2. Academic Year at My University.

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3. I am a first-year student.

Use text «My University» and text 1A for your topic.

Exercise 4. Read and smile:

Mary: Professor, I think you can speak several languages.

Professor: Yes, I’d say about five.

М.: French, I think? And German?

P.: No, neither. I read them well, but have never learned to

speak them.

М.: Italian? Chinese?

P.: No, I am afraid not.

М.: You must be kidding me (обманывать, смеяться).

P.: Not at all. First, there is a language we are using now.

Then there is the language I use in the classroom, in my lectures. Next, there is the speech I use when I go back to my home town. And I have another that I use with my lit­tle daughter, and still another with my dog. Then there’s...

М.: But those are all English.

P.: Yes, of course. You speak differently to every person.

Fortunately (к счастью), everybody does all this quite naturally.

He was a Rising Star

Max Bom, who later became an outstanding German physicist, took an exam in astronomy. He was examined by a professor. Here is their conversation:

Professor: What do you do when you see a falling star?

Bom: I think up of a wish (задумать желание).

P.: Is that all?

B.: Then I take a look at my watch, mark the time and the

constellation (созвездие) from which the star appeared, determine the direction of its movement and the length of its path, then go home and calculate the orbit of the star. The professor asked no more questions. He was satisfied (быть удовлетворенным).

Text IB

Прочитайте текст. Расскажите об особенностях обучения в Кембридж­ском университете.

Cambridge

Cambridge is one of the two main universities of England which is located at the Cam River. It was founded at the beginning of the 12th century. The University consists of (состоит из) 24 different colleges including 4 colleges for women. Each college is self-governing (самоуправляется).

The head of the University is the chancelor who is elected for life. The teachers are commonly called «dons» and «tutors». Part of the teaching is by means of lectures organized by the University. Besides lectures teaching is carried out by tutorial system for which Cambridge University is famous all over the world. This is a system of individual tuition (обучения) organized by the colleges.

Each student has a tutor who practically guides him through the whole course of studies. The tutor plans the student’s work and once a week the student goes to his tutor to discuss his work with him. The training course lasts 4 years. The academic year is divided into 3 terms. The students study natural and technical sciences, law, history, languages, geography and many other subjects.

After three years of study a student may proceed (получить ученую степень) to a Bachelor’s degree, and later to the degrees of Master and Doctor. Students are required to wear gowns (мантия) at lectures, in the University library, in the street in the evening, for dinners in the colleges and for official visits. All the students must pay for their education, examinations, books, laboratories, univer­sity hostel, the use of libraries, etc. Very few students get grants. Not many children from the working class families are able to get higher education, as the cost is high. The cost of education depends on the college and speciality.

A number of great men, well-known scientists and writers stud­ied at Cambridge. Among them are: Erasmus, the great Dutch scholar, Bacon, the philosopher, Milton and Byron, the poets, Cromwell, the soldier, Newton and Darwin, the scientists.

Text 1C

Прочитайте текст. Расскажите об особенностях системы высшего образования в нашей стране и в США.

Higher Education in the USA

There is no national system of higher education in the United States. Higher education is given in colleges and universities. There are over 2100 various higher educational institutions, including colleges, technological institutes and universities. The average col­lege course of study is 4 years. The academic year is usually 9 months or 2 terms (semesters) of four and a half months each. Classes usually begin in September and end in June. The first-year students are called freshmen.

Students choose a major subject (профилирующий предмет, дисциплина) and take many courses in this subject. After four years, they get a traditional Bachelor’s degree. Then the students may go on to graduate school (старшие курсы) and with a year or two of further study get a Master’s degree.

After another year or two of study and research, they may get a still higher degree as Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D.). The student’s progress is evaluated by means of tests, term works and final exami­nations in each course. The student’s work is given a mark, usually on a five point scale (5-балльная система). Letters indicate the level of achievement. «А» is the highest mark. «F» denotes a failure.

Most American colleges and universities charge for tuition. The methods of instruction in the universities are lectures, discussions, laboratory and course works and seminars.

Most cities have colleges or universities that hold classes at night as well as in daytime. In this way people may work for a de­gree or just take a course in the subject that interests them.

Text ID

Прочитайте письмо и напишите ответ.

A Letter

Dear Sergei,

How are you? I have received your letter of 10-th June for which I thank you very much. I am sorry I haven’t written to you sooner, but I have had many things to do. You know it was a very hard year for me. I spent my time getting ready for my exams and I was doing well in many subjects. After passing the exams I was enroled into the University. The whole course of study is four years. My major subject is mathematics. It is my favourite and my hobby. I am good at it and do maths whenever I have a chance. I take many courses in this subject. I like to take part in mathemati­cal competitions organized at our department and at the Univer­sity. I think that mathematics is «the language of science» and plays an important part in many sciences. We are lucky to have a brilliant lecturer in mathematics this term. He has a talent to take a difficult subject and make it simple. You leave the lecture hall with a feeling that mathematics is the most interesting subject under the sun. Next term I’ll do research in the field of computer engineering.

And how do you feel about maths? Please, write to me, I am es­pecially interested in your life in students’ hostel.

Good-bye for the present, your friend Mike

ДОПОЛНИТЕЛЬНЫЕ ЗАДАНИЯ

Упражнение 1. А. Прочитайте текст и постарайтесь догадаться о значе­нии выделенных слов.

Computers are now essential in many areas of life — modem banking, information technology and many others. However, this is not true for education.

There are some subjects which may be better taught using com­puters. Elementary mathematics, elementary language learning, any subject that requires a student to memorize basic facts through repetition (повторение) is good to computer learning. The com­puter can be programmed to provide an endless number of simple questions, and as the student answers these questions the facts are learned.

However, in the learning and practice of more complex ideas, the computer is not adequate. A computer can evaluate (оценить) an answer as right or wrong, but it cannot determine why. It cannot find out why a student is making mistakes, and then explain impor­tant concepts in a different way so the student will understand. Task connected with explanation cannot be taught by computers as there are too many variables for a computer to deal with successfully.

Thus, while computers may be useful for practising simple skills, they are not an essential feature of modern education. Until further developments in computers are made, the human teacher will remain indispensable.

В. Подберите к каждому слову или словосочетанию в колонке А соответ­ствующее из колонки В.

С. Заполните пропуски антонимами и синонимами.

... new, up-to-date most important ...

... absolutely necessary

Упражнение 2. Составьте возможные словосочетания глаголов из колон­ки А с существительными из колонки В.

В

1. go to/enter/be enrolled into/graduate from

2. read for/take/pass

3. do/study

4. take/make

5. get/receive

6. make

7. be

8. take part

9. do/conduct/carry out

10. give/do

a. progress

b. a course in, notes

c. good at Maths

d. research into/on

e. university

f. a subject, a course, for a degree

g. in discussion, competition on

h. grant, degree

i. examinations (exams) j. a lecture

Упражнение 3. Замените в каждом предложении выделенный глагол на другой глагол с тем же значением.

1. Did you receive a grant? 2. How many exams did you pass be­fore you entered university? 3. Do you take notes in lectures?

4. Who gives the lecture in history? 5. My friend studies physics. 6. What research did you conduct last semester?

В. Speak about:

Computers in education.

LESSON 2

Времена группы Continuous Active, Passive Функции it, one, /Ля/

Степени сравнения прилагательных Суффиксы -тел/, -/у, -ous Префикс ге-

Text 2А. Environment Protection must be Global Text 2B. Pollution

Text 2C. Ecological Problems of Big Cities Text 2D. London, its History and Development

ПРЕДТЕКСТОВЫЕ УПРАЖНЕНИЯ

Упражнение 1. Объясните употребление времен группы Continuous, пе­реведите предложения.

A. 1.1 am at my English lesson. I am sitting and doing my exer­cises. My friend is not sitting, he is standing at the blackboard and looking at me. 2. It is getting cold now, isn’t it? Look out. Is it rain­ing now? 3. You are late. What were you doing? — I was translating a text. 4. When I came home my parents were having supper and at the same time they were watching TV. 5. What was he doing when I rang up an hour ago? He was looking through a newspaper when I rang up. 6. Tomorrow we shall be preparing for a test for the whole evening. 7. In July they will be taking their exams for the whole month. 8. What will you be doing tonight at 10 o’clock? Will you be working? No, I shall be reading a book at this hour.

B. 1. New Metro lines are being built now in Moscow. 2. What is going on? A new film is being discussed. 3. What grammar was being explained when you came in? 4. What questions were being discussed at that time? 5. New methods of research are being used in our lab. 6. Much is being done to improve laboratory methods.

Упражнение 2. Выберите правильную форму глагола.

1. We (are translating, translate) a technical text now. 2. We usually (are not translating, do not translate) stories. 3. She (does not look, is not looking) through all the newspapers every evening.

4. He (looked, was looking) through a newspaper when the tele­phone rang. 5. What (were, was) you doing a minute ago? I (was watching, watched) television. 6.1 (watch, am watching) television every day. 7.1 had a late night, I (worked, was working) until mid­night. 8.Yesterday he (worked, was working) a lot. 9. The students (had, were having) an interesting discussion when the teacher came in. 10. The students often (have, are having) interesting discussions after lectures. 11.When he comes they (will be taking, will take) a test. 12. They (will be taking, will take) a test next week. 13. Where is Ann? She is in the coffee shop. She (has, is having) a cup of cof­fee. She always (has, is having) a cup of coffee in the evening.

Упражнение 3. Поставьте глагол в соответствующем времени в зависи­мости от обстоятельства.

This student (study) physics (at present, every day, last semester, when the telephone rang, tomorrow at this time, next semester).

Упражнение 4. Переведите предложения.

1. Сейчас у нас урок английского языка. Преподаватель стоит у доски и объясняет новую грамматику. Студенты вни­мательно слушают и записывают. 2. Где вы были вчера после обеда? Я был дома весь день. Я писал письмо друзьям. 3. Что ты делал пять минут назад? 4.На нашей улице произошел не­счастный случай (accident). Я смотрел в окно, когда он про­изошел. 5. Что будет делать твоя сестра в 8 часов вечера? Она будет выполнять домашнее задание. 6. Какие вопросы будут обсуждаться сегодня на собрании? — Приходите в 12 часов. Будет обсуждаться очень интересный вопрос. 7. Когда мы приехали в город, там строился новый спортклуб.

Упражнение 5. Переведите предложения с it в различных функциях.

1. It is autumn. It is the 3rd of October. It is dark in the morn­ing and it is difficult to get up. 2. It is a new subject. It is very im portant for our future speciality. We shall study it for two years. It will be our future speciality, but we do not know much about it in the first year. 3. It is known that the knowledge of general engi­neering subjects is the basis for the study of special subjects. 4. It seems that he works a lot. 5. It is said that the chemistry labora­tory of our institute is good. 6. The student finds it difficult to translate such a text without a dictionary. 7. It was not easy to study at the institute. 8. It is important to understand the funda­mentals of this science. 9. It was A.S. Popov who invented the ra­dio. 10. It is the knowledge of general engineering subjects that is the basis of engineering training.

Упражнение б. Переведите предложения с one в различных функциях.

1. One must study a lot to become an engineer. 2. We must write only one exercise now. 3. Engineer is one of the most impor­tant professions, it is the one that is taught at technical institutes.

4. One cannot translate such an article without a dictionary in the first year. 5. One must have a very good knowledge of general engi­neering subjects to become a good engineer. 6. One must pass all exams well to enter an institute. 7. Last summer I read many Eng­lish articles, and my friend read some German ones. 8. This sum­mer we shall spend in the country, the last one we spent in the city.

8. We translated many texts, but there is one more text to translate.

9. One can take this journal from the library.

Упражнение 7. Переведите предложения с that в различных функциях.

1. That student studies in our group. 2. Do you know those girls? They are from our institute. 3. The professor that lectures on mechanics is the dean of our faculty. 4. It is known that the knowledge of general engineering subjects is the basis for the study of special subjects. 5. We know that the study of general engineering subjects is necessary for future engineers. 6. That higher education in this country is excellent is known to everybody. 7. The aim of to­day’s foreign policy is that peace in the world should be perma­nent. 8. The programme for the first-year students differs from that of the third-year students. 9. There are many interesting articles in this journal, read those on your speciality. 10. It is the high qualifi­cation of future specialists that will determine the scientific and technological progress of any country.

Упражнение 8. Дайте недостающие степени сравнения.

(the) biggest, longer, faster, (the) hardest, (the) heaviest, thin­ner, narrower, lower, (the) greatest, newer, colder, (the) hottest, (the) shortest, less, (the) worst, more.

Упражнение 9. Поставьте прилагательные в сравнительной или превос­ходной степени.

1. Moscow University is (large) University in Europe. 2. Strength of materials is (difficult) than chemistry. 3. Is it (interesting) to study at the institute than at school? 4. My friend works (hard) at his English than I. 5. My brother is (old) than I but he is (short). 6. The University is one of the (tall) buildings in Moscow. 7. Days in summer are (long) than in winter. 8. This group studies (good) than that one. 9. Oxford is (old) University in Britain.

Упражнение 10. Ответьте на следующие вопросы.

1. Which is the most difficult subject for you? 2. Which is the easiest subject? 3. Which of the subjects is more difficult: physics or mathematics? 4. Who is the tallest in your group? 5. Which is the most interesting subject for you? 6. Is English as difficult as mathe­matics?

Упражнение 11. Заполните пропуски словами than, as ... as, not so ... as.

1. In winter days are ... long ... in summer. 2. Chemistry is... dif­ficult ... physics. 3.1 study English ... long ... my friend. 4. My sister is older ... I. 5. English is ... so difficult... mathematics. 6. Moscow is bigger ... Tallinn. 7. This machine is ... old ... that one. 8. The new transistor is more powerful... the old one. 9. The task of school education is ... important... that of higher education. 10. John is ... tall... his brother, but he is ... tall... his father.

Упражнение 12. Переведите обороты в сравнительной степени согласно образцу:

The longer the nights, the shorter the days.

Чем длиннее ночи, тем короче дни.

1. The harder we study, the more we know. 2. The more you work, the better you know English. 3. The more we study nature, the more we know about it. 4. The nearer the earth is, the denser the atmosphere is. 5. The stronger the wind, the harder the condi­tions of work for weather observers. 6. The quicker we finish, the sooner we will go home.

Упражнение 13. Найдите в каждом ряду прилагательные в сравнительной степени и переведите их.

teacher, taller, thermometer, thinker

worker, weather, worse, writer

bomber, brother, brighter, barometer

darker, driver, denser, dancer bigger, best, builder, better father, farther, foreigner, faster earlier, easier, eater, engineer compressor, computer, colder, closer meter, mover, more, motor

СЛОВООБРАЗОВАНИЕ

Упражнение 14. Переведите следующие производные слова согласно об­разцу:

глагол + -ment = существительное to environ — окружать -» environment — окружение

to enrol — enrolment, to develop — development, to achieve — achievement, to move — movement;

прилагательное + -(i)ty = существительное communal-общинный -» community — общность, содружество social — общественный -» society — общество

active — activity, special — speciality, national — nationality, intensive — intensity, electric — electricity;

существительное + -ous = прилагательное fame — слава, известность -» famous — знаменитый,

известный

variety — various, number — numerous, monotony — monoto­nous;

префикс re- (повторность действия) renew — обновлять, восстанавливать renewal — восстановление renewable — восстанавливаемый, восстанавливающийся

rebuild, remake, reuse, reorganize, reorganization.

Упражнение 15. Прочитайте и переведите интернациональные слова:

global ['gleubl], resources [ri'so:siz], problem ['problem], ecology [I'kolecfei], proportion [pre'po:Jen], era ['iere], territory ['teriteri], ocean ['eujen], oceanic [,euji'aenik], situation [,sitju'eijen], atmosphere ['aetmesfie], process ['preuses], cli-

mate ['klaimit], balance ['baelens], experiment [iks'periment], social ['seujel].

Упражнение 16. Прочитайте и запомните произношение слов.

environment [in'vaiaranmant], pollution [pa'lu:Jan], achieve [a'tfi:v], success [sak'ses], successful [sak'sesfal], successfully [sak'sesfuli], purify ['pjuarifai], air [ea], natural ['naetfral], how­ever [hau'eva], job [djob], remain [n'mein], mankind [maen'kaind], reach [ri:tf], special ['spejal], especially [is'pe/ali], serious ['siarias], throughout [Gru'aut], world [wa:ld], knowledge ['nolidj], advance [ad'va:ns], eliminate [r'limineit], purpose ['pa:pas], scale [skeil], weather ['weba], essential [r'senjal], therefore ['beafo:], data ['deita], joint [djoint], measure ['теза], realize ['rialaiz], circumstance ['sa:kamstans].

СЛОВА И СЛОВОСОЧЕТАНИЯ ДЛЯ ЗАПОМИНАНИЯ

achieve v — достигать advance п — продвижение вперед, успех, прогресс area п — область bring about v — вызывать carry out v — проводить, вы­полнять

change v — менять(ся), изме­няться); п — изменение, пе­ремена

considerable а — значитель­ный

deal with v — иметь дело с effort п — усилие evident а — очевидный growth п — рост however adv — однако, тем не менее increase v — увеличиваться level п — уровень purpose п — цель, назначение reach v — достигать realize v — понимать, отчет­ливо представлять remain v — оставаться scale п — масштаб, размер several а — несколько similar а — подобный, схожий

solve v — решать still adv — все еще, однако success п — успех therefore adv — поэтому way п — путь, дорога; способ

joint efforts — совместные усилия take measures — принимать меры throughout the world — по всему миру

Техт 2А

Прочитайте текст и ответьте, какие меры необходимы для успешного решения проблемы защиты окружающей среды в глобальном масштабе. Переведите.

Environment Protection Must Be Global

That the problem of pollution and ecology has become the most important one for mankind is evident to all. The more civilization is developing, the greater the ecological problems are becoming. Air and water pollution by industry is now reaching tremendous proportions. In our era it is changing from a national to an interna­tional problem, especially in territories where rivers cross several countries. The seas and oceans are also becoming seriously polluted. A similar situation is developing in the atmosphere. It is known that many cities throughout the world suffer from air pollution.

However, our scientific knowledge and technological advance­ment make it possible to eliminate it if people use good will^[2] and make considerable investments for that purpose. The develop­ment of natural resources on a global scale is already possible from a scientific and technical standpoint². Large-scale experimental work in this area is successfully being carried out.

At present scientists in industrially developed countries are working on the theory of interaction of all the atmospheric and oceanic global processes that determine the climate and weather of the world. Increasing growth of population, industrialization and the use of resources are slowly but surely changing the global climate and water balance. This can be described as a great experi­ment, one that may bring about changes in the environment more serious than ever before.

The essential feature in the environment protection is that many problems can be solved only on the level of world community³. Therefore, the planning of protection against pollu­tion by human society as a whole⁴ is imperative today and in the near future. It is necessary to develop an international program to study data on land, forest, atmospheric and oceanic resources, both renewable and non-renewable. It is the joint efforts of many scien­tists and special public organizations that can deal with the prob­lem and take necessary measures to protect the environment.

It is still a big job and much remains to be done⁵. However, sci­entists are confident that planned actions of all countries can elimi­nate pollution and achieve successes in purifying air, water and soil and in safeguarding natural resources. At the same time one must realize that social and political circumstances may stand in the way of further progress in this field.

Notes to the Text

1. good will — добрая воля

2. standpoint — точка зрения

3. community — сообщество

4. as a whole — в целом

5. much remains to be done — еще многое предстоит (оста­ется) сделать

УПРАЖНЕНИЯ

Упражнение 17. Просмотрите текст 2А и ответьте на вопросы.

1. What is this text about? 2. What is ecology? 3. How does wa­ter (air) become polluted? 4. Why is the problem of water pollution becoming a global problem?

Упражнение 18. Найдите предложения с глаголом-сказуемым в Present Continuous, переведите.

1. Water and air are becoming more and more polluted. 2. At present computers are more widely used in the sphere of education.

3. Where were you at six o’clock? We were studying in the read­ing-room. 4. There are government and public organizations that are analysing data on land, forest and air. 5. New courses of educa­tion such as management are being organized in many institutes.

6. What will you be doing in the laboratory tomorrow morning? We shall be watching the operation of a new device. 7. Measures are being taken to save Lake Baikal. 8. The situation at Lake Baikal is remaining very serious. 9. Much attention is being paid at present to the development of international scientific contacts. 10. Science is becoming a leading factor in the progress of mankind.

Упражнение 19. А. Найдите предложения с глаголом-сказуемым в Continuous Passive, переведите.

sers are being widely introduced at plants and factories. 7. The most important ecological problems must be considered at the govern­ment level. 8. The training at Cambridge and Oxford is carried out by tutorial system.

В. Переделайте предложения из действительного в страдательный залог.

1. Не is writing a letter at the moment. 2. John was preparing report all day yesterday. 3. We are learning grammar now. 4. At present mankind is making considerable investments to eliminate air pollution. 5. Today the changes in the global climate and wa­ter balance are bringing about serious changes in the environ­ment. 6. Many scientists are constantly carrying out experimental work to solve the problem of environment protection. 7. The com­pany is making plans for the future.

Упражнение 20. Найдите предложения, где it является формальным под­лежащим, личным местоимением или входит в состав усилительной конст­рукции; переведите.

1. It is dark here. Please, turn on the light. 2. It was Gagarin who was the first man to orbit the Earth. 3. Our students study strength of materials. It is a very difficult subject. 4. Mathematics is studied at all technological institutes because every engineer must know it well. 5. It is the most interesting article on this subject. 6. It has become evident that ecological problems can be solved only on the global level. 7. Joint efforts of people throughout the world make it possible to achieve some progress in environment protec­tion. 8. It is the development of robots that will solve some very complex problems of industry. 9. It is evident that research is be­coming more specialized now. 10. The use of the new equipment made it possible to minimize the number of workers. 11. It is indus­trialization that is making ecological problems very serious.

Упражнение 21. Определите функции one и that, переведите предложе­ния.

with the technology of tomorrow. 7. The education in Oxford and Cambridge is different in many ways from that in other universities. 8. We discussed the first industrial revolution, the one that took place some centuries ago. 9. New robots will have several manipu­lators that will carry out many functions. 10. That computers and robots are important for industrial uses is well known to scientists and engineers. 11. One must realize that the increasing number of cars brings about considerable pollution of the air. 12. It is the growth of industrialization that is changing the climate of the planet. 13. The essential feature of higher education in this country is that it combines theory with practice. 14. The simplest materials are those which have only one kind of atoms. 15. That the Earth is round was unknown for a long time. 16. It is found that the labour (труд) of a man with secondary education is 108 per cent more effi­cient than that of a man without that education. Moreover, the work of a university or college graduate is 300 per cent more effi­cient than that of a specialist with secondary education.

Упражнение 22. Переведите предложения с союзами сравнения.

1. The bigger the cities are, the greater the pollution is. 2. The more computers and robots are used in industry, the quicker tech­nological progress will be. 3. The more automobiles appear in the streets, the worse the air in the cities is. 4. The more effective is the technology, the quicker is the development of this country. 5. The quicker we joint our efforts in protecting the environment, the quicker the ecological problems are solved.

УПРАЖНЕНИЯ ДЛЯ САМОСТОЯТЕЛЬНОЙ РАБОТЫ

Упражнение 23. Определите по суффиксу, к какой части речи относятся слова.

radioactivity, measurement, interaction, society, nervous, elimination, basic, proportion, seriously, symbolic, anxious, eco­logical.

Упражнение 24. Назовите глаголы, образованные от следующих сущест­вительных, и переведите их.

advancement (продвижение вперед, прогресс), investment (капиталовложение), measurement (измерение), achievement (достижение), improvement (улучшение), fulfillment (выпол­нение).

Упражнение 25. Переведите слова с префиксом ге

rename, reopen, renew, renewable, non-renewable, renewal.

Упражнение 26. Найдите среди следующих слов:

а) антонимы

slowly, old, at present, small, quickly, in the past, new, large;

б) синонимы

tremendous, epoch, realize, several, work, progress, great, field, era, understand, make it possible, different, achieve, some, advance, enable, area, various, reach, essential, job, important.

is changing, was changing, will be changing, are becoming, will be developing, are being introduced, was being solved.

Упражнение 29. Раскройте скобки.

A. When Peter was a child, he had two drawing books. One of them was (large) than the other. His elder brother bought the (large) one for him. Peter liked it (well) because the drawings in it were (large) and simple. He drew something every day. Each new day his drawing was (good) than the one he had made the day be­fore. The last page was much (good) than the first one.

B. After graduating from the institute Mike went to Siberia to a small industrial town. It was (difficult) for him to begin his work as an engineer than he thought that it would be. He moved to (impor­tant) city than the first one. He was not (successful) there than be­fore, however, and sometimes he was even (unhappy). However, he was (happy) about one thing, he was becoming a (useful) specialist.

C. New York is the (large) city in the US. Perhaps, with all its suburbs (пригород), it is the (large) city in the world. It is one of

the (important) industrial cities in the country. Some of the (old) and historic buildings are there. Some of the buildings in New York City are the (high) buildings in the whole world. New York City is not only the (large) city in the US; it is also the (important) indus­trial center. Perhaps, the (expensive) office buildings in the world are there. It has the (great) number of factories, the (large) banks and post offices. It sends out many letters and receives the (heavy) mail bags. It is truly the (important) business city.

Упражнение 30. Прочитайте текст и озаглавьте его.

The highest mountain in the world is Mount Everest — 29,002 feet high. The largest ocean is the Pacific having a total area of 63,986,000 square miles. The Atlantic Ocean, the next largest, is only 31,530,000 square miles, the Indian Ocean with 28,350,000 square miles comes third. The longest river is the Nile which is more than 4,000 miles longer or about twice the distance by air from London to Beirut. The biggest island is Greenland which be­longs to Denmark and is about 840,000 square miles in extent. The largest lake is the Caspian Sea. Geographers consider it as a lake because it is not connected with any of the great oceans. It has an area of about 170,000 square miles. Which is the deepest sea? So far, as we know at present the greatest depth is in the Pacific Ocean near the Philippines and goes down to 37,000 feet, which is much more than the height of Everest. The biggest volcano is in Ecuador, South America. It is still active and 19,612 feet high. There is an­other one between Argentina and Chile and it is more than 3,000 feet higher.

Упражнение 31. Напишите существительные в единственном числе.

cities, countries, societies, universities, technologies, lorries, industries, dictionaries, territories, theories, communities.

Упражнение 32. Дайте недостающие формы глаголов, запомните их.

grown, stand, dealing, brought, knew, making, send, found, thought, spending.

Упражнение 33. Прочитайте и переведите текст без словаря.

It is difficult for mankind to predict (предсказать) changes in the environment accurately. It is known that natural changes in weather and climate may have more catastrophic global effects than human activity. But scientists are developing a new concept that can help make such prediction more accurately. It is based on our understanding that the Earth is an integral system. Its parts — oceans, atmosphere, land or life — cannot be understood in isola­tion to predict changes in the most accurate way. Modern scientific and technological progress made it possible to use new technolo­gies for that purpose. That satellites can control physical, chemical, biological and geological changes on a global scale is well-known now. One must also know that the study of environmental problems with the help of satellites is becoming international. Russia, the US, France, Japan, Canada, India, China and Italy are planning to send their satellites in both polar and geostationary orbits.

CONVERSATION

Exercise 1. Answer*the questions according to the example:

What is one of the most important problems for mankind now? (the problem of pol­lution and ecology).

The problem of pollution and ecology is one of the most important problems for mankind now.

1. What problem is becoming a global problem? (the problem of air and water pollution). 2. What makes it possible to eliminate air and water pollution? (scientific knowledge and technological ad­vance, good will and large investments). 3. What are scientists in industrially developed countries currently working on? (the the­ory of interaction of the atmospheric and oceanic global pro­cesses). 4. What factors are slowly changing the global climate and water balance? (the growth of population, industrialization and use of resources). 5. What actions are necessary to take to deal success­fully with the problem of protecting the environment throughout the world? (planning, developing international programs to study ecological data, joint efforts of scientists and special public organi­zations).

Exercise 2. Make a sentence out of the two parts.

1. At present one of the most 1. are becoming seriously pol-

important problems for mankind luted by industry.

2. The rivers, seas and oceans 2. are successfully being carried

out on a global scale.

3. That purifying air, water and 3. it is possible to eliminate air

soil is changing from a national and water pollution by planned

to a global problem actions of human society as a

whole.

4. Therefore, it is necessary

5. Scientists expect that

4. is evident to all.