- •І. С. Холмогорцева а. В. Котова english for physicists
- •Навчальний посібник
- •Передмова
- •Part I. General course Unit 1
- •Passive voice
- •Study the following words and word combinations
- •Particles and Fields
- •Where Does the Thunder Come From?
- •Modal verbs
- •Modal verbs with perfect infinitive
- •Study the following words
- •Physics Lab Safety Rules
- •Our Place in the Universe
- •Conditionals
- •Subjunctive mood
- •Study the following words
- •Properties of Light
- •The Atomic Structure of Matter
- •Participle I
- •Study the following words
- •Cutting Through a Myth about Modern Lasers
- •Participle II
- •Absolute participle construction
- •Study the following words
- •Fun Facts about Lasers
- •Study the following words
- •The World Is Made of Subatomic Particles
- •The Big Bang Theory
- •Infinitive
- •Bare infinitive
- •Fiber-Optic Technology
- •Gerund vs. Infinitive
- •Copper and Technology
- •Test yourself Quantum world record smashed
- •V. Grammar test. Choose the correct form.
- •Part II. Special skills Resume
- •Creating The Effective Resume
- •Fill in the Blank Resume Form _______________________
- •Business Letters Layout
- •Inside Address
- •Business Correspondence
- •Study the following word combinations Phrases that can be used in all kinds of business letters
- •Summary and Abstaract Writing
- •Tips on writing an abstract
- •Part III. Additional reading Plasma
- •Plasmas in space
- •Mechanisms of Electron Losses: Electron-Ion Recombination
- •The mhd equations
- •Elements of Quantum Mechanics. History
- •Density dependence of the quark structure of light nuclei
- •An astrophysical application: alpha-capture reactions
- •Dating the Shroud of Turin
- •Double Beta-Decay
- •Advances in Carbon Nanotube Characterization
- •How lasers work
- •Appendix 1 List of irregular verbs
- •Appendix 2 Guidance on reading terminology
- •1. The plural of the nouns of Greek and Latin origin
- •2. Numerals in English
- •3. Signs and symbols
- •4. Latin terms and abbriviations
- •5. Greek alphabet
- •Appendix 3 Useful phrases for abstracts
- •Reporting Verbs
- •List of References
- •Contents Передмова…………………………………………………………………………3
- •Англійська мова для студентів фізичних спеціальностей
- •61022, М. Харків, майдан Свободи, 4.
V. Grammar test. Choose the correct form.
1. ___ health is ___ priceless possession.
a. The, the
b. The, a
c. ‑, a
d. ‑, the
2. Don’t give me ___ milk. You know I hate it at this time of ___ day.
a. ‑, ‑
b. the, the
c. the, a
d. ‑, a
3. If you think about ___ money positively, ___ will come to you
a. ‑, they
b. the, they
c. a, they
d. ‑, it
4. ___ company, Google, was founded in 1998.
a. Page’s and Brin’s
b. Page’s and Brin
c. Page and Brin
d. Page and Brin’s
5. Even in ___ sad weather there was ___ restful about the green fields.
a. this, something
b. that, something
c. that, some
d. this, some
6. He becomes more cynical ___.
a. the older he gets
b. the oldest he gets
c. as he is older
d. as older he gets
7. The weather is ___ today ___ it was yesterday.
a. much more better, than
b. more better, than
c. much better, than
d. better, as
8. Ever since my childhood I ___ nature and the wild creatures who ___ the countryside.
a. loved, inhabit
b. have loved, inhabit
c. have loved, inhabited
d. loved, have inhabited
9. He ___ that their paths ___ again.
a. has known, would meet
b. knew, meet
c. knew, would meet
d. knew, will meet
10. Our Geography teacher ___ us at the last lesson that there ___ not any unknown islands left on the Earth.
a. told, were
b. told, are
c. has told, are
d. told, was
11. ___ you ___ your weekends already? – Yes, I ___ dinner with a friend.
a. Have, planned, will have
b. Did, plan, am going to have
c. Have, plan, have
d. Have, planned, am having
12. Can I have a look ___ you work? – I’m afraid not. I ___ it by 6 PM, I promise.
a. on, will do
b. at, am going to do
c. at, will have done
d. for, will do
13. I ___ her at the airport tomorrow morning. The plain ___ at 10.45.
a. am meeting, arrives
b. will meet, will arrive
c. am going to meet, is arriving
d. meet, will arrive
14. In the evening Mrs. Dursley ___ her husband that she ___ a nice, normal day.
a. has told, had
b. had told, had had
c. has told, had had
d. told, had had
15. She ___ toothache since she ___ up this morning.
a. had, woke
b. has had, had woken
c. has had, woke
d. had, had woken
16. Nearly a quarter of a century ___ since this book ___.
a. passed, has been published
b. has passed, published
c. has passed, was published
d. passed, was published
17. Heart disease ___ the leading cause of death __ the United States.
a. considers, at
b. is considered, in
c. will consider, for
d. was considered, at
18. The new program ___ for errors ___ three o'clock yesterday.
a. was being tested, at
b. was tested, in
c. has been tested, at
d. tested, at
19. Then we ___ by our supervisor ___ every document on time.
a. asked, submit
b. were asked, submit
c. asked, to submit
d. were asked, to submit
20. I wonder when ___ participate ___ the conference.
a. are they going to, at
b. they are going to, in
c. will they, in
d. they will, at
21. ‘Aren’t you bothered ___ all that noise?’ – ‘No, we ___ to noise. We live in the city centre.’
a. with, used
b. by, are used
c. with, were used
d. by, will get used
22. ‘I don’t like wearing a suit every day.’ – ‘____ worry, you ___ to it very soon.’
a. Be not, are used
b. Do not, will get used
c. Not, are used
d. Don’t, were used
23. ‘Do you remember the things we ___ to do when we were kids?’ – ‘Of course I do. How could I forget what fun we ___!’
a. are used, had
b. got used, have
c. were used, had had
d. used, had
24. ‘How cold it is here! You ___ to close the window when the door is open.’
a. are always forgetting
b. always forget
c. have forgotten
d. forgot
25. ‘How___ your holidays when you were a child?’ – ‘I ___ to my granny.’
a. did you spend, would always go
b. do you spend, was used
c. did you spend, went
d. have you spent, went
26. A good general makes every preparation ___ defeat, ___ such contingency arise.
a. for, could
b. for, would
c. against, might
d. against, should
27. I asked what time the attack ___ be and they said as soon as it ___ dark.
a. must, was
b. had to, has been
c. has to, was
d. was to, was
28. You ___ be afraid of telling me ___.
a. needn’t, something
b. don’t, anything
c. must not, nothing
d. needn’t, anything
29. The girl ___ around so many times. She fell down.
a. shouldn't have spun
b. shouldn’t spin
c. couldn’t have spun
d. couldn’t spin
30. ‘Where are they?’ – ‘I’m not sure. They ___ be abroad. They ___ to the airport for some reason yesterday.’
a. may, must have gone
b. must, must have gone
c. may, had to go
d. must, had to go
31. If I had gone ___ the sales, I'm sure I ___ something.
a. to, would buy
b. for, would buy
c. to, would have bought
d. to, will buy
32. A friend of yours ___ to learn English as soon as possible. What ___ him to do?
a. would like, you will advise
b. is like, will you advise
c. would like, would you advise
d. likes, you would advise
33. Nothing happened the way it ___! I wish I ___ start anew!
a. should be, would
b. should have, could
c. is, would be able to
d. was, can
34. We didn’t tell him ___ whole truth ___him.
a. the, not to discourage
b. ‑, to not discourage
c. the, not discouraging
d. a, in order to discourage
35. The day is too hot ___ out on the beach.
a. for we are
b. for us to be
c. to us to be
d. so we to be
36. ___ a car and ___ on the car phone at the same time ___ care.
a. Driving, talking, demands
b. To drive, talk, demands
c. Driving, talking, demand
d. To drive, talking, demand
37. Omar’s guests don’t ___ his over-spiced oriental dishes.
a. feel to eat
b. feel to eating
c. feel like to eat
d. feel like eating
38. They ___ to be specialists. Is it worth ___ them.
a. believe, my calling
b. are believed, while my calling
c. are believed, to my calling
d. are believed, through my calling
39. She sat ___ patiently, ___ Kate ___ plates of sandwiches to the table.
a. waiting, to watch, to bring
b. and wait, watching, bringing
c. waiting, watching, bringing
d. waiting, watching, to bring
40. Her father ___ heavily, it was difficult to breathe in the house.
a. smoked
b. having smoked
c. being smoked
d. smoking