UNIT 4 ROBOTICS

SECTION A. ROBOTS COMPONENTS

Grammar: Present Perfect (Active)

1. Поставьте в Participle II следующие глаголы.

Go, learn, apply, know, make, begin, become, put, study, choose, pay, drive, bring, throw, cut, build, invent, find

2. Составьте предложения по образцу, используя Present Perfect Active. Переведите на русский язык.

EXAMPLE: Professor Frolov works at the Technical University.

invent / a new calculating method / recently

He has invented a new calculating method recently.

1. Andrew is a student of Robot Engineering.

study / robot components / recently

2. Helen is at the laboratory class.

carry out / an experiment with a robot / just

3. Professor Kosov is a famous engineer.

develop / a new design of a robot / lately

4. Paul is checking robot components.

check /the robot programme /already 22

3. Сделайте данные предложения противоположными по смыслу. Переведите на русский язык.

1. Scientists haven't made any important developments in technology over the last 10 years.

2. I have never been to the Museum of Technology in Amsterdam.

3. He has already studied robot history.

4. The laboratory has recently recieved a new model of a robot.

4. Составьте вопросы по образцу и дайте краткий ответ. Переведите на русский язык.

EXAMPLE: to make a discovery- yet

Have you made a discovery yet?

Yes, I (we, they) have. / No, I (we, they) haven’t.

1. to develop a new technology - just

2. to design a modern robot - recently

3. to invent a new robot component - yet

4. to learn about robot's abilities - this week

5. to visit the exhibition of new robots - lately

5. Выберите правильную форму глагола, переведите на русский язык.

1. A group of engineers has applied / applied the new technology recently.

2. When did you change / have you changed the robot programme?

3. I have never tested / never tested the new equipment.

4. Did you ever study / Have you ever studied the robot history?

5. Andrew has changed /changed the robot application two days ago.

6. Исправьте ошибки в предложениях и переведите на русский язык.

1. The design and materials for robots has changed over the years.

2. Professor Levashov developed new moving devices lately.

3. I know Dr. Kosov from the Department of Mechanical Engineering since 1999.

4. Did you have carried out your research work yet?

5. Michal not has checked the programme.

7. Для каждого слова в А найдите подходящий вариант перевода в В.

A B 1. улучшение	a) advantage	b) advance	c) spring
2. важный	a) capable	b) available	c) essential
3. пружина	a) spring	b) capacity	c) actuator
4. даже	a) although	b) even	c) recently
5. растягивать	a) to straighten	b) to extend	c) to cause
6. приводить в действие	a) to manipulate	b) to switch on	c) to actuate

8. Прочитайте текст и переведите его на русский язык.

Although the development of robots seems a very modern idea, the principles behind this new technology were known thousands of years ago. Even ancient Greeks and Romans used mechanical cogs and gears which are now an essential part of robot technology. In the Middle Ages there was a real breakthrough in the development of robot engineering. At the end of the 17th century engineers already knew about most of the mechanical components that make up a modern robot.

Throughout history inventors have produced mechanical devices capable of quite life-like actions. These devices were simply performing a set of operations. Different scientists and engineers have applied many advances in this field since that time.

Today's robot is a very complex structure. A metal or plastic frame serves for a skeleton, and a variety of actuators provide muscle power. But the new humanoids are not just bodies; they are also sophisticated sensing machines with cameras, microphones, even specific sensors that imitate the sense of touch. And then there are the brains. Nowadays scientists haven't yet created such a robot that can think. But who knows, maybe in the future it will not only resemble a human being in appearance but will also have the capacity to think and feel.

9. Обратите внимание на новые слова. shake, v	трясти, пожимать
shake hands with smb	пожать руку кому-либо
clamp, n	зажим, захват
jaw, n	тиски
rigid, adj	неподвижно закрепленный
ridged, adj	хребтообразный
deflect, v	прогибать(-ся), сгибать(-ся), отклонять(-ся)
grip, v	хватать, сжимать, брать
trunk, n	хобот
hose, n	шланг