III. Translate the chain of words

an approach – надежный – awkward – способный – significant – требовать - a goal - вероятность – folded – точный - to stick – количество - a probe - шаблон

IV. Make up the word combinations

1.technological	a. probe
2.self	b. a DNA machine
3.scanning-	c. advantages
4.to build	d. development
5.to overcome	e. assembled

V. Put the words in the right order

1. can / the / be / approaches / combined

2. used / be / scanning- / systems / probe / might

3. devices / MEMS / be / useful / might

4. have / systems / smaller / advantages / some

5. system / more / operate / quickly / this / may

6. has / a / developed / not / been/ design

7. approach / has / problems / this / some

8. is / device / a / simple / relatively

VI. Give the definitions to the following words

1.template	a. to successfully control a feeling or problem that prevents you from achieving something
2.uncontaminated	b. to make something continue in the same way or at the same standard as before
3.in general	c. water, food etc which doesn’t have a harmful substance added to it
4.to overcome	d. a chemical compound that exists naturally as sand, quartz, and flint, used in making glass
5.to maintain	e. a thin sheet of plastic or metal in a special shape or pattern, used to help cut other materials in a similar shape
6.precision	f. as a whole
7.silica	g. the quality of being very exact or correct

VII. What does the underlined word mean in this context?

1. In general, small systems can overcome the advantages of large systems.

a) побороть

b) охватить

с) обладать

d) преодолеть

2. Large systems are easier for humans to build and maintain.

1. обслуживать

2. удерживать

3. сохранять

4. утверждать

3. Likewise, relatively simple MEMS devices might be useful to template self-assembly or to control the working environment for scanning probe systems.

1. шаблон

2. лекало

3. эталон

4. моделировать

4. Smaller systems have some advantages; they may operate more quickly, and smaller volumes may be easier to keep uncontaminated.

a) незараженный

b) стерильный

с) без примесей

d) неинфицированный

5. Scanning-probe systems would be a lot faster and require less precision.

a) меткость

b) отчетливость

с) точность

d) погрешность

6. It is difficult to say (for example) whether it would be most efficient to build a DNA machine to make silica.

a) силикатный

b) кремнезем

с) диоксид кремния

d) кварц

VIII. Answer the following questions

1. How many approaches are used in nanotechnology? Name them

2. What is the purpose of the first approach?

3. Are the devices which are composed with the help of nanotechnology simple or complicated?

4. Do the self-assembled structures have a high probability of error or not?

5. How must atoms be placed at the third approach?

IX. Translate into Russian paying attention to Complex Subject

1. The Nanofactory Collaboration is sure to work toward this goal.

2. Self-assembled structures with large numbers of components are likely to have a high probability of error.

3. Large systems seem to be easier for building and maintaining.

4. Medium-small imprecise devices are said to build at the third approach.

5. Designs for a molecular manufacturing system appears to have been developed.

6. Straightforward approach is known to work better.