Uni т 10. Life and scientific progress

Grammar:

1. Perfect Tenses § 16, 21

2. Бессоюзное подчинение § 50

3. Прилагательные с суффиксами - able, - ible § 36

4. Функции due § 43

A. 1. Translate the following international words: Greek [gri:k], material [mə′tiəriəl], polymer [′pɔlimə], synthetic [sin΄etik], mechanism [mekənizm] technical [′teknikəl], electronic [ilek′trɔnik], machine [mə′i:n], automatic [,ɔ:təmætik]

A. 2. Learn new words

accurate точный achieve достигать almost почти assembly сборка chess шахматы device прибор full полный fully полностью over над scientist ученый solve решать st store хранить	benefit польза, благо complex сложный compose составлять depend оn зависеть от due to благодаря enterprise предприятие extensive обширный humanity человечество loading нагрузка, груз nuclear ядерный reliable надежный widen расширять					achievement достижение advantage преимущество age век, столетие, возраст automation автоматизация component составная часть equipment оборудование exploration исследование handling транспортировка impossible невозможный possibility возможность stage стадия, этап, ярус way путь, способ, метод
success успех	economic [,i:kə′nɔmik] хозяйственный, экономический
perform выполнять quantity количество		be due to быть вызванным, быть обусловленным bring [briŋ] – brought [brɔ:t] – brought приносить
play a part играть роль unit единица, элемент, узел			due должный, соответствующий, надлежащий still тем не менее, однако; все еще, до сих пор
automatically автоматически bring to life осуществляться comparatively сравнительно discovery [diskvəri] открытие machinery механизм, машины plastic пластичный, пластик raise повышать, увеличивать since с, с тех пор как; так как				element [′elimənt] элемент, составная часть imagine воображать, представлять себе improve улучшать, совершенствовать make it possible давать возможность operator [′ɔpəreitə] оператор, механик remote control дистанционное управление structural строительный, структурный throughout повсюду, на всем протяжении
kind вид, сорт, разновидность mechanize механизировать power station электростанция process [prɔə΄ses] обрабатывать					be of importance иметь значение essential существенный, важный importance значение, важность obtainable доступный, достижимый

operation действие, операция, процесс; работа, эксплуатация

quality качество, сорт, свойство, особенность, характерная черта

range ряд, диапазон; колебаться в пределах; простираться, достигать

transform преобразовывать, превращать, трансформировать

A. 3. Translate the following derivatives:

operate – operator – operation, imagine – imagination, regulate – regular – regulation, solve – solution, introduce – introduction, produce – product – production, apply – applicable – application, perform – performance, important – importance – be of importance, achieve – achievement, equip – equipment, require – requirement, process – processing, rely – reliable – reliability, possible – impossible – possibility, beauty – beautiful, nucleus – nuclear, essential – essentially, full – fully, accurate – accurately

A. 4. Translate the following word combinations:

world science, chemical plants, refrigerating plants, production processes, production progress, weather control, automation control, ground control, traffic control, control station, weather station, space station; the age of new discoveries, achieve good results, solve a lot of problems, the age of scientific achievements, transform the substances, throughout the world, produce goods, without robots, reliable instruments, to process metals, to find a beautiful place, require training, reliable methods, successful studies, essential achievements

B. 1. Translate the sentences

1. The subjects the students study in the first and second years are very important for their future speciality. 2. The particles all different atoms consist of are neutrons, protons and electrons. 3. The invention Popov made didn't interest the government. 4. The problem this article deals with is connected with the subject we study. 5. Underground temples we see in Malta are at least 5,000 years old. 6. It is difficult to imagine the world we live in without computers. 7. The amount of heat the body contains is something quite different from its temperature.

B. 2. Translate the sentences paying attention to - able, - ible

1. This process is uncontrollable. 2. The results are easily obtainable. 3. Not all water is drinkable. 4. This difficulty is understandable. 5. Don't make anything of breakable material. 6. Such an experiment is unrealizable. 7. These values are incomparable. 8. These substances are unseparable. 9. This problem is insoluble.

B. 3. Translate the sentences

1. The energy due to friction is unlimited. 2. He achieved these results due to his hard work. 3. The resistance of metal to deformation is due to the forces acting between the atoms. 4. The colour of water is due to the presence of different materials. 5. The access to the mountain was difficult due to the great amount of snow.