1. TranslateintoRussianpayingattentiontotheInfinitive.

   1. Ican’taffordtogoout.

   2. Weexpecttoseeyousoon.

   3. Let’sarrangetomeetagainnextweek.

   4. Areyoupreparedtoriskyourlifeforthis?

   5. Theaimisnottowin,buttoenjoyyourself.

   6. Thepoliceappeartobechasingsomeone.

   7. I’dlikeeveryonetohelpus.

   8. Sincewesawhimlast,heappearstohavebecomemoreresponsible.

   9. Healwayspretendsnottounderstand,buthedoes.

   10. Iamsorrytohavewokenyouup.

   11. Youneedtoconcentrateontheroad,

   12. Yourgrandmotherwassadnottoseeyou.

   13. Iamsohappytobeleavingschoolatlast!

   14. Ican’tbeartowatchthishorrorfilmanymore.

   15. Samwassadtohavelosttherace.

   16. Giveamanafishandhe’lleatforaday.Teachamantofishandhe’lleatforalifetime.

2. TranslateintoEnglishusingtheInfinitive.

   1. Если быть откровенным, финансовый кризис обнажил множествопроблем.

   2. Изучатьточныенаукинеобходимо.

   3. Япостараюсьсделатьвсе,чтосмогу.

   4. Однаждыночьюонпроснулсяиуслышаллегкийстуквдверь.

   5. Почемубынепредпринятьнеобходимыешагинезамедлительно?

   6. Мойпланзаключалсявтом,чтобыперезагрузитькомпьютериначатьвсесначала.

   7. Оннестаралсянайтивыходаизсложившейсяситуации.

   8. Неможетбыть,чтобыонсделалэтуошибку.

   9. Он,должнобыть,водитмашинунепервыйгод.

   10. Наверное,онавсеещеждет.

   11. Кажется,тынарушаешьскоростнойрежим.Притормози!

3. SkimthearticletofindthesentenceswiththeInfinitivesandstatetheirfunctions.

It'saknockout Engineersfindanewwaytopunchholesthroughsteel

Electromagneticpulses(EMPs)areusuallyassociatedwithwarfare.Theideaistouseablastofenergytofrytheenemy’scomputersandtelecommunicationsgear.Onecommonwayproposedtodothisiswithanatomicbomb.Inalessextremefashion,however,EMPshavepeacefuluses.Theyarealreadyemployedindustriallytoshapesoftandlightmetals,suchasaluminiumandcopper.NowagroupofresearchershasfoundawaytouseanEMPdevicetoshapeand punch holes throughindustry’s metallic heavyweight -steel.This couldtransformmanufacturingbydoingawaywiththeneedtouselarge,heavypressesto

makegoodsrangingfromcarstowashingmachines.

VerenaKräuselandhercolleaguesperformedtheirtrickbybeefingupanexistingelectromagnetic-formingmachine.Suchmachinesuseabankofcapacitorstodischargeacurrentrapidlythroughacoil.Thecoilconvertsthecurrentintoapowerfulmagneticfield.Whenthecomponenttobeworkedisplacednexttosuchamachine,thecoilinducesinitacorrespondingfield.Likepolesrepel,andtherepulsionbetweenthetwofieldsisstrongenoughtomakethemetaldistort.

DrKräuselandhercolleaguesboostedthepoweroftheirmachinebystrengtheningitscoilandspeedinguptherateatwhichthecapacitorsdumptheircharge.Theresultisanextremelystrongfield-onethatdeliversenoughpressurewhenithitsthesteeltopunchoutthematerialnexttoit,leavingaholebehind.Theimpactpressureonthesteelisabout3,500atmospheres.Thatistheweightofthreesmallcarspressingonanareaonlyacentimetreorsosquare.

Theresultisthatthemachineisabletopunchholes30mmindiameterthroughthetypeofsheetsteelusedtobuildcarbodies,whichisusuallyaround1mmthick.Thegrouphavealsousedtheirmachinetopunchholesinhardenedsteel,includingstainlesssteel.And,besidespunchingholesinsteel,suchamachinecouldalsobeusedtoformshapesoutofthemetalwithouttheneedtouseamouldoradie.

TheEconomist

4. Readthearticlecarefullyandchoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.

   1. Ifyoudescribesomeoneorsomethingasaknockout,youthinkthattheyare:

      1. extremelyattractiveorimpressive; c.rudeandaggressive;

      2. strongandpowerful; d.weakanddependent.

   2. Thewordwarfareisclosestinmeaningto:a.competition;b.naturaldisaster;c.peace;d.militaryaction.

3. WhatistrueaboutEMPs?

   • Researchershavefailedtoworkoutanywaysofusingtheminindustry.

   • Theyhavenothingtodowithviolentstruggle.

   • Theyhavefoundanewapplicationinindustry.

   • Theirusesforpeacefulpurposesarelimited.

4. Ifyoudoawaywithsomething,you:

   • goawayfromsomething.

   • putanendtoit.

   • findanewwayofusingit.

   • usearemotecontroltodosomething.

5. Ifyoubeefupsomething,you:

   • increase,strengthen,orimproveit.

   • cookamealusingbeef.

   • fightwithit.

   • abandonanattempttogetsomething.

6. Likepolesare: a.similar;b.different;c.good;d.theonesyoulike.

7. Thegroupincreasedthepoweroftheirmachineby:

   • changingitsdesigncompletely.

   • makingitscoilsstronger.

   • eliminatingthecapacitor.

   • increasingthenumberofitscoils.

8. Whatisnottrueaboutthepilotelectromagnetic-formingmachine?

   • Itisabletomakeholesthroughstainlesssteel.

   • Itisimpossibletouseitformakingholesinhardenedsteels.

   • Thereisnoneedinusinganysupplementaryequipmentwhileshapingsteel.

   • Automakerswillbenefitfromusingthismachine.