- •Ф едеральное агентство по образованию
- •Английский язык
- •I. Give the English equivalents of the following phrases:
- •II. Give definitions to the following words:
- •III. Answer the following questions:
- •Text 2. Development of rockets Part II
- •I. Give the English equivalents of the following phrases:
- •II. Answer the following questions:
- •Text 3. The Wright brothers
- •Essential vocabulary:
- •I. Answer the following questions:
- •II. Find the English equivalents of the following phrases in the text:
- •III. Make up your own sentences with the phrases and words listed above.
- •Ответьте на вопросы:
- •Переведите слова, обращая внимание на словообразующие элементы:
- •Найдите в тексте эквивалент следующим словосочетаниям:
- •Переведите на английский язык:
- •Unit II. Famous Russian design bureaus and outstanding constructors Text 1. Energia
- •Vocabulary:
- •I. Answer the following questions:
- •II. Compose some phrases from the words given in the vocabulary and make up a short dialogue using these phrases.
- •III. Make up the sentences with the following word combinations:
- •IV. Find the odd word:
- •Text 2. MiG
- •Vocabulary:
- •I. Answer the following questions:
- •II. Find the English equivalents of the following phrases in the text:
- •III. Match the words with their definitions:
- •IV. Find the odd word:
- •Text 3. Korolyov, Sergey Pavlovich
- •Essential vocabulary:
- •Text 4. Tsiolkovsky, Konstantin Eduardovich
- •Text 5. Russian-American Aircraft Designer Sikorsky, Igor Ivanovich
- •Text 6. Sukhoy
- •Text 7. Tupolev
- •Unit III. The construction of aicraft, helicopters and rocket vehicles Text 1. Differences in helicopter and airplane design and construction
- •Essential vocabulary:
- •I. Answer the following questions:
- •II. Find the English equivalents of the following phrases in the text:
- •III. Look at the words listed below. Find the odd word.
- •Text 2. The four-engine plane
- •Essential vocabulary:
- •I. Work in pairs. Discuss which sentence in b best continues the sentence in a:
- •II. Look at the groups of words below. Which word is the odd one?
- •III. Complete the sentences:
- •IV. Answer the following questions:
- •Text 3. Aircraft
- •Aircraft instruments
- •Ответьте на вопросы:
- •Переведите слова, обращая внимание на словообразующие элементы:
- •Найдите в тексте эквивалент следующим словосочетаниям:
- •Переведите на английский язык:
- •Text 4. Helicopter (I)
- •Essential vocabulary:
- •Text 5. Helicopter (II)
- •Essential vocabulary:
- •I. Answer the following questions:
- •II. Find the English equivalents of the following phrases in the text:
- •III. Look at the groups of words below. Which word is the odd one?
- •Text 6. Spacecraft
- •I. Give the English equivalents of the following phrases:
- •II. Give definitions to the following words:
- •III. Complete the sentences in your own way:
- •Unit IV. Modern flying vehicles and their development Text 1. Upgrading the MiG-29
- •Vocabulary:
- •I. Answer the following questions:
- •II. A) Find the English equivalents of the following phrases in the text:
- •III. Match the words with their definitions:
- •IV. Find the odd word:
- •Text 2. Kliper
- •Text 3. Current trends in aircraft design and construction
- •Vocabulary:
- •I. Answer the following questions:
- •I see I’m afraid I wonder
- •It seems to me that I don’t know exactly If I’m not mistaken Unit V. Planetary exploration Text 1. Planetary Exploration
- •Text 2. Exploration of the Moon
- •I. Give the English equivalents of the following phrases:
- •II. Match the words with their definitions:
- •III. Make up your own sentences with the given word combinations:
- •Text 4. Why astronomers believe that on Mars there can be a life?
- •Essential vocabulary:
- •I. Answer the following questions:
- •II. Find the English equivalents of the following phrases in the text:
- •III. Make up your own sentences using the phrases listed above.
- •IV. Look at the words listed below. Which word is the odd one?
- •Unit VI. Space conquest Text 1. Space Conquest
- •Text 2. Gagarin’s First Flight
- •Vocabulary:
- •I. Answer the following questions:
- •I see I’m afraid I wonder
- •It seems to me that I don’t know exactly If I’m not mistaken Text 3. Manned Flights
- •Vocabulary:
- •I. Answer the following questions:
- •II. Find the English equivalents of the following phrases:
- •III. Make up your own sentences with some of the phrases listed above.
- •IV. Make up a dialogue: you are the cosmonauts who are going to conduct some researches on the space station, so you discuss the future tasks and purposes of this mission
- •III. Make up your own sentences with the following phrases:
- •IV. Give the definitions to the following words:
- •V. Read the following statements and discuss them with a partner:
- •I see I’m afraid I wonder
- •It seems to me that I don’t know exactly If I’m not mistaken Text 5. Achievements of Outer Space
- •Vocabulary:
- •I. Answer the following questions:
- •II. Find the English equivalents of the following phrases in the text:
- •Unit VII. Safety problems onboard the flying vehicles Text 1. Civil aircraft
- •Vocabulary:
- •I see I’m afraid I wonder
- •It seems to me that I don’t know exactly If I’m not mistaken Text 2. Tu-134 and tu-154 Set for Airplane Graveyard By Sergei Dmitriyev, The Moscow News
- •Essential vocabulary:
- •I. Answer the following questions:
- •II. Find the English equivalents of the following phrases in the text:
- •III. Make up your own sentences with the several phrases listed above.
- •IV. Look at the group of words below. Which word is the odd one?
- •Text 3. Safety
- •Ответьте на вопросы:
- •Переведите слова, обращая внимание на словообразующие элементы:
- •Переведите на английский язык:
- •Text 4. Cellphones in flight? This means war!
- •I. Answer the following questions:
- •II. Find the English equivalents of the following phrases in the text:
- •III. Read the following statements and discuss them with a partner:
Vocabulary:
launch vehicle – ракета-носитель;
artificial – искусственный;
contractor – подрядчик, поставщик, снабженец;
living quarters - жилое помещение;
initial stage - начальная стадия;
human occupancy – населённость (временное жильё);
to comprise – включать, заключать в себе, содержать;
to subordinate – подчинять, ставить в зависимость;
to maintain – поддерживать, обслуживать, содержать;
trace - след, отпечаток, признак;
decree - декрет, директива, постановление, решение;
а watchful eye – “недремлющее око”; чуткое руководство
armament – военное оборудование;
to assign - назначать, определять, устанавливать;
aeronautical engineering - авиационное проектирование и строительство; авиационная техника; авиационное машиностроение;
code name - кодовое название, наименование;
to upgrade - улучшать, модернизировать, совершенствовать;
to inaugurate – ознаменовывать, служить символом начала (чего-л.);
to convince – убеждать;
reluctant – неохотный;
to impact - воздействовать, влиять;
to cancel – аннулировать, отменять;
to accompany – сопровождать, следовать;
dissolution – распад;
ferry spacecraft - транспортный КА;
cargo – груз;
consecutive – последовательный, консекутивный, (непрерывно) следующий друг за другом;
endurance – выносливость;
core module - основной модуль;
unequalled – бесподобный, несравненный, непревзойдённый;
subsequently - впоследствии, позднее, позже, после, потом;
to assume - принимать, брать на себя (ответственность, управление);
vigorously - решительно, сильно, энергично;
to pursue - преследовать (цель), следовать намеченному курсу;
venture – предприятие, дело;
notoriety – общеизвестность, слава;
asset - ценное, полезное качество;
to dispose - отдавать, передавать;
I. Answer the following questions:
Why is Energia's history closely tied to the career of Sergey Korolyov?
What was the aim of the most expensive space project in the 1960s? Why do you think it was a secret?
When was the world's first space station built and launched? How was it called?
What is the Khrunichev company responsible for?
Why did Energia vigorously pursue international cooperative efforts after the dissolution of the Soviet Union?
II. Compose some phrases from the words given in the vocabulary and make up a short dialogue using these phrases.
III. Make up the sentences with the following word combinations:
stiff competition
improved version
an unequalled achievement
IV. Find the odd word:
a) Energia b) Salyut c) Apollo d) Pluto
a) launch b) take-off c) to fly d) touchdown
a) satellite b) orbit c) rocket d) missile
a) contractor b) designer c) constructor d) developer
a) enterprise b) facility c) building d) venture
a) to launch b) to construct c) development d) to fly
a) reentry b) docking c) orbiting d) blending
a) RKK b) ISS c) NPO d) OKB
