- •1. Sort the fuels and energy sources below in the correct category.
- •2. Match these different power plants to their descriptions.
- •3. Read the text and answer the questions. Use these questions as a plan to retell the text.
- •4. Complete the word families in the table below.
- •5. Choose the correct form of the Infinitive.
- •6. Translate into English. Mind the syntactical functions of the Infinitive.
- •7. Study the diagram below of a portable generator. Answer these questions using the
- •8. Read the text to check as many of the answers as you can. You will not find complete
- •9. Study this text on the four-stroke cycle. Then label each stroke correctly in Fig. 2
- •11. Translate the sentences. Pay attention to the use of the Complex Object.
- •12. Use the correct form of the Infinitive in brackets. Translate the sentences. Pay attention to the use of the Complex Subject.
- •13. Listen to a phone call between a journalist, Colin Maitland, and the public relations officer of the company elec, Maria Berger. Complete the journalist’s notes.
- •14. Read what people say about different fuels and energy sources. Which paragraph is
- •15. Say which of the above statements you agree with. Use phrases below.
- •16. Work with a partner. How do you rate these different types of power plant on a scale
- •19. Find equivalents of the following phrases in the texts “Electricity Generation” and “Portable Generator”. Then use these phrases to make your own sentences.
- •20. Translate the text from Russian into English.
- •21. Translate the text from English into Russian.
11. Translate the sentences. Pay attention to the use of the Complex Object.
1. We consider the results to be satisfactory.
2. We wanted him to take part in the conference.
3. We know television to be widely used in everyday life and in industry.
4. The students saw the device begin to operate.
5. Heat causes most materials to become slightly bigger.
6. The use of this device permits more complex experiment to be carried out.
7. This energy can make an electron pass from one orbit to another.
8. We saw the experienced worker operate a new very complex machine with great skill.
9. We expect this model to be significantly more reliable than rival units.
10. Circuit breakers allow circuits to be switched off manually, to isolate them - for example,
before maintenance work.
11. He saw the propeller contact something and then appear to rotate in the opposite
direction as the engine stopped.
12. Use the correct form of the Infinitive in brackets. Translate the sentences. Pay attention to the use of the Complex Subject.
1. The results obtained are considered _______ (to be) satisfactory.
2. The capacity of this mobile power station seems ______ (to range) from 600 to 700 kilowatts.
3. The new device is reported _______ (to put) into mass production.
4. This laboratory appears _______ (to work out) new possible applications of a laser.
5. Under these conditions the output of the plant is likely _______ (to increase).
6. The atom is known _______ (to emit) rays of different length.
7. He is supposed _______ (to work) on the translation of the book for two years.
8. The strength of the metal proved _______ (to overestimate) by the designer. The designer claimed _______ (to warn) against its use for the purpose as it was likely _______ (to deform) under great load.
9. The committee is said _______ (to revise) the programme and _______ (to work out) a plan of its realization.
10. He seems _______ (to satisfy) with the results of the experiment.
Listening |
13. Listen to a phone call between a journalist, Colin Maitland, and the public relations officer of the company elec, Maria Berger. Complete the journalist’s notes.
ELEC fossil fuel use 1________________ and 2_______________
Power plants and loads Lignite-fired plants for 3______________ load Gas-fired plants for 4________________ and peak-load ranges Gas plants also used to supply 5________________
Technology to protect environment ELEC say they have 6______________ equipment installed in their plants.
Altrath plant, near Berlin Commissioned in 7________________ but has been 8__________________ since then.
Wind generation Company building more power stations, but difficult to get 9 ________________ in some countries. ELEC views criticism that these 10____________________ the countryside as ‘exaggerated’. |
Speaking |