Task 1. Give Ukrainian equivalents to the following words and word combinations.

Watershed, silverware, to broaden, pillar, gleam, to exploit, silver locket, to accelerate, worldwide, precious metal, to deplete, remote areas, atomic volume, capable, to consume, to emerge, reflective metal, byproduct, wealth, slime, froth flotation, unsurpassed.

Task 2. Fill in the correct words and word combinations from the list below. Use each word only once.

bulk mining, source of silver, scarce, techniques, vaporization, exploitation, superior, high-grade, consumption, base-metal, ward off, from.

1. to … evil spirits 7. … properties

2. … of silver 8. important …

3. annual silver … 9. … concentrates

4. … ores 10. … the beginning of time

5. … methods 11. heat of …

6. extraction … 12. relatively …

Task 3. Fill in the gaps with the verbs from the list below used in the proper tense form.

To value, to allow, to broaden, to consume, to commit, to be, to open, to build, to use.

1. Demand for silver … on three main pillars; industrial and decorative uses, photography and jewelry and silverware.

2. This rise, coupled with improved techniques for extracting silver from ore, … both the quality and quantity of ore that could be exploited.

3. Besides signifying status and wealth, silver … one of the most romantic and sought after of all the precious metals.

4. Precious metals are d for their beauty and relative scarcity in the Earth's crust, and their superior properties.

5. In 2003, 351 million ounces of silver … for industrial applications, while over 196 million ounces of silver … to the photographic sector.

6. Silver mines in Mexico, Bolivia, and Peru … leading to a rapid rise in the annual world production of silver.

7. A variety of advances in the early part of the last century … for increased production worldwide.

8. 266 million ounces of silver … in the jewelry and silverware markets.

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