I. Grammar and Vocabulary
Ex.1. Translate from English into Russian:
Best wishes- , All the best- , Take care-( ), With love- , Lots of love- , as for me- , unfortunately- , however- , as a rule- , although-, by the way- , etc.
Ex.2. Match:
| 1. Thanks for your letter. | 2. ! |
| 2.Thanks for your recent letter. | 1. . |
| 3.Thanks for your letter, it's great to receive it! | 4. ! |
| 4.It's always nice to get your letters! | 3. , ! |
| 5.It was great to hear from you! | 5. - ! |
Ex.2. Match:
| 1. reference | 2 A the activity of annotating something. |
| 2. annotation | 1 B the action of mentioning or alluding to something |
| 3. summary | 4 C the action of introducing something |
| 4. Introduction | 5 D a list of books on a particular subject. |
| 5. Bibliography | 3 E a brief statement or account of the main points of something |
Ex.3. Give the English equivalents of the prepositions and conjunctions in brackets and translate the sentences.
1. The energy (-for) a nuclear power plant comes ( from) the heat releases ( -during) fissioning of uranium (-in) a nuclear reactor.
2. There are two main differences (-between) a nuclear power plant a stream-electric power plant. The nuclear power plant uses a nuclear fuel (-instead) a fossil fuel, and it uses a reactor ( -instead)) a boiler.
3. (--because of) their high consumption gas turbines are more expensive to operate than stream turbines.
4. The radioactive pollution produced (-in) a reactor has all there forms: gaseous, liquid and solid.
5. The beta particles are dangerous for man ( -as) they penetrate deep (-in) the matter.
6. Pump-turbine units are used ( -both) pumping the water ( -and) driving electric generators.
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Ex.4. Think of questions about the following sentences:
1. The first central electric power station was installed in 1882.
When__was the first central electric power station installed?
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What station_ was installed in 1882__?
2. Radioactive wastes damage man and his generation.
Who (m) damage man and his generation _______?
What wastes_can _ damage man and his generation _________?
3. The use of water power and wind power began more than 2,000 years ago.
The use of what kind of power__ began_ more than 2,000 years ago ___?
When__did __ the use of water power and wind power begin _________?
4. The cooling water is drawn from a source and passed through the condenser.
What kind of water__ is drawn from a source and passed through the condenser ___?
What________ water is drawn ________from?
What_ water is drawn from a source and passed ___through?
Ex.5. Choose the correct form:
1. One can (reduce, be reduced) heat losses in a transmission line.
2. Heat losses should (reduce, be reduced) constantly and effectively.
3. The output of machinery is steadily being (increasing, i ncreased).
4. Man has been constantly (increasing, increased) the output of machinery.
5. The man principles of energy production has (being, been ) know to science for a long time.
6. The energy industry (undergoes, is undergoing) considerable development.
7. Development of nuclear power plants foe civil use (began, has began) in the mid-1950s.
II. Reading
