Language Practice

Vocabulary

I. Match the English words with their Ukrainian equivalents.

1. current, n	а) виконувати
2. perform, v	b) ремонтувати
3. investigate, v	с) швидкість
4. charge, v	d) струм
5. speed, n	e) випромінювати
6. repair, v	f) заряжати

II. Match the words from both columns to make all possible word combi­nations.

1. car	a) counter
2. instrument	b) panel
3. revolution	c) design
4. mathematical	d) vehicle
5. motor	e) operations

III. Write down the -ing form of these verbs.

move –	test –
pay –	measure –
perform –	indicate –
do –	work–
put –	study –

IV. Say what is true for you and your groupmates now.

EXAMPLE: I/ study English. I am studying English.

They/watch TV. They are not watching TV now.

1. I / listen to the teacher.

2. We / practise a new grammar rule.

3. He / perform mathematical calculations.

4. I / drive a car.

5. We / sit in the class.

6. They / measure the dimensions of this room.

V. You are now at the lab class with your groupmates. Ask each other what they are doing.

EXAMPLE 1: to study the instrument panel of the car / car design

A: Are you studying the instrument panel of the car?

B: Yes, I am. I'm studying the instrument panel of the car.

or B: No, I am not. I'm studying the car design.

to look at the indications of a speedometer / tachometer

to repair the car / tyre

to test the new device / new engineering materials

to check the volume of the petrol / oil

EXAMPLE 2: to measure the pressure in the tyre / to change the wheel

A: Are they measuring the pressure in the tyre?

B: Yes, they are. They are measuring it.

or B: No, they aren't. They are changing the wheel.

to drive in nails / to tighten screws

to cut wooden blocks / to cut metal sheets

to use chisels / to use hammers

to shape workpieces / to measure their dimensions

EXAMPLE 3: to test the new engine

A: What are you doing?	What is he doing?
B: I am testing the new engine new.	He is testing the new engine now.

to perform mathematical operations

to investigate the properties of copper

to control the quality of engineering materials

to work with wood