- •1. Learn the following active words and use them in the sentences of your own
- •3. Look through the text and write out the English equivalents of the following words and word combinations. Use them in the sentences of your own.
- •5. Give short answers to the following questions:
- •7. Translate the following sentences:
- •1. Learn the following active words and use them in the sentences of your own.
- •2. Translate the following chains of words. Define what parts of speech they are
- •3. Look through the text and find the English equivalents to the following words and word combinations; use tem in the sentences of your own.
- •4. Translate the following sentences paying attention to the participle:
- •1. Learn the following active words and expressions. Use them in the sentences of your own.
- •4. Answer the following questions:
- •5. Work in pairs. Put questions to your partner and he (she) will answer them.
- •8. Translate the following sentences paying attention to the words need and turn:
- •9. Put all possible questions to the following sentences:
- •10. Define the following words according to the model given below.
- •13. Describe Fig. 2.
- •Exercises
- •Learn the following active words and use them in the sentences of your own:
- •2. Translate the following sentences, paying attention to the gerund:
- •7. Translate the following sentences paying attention to the words in bold type:
- •8. Put 5 questions to the text beginning with what.
- •9. Speak on the story told by the early Scandinavians.
- •10. Make an outline of the text.
- •1. Learn the following active words and use them in the sentences of your own.
- •2. Look through the text and find the English equivalents of the following words and word combinations:
- •5. Find the gerund in the text, define its function.
- •8. Translate the following sentences paying attention to both, both...And:
- •9. Fill in the blanks with prepositions:
- •10. Translate into Russian:
- •11. Form five sentences combining suitable parts of the sentence given in Columns I and II:
- •12. Describe Franklin's kite experiment.
- •13. Give a short summary of the text.
- •Exercises
- •1. Learn the following active words and Expressions
- •Look through the text and find the English equivalents of the following words and word combinations:
- •8. Make up a story of Franklin's kite experiment using the following sentences and sentences of your own (our sentences are given in a disorderly way):
- •11. Use the following expressions in sentences of your own:
- •13. Speak on magnetism.
- •15. Describe Figs 3 and 4.
- •Exercises
- •8. (A) For the names of the countries given in Column I find the names of the nations given in Column II:
- •10. Speak on:
- •11. Make an outline of the text.
- •12. Retell the text.
- •Exercises
- •1. Learn the following active words and use them in the sentences of your own:
- •2. Define the functions of the participle and the gerund in the text.
- •4. Answer the following questions:
- •5. Fill in the blanks with suitable words and word combinations given below:
- •6. (A) For the verbs in Column I find suitable nouns in Column II.
- •7. (A) Translate the following word combinations:
- •10. The following statements are not true to the fact. Correct them:
- •11. Make an outline of the text.
- •12. Retell the text.
- •1. Learn the following active words and use them in the sentences of your own:
- •2. Translate the following word chains into Russian, define what part of speech the words are.
- •4 Translate into Russian:
- •8. Form 10 sentences using the following words:
- •10. Translate the following sentences paying special attention to the words in bold type:
- •11. Retell the text.
- •12. (A) Fill in the blanks with prepositions, if necessary; (b) retell the text:
- •1. Learn Active Words and Expressions
- •2. Look through the text and find the English equivalents to the following words and word combinations. Use them in your own situations.
- •The Infinitive
- •2. Translate the following sentences paying attention to the infinitive
- •3. Translate the following sentences paying special attention to the words in bold type:
- •4. Translate the following sentences paying special attention to the infinitive:
- •5. Fill in the blanks with the words one or for:
- •6. Write out from the text all the sentences where the infinitive is used, and define its function. .
- •1. Active Words and Expressions
- •3. According to the models given below form sentences combining suitable parts of the sentence given in Columns I, II, III, IV,
- •5. Work in pairs, ask your fellow-students questions:
- •6. Explain why:
- •Exercises
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- •Exercises
- •1 Learn the following active words and expressions and use them in the sentences of your own.
- •3. (A) Find the non-finite forms of the verb in the text; (b) define their functions.
- •4. Translate the following words and define what parts of speech they are:
- •5. Write out the adjectives with the suffix -able from the text. Translate them.
- •7. Answer the following questions:
- •9. Translate the following word combinations and use them in sentences of your own:
- •Exercises
- •2. (A) Give headings to each paragraph of the text; (b) explain why you have given such headings.
- •3. Translate the following sentences:
- •4. Define the non-finite forms of the verb met in the text.
- •5. Put 10 questions to the text.
- •6. Translate the following sentences:
- •7. Speak on:
- •Exercises
1. Active Words and Expressions
Advantage (n) преимущество
alternating current переменный ток
decrease (v) понижать(ся), уменьшать(ся)
determine (v) определять, устанавливать
direct current постоянный ток
direction (n) направление
increase (v) повышать(ся), увеличивать(ся)
liquid (n) жидкость
particle (n) частица
pole (n) полюс
solid (n) твердое вещество
statement (n) утверждение
subject (n) предмет, тема
terminal (n) клемма
voltage (n) напряжение
The Subjective Infinitive Construction |
1. He is supposed to work at this plant. 2. She seems to know English well. |
The Objective Infinitive Construction |
1. We suppose him to work at this plant. 2. I saw the water boil. |
2. (a) Translate the following sentences; (b) define the infinitive constructions:
I. Lightning was proved to be a discharge of electricity. 2. The reader is certain to know that alternating voltage can be increased and decreased. 3. Heat is known to be a form of energy. 4. We know the electrons to flow from the negative terminal of the battery to the positive one. 5. This scientist is said to have been working on the problem of splitting atoms. I heard this instrument meet the industrial requirements. The students saw the thermometer mercury fall to the fixed point. 8. Coal is considered to be a valuable fuel. 9. We know many articles to have already been written on that subject.
3. According to the models given below form sentences combining suitable parts of the sentence given in Columns I, II, III, IV,
Models: (a) The current is known to consist of moving electrons.
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Professor Rih- |
was ob- |
to have start- |
by man of 25 cen- |
man |
served |
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turies ago, or so. |
Amber |
is known |
to have been |
for Moscow on |
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observed |
foot. |
Lomonosov |
is said |
to have been |
minute, light |
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killed |
objects after rubbing. |
Electrical ef- |
is known |
to attract and |
in English-speak- |
fects |
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to hold |
ing countries. |
The Fahren- |
are known |
to be used |
by a stroke of |
Heit scale |
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lightning.
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(b) We know lightning to be a discharge of electricity.
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III |
IV |
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Galileo |
to be |
positive and nega- |
know |
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tive. |
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the charges |
to have invented |
important effects. |
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the electric cui-rent |
to flow |
an airtherrnometer. |
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alternating cur- |
to produce |
first in one direction |
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rent |
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and then in another. |
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the Soviet scien- |
to have been |
to the science of |
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tists |
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electricity. |
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static electricity |
to have great- |
the only electrical |
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ly contributed |
phenomenon observed by man. |
4. Translate the following sentences using the infinitive:
1. Чтобы быть хорошим инженером, необходимо много читать и учиться. 2. Пирометр используется для измерения температуры горячих металлов. 3. Человек научился расщеплять атомы для того, чтобы получить большое количество энергии. 4. Ученые пытаются решить проблему, связанную с новыми явлениями электричества. 5. Громоотвод — это металлическое приспособление для защиты зданий от молнии. 6. Проводить опыты с атмосферным электричеством было очень опасно в то время. 7. Намагнитить предмет — это значит поместить его в поле магнита.