Вариант 3

1. Перепишите и письменно переведите на русский язык следующие предложения. Помните, что объектный и субъектный инфинитивные обороты соответствуют придаточным предложениям (см. образец выполнения 1).

1. Maxwell found the speed of propagation of electromagnetic waves to be equal to the ratio of electromagnetic to the electrostatic units of charge.

2. The device which is in the lab must be tested.

3. They are sure to have achieved much in the field of science.

2. Перепишите и письменно переведите на русский язык следующие предложения. Обратите внимание на перевод зависимого и независимого (самостоятельного) причастных оборотов (см. образец выполнения 2).

1. After half an hour he began to feel tired of looking at copies of agreements and bills.

2. Having investigated the substance under a microscope we came to the conclusion that it was not a pure one.

3. Now there is a real danger of the epidemic spreading wide.

3. Перепишите и письменно переведите на русский язык следующие сложные предложения. Обратите внимание на то, как переводятся условные предложения (см. образец выполнения 3).

1. Would you do it differently if you had to do it over again?

2. It would have made small difference to the universe if I never existed.

3. A few years ago, in a storm like this, an airport would have been closed completely.

4. Прочтите и устно переведите с 1-го по 5-й абзацы текста. Перепишите и письменно переведите 1, 2, 3 и 4-й абзацы.

SOCIALISING ON THE INTERNET

1. Over the past two decades, as the price of computing has plunged, the personal computer enabled people to be more productive and gain better access to information. Now the PC is making it easier for people to reach each other, too.

2. Electronic in-boxes are flooded with e-mail. Electronic «chat» and community participation are on the rise. Chat is a fascinating phenomenon. It takes place in imaginary «rooms», where like-minded people congregate.

3. Typically, people type messages back and forth, usually to correspondent they’ve never met in person. Numerous people can communicate with each other simultaneously, and there are no long-distance charges the way there would be with a telephone. Compared to a telephone conversation, the technical quality of chat seems low. But it is ranging success despite its limitations because the human drive to connect with other people is so strong.

4. Chat rooms are filled with all kinds of people who appreciate or need the convenience of socialising from home - easily, safely and without getting dressed up.

5. Chat and other forms of socialisation on the Internet are bound to evolve. One is intrigued by efforts to create «virtual worlds», imaginary spaces in which participants choose a visual image to represent themselves. Exploration of the potential of virtual words is just beginning. This kinds of experiments are under way. Internet is a social medium, like the telephone. Enriched forms of communication - including virtual worlds - will be a large part of what it offers the real world.

5. Прочтите 5-й абзац текста и ответьте письменно на следующий вопрос:

What forms of socialisation on the Internet are bound to evolve?