- •А.А. Атрошкина, к.Ф. Варламова, и.А. Ислентьева
- •Новокузнецк
- •Contents предисловие 4
- •Предисловие
- •Lesson 1. Energy
- •Active Vocabulary
- •I . Practise reading the words written below. You’ll come across them in text 1 a.
- •II. Put the words from the box into the correct columns below. Translate them into Russian.
- •III. Read text 1 a. Try to understand its content. Text 1 a. Energy
- •Post-Text Exercises
- •IV. Find the word with the similar meaning, according to the idea of text 1 a.
- •V. Connections: match a line in a with a line in b.
- •VI. Read and translate word combinations consisting of two or more components. See model. Read and translate the sentences from the text containing these word combinations.
- •VII. Answer the following questions.
- •VIII. Are the sentences True or False? Correct the false sentences.
- •Grammar Exercises (The Tenses: Active and Passive Voice. See appendix, gr. Ref., p. 97-99)
- •X. Find the correct sentences. Underline the predicates. Trans-late the sentences into Russian.
- •XI. Choose the correct tense form. Translate sentences into Russian, pay attention to the meaning of the word “time”.
- •XII. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense and voice.
- •XIII. Find active and passive forms of the verb in text 1 a. Write them out into two columns.
- •XIV. Read text 1 b. Find the answers in text 1 b to the following questions:
- •Text 1 b. Generators
- •XV. Make the plan of the given text.
- •XVI. Discuss the main points of your plan with a partner.
- •XVII. Skim over text 1c (See appendix, lang. Learn. Focus, p. 117). Give a better title for this text and prove your point of view. Text 1 c. Batteries
- •Lesson 2. Atomic energy
- •Active Vocabulary
- •I . Practise reading the words written below. You’ll come across them in text 2 a.
- •II. Put the words from the box into the correct columns below. Translate them into Russian.
- •III. Read text 2 a. Try to understand its content. Text 2 a. Atomic Energy
- •Post- Text Exercises
- •IV. Find the word with the similar meaning, according to the idea of text 2 a.
- •V. Connections: match a line in a with a line in b.
- •Grammar Exercises (Modal Verbs and Their Equivalents. See appendix, gr. Ref., p. 100-102)
- •XI. Read the following sentences. Find the sentences in which the modal verb ‘must’ expresses supposition. Translate them into Russian.
- •XII. Find the sentences with modal verbs in text 2 a (passages 2 and 3). Change these modal verbs to their equivalents. Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •XIII. Fill in blanks with the appropriate modal verb or its equivalent. Mind the tense.
- •XIV. A. Read the conversation. Choose the correct modal verb.
- •XV. Read text 2 b. Find the answers in text 2 b to the following questions:
- •Text 2 b. The Law of Energy Conservation
- •XVI. Read text 2 b using some more information about well known more physicists mentioned in the text.
- •1895 World War II 1913 1896 1931 1896-1912 1898 1946 1922 text 2 c. History of Radiography: X-rays, Gamma Rays
- •Gamma rays
- •Lesson 3. Electricity
- •Active Vocabulary
- •I. Practise reading the words written below. You’ll come across them in text 3a.
- •II. Put the words from the box into the correct columns. Translate them into Russian.
- •III. Read text 3a. Try to understand its content. Text 3 a. Electricity
- •IV. Find the word with the similar meaning, according to the idea of text 3 a.
- •Post-Text Exercises
- •V. Connections: match a line in a with a line in b.
- •VI. Match paragraphs with the appropriate summary.
- •VII. Answer the following questions.
- •VIII. Translate the parts of the sentences. Complete these sentences.
- •IX. Give a short report on the topic “The discovery of electricity and its usage today”. (Use text 3a).
- •X. Find the correct sentences. Underline the participles. Translate these sentences into Russian.
- •XII. Find the participles (passage 3) in text 3 a. Define the functions of the participles.
- •XIII. Translate the following sentences into Russian, pay attention to the Absolute Participle Construction. Underline “the doer” in the construction.
- •XIV. Form one sentence of each pair of sentences using the Absolute Participle Construction.
- •XV. Read text 3 b. Find the answers in text 3 b to the following questions:
- •Text 3 b. Transformers
- •XVI. Complete the sentences using the correct variant.
- •XVII. Make a short summary of the text (See appendix, lang. Learn. Focus, p.117-118).
- •XVIII. Read text 3 c. Describe the process of electric current flow in a vacuum in your own words. Text 3 c. Electric Current In a Vacuum
- •Lesson 4. Power transmission
- •Active Vocabulary
- •I. Practise reading the words written below. You’ll come across them in text 4 a.
- •II. Put the words from the box into the correct columns. Translate them into Russian.
- •III. Read text 4 a. Try to understand its content. Text 4 a. Power Transmission
- •Post-Text Exercises
- •IV. Find the word with the similar meaning according to the idea of text 4 a.
- •V. Connections: match a line in a with a line in b.
- •VI. Match each paragraph with the appropriate summary:
- •VII. Answer the following questions.
- •VIII. Translate the parts of the sentences. Complete these senten-ces.
- •X. Underline the gerund and define the forms of it in the examples given below. Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •XI. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct forms of the gerund. Define the functions of the gerund. Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •XII. Find the gerund (paragraph 3) in text 4 a. Define the functions of the gerund.
- •XIII. Translate the following sentences into Russian, pay attention to the Gerundial Complex.
- •XIV. Use Participle I, Participle II or the Gerund of the verbs in brackets and translate the sentences.
- •XV. Translate the following sentences and define the non-finite forms of the verb.
- •XVI. Read text 4 b. Find the answers in text 4 b to the following questions:
- •Text 4 b. Electric Power Consumers and Power Systems
- •XVII. Complete the sentences using correct variant.
- •XVIII. Describe a power system and its operation.
- •XIX. Read text 4 c. Find in it the answer to the question that follows it. Text 4 c. Electric Power Interruptions
- •Lesson 5. Electronics
- •Active Vocabulary
- •I. Practise reading the words written below. You’ll come across them in text 5 a.
- •II. Put the words from the box into the correct columns below. Translate them into Russian.
- •III. Read text 5 a. Try to understand its content. Text 5 a. Electronic Elements
- •Post-Text Exercises
- •IV. Find the word with the similar meaning according to the idea of text 5a.
- •V. Connections: match a line in a with a line in b.
- •VI. Find in the text the Russian equivalents of the following words and word combinations:
- •VII. Read and translate word combinations consisting of two or more components. See model. Read and translate the sentences from the text containing these word combinations.
- •VIII. Answer the following questions:
- •IX. Read the definitions below and guess what word is defined in each case.
- •X. Use the verb in parentheses in the correct form with the appropriate preposition. Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •XI. Fill in the gaps in the sentences using the correct form of the word in parentheses:
- •XII. Look through text 5 a again. Give main points of each passage. Use “is / are about …”. See Model. Make an annotation of the text (See appendix, lang. Learn. Focus, p.118)
- •X can be used for … It is made of …
- •Grammar Exercises (The Infinitive. The Functions of the Infinitive. The Infinitive Construction. The Complex Object. The complex Subject. See appendix, gr. Ref., p. 107-110)
- •XIV. Translate the following phrases from English into Russian.
- •XV. Underline the Infinitives in the sentences. Define their func-tions. Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •XVI. What forms of the Infinitives are used in the Infinitive Complexes given below – Complex Subject or Complex Object?
- •XVII. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English using the phrases from ex. 1.
- •XVIII. Read text 5 b and fill in the gaps with the words, in the box. Try to guess the meaning of the words from the context.
- •Text 5 b. Electronic Devices
- •Text 5 c. The Microelectronic Revolution
- •Lesson 6. Electronic devices: amplifiers, diodes, oscillators
- •Active Vocabulary
- •I. Practise reading the words written below. You’ll come across them in text 6 a.
- •II. Put the words from the box into the correct columns below. Translate them into Russian.
- •III. Read text 6 a. Try to understand its content. Text 6 a. Amplifiers
- •Post-Text Exercises
- •IV. Find the word with the similar meaning according to the idea of text 6a.
- •V. Complete the following. Use the words in the box to help you.
- •VI. Read and translate word combinations consisting of two or more components. See model. Read and translate the sentences from the text containing these word combinations.
- •VII. Answer the following questions:
- •VIII. Match the English words in column a to their Russian equivalents in column b:
- •IX. Below are some figures you know from your science classes. In groups, look at them carefully and match figures with their descriptions.
- •Grammar Exercises (Word Order in a Simple Sentence. Negative Simple Sentence. Word Order in Interrogative Sentences. See appendix, gr. Ref., p. 111-114)
- •XIV. Translate the following sentences into English paying atten-tion to the word order.
- •XV. Read text 6 b. Find the answers in the text to the following questions:
- •Text 6 b. Diodes
- •XVI. Fill in the correct word from the list below.
- •XVII. Discuss the main points of the text. Use this plan.
- •XVIII. Read text 6 c and complete these sentences using ideas from the text.
- •Text 6 c. Requirements For Oscillators
- •Additional reading the world of the atom
- •Natural radioactivity
- •How long does the radioactivity last?
- •Plants and the atom
- •Animals and the atom
- •Telemeters in the atomic laboratory
- •Atomic power for rockets
- •Atomic power for space travel
- •The first russian woman-scientist (1850 —1891)
- •James clerk maxwell (1831–1879)
- •The use of electromagnetic waves
- •A great invention of a russian scientist
- •Astronomy and radio
- •How can the efficiency of utilisation of solar energy be improved?
- •Solar energy
- •Electronics and technical progress
- •Mysterious devices or not
- •Lasers help science and industry
- •Atomic clock puzzles scientists
- •Development of robots
- •Electric fish
- •Machines aren’t free of errors
- •Automation and mechanization
- •Appendix
- •Grammar reference
- •Lesson 1
- •Система английских времен – The Tenses
- •Действительный залог – Active Voice
- •Страдательный залог – Passive Voice
- •Lesson 2 Модальные глаголы и их эквиваленты – Model Verbs and Their Equivalents
- •Lesson 3
- •Формы причастия I
- •П ричастие I переводится на русский язык
- •Функции причастия I
- •Причастие II Образование и формы причастия II
- •П ричастие II переводится на русский язык
- •Функции причастия II
- •Независимый причастный оборот (нпо)
- •Lesson 4
- •Формы герундия
- •Функции герундия. Способы его перевода
- •Герундиальный оборот
- •Lesson 5
- •Инфинитив
- •Инфинитив как часть сложного дополнения
- •Инфинитив в конструкции сложное дополнение употребляется:
- •Инфинитив как часть сложного подлежащего
- •Lesson 6 Простое предложение
- •Порядок слов в простом повествовательном предложении. Утвердительная форма
- •Отрицание в простом повествовательном предложении
- •Порядок слов в вопросительном предложении
- •1. Альтернативные и общие вопросы
- •2. Специальные вопросы
- •Построение специальных вопросов с предлогами
- •I вариант
- •II вариант
- •Irregular verbs
- •Language learning focus skimming
- •Writing a summary
- •Make sure you understand all the main points. Go through the article and underline the relevant information in each paragraph.
- •Writing an annotation
- •Библиографический список
- •Energy and electronics
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Development of robots
Real progress in robot making began in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
This was a period called the “Industrial Revolution”. The invention of new kinds of machinery caused a sudden change in ways of making things.
Before the Industrial Revolution almost everything was made by hand, piece by piece. After the Industrial Revolution almost everything was made by machines.
At first these machines were controlled by human beings. This took a lot of time and effort. There was a need for better methods of control.
An old proverb says: “Necessity is the mother of invention.” Better ways of controlling machines were needed, so men began to invent robots.
Some of the first robots began to appear in cotton and woollen mills. But it was not until electronic computers gave machines a “brain” and a “memory” that true robots began to appear. Electronic brains give automatic devices a memory and can instruct them what to do under varying conditions. These devices are true robots, because they can take care of themselves.
Early robots were strictly on-off devices. They turned switches on or off when a thread broke in a loom or an automobile conveyor moved to a certain point.
Notes:
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Electric fish
The electric fish is mentioned in the oldest writings of man. History tells us that the Greeks and the Romans knew about it. They knew, for example, that any man coming into contact with the electric fish could obtain an electric shock. In later years, experiments were made to find out the nature and amount of the shock given by one of them called the electric eel. The so-called electric eel is found in the tropical waters of South America.
Small electric eels, only one inch long, can give a small shock. However, by the time they are 6 inches long their internal battery gives as much as 200 volts. When it is quite grown a good electric eel can generate 600-volts. When it is short circuited a current of lampere can be obtained. A two-metre long eel could light a dozen 50 watt lamps.
The electricity in the electric eel seems to be produced at will. Besides, the discharges take place at speeds from 10 to 100 per second. It is interesting to mention here that the eel’s head end is positively charged and the opposite end is negatively charged. By the way, the electric eel hаs some ability for finding polarity. Thus, if two charged electrodes are placed in water, even in the dark, the electric fish which is somewhere near the electrodes, will move towards the positive electrode, possibly thinking that it is the head of a friend.
Notes:
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Machines aren’t free of errors
If you think of a world free of human error, a society that is regulated by the quiet clicking of a computer which makes no mistakes you will get disappointed.
Like us, the mechanical brains are showing signs of nervousness, indecisiveness. In taking human skills, the machines also have taken our human weaknesses.
An American engineer designed a computer with ears. It responded to carefully spoken numbers with a regulated “clack-click”, but one day it became excited by a movie camera spring that was being wound within its hearing, and went into a hysteria producing its clikety-clacks. It returned to normal state, but repeated the performance as soon as it again heard the spring being wound.
Several large computers have suffered nervous breakdowns that were not planned. It was a very human kind of breakdown suffered by a machine which worked too hard at an impossible job. All night long it clicked and clacked widely, and in the morning it was whirring angrily and gnashing its geer teeth in despair. Finally it stopped in a state of shock. It had been trying to divide by zero. Didn’t know any better!
So far translation machines are not quite perfect as they have limited vocabularies and one word must often do the work of several words.
The title of a Russian technical article ”New Uses for Hydraulic Rams” was translated “New Uses for Water Goats!” Another machine was asked to translate into Russian the expression. “The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak”. The translation appeared to be more than strange: “Vodka is strong, meat is weak”.
The advocates of computers stand firm in their conviction that all computer mistakes are likely to he caused by wrong information people often feed the machines with. But manufacturers admit that the machines are not perfect; that a big computer can be expected to make a mistake about once a month. Mistakes are caused by worn-out tubes, loose connections in the machines or overheating and so on.
In the theory, robot mistakes can be prevented by using two robots, one to check on the work of the other.
Notes:
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