- •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:
fighter – истребитель;
to share evenly – равномерно распределять;
subsidiary facility - дочерняя компания, филиал;
former - создатель, разработчик (чего-л.);
vigorous – сильный, мощный;
to diversify – разнообразить, изменять, модифицировать;
modestly – скромно, умеренно;
prominent - выдающийся, знаменитый, известный;
to request – просить, требовать (ненавязчиво);
deputy - заместитель, помощник, исполняющий обязанности;
complementary - комплементарный, дополняющий;
prolific – плодотворный, продуктивный;
interceptor - истребитель-перехватчик;
designation - знак, обозначение, имя;
to capture – захватить, поглотить;
to retire - уходить в отставку, на пенсию;
dissolution - распад;
to consolidate - сливаться, объединяться (об организациях);
avionics - авиационное электронное оборудование;
embezzlement - растрата, хищение; присвоение (денег, имущества; обманным путём);
resignation - отставка; уход в отставку или на пенсию;
layoff – увольнение из-за отсутствия работы; приостановка/прекращение производства
to beset – осаждать;
I. Answer the following questions:
What was the first design of MiG in 1940?
Why did only few MiG interseptors take part in the World War II?
Why was the Russian former engaged in marketing abroad in the 1990s?
What did happen after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991?
How did the MiG Aircraft Building Corporation survive in an extremely strained post-Communist economy?
II. Find the English equivalents of the following phrases in the text:
главный завод-производитель;
технологически сложный;
насчитывающий приблизительно;
выдающийся авиаконструктор;
единое целое;
ослабленная экономика;
отсутствие интереса;
переименовать в честь кого-либо;
яростная конкуренция;
оборонные предприятия;
скорость звука;
быть задействованным в нескольких проектах;
слияние компаний;
III. Match the words with their definitions:
design a) an armed aircraft designed for destroying other aircraft;
leadership b) any machine capable of flying by means of aerodynamic forces;
to consolidate c) systematic investigation to collect information on a subject;
advanced d) the position or function of a leader;
aircraft e) to have as one's property;
research f) a project, plan or scheme of smth.;
fighter g) being ahead in development, knowledge, progress, etc.;
to possess h) to unite or to be united;
IV. Find the odd word:
a) sophisticated b) complex c) simple d) difficult
a) designer b) constructor c) developer d) worker
a) research b) to explore c) to investigate d) to search
a) plane c) touchdown c) helicopter d) balloon
a) take-off c) landing c) to fly d) flight
a) to fly c) to take off c) to land d) touchdown
a) rotor c) blade c) tyre d) chassis
a) to run c) to control c) to drive d) to propel
