- •Remember!
- •Word-substitutes
- •Correct the sentences where necessary. Some of these sentences need a/an.
- •Complete the sentences using the following. Use the where necessary.
- •Fill in the gaps with articles a/an, the where necessary.
- •Translate the sentences from Russian into English. Mind the usage of articles.
- •Use set expressions given in the grammatical table above to complete the following sentences.
- •Find sentences where that (those) are in the function of word-substitutes.
- •Translate the following sentences in writing paying attention to the translation of the word that.
- •Read the text. Is it obligatory to translate the word ones? Design by Computer
- •Translate the sentences into Russian paying attention to the meaning of the word one.
- •Translate the sentences. Mind the words that, one, those.
- •Specialist Reading
- •Intrinsic Silicon
- •Read the text about intrinsic silicon. Mark the following sentences as true (t) or false (f).
- •New, Unusual Semiconductor is a Switch-Hitter
- •Work in groups. Group 1 summarize everything that you know about
- •Give interesting facts that you know in the sphere of physics, electronics, mathematics etc. Your group mate will act as an interpreter from Russian into English.
- •Text b Communicating Through the Earth part II
- •In Russian write a content-based summary of the text you have translated.
- •Make a summary translation of the text you haven’t read.
- •Make an oral summary in English of the whole text.
Word-substitutes
That-those |
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A word-substitute is for the replacement of the noun given above. It is often followed by the preposition of or an attribute. It is translated by the noun, which it replaces or there is no translation at all. |
История развития телефона схожа с историей развития телефона.
Первая солнечная батарея работала на полупроводниковых кристаллах, подобных кристаллам, используемых в транзисторах. |
These |
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It is the substitute of a noun, translated by the pronoun они. |
Сложные покрытия очень важны для защиты поверхности стали. Они могут содержать более двух компонентов. |
One |
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One-ones; it is the substitute of a noun. It is translated by the noun, which it replaces or there is no translation at all. The translation of article the before a word is тот, та, то. |
Мы заменим старые машины новыми.
Это (тот) метод, о котором много говорят. |
Correct the sentences where necessary. Some of these sentences need a/an.
Chemical elements may be added to intrinsic silicon to alter its conductivity.
Our lives would be very difficult without electricity.
Press button and small device, resembling in many ways table-top calculator, starts lesson.
A typical donor impurities for silicon are arsenic, phosphorus and antimony.
Experts from a Paris institute have used an electronic photo camera to obtain scientific proof.
Who doesn’t want to learn foreign language in two or three weeks?
Although a paper is a poor conductor, it is by no means a perfect insulator.
Another use for a diode is to maintain a special voltage level for a signal.
Robot building has become rather large sphere in our days.
Complete the sentences using the following. Use the where necessary.
(the) materials (the) same (2) (the) electrons
(the) semiconductors (the) task (the) tube
A transistor may perform … function as a vacuum-tube triode.
One method of generating free electrons is to expose certain … to light.
One integrated circuit can carry out … of several hundred transistors.
… are considered to be widely used in rectifiers, radio receivers, high-frequency technique, lasers, etc.
A grid placed near the space charge is better able to stop … than one placed farther away.
When a triode operates, the cathode emits … .
As the positive voltage of the plate becomes greater with respect to the cathode, current flow through … increases.