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4. Give synonyms to the following words:

sensitive, a project, a universe, an experiment, matter, to help, commonly, to detect, rare, different.

Grammar Practice

1. Give other examples of words with the same plural forms.

nucleus – nuclei

criterion - criteria

alga – algae

index – indices

datum – data

crisis - crises

2. Change the following sentences using passive construction.

1. Scientists at the University of Liverpool are constructing highly sensitive detectors. 2. Italian researchers carry out the experiment which aims to create a “fingerprint” of the inside of the atomic nucleus. 3. Scientists analyse particle interactions that produce gamma rays. 4. Diagnosticians commonly use them in radiation therapy. 5. Scientists will use these interactions to detect unstable exotic nuclei.

3. Put 5 special questions to the text.

2. Sound Waves Save Roads

to repair

ремонтувати

enhancement

збільшення

to the tune of

в розмірі

to uncover

розкривати

to be underway

проводитись

to prevent

запобігати

quality

якість

educated

обгрунтований

robustly

міцно

a guess

припущення

to reveal

виявляти

to respond

відповідати

underneath

під

to suppose

припускати

to entail

викликати

previous

попередній

Every year European roads are built and repaired to the tune of several billion Euros. Intensive efforts are underway all over the world to get “more roads for your money” by developing better methods for both design and quality control of materials. One problem is that today there are no good methods for checking how robustly and safely the roads were built. Therefore they often don’t last as long as they were supposed to and more money has to go to road construction. But now a young scientist has developed a method where sound waves can reveal what a road looks like underneath and thereby show whether it is being properly built. According to the Swedish Road Administration, the method, which is expected to become the new standard, may entail major quality enhancements and cost savings. Damage to bridges, tunnels, dams, and nuclear power plants can be uncovered using this technology and dangerous accidents can thereby be prevented. Today most prognoses are based on educated guesses from previous experience, which often prove to be wrong. Since a road consists of many different materials – gravel, bitumen, air, water – it’s difficult to predict how it will respond to future traffic and environmental loads. Because roads, unlike buildings, for instance, are “built into” the ground, it’s hard to inspect them visually.

Speech patterns

both ... and

як ..., так і ...

I like both mathematics and physics.

Мені подобається і математика, і фізика.

He

proves

to be

a good sportsman.

Виявляється, що він хороший спортсмен.

appears

turns

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