CONTENT
ПЕРЕДМОВА…………………………………………………………….5
TEXT 1 OVERVIEW OF CHEMISTRY………………………………….6
TEXT 2 THE NATURE OF CHEMISTRY………………………………10
TEXT 3 HISTORY OF CHEMISTRY……………………………………13
TEXT 4 MODERN CHEMISTRY……………………………………....17
TEXT 5 PERIODIC TABLE AND PERIODIC LAW…………………....20
TEXT 6 MENDELEYEV’S CONTRIBUTION TO CHEMISTRY…….23
TEXT 7 MATTER OF THE UNIVERSE………………………………25
TEXT 8 STATES OF MATTER…………………………………….......28
TEXT 9 WATER…………………………………………………….......31
TEXT 10 ATMOSPHERE……………………………………………….34
TEXT 11 REACTIONS OF OXYGEN………………………………….38
TEXT 12 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY…………………………………….41
TEXT 13 CARBON……………………………………………………...44
TEXT 14 THE ORIGIN OF COAL……………………………………...46
TEXT 15 MERCURY IN THE ENVIRONMENT………………………48
TEXT 16 THE AGE OF POLYMER…………………………………….50
TEXT 17 PLASTICS……………………………………………………..53
TEXT 18 STRATOSPHERIC OZONE……………………………….....55
TEXT 19 PETROLEUM………………………………………………......58
TEXT 20 BIOSPHERE………………………………………………......61
THE LIST OF CHEMICAL ELEMENTS………………………………64
ЛІТЕРАТУРА……………………………………………………………65
ПЕРЕДМОВА
Збірник текстів та практичних завдань призначений для студентів будівельного факультету напряму “Хімічна технологія та інженерія”.
Основна мета видання – розвиток навичок читання фахових текстів, практика перекладу та усного мовлення студентів.
Кожен розділ складається з передтекстового словника, власне тексту, лексичних вправ, матеріалів для активізації письмової та усної комунікації. Окремі завдання сприяють формуванню навичок перекладу професійної лексики. Питання та вправи на зворотній переклад допоможуть провести перевірку засвоєного матеріалу.
У кінці збірника подано перелік хімічних елементів із прийнятими позначеннями та перекладом, що дозволяє студентам зорієнтуватися в перекладі певного хімічного терміна.
TEXT 1
OVERVIEW OF CHEMISTRY
Learn the new vocabulary:
definition |
визначення |
the study of matter |
вивчення речовини; наука про матерію |
space |
простір |
in addition |
на додачу |
a set of properties |
низка / набір властивостей |
substance |
речовина |
personality traits |
особисті риси |
ancient times |
стародавні часи |
to be based (on / upon) |
базуватися (на) |
practical goal |
практична мета |
to be related (to) |
бути пов’язаним (з) |
complex substance |
складна речовина |
basic / fundamental concepts |
основні поняття / ідеї |