5.4 Match the words in column a with their synonyms in column b

A B

to manage experienced to increase innovation to evolve enormous to introduce competent

efficient change to handle endured vast to present to enlarge to produce

5.5 Explain in your own words how you understand the following sentences:

1. The teaching staff is friendly and well-organised.

2. He knows how to cope with different people and problems.

3. The computer is a defining symbol of 20th century technology.

4. Before the century was over; the computer had become an integral part of every major industry.

5. The real computer revolution is not one of numbers and bytes, but one in which people, regardless of geography and politics

5.6 Read and translate the dialogue. Pay attention to the italicised phrases: Dialogue I

• Martin, whose supervision are you elaborating your theme under?

• My supervisor is Mr. Smith, a professor of Physics at our University. He is famous for his numerous publications devoted to the pressing problems of molecular physics, which have been published in different scientific magazines. What about you, Paul?

• As for me, I’m elaborating my theme under the supervision of Tom Hadson, probably you know him

• Of course, I know him. More than 30 researchers have successfully received their Doctorate degrees under his supervision. By the way, what specific traits of character does he possess?

• To my mind, he is a talented and experienced research supervisor. Moreover, he employs different techniques to involve the students into an independent work.

• What character traits do you appreciate most?

• He is a very sociable, creative person, who shows a consistent approach to problems.

• You’re lucky, I should say, because the personality of a research supervisor is very important for students.

• I completely agree with you. I’m really happy with my research supervisor and I hope that under his supervision my research will contribute to the accelerating progress of thermal physics.

5.7 Put the sentences in the logical order. Read and translate the dialogue. Dialogue I

• Frankly speaking, I’m interested in lasers. The lasers are reported to enable scientists to measure the temperature of planets. They are expected to increase even the range of telescopes allowing us to penetrate still deeper into the universe

• I’m all right. Andrew, what’s the theme of your course paper?

• Hi Andrew, how are you?

• .Hello, Chris! I’m fine, thank you. And you?

• Does your research supervisor help you in your investigation?

• It sounds great!

• How often do you meet with your research supervisor?

• Really, and why are you interested in your theme?

• Yes, of course, he is known to be a high-qualified specialist in this field and I hope that our collaboration will be fruitful.

• Well, the theme of my research is “Possible Alternative to Internal-Combustion.» And what about you?

• You’re right, that’s why my course paper is devoted to the problem of internal-combustion engines. I’m going to create better forms of power which when ‘burnt’ will not emit harmful materials.

• Twice a month or even more often, it depends.

• And what about you?

• As you know, the internal-combustion engine played a major role among movers in the 20 century. But now it’s coming under criticism because of its substantial contribution to air pollution and to noise pollution.

• So, we meet once a week and discuss all my findings.

• If I’m not mistaken, when used the internal-combustion engines all burn a fuel mixture and this burning creates poisonous gases.