VIII.А) Прочтите текст и ответьте на следующие вопросы:

1. What laws did Newton discover?

2. Can you formulate the Law of Universal gravitation?

б) Переведите в письменной форме абзацы 3, 4.

ISAAK NEWTON

l. Isaak Newton was born in 1642 in the family of a poor farmer. The boy began his first scientific experiments at school.

2. While studying at Cambridge University, Newton formulated the binomial theorem. In 1662 Cambridge was closed because of the plague and Newton returned to his native village. For the next two years he devoted himself to scientific experimentation.

3.Newton's great discovery was the law of decomposition of light. The scientist proved that the white light of the sun is composed of rays of light of all colours of the rainbow. He also discovered the Law of Universal Gravitation which states that "every particle of matter is attracted by every other particle of matter with a force inversely proportional to the square of their distance apart".

4. Newton applied the principle of gravitation to prove that the power which guides the moon around the earth and the planets around the sun is the force of gravity. Another application of the law of universal gravitation was Newton's exploration of the tides.

5. Newton was highly honoured by his countrymen and in 1703 he was elected President of the Royal Society. Sir Isaak Newton died in 1727 and was buried in Westminster Abbey.

Вариант 2

1. Перепишите следующие предложения. Определите какой частью речи являются слова, оформленные окончанием – s и какую функцию это окончание выполняет, т.Е. Служит ли оно:

а) признаком 3-го лица единственного числа глагола в Present Indefinite;

б) признаком множественного числа имени существительного;

в) показателем притяжательного падежа имени существительного (см. образец выполнения к упр. 1).

Переведите предложения на русский язык:

1.Tolstoy’s book are read throughout the world.

4. 2.I attended lectures on history in May.

5. 3.The law of gravity governs the movement of the planets.

6. 4.The method still needs improvement.

2. Перепишите следующие предложения и переведите их, обращая внимание на особенности перевода на русский язык определений, выраженных именем существительным. (см. образец выполнения к упр. 2).

1.The first iron bridge was built in the 18-th century.

2.The result of our business trip was very useful for us.

3.Road safety remains one of the most important problems in the modern world.

4.Yesterday I met my school teacher.

3. Перепишите следующие предложения, содержащие разные формы сравнения, и переведите их на русский язык.

1.This result is as good as that one.

2.The more we study, the less we know.

3.The new car is more comfortable than the previous one.

4.Russia is one of the largest countries in the world.

4. Заполните пропуски неопределенными местоимениями some, any, no:

1.The book contained (some, any, no) diagrams.

2.Are there (some, any, no) diagrams in the book?

3.We have (some, any, no) information on this problem.

5. Заполните пропуски нужной формой глагола to be или to have (got). Предложения переведите.

1.Oxygen … a colourless gas.

2.Honesty …… the best policy.

3.There … many lakes in Canada.

4.Any conductor … some definite value of inductance.

5.The automobile must … high efficiency long service life, driving safety, else of maintenance and pleasant appearance.

6. Перепишите предложения, подчеркните модальные глаголы. Переведите предложения, учитывая значения модальных глаголов.

1.If you don’t know some words, you may use a dictionary.

2.Parents must take care of their children.

3.He had to take the challenge.

4.You should take a taxi if you don’t want to be late for the concert.

5. I can devote myself to scientific work.

7. В разделе а) раскройте скобки, поставив глагол в нужное время. В каждом предложении раздела (б) определите видо-временную форму и залог глагола - сказуемого. Все предложения переведите на русский язык. ( см. образец выполнения к упр. 7 ).

a) 1. He usually (to come) home late.

2. I (to stay) here until he comes.

3.The second – year students (to study) botany, biology, but they (not to study) agronomy and forestry. They (to study) them when they (to become) the third – year students.

b) 1.This lecturer is always listened to with great interest.

2.I hope we shall never deal with this matter again.

3.A full-wave rectifier contains two diodes.