Rules of reading mute letters (“німі” літери)

Letters	Notes	Examples
b	у сполученнях bt, mb	debt [det] comb [kqum] climb [klaIm]
c	у сполученні sc перед літерами t, i, y	science ['saIqns]
e	в кінці слова, коли вона не єдина голосна	late [leIt]

Ex. 1. Read the following words:

Comb; climb; limb; debt; doubt; scene; visceral; susceptibility; abscess; late; rule; true; nurse; course.

Word-building

Ex. 2. Familiarize yourself with the following material:

Suffixes of Adjectives:

-ar

muscular – м’язовий

-ic (pertaining to)

energy енергія – energetic енергійний

grammar граматика – grammatic граматичний

-ive

to attract приваблювати, вабити – attractive привабливий

to act діяти – active дієвий, активний

Ex. 3. Read and translate the following words:

A.Orbicular; mandibular; alveolar; particular; cellular; similar; polar; molecular; regular; reticular; cardiovascular.

B. Economic; chronic; plastic; scientific; public; peptic; embryonic; electronic; allergic; narcotic; academic; therapeutic; pathologic.

C. Connective; constructive; effective; protective; contractive; active; native; sensitive; adhesive; objective; respective.

Grammar:

Ex. 4. Familiarize yourself with the data of the following table:

Continuous tenses (Passive Voice, Affirmative Form)

to be + being + Participle II (V3)

Present	Past	Future
I am being	I
He	He
She is being	She was being
It + V3	It + V3	__
You	You
We are being	We were being
They	They

MODEL:

The total number of muscles is being counted by the student.

The exact amount of mucus in the accessory glands was being determined during the experiment.

Ex. 5. Read and translate the following sentences into Ukrainian:

1. A favorable effect is being produced on the patient’s condition by the administration of this drug. 2. The mucus is being secreted by the major glands. 3. The water was being absorbed by the digestive system. 4. Some changes were being observed in the patient’s oral cavity. 5. The functions of the stomach are being restored rapidly during the treatment.

Ex. 6. Choose the sentences with the predicates in Continuous Passive and translate them into Ukrainian:

1. The patient was being questioned by the gastroenterologist. 2. The blood was dropping from the wound very slowly. 3. They were being examined in the gastroenterological department. 4. They are not carrying out an experiment at present. 5. The properties of microorganisms are being investigated by the laboratory worker.

Ex. 7. Translate the following sentences into English paying attention to the using of the Active and Passive Continuous Tenses:

1. Зараз лікар лікує хворого з приводу запалення підшлункової залози. 2. Нині цей хворий лікується в нашому відділені з приводу запалення порожньої кишки. 3. Медична сестра заповнювала температурні листи пацієнтів о 9 годині ранку. 4. Температурні листи пацієнтів заповнювались медичною сестрою о 8 годині ранку.

Ex. 8. Familiarize yourself with the data of the following table: