Commentaries
1 James Watt – Джеймс Уатт(1736-1819), английский изобретатель, создатель универсального теплового двигателя.
2 British Museum – Британский музей, один из крупнейших музеев мира, находится в Лондоне, основан в 1753 году.
Exercises
Exercises 1. Match the beginning of sentence on the left with its ending on the right.
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1 James Watt did not carry out his |
1 who built the true steam engine. |
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2 Moore’s vehicle was |
2 his experiments secretly at night. |
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3 It was James Watt |
3 locomotion idea to a practical conclusion. |
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4 Murdoch performed |
4 demonstrated to the King. |
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5 Richard Trevithick was the builder
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5 coach weighing some eight tons. |
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6 Moving to London Trevithick managed |
6 refused Trevithick a grant in recognition of his achievements. |
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7 Trevithick produced a new steam- driven |
7 was not being matched by a corresponding technological advancement. |
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8 Between 1796 and 1801 |
8 the speed of 9 mph on the flat and 3 mph on a hill. |
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9 Parliament later |
9 to commercialise his invention in a most unusual manner. |
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10 The rapidly increasing technical development |
10 of the first railway actually constructed. |
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11 In 1802 Richard Trevithick built |
11 he built various tricycles for carrying light goods. |
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12 The vehicle could attain |
12 the first passenger-carrying steam vehicle. |
Exercises 2. Match the words and phrases with their Russian equivalents.
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to attain |
– молотилка |
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to match |
– передвижение |
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a steam engine |
– стационарный двигатель |
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textile industry |
– изобретение |
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an achievement |
– признание |
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a stationary engine |
– достигнуть |
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ingenuity |
– безлошадная повозка |
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a threshing machine |
– тащить |
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an obstacle |
– соответствовать |
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an invention |
– паровой двигатель |
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to draw |
– текстильная промышленность |
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recognition |
– препятствие |
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a horseless coach |
– искусность, мастерство |
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locomotion |
– достижение |
Exercises 3. Answer the following questions
1 Who built the true steam engine?
2 James Watt made studies of the possibility of using such an engine for locomotion, didn’t he?
3 Did James Watt carry out his locomotion idea to a practical conclusion? Why?
4 Whose vehicle was demonstrated to the King?
5 Did it receive royal approval?
6 When did Murdoch perform his experiments?
7 Why did they become public?
8 Who constructed a vehicle similar to that of Murdoch?
9 Who was the builder of the first railway actually constructed?
10 Richard Trevithick was the builder of the first steam-driven threshing machine, wasn’t he?
11 When did Trevithick build various tricycles for carrying light goods?
12 When was the first passenger-carrying steam vehicle build?
13 Who built it?
14 Where did Trevithick manage to commercialise his invention in a most unusual manner?
15 What did he produce?
16 What did he organize?
17 What was also used to draw horseless coaches?
18 Did Parliament refuse Trevithick a grant in recognition of his achievement?