2) Active vocabulary
to specialise in v.
[
ˈspeʃəlaɪz ]
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специализироваться на |
smart (car) n. [ smɑːt ] |
«умный» (об устройстве) |
to manufacture v. [ ˌmænjuˈfæktʃə(r) ] |
изготовлять, производить |
to be characterized by v. [ ˈkærɪktəraɪz ] |
отличаться чем-либо |
feature n. [ ˈfiːtʃə(r) ] |
свойство, особенность |
to open-source v. [ ˌəʊpənˈsɔːs ] |
открывать исходный код чего-либо |
trend n. [ trend ] |
тенденция |
to automate v. [ ˈɔːtəmeɪt ] |
автоматизировать |
accessible adj. [ əkˈsesəbl ] |
доступный |
to master v. [ ˈmɑːstə(r) ] |
овладевать, осваивать |
autonomous adj. [ ɔːˈtɒnəməs ] |
автономный |
according to prep. [ əˈkɔːd ] |
соответственно чему-л., по мнению кого-л. |
critical adj. [ ˈkrɪtɪkl ] |
решающий, крайне важный |
(accident)-prone adj. [ prəʊn ] |
предрасположенный к чему-л. |
to process v. [ ˈprəʊses ] |
обрабатывать |
as compared to prep. [kəmˈpeəd] |
по сравнению с |
accurate adj. [ ˈækjərət ] |
точный |
tolerance for n. [ ˈtɒlərəns ] |
терпимость к чему-либо |
error rate n. [ ˈerə(r) ] [ reɪt ] |
частота появления ошибок |
to justify v. [ ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ ] |
находить оправдание чему-либо |
Exercise 2.2.1. Match the words to their synonyms.
accurate |
crucial |
trend |
to produce |
feature |
to computerize |
critical |
to become familiar with |
to manufacture |
precise |
to master |
large-mindedness |
tolerance |
tendency |
to process |
characteristic |
to automate |
to be an expert in |
to specialize in |
to treat |
Exercise 2.2.2. Fill the gaps with a suitable word from the vocabulary list.
a) The variety of machines currently under study is __________ at www.roadabletimes.com .
b) Demand for such schemes is great, and waiting lists can be up to six months, __________ some local experts.
c) Overall growth in passenger car production in 2010 was about 100% __________ 2009.
d) The ___________electric current source is turned on.
e) __________drivers keep destroying their cars, and self-destructive traders keep destroying their accounts.
f) This type of antenna is __________ by parameter h of the antenna effective height.
g) Spending so much money on this cannot be __________.
i) The developers ___________ the code for their 1990s game engine.
Exercise 2.2.3. Write down your own example sentences using as many words from the vocabulary list as possible.
Exercise 2.2.4. Work with a dictionary. Study the table and put the words in the right columns (some words can be both). Name other “-ate” words that you know. Practice pronouncing these words.
THE -ATE SUFFIX |
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Adjectives |
Verbs |
How to pronounce: The primary stress does not fall on the suffix itself! |
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[ət] (similarly to preposition “at”) |
[eɪt] (similarly to “ate”, past tense of “eat”) |
Accurate, ...
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To automate, ... |
Adequate, alternate, approximate, degenerate, delicate, duplicate, calibrate, consolidate, elaborate, generate, immediate, separate... |