Вариант №3

I. Перепишите предложения. Определите граммати­ческое значение слов, имеющих окончание -s, -‘s, -s’ (часть речи, падеж, число, лицо, время - cм. образец выполнения). Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. We see great changes in our society.

2. The engineer’s invention was very important.

3. The institute provides students with methodical instruc­tions in all subjects.

4. The heat causes breakdown of tubes and other circuit elements that are very sensitive to this influence.

5. The transmitter transmits sounds and the receiver receives them.

II. Перепишите предложения. Определите в каждом из них видовременную форму сказуемого. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. They discussed one of the most important problems of communication.

2. Solar cells will provide electric power.

3. All metals conduct electricity.

4. Telescopes are being used since their invention.

5. Achievements in the field of solid-state physics research have caused a revolution in radio electronics.

III. Перепишите следующие предложения, содержащие разные степени сравнения прилагательных и наречий и переведите их на русский язык:

1. Computers have become more powerful.

2. A laser beam is a thousand million times brighter than sunlight.

3. The larger the water pipe is the more water passes through it.

4. The British Museum is one of the most extensive and valuable museums in West Europe.

5. Less than 5,000 people live in the City of London, while more than half a million come here to work in the daytime.

IV. a) Перепишите и переведите предложения, обращая внимание на особенности перевода сказуемого в пассивном залоге. 1. This theory has been used for analyzing the experimental data.

2. These mechanisms are protected from corrosion.

3. The specialist will be offered to continue his work.

4. A new type of computing equipment is being produced at the plant.

5. Mendeleyev’s Periodic Table is spoken of as one of the greatest discoveries of the 19^th century.

b) Преобразуйте предложения, употребив вместо действительного залога страдательный:

1. Electronics has extended man’s intellectual power.

2. They invited some famous specialists to the conference.

V. Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на значение слов ‘it’, ‘one’, ‘that’ в различных функциях.

1. It has become evident that ecological problems can be solved only on the global level.

2. The new technologies that are being developed must be connected with traditional ones.

3. One must be very careful while operating this machine.

4. It is the development of robots that will solve some very complex problems of industry.

5. You know that light waves pass through glass more easily than heat waves.

VI. Переведите следующие предложения, обращая внимание на значение модального глагола и/или его эквивалента.

1. We may say every matter possesses energy.

2. Without a computer scientists will not be able to solve complicated problems.

3. The two ends cannot have the same polarity.

4. I had to take part in the meeting yesterday.

5. Scientists could not discover the secret of the atom for a long time.

VII. Перепишите и письменно переведите текст. Multimedia

Multimedia is any computer application that integrates text, graphics, animation, video, audio or other methods of communication. Multimedia is different from television, books or cassettes because it lets you interact with the application. You can click on a word to make a picture appear, or click on a picture to start a video.

Multimedia became more popular after the mid-1990s when the price of hardware began to fall. Then people started using it in industry, business, education, entertainment and for other purposes. Today, we can find multimedia at home, in school, at work, in public places, such as libraries, and on the Internet.

In business, advertisers use virtual reality in multimedia applications to advertise their products in three dimensions (3-D). Using multimedia for graphs and tables is now the best way for managers to present company results. In industry, pilots learn to fly using multimedia simulations of real situations, and scientists simulate experiments with dangerous chemicals in safety. Publishers are also producing interactive magazines, called e-zines, and e-books online.

In education, students study interactive CD-ROMs at their own speed and explore topics creatively by clicking on related links. Teenagers have played computer games for years, but many multimedia applications combine education and entertainment and they let them visit virtual worlds or change the ending of films.

VIII. Выпишите из текста предложение со сказуемым в Present Continuous Active.