Verb Tenses

Ex. 1. 15 Choose the best verb form(s) in each sentence:

1. I suggest/ I’m suggesting that you think carefully about your version of events.

2. They have made/ made some successful experiments in the last few weeks.

3. She has been living/ lived next to the student campus since 2007.

4. My scientific advisor has known/ knew this scientist for 5 years.

5. My fellow students are writing/ have been writing the test for 2 hours.

6. I think/ I’m thinking of taking part in an expedition this year.

7. The participants were discussing/ discussed some important issues when a secretary burst into the conference room.

8. Water samples from the Don River will be analyzed/ will have been analyzed by Monday.

9. If I were a very famous researcher, I would discover/ will discover some new drugs that help people to eradicate AIDS.

10. What shall I do if there is/ will be nobody there to meet me?

Ex. 1. 16 Open the brackets and put the verbs into the correct tense:

1. How long you (be) involved in the University project?

2. I don’t see my foreign colleagues very often but I (know) them for 6 years.

3. We (start) studying Geoecology 2 years ago when we were participants of the city’s cleaning party for the first time.

4. How long you (wait)? Follow me please, the meeting already (finish).

5. As soon as he (finish) writing his report, he (join) the project.

6. Sandra felt sorry when she (realize) that her mineral collection (steal).

7. My friend said he (participate) in the “green” party the following week.

8. Have you seen any interesting advertisements in this newspaper? I still (look for) a part-time job.

9. Last term nobody (help) the young scientist while he (make) a very important experiment.

10. When Jane (arrive) late for the interview, she (realize) the Director (leave).

Ex. 1. 17 Translate the following sentences into English:

1. Я занимаюсь проблемами окружающей среды уже 5 лет.

2. Еще в школе я увлекался естественными науками, ставил эксперименты и смотрел научно-публицистические фильмы.

3. Многое изменилось с тех пор, и сейчас я - молодой ученый.

4. В настоящий момент я работаю над диссертацией и занимаюсь поиском информации к первой главе.

5. Перед тем как поступить в аспирантуру, я посоветовался с родителями, со своим научным руководителем и лучшим другом.

6. Они вдохновили меня на участие в международной конференции по проблемам окружающей среды, которая пройдет в апреле.

7. После участия в конференции я осознал, что хочу заниматься исследованием проблем окружающей среды.

8. Экзамены в аспирантуру не были сложными для меня, и я смог продемонстрировать все знания, полученные в ВУЗе.

9. К следующему месяцу я закончу писать первую главу и покажу ее научному руководителю.

10. Надеюсь, что меня пригласят к сотрудничеству с зарубежными вузами после того, как выйдет моя первая публикация по проблемам окружающей среды.

Part 2

Review

Ex. 1.18 Read and review the text using the following phrases:

-The article under review is called …

-The main aim of the article is…

-The author deals with the problem of…

-Much attention is given to…

-The article can be recommended to a wide range of…