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television set produced in 1939 was a tiny nine-by-twelve inch box. 2. Newton’s great work published in 1687 is called

«Principia». Newton published his great work «Principia» in 1687.

3. The Russian Chemical Society organized more than a century ago is named after Mendeleev. The Russian Chemical Society organized an international conference devoted to the latest achievements in organic chemistry. 4. The energy possessed by the body due to its position is called the potential energy. The new material possessed good properties. 5. The equipment required to carry out laboratory experiments was very complex. The equipment required further improvement. 6. The car model developed a speed of 50 miles an hour. The car model developed by our student design bureau will be shown on TV.

Упражнение б. Переведите выделенные словосочетания.

1. When completed in 1897, Jefferson’s building was the largest and costliest library in the world. 2. Though being a school teacher of mathematics all his life, Tsiolkovsky concentrated his attention on man’s travel into space. 3. If compared to today’s TV program, the first black-and-white pictures were rather bad. 4. While being a teacher of deaf people Bell became interested in sound and its transmission. 5.

Though discovered, Newton’s mistake had no influence on his theory. 6. While working at a new transmitter for deaf people Bell invented a telephone. 7. If heated to 100 °C, water turns into steam.

Упражнение 7. Найдите подлежащее независимого причастного оборота, переведите предложения.

A.1. The room being dark, we couldn’t see anything. 2. The book being translated into many languages, everybody will be able to read it.

3.Peter having passed his exams, we decided to have a rest in the country. 4. We went for a walk, our dog running in front of us. 5. The testwork having been written, he gave it to the teacher and left the room.

6.They having arrived at the station early, all of us went to the cafe. 7. My friends decided to go to the park, the weather being warm and sunny. 8. Our library buying all the new books, we needn’t buy them ourselves. 9.The fuel burnt out, the engine stopped. 10. Many scientists worked in the field of mechanics before Newton, the most139outstanding being Galileo.

B.1. Numerous experiments having been carried out at the orbital

stations, it became possible to develop new methods of industrial production of new materials. 2. President Jefferson having offered his personal library, the foundation of the Library of Congress was laid. 3. Anthony Panizzi designed the Reading Room of the British Museum, the Reading Room being a perfect circle. 4. A beam of light being transmitted forwards, it is possible to measure

the distance between the car and the other cars in front of it. 5. The distance having been measured, the computer adjusts the car’s speed. 6.

Two metallurgists produced a new superplastic metal, the new steel showing properties identical to Damascus steel. 7. The young physicist having discovered Newton’s error, other scientists confirmed it. 8. The first

TV sets having been shown in New York, the news about it spread throughout the world.

С. 1. With the first steam engine built in the 17-th century, people began to use them in factories. 2. The inventor was demonstrating his new device, with the workers watching its operation attentively. 3. With his numerous experiments being over, Newton was able to write his work very quickly. 4. With the current being switched on, the machine automatically starts operating.

Упражнение 8. Переведите предложения на английский язык.

1. Читая книгу, он обычно делает заметки (make notes). 2. Прочитав текст, мы обсудим его. 3. Отвечая на вопросы, он сделал несколько ошибок. 4. Ответив на вопросы преподавателя, мы начали переводить новый текст. 5. Являясь хорошим проводником электричества, медь широко используется в промышленности. 6. Увидев зеленый свет, мы перешли (cross) улицу.

7. Покупая газету, он потерял деньги. 8. Купив газету, он пошел к метро.

Упражнение 9. Переведите предложения. Запомните значения выделенных слов.

1. The Reading Room of the Library of Congress houses a great collection of reference books. 2. The Houses of Parliament are situated in the centre of London140 on the banks of the Thames.

3. The fuselage of a new cargo aircraft can house large-size equipment. 4. Solar power can be used as a source of heat. 5. When we heat water, it turns into steam. 6. Heat energy may be of a kinetic form. 7. A new

computerized system monitors the production processes of this plant. 8. This plant is equipped with video and television monitors. 9. Our laboratory is developing an electronic monitoring system for cars. 10. In new cars instrument panels will have a means to display different objects on the road. 11. Liquidcrystal display was used in the first colour television set. 12. A special electronic device signals the engine to stop. 13. Now it is possible to send signals over long distances.

Упражнение 10. Определите, в каких предложениях only — наречие, а в каких — прилагательное.

1. The higher school today considers education not only as a collection of useful facts and theories but as a process which trains the mind to think, analyze and make decisions. 2. Hailey’s Comet is the only comet which has been regularly observed for more than 200 years. 3. Many experts now question the idea that environmental problems began only with the industrial revolution in the 19th century. 4. Since their first appearance in 1939 only few people owned television sets. 5. The collection of ethnography in the British Museum is so vast that only a tiny percentage is on show to the general public. 6. When we speak about the further development of computers, we mean not only quantity, but also high technology and high speed.

Упражнение 11. А. Найдите русские эквиваленты для словосочетаний.

one thing is certain, public transport, the time is coming, from home to office, a modern vehicle, in common use, to get into a car, a pack of cigarettes, how far one can drive, various objects ahead, directly above the bumper, get out of a car.

различные объекты впереди, общественный транспорт, современное транспортное средство, приходит время, сесть в машину, пачка сигарет, от дома до работы, одно явно, в повсеместном использовании, выйти из машины, сколько (как далеко) можно проехать, непосредственно над бампером.

В. Переведите словосочетания.

to go out into the street, a usual means of transport, to get information, to get the best economy, a decade ago, to play a part, the size of a pack of cigarettes, the vehicle’s carburetor, an electronic141 instrument panel, the car’s position on a road, objects ahead of the vehicle, stationary objects ahead, ten miles an hour.

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possible. Just as in many ships and aircraft today we are piloted automatically for the greater part of the journey, so in the future we can also have this luxury in our own cars.

A decade ago, the only thing electronic on most automobiles was the radio. But at present sophisticated electronics is playing a big part in current automotive research. For example, in every gasoline-powered2 car that General Motors Corporation makes there is a small computer continuously monitoring the exhaust. The device, about the size of a pack of cigarettes, adjusts the vehicle carburetor fuel intake3 to get the best fuel economy. Ford cars are equipped with an electronic instrument panel that, among other things4, will calculate how far one can drive on the fuel left in the tank. It will also estimate the time of arrival at destination and tell the driver what speed he has averaged5 since turning on the ignition.

According to specialists these features made possible by microelectronics are only the beginning. Radar may control the brakes to avoid collisions, and a display screen may show the car’s position on the road. Recently a radar to be mounted on lorries and cars has been designed in the USA. The radar aerial looks like a third headlight placed directly above the bumper. Having summed up the information about the speed and distance of various objects ahead, the computer detects all possible dangers and their nature. A third component in the system is a monitor on the instrument panel. The radar only observes objects ahead of the vehicle. It is automatically turned on when the speed exceeds ten miles an hour. The green light on the panel indicates that the system is on. The yellow light warns of stationary objects ahead, or something moving slower than the car. The red light and buzzer warn that the speed should go down. Another red light and sound signal make the driver apply the brakes.

A Japanese company is designing a car of a new generation. When completed, the new model will have a lot of unusual characteristics. The car’s four-wheel control system will ensure movement diagonally and even sideways, like a crab, at right angles to the longitudinal axis. This is

especially important when leaving the car in parking places. To help the

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driver get information while concentrating on the road, the most important data will be projected on the wind screen. A tourist travelling in such a car will not lose his way even in Sahara with its impassable roads: a navigation Earth satellite will indicate the route.

dangerous, automotive, longitudinal, automatically, present, nature, motorist, enrol, enrolment, guidance, average, current, ignition, diagonally, calculate, impossible, graduate, village, public, garage, useful, usefulness.

Упражнение 21. Переведите слова, обращая внимание на значение суф-

фикса -er/ -or.

driver, sensor, starter, monitor, microprocessor, detector, transistor, carburetor, user, transmitter, lecturer, generator.

Упражнение 22. Назовите производные слова от глаголов, переведите.

navigate, generate, stimulate, estimate, innovate, investigate, regulate.

Упражнение 23. Напишите исходную форму, по которой нужно искать следующие слова в словаре:

companies, easier, accordingly, better, creating, biggest, cried.

Упражнение 24. Сгруппируйте из слов пары: а) синонимов

regulate, modern, want, select, use, current, wish, average, adjust, choose, mean, apply;

б) антонимов

unbelievable, cooling, continuous, passable, heating, believable, discontinuous, impassable.

Упражнение 25. Переведите предложения и запомните различные значения слова since.

1. Since 1770 there were many brilliant inventions in the automobile industry. 2. The production of motor cars in Great Britain was stopped since there were severe speed limits. 3. In early days many of the cars broke since transmissions were still unreliable and often went out of operation. 4. Since conventional headlights are not very effective, a new system has to be developed. 5. Since the French engineer Gugnot invented the first self-propelled vehicle in 1770, the automobile industry developed very rapidly. 6. The number of chemical elements known to science has grown considerably since Mendeleev created his Periodic Table in 1871.

Упражнение 26. Переведите предложения и запомните значение слова too (слишком) перед прилагательным.

1. The task is too difficult for them. 2. The size of the device is too

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big now. 3. The difference in temperatures was too great. 4. The old system is too complicated. 5. A sensor mechanism for a car is too large at present.