
- •1) The Passive Voice; 2) Особенности перевода на русский язык некоторых конструкций в страдательном залоге; 3) Правила изменения из активного залога в страдательный залог.
- •Ex.2. Open the brackets using the correct forms of the Passive Voice. Translate the sentences into Russian:
- •Ex.4. Translate into English using the appropriate forms of the Passive Voice:
- •Transmission technologies
- •Ex.7. Translate the definitions into Russian. Find in the text terms defined by these definitions:
- •Ex.8. Answer the following questions:
- •Ex.9. Agree or disagree with the following statements:
- •Ex.15. Translate the following words and word combinations into Russian:
- •Ex.16. Answer the following questions:
- •Ex.17. Agree or disagree with the following statements:
Ex.2. Open the brackets using the correct forms of the Passive Voice. Translate the sentences into Russian:
Most information from the satellites usually (to be received) with the help of radio.
The electric lamp (to be invented) by the Russian scientist Petr Lodygin by 1870.
The world-famous Periodic Table (to be published) by the great Russian chemist Dmitry I. Mendeleev in 1869.
The first method of timekeeping (to be devised) by the Babylonians about 4000 years ago.
Any circle (to be divided) into 360 parts called degrees.
Each of students must know that the approximate time usually (to be determined) by determining where the Sun is in the sky
The results of many years of Nicholas Copernicus’ work (to be published) in 1543
Today is Monday and the new equipment for our faculty’s new laboratory (to be tested) in a week.
New lines of famous Volgograd Metrotram (to be built) in two districts of our city. By the way Volgograd Metrotram (to be construct) since 1980.
The new equipment for the laboratory of electricity at this Institute (to be mounted) for the whole day yesterday. The work (to be done) only by 10 p.m. All Professors, Assistant Professors, Lecturers, and the engineers (to be congratulated) by Faculty Dean Professor Petrov.
Ex.3. Make the sentences passive. Use by only if it’s really necessary to say who or what is the actor (действующее лицо):
Scientists often asked and ask questions to learn about the natural world.
Scientists usually earn new information about the natural world by performing investigations.
Sir Isaac Newton discovered laws of motion discovered about 300 years ago.
Sir Isaac Newton also developed classical mechanics as a systematic theory.
An outstanding thinker and scientists Albert Einstein had formulated the world-wide known theory of relativity by the beginning of the 1920-s.
The mass measures the difficulty of getting something moving.
These researchers haven’t finished measuring the length, weight and width of the new equipment.
Though Mr. Smith has retired and he is Emeritus Professor of Cambridge University, Mr. Smith gives his outstanding and very interesting talks on chemistry twice a month.
Emeritus Professor Smith is discussing a number of problems with his numerous post-graduate students.
People can determine the approximate time of day by a number of ways.
Ex.4. Translate into English using the appropriate forms of the Passive Voice:
Земной шар поделен на 24 часовых пояса.
Теория относительности была сформулирована около 90 лет назад великим физиком и мыслителем Альбертом Эйнштейном.
Метод подсчета времени был изобретен в Китае, не так ли? – Нет, этот метод был придуман в Вавилоне примерно в 3000 году до нашей эры.
После того как все полученные данные были тщательно проанализированы, астрономы продолжили свои важные эксперименты.
О нулевом меридиане как точке отсчета распространенной во всем мире системы измерения времени написано много статей и книг.
В России был недавно отменен закон о переходе на «летнее время», не так ли? – Да , его отменили в 2011 году.
Доклад профессора Петрова будет посвящен всемирному координированному времени.
Когда были установлены часовые пояса?
Полученные только на прошлой неделе данные уже изучены, не так ли? – Да, их изучили вчера.
Был ли И. Кеплер убежден, что математику и геометрию можно использовать для объяснения движения планет?
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Ex.5. Pronounce the words correctly:
transmission, technologies, communication, telecommunication, interactive, broadcast, media, similar, to deliver, non-interactive, software, hardware, blurring, analogue, analogous, similar, source, to convert, digital, data, binary, intelligent, to process, to manipulate, to compress, transcendental, meditation, to reverse, satellite, interactive, millennium, digitalization, fibre, cellular, microwave, to reinforce, dichotomy,
Ex.6. Read and translate the text. Find in the text sentences with The Passive Voice constructions. Determine grammar tenses of these constructions:
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