Variant VII Exercise I

Read and translate the text into Russian.

Oil has a unique status as an energy source. Other fossil fuels, such as coal and gas, are often less costly and compete effectively in certain sectors, such as electric power generation. However there are energy resources that are essentially inexhaustible, such as solar energy and other kinds or renewable energy. Flowing water is an important energy source. Hydroelectric power, produced by the force of running water is a renewable and relatively pollution free source of electrical energy.

As such energy source as coal, oil and natural gas become depleted, it will prove advantageous to many countries currently dependent on those sources to develop and make available alternative energy technology. Many countries have favorable natural conditions for developing geothermal, wind, solar and tidal energy sources. Geothermal energy makes use od underground heat, which escapes, to the surface through hot springs. Geothermal power is believed to be of great potential.

Solar energy involves capturing the sun’s light energy and converting it into heat or electricity. Wind can also be harnessed to produce electricity by the machines called aerogenerators.

In the oceans, air, land, underground the Earth has unlimited energy sources. We should seek and improve energy sources and use them more efficiently.

Exercise II

Give English equivalents of:

1. Ископаемые виды горючего

2. Восстановленные источники энергии

3. Источники электроэнергии

4. Исчерпываться

5. Использовать подземное тепло

Exercise III

Give Russian equivalents of:

1. Compete effectively

2. Capture the sun’s light energy

3. Improve energy sources

4. Dependent on those sources

5. Available energy technology

Exercise IV

Fill the gaps with the correct verb Active or Passive Voice:

Charles Blondin the world’s most famous tightrope walker (канатоходец). Charles Blondin was born in a circus (цирк) family. He (taught, was taught) to walk on a tightrope (канат) when he was five. In 1839 he (became, was become) very famous when a high wire (канат) (put, was put) above the Niagara Fall (Ниагарский водопад) between America and Canada band he (was walked, walked) across it. Thousands of people (watched, were watched) him do it. Afterwards many of them (were carried, carried) across the water on his back.

Exercise V. Conditionals

a) Translate the given sentences. Mind the First Conditional.

A.

1. If the researcher uses this new approach, he will be able to avoid many errors.

2. He will help you by all means, if he has some free time.

3. The plant will not pollute the environment, provided it is provided with all necessary

protection equipment.

Translate the given sentences. Mind the Second and the Third Conditionals.

B.

1. If I were in your place. I would receive the proposal.

2. He would translate the article, if he had a dictionary.

3. If the students had worked hard during the term, they would have passed the exam.

b) Rewrite the sentences using the Zero, First, Second or Third Conditional. The second sentence must have the same meaning as the first.

55. You put oil on water, the oil floats.

If you put oil on water, it floats.

56. Madonna’s new record is coming out soon and I don’t want to buy it.

When ___________________________

57. President Kennedy went to Dallas and he was shot.

If _______________________________

58. Water boils when you heat it to 100C.

If _______________________________

59. I like sport so I watch the TV sports channel.

If _______________________________

60. Lennon and McCartney met so the Beatles existed.

The Beatles _______________________

61. I wear boots when it’s cold.

If _______________________________

62. Karl Marx and Chairman Mao never met so they didn’t have an interesting conversation.

_________________________________

63. It doesn’t usually snow in June in Europe so I can’t go skiing then.

If _______________________________