Exercises

I. State the parts of speech of the following words and translate them:

similarly, visibility, entirely, dimensional, appearance, presence, direction, transmitter, receiver, indication, timer, powerful, frequency, directional, readable, location, synchronizer, elevation, determination, equipment.

II. Add the prefix “in-” or its variant “im-” (before “m”, “p”), “ir-” (before “r”), “il-” (before “l”) to the following words. Translate them into Ukrainian:

direct, visible, active, possible, comparable, complete, measurable, resistible, responsible, logical.

III. Translate the following international words:

radar, object, antenna, system, component, indicator, timer, detect, energy, echo, signal, second, portion, interval, pulse, fact, azimuth, location, safe, storm, effect.

IV. Make up pairs of the following words and translate them into Ukrainian:

1. radar a. supply

2. essential b. transmitter

3. power c. components

4. directional d. frequency

5. ultra-high e. screen

6. powerful f. location

7. highpower g. beam

8. fluorescent h. equipment

9. electron i. interval

10. radio j. waves

11. three-dimensional k. pulses

12. predetermined l. antenna

V. Translate the following groups of words of the same root:

1. to elevate – elevation – elevator;

2. to reflect – reflection – reflective – reflector;

3. direct – direction – directional – directive – directly – directness – director – directress;

4. to install – installation;

5. to locate – location – locality – local;

6. to desire – desire – desirable;

7. to measure – measure – measurement – measurable.

VI. Find nouns of the same root in the text. Translate them into Ukrainian:

to equip, accurate, directional, to determine, useful, to set up, to translate, to receive, to indicate, frequent, visible, to transmit.

VII. Fill in the blanks with the words given below:

detects, beam, determined, antenna, radar sets, collisions, safe, three-dimensional, pulses, highpower, the returning echo, frequency.

1. The wide use of _________ in our everyday life will make air and sea entirely _________.

2. Radars will prevent __________ in fog.

3. The electron _____________ sweeps across the fluorescent screen.

4. Both azimuth and elevation can be __________ by means of the directional _________.

5. With the help of a radio set we can get a _________ location of an object.

6. A radar set __________ objects by sending out short powerful ________ of ultrahigh _________ radio wave energy from a ________ transmitter.

7. The receiver picks up ________ ________ through its antenna.

VIII. Finish the sentences:

1. As the transmitted energy strikes an object …

2. The electron beam can be made to travel across any desired portion of the screen …

3. The timer times …

4. The use of timed pulses and the fact that the radio waves travel at the constant velocity of light gives …

5. Both azimuth and elevation can be determined by …

6. With the help of a radar set we can get …

7. Radars may be installed on every ship as well as …

8. Airplanes will be able to fly over mountain ranges and effect ...

9. All radar sets consist of six essential components …