18.5. Домашнє завдання

Вправа 8. Перекладіть речення, звертаючи увагу на контрукцію the ... the.

1. The nearer the Earth, the denser the atmosphere. 2. The more experiments scientists make, the greater is their knowledge of the structure of matter. 3. The bigger the mass, the bigger the weight of the body. 4. The nearer the centre of the Sun, the higher the temperature. 5. The more the scientist studied the problem, the better he understood its importance for man. 6. The stronger the magnet, the greater the distance through which it acts.

Вправа 9. Перепишіть речення як показано у прикладі: Jack is younger than he looks. – Jack isn’t as old as he looks.

1. It’s warmer today than yesterday. It isn’t ___. 2. The station was nearer than I thought. The station wasn’t ___. 3. The hotel is cheaper than I expected. The hotel isn’t ___. 4. There were fewer people at this meeting than at the last one. There weren’t ___. 5. The maths test was easier than we expected. The maths test wasn’t ___. 6. My brother is taller than me. My brother isn’t ___. 7. Ice is harder than show. Ice isn’t ___.

Вправа 10. Перекладіть англійською.

1. Ця робота не така важка, як ви вважаєте. 2. Ці частинки не настільки добре вивчені, як інші. 3. Наші знання про деякі космічні об’єкти стали значно глибшими. 4. Чим важчі ядра, тим більша їхня потенційна енергія. 5. Кисень – один з найпоширеніших елементів на Землі. 6. Завдяки новому обладнанню робота проводиться набагато інтенсивніше. 7. Вода в цій посудині чистіша, ніж у водовідному крані. 8. Після додавання цієї речовини рідина стала менш прозорою. 9. Сонце в 330 тисяч разів більше Землі.

Вправа 11. Складіть розповідь про своє місто або будь-який інший науковий та промисловий центр з використанням активних слів та виразів (7-10 речень).

☺Time for Fun

• One day a professor was discussing a particularly complicated physics concept. A pre-med student rudely interrupted to ask, “Why do we have to learn this pointless information.”

“To save lives,” the professor responded quickly and continued the lecture.

A few minutes later, the same student spoke up again. “So how does physics save lives?” he persisted.

“It keeps the ignoramuses like you out of medical school,” replied the professor.

• Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe. (Albert Einstein)

• French physicist Ampere (1775–1836) had two cats, one big and a one small, and he loved them very much. But when the door was closed cats couldn’t enter or exit the room. So Ampere ordered two holes to be made in his door: one big for the big cat, and one small for the small cat.

• What’s the difference between mechanical engineers and civil engineers?

Mechanical engineers build weapons. Civil engineers build targets.

Unit 4. European and International Educational Environment

Active Vocabulary of the Unit:

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the UK), the United States of America (the USA), to occupy, island, to be washed by, to have large deposits of, branch of industry,to consist of, urban, surface, maritime, parliamentary monarchy, fog, desert, valley, highland, lake, waterfall, in honor of, leap year, independence; landmark, tower, fortress, contemporary, sky-scraper, suburbs, inhabitant; to attend, public school, boarding school, GCSE, curriculum, to enroll, interview, free of charge, requirement, high school, campus.