- •Unit 13. Junction Transistors Language Work
- •The Complex Subject
- •The Complex Subject
- •1. Fill in the table:
- •2. Here are some suffixes to make an adjective. Translate them into Russian.
- •4. Divide the words into four columns according to their part of speech (verb, noun, adjective, adverb).
- •5. Put in the missing words, using the words from the table above:
- •6. Choose the appropriate English equivalents.
- •7. Read and translate word-combinations starting from the first component:
- •8. Translate the following sentences into Russian, paying attention to The Infinitive.
- •9. Translate the following sentences into Russian paying attention to The Infinitive.
- •10. These two sentences have a different structure but the same meaning. Change the structure of the sentences below so as to keep their meaning unchanged.
- •12. Choose the appropriate equivalents.
- •13. Translate the following sentences paying attention to The Infinitive.
- •15. Choose the correct translation for the underlined part of the sentence.
- •16. Match the beginnings of the sentences with their ends. Pay attention to the verbs used with the Complex Subject.
- •17. Choose the sentences with the Complex Subject, translate them into Russian.
- •19. Choose as many words from the table оf ex. 1 as you can and form sensible sentences with the Complex Object/Subject.
- •Specialist Reading
- •20. Read the text ‘Junction Transistors’ only once. How much can you remember? Answer these questions without additional reading.
- •If you failed try to answer these questions again after doing the exercises given below the text.
- •21. Read the text again and complete the sentences.
- •22. Match the terms in Table a with their definitions in Table b
- •Speaking
- •24. Divide into 2 groups. Group 1 translates Extract a and group 2 – extract b of the text with a dictionary in writing.
Unit 13. Junction Transistors Language Work
The Infinitive
Forms of the Infinitive
Infinitive |
Active |
Passive |
Indefinite |
to construct |
to be constructed (to be + Participle II) |
Perfect |
to have constructed (to have + Participle II) |
to have been constructed (to have been + Participle II) |
Continuous |
to be constructing (to be + Participle I) |
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Perfect Continuous |
to have been constructing (to have been + Participle I) |
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The Complex Subject
Compare:
It is said that the car is broken.
The car is said to be broken.
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Говорят, что машина сломана. |
Subject |
Predicate (the expressions, the Passive Voice) |
Subject (to + infinitive) |
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I |
am (not) |
likely supposed |
to know Physics well.
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You/we/they |
are (not) |
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He/she/it |
is (not) |
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Predicate (the Active Voice) |
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You/we/they |
seem |
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He/she/it |
doesn’t seem |
The Complex Subject
noun/personal pronoun(nominative case)+verb+infinitive
The Complex Subject is used with the following:
Expressions |
Verbs in the Passive Voice |
Verbs in the Active Voice |
to be likely to be unlikely to be sure to be certain |
to say to know to think to report to suppose to expect to consider to assume to believe to see to hear etc. |
to seem/ to appear to prove/ to turn out to happen/ to occur |
For example:
The project is likely to be completed soon.
The Sun is considered to provide us with all the energy we need.
We happened to work together for the same company.
1. Fill in the table:
Noun |
Verb |
Adjective |
Adverb |
Translation |
Transcription |
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collect |
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base |
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basic |
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mount |
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satellite |
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спутник |
n |
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square |
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n,v,adj,adv |
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construct |
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utilize |
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использование |
v |
advantage(of/over) |
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beam |
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луч |
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find |
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involve |
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light |
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light |
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permit |
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purpose |
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цель |
n |
reference |
refer (to) |
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research |
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sensitive |
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чувствительность |
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shape |
shape |
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size |
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hour |
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quality |
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