IV. Supplement Text: national research council

The largest and most diversified program of civil research in Canada is carried out by the National Research Council (NBC). Its laboratories are engaged in many investigations of interest to Canadian Industry. Some are undertaken on the initiative of the council itself in order to develop promising ideas of its own scientists; some are taken up on recommendations of the Council’s associate committees, which include representatives from industry who are interested in particular problems; and others are undertaken in co-operation with individual companies. Routine test work is avoided except when the Council is asked to certify performance of equipment as an independent body.

Each problem presented to the Council is considered on its merits and dealt with in what seems the most practical way: those of national interest may be undertaken at the expense of the Council; the expense of company problems of less than national scope may be shared by the company and NRC; when facilities are not available elsewhere, specific industrial research may be undertaken by NRC, the results of which become the property of the company.

Retell the text using some of the expressions given below:

1. The title of the text is …

2. As you can see (as can be seen) from the title, it is about (it is concerned with, it is devoted to, it deals with) ...

3. I found the text rather interesting (difficult) because I learned (a great deal) about ...

4. According to the text ...

5. According to what I knew before ...

6. As far as I could gather (understand) from the text ...

7. From the text it becomes clear that (I could see that, I could understand that, I learned that ...).

List of words and expressions

1. To be born.

2. To go to school.

3. To get interested in something.

4. To take entrance examinations.

5. To be admitted to some Institute.

6. While in the first (second, etc.) year ...

7. To join some scientific circle.

8. To be a success.

9. To attend lectures (in).

10. To study (to do mathematics, etc.) under Professor N.

11. To graduate from the Institute (University).

12. To begin working (at).

13. To get an appointment as (a position of) an engineer, junior research worker, laboratory assistant, etc.

14. To read for one’s thesis.

15. To collect and arrange the data.

16. To check the result.

17. To do (carry on) experiments.

18. To do theoretical work.

19. To consult one’s supervisor (on).

20. To do research.

21. To make calculations.

22. As a result of my studies (experiments, work, calculations) I came to the conclusion (I arrived at the conclusion) that ...

23. My experimental data agree fairly well with the theory.

24. I started by collecting data (material, facts).

25. Now I am through with the experimental part of my work.

26. I succeeded in obtaining reliable results (data).

27. My experiments (research) justified the hypothesis.

28. According to my assumption ...

29. I find it interesting (important, useful, necessary) to investigate ...

30. After a series of experiments on ...

31. I work jointly with some of my colleagues.

32. My experiments led me to the conclusion that ...

33. I encounter many difficulties in my work.

34. I overcame this difficulty by using another approach.

35. On the basis of my calculation I was able to ...

36. I was led to this hypothesis through a series of experiments.

37. Through a series of laboratory studies I managed, to show that ...

38. My interests centre on the problem of ...

39. The subject of my main interest is ...

40. I am particularly (especially) interested in ...

41. I don’t take any interest in ...

42. Problem of ... are outside the scope of my work (interest).