I. Passive Voice.
1. Scientists were offered to determine the composition of the new substance obtained.
2. These materials are not found in their natural form.
3. Absorption is sometimes initiated at a temperature as low as 70º.
4. Many shops are equipped with automatic machinery.
5. The reaction was accompanied by violent evolution of heat.
6. The results were affected by the presence of impurities.
7. The rates and molecular weights are affected by lowering the temperatures.
8. This reaction is succeeded by other ones.
9. The point of equilibrium however is greatly influenced by the temperature.
10. This newly developed method was followed by a number of others.
11. The molecules of even a good insulator are acted upon by an electric field.
12. Some important conclusions were arrived at by the experimentator.
13. Difficulties are often met with in solving the systems of automatic control.
14.The operation of a small size quick activity electronic computer was looked at with great interest.
15. The function of a system is influenced by variations in its intake of energy.
16. The decision to extend automatic control systems to various areas will be followed by economic considerations.
17. The electric motor may be relied upon for it is of the latest design.
18. The insulation was affected by water vapours.
19. A is unaffected by B.
20. This paper was followed shortly by another by the same author.
21. The П-П-electrons often referred to as unsaturation electrons.
22. This critical temperature is actually influenced by pH and a series of other factors.
New words:
absorb v – поглощать
machinery n – оборудование
violent a – сильный, бурный
rate n – скорость
succeed v – следовать, сопровождать
offer v – предлагать
insulate v – изолировать
arrive at a conclusion – сделать вывод, заключение
rely upon – доверять, полагаться на …
insulation n – изоляция
vapour n – пар
refer to as – называться
unsaturation electrons – ненасыщенные электроны
II. Continuous Tenses.
1. The reaction was running smoothly.
2. They are developing a new technique.
3. This procedure is finding increasing use.
4. Research is being carried on.
5. We all are striving for better results.
6.The spherical joint is becoming more and more useful in the construction of glass equipment.
7. While the reaction is proceeding, changes are taking place in the reaction mixture.
8. The method previously mentioned is being widely used.
9.It is sometimes necessary to stop the stirrer of the thermostat while the measurements are being made.
10. At any instant in a polymerization process polymers of all different degrees of polymerization are being formed.
11. The chemical and physical properties of these molecula are being studied.
12. Ceramic composites are being used and tested by several companies.
13. Trial material is being fabricated for mechanical testing.
14. The functional simulator is now being used to verify telerobotic operations.
15. Although the method is receiving marked attention its possibilities and limitations have not yet been sufficiently explored.
16. Programme officials will not be looking for the cheapest ejection seat but the lightest.
New words:
smooth a – ровный, гладкий
strive for – стремиться к чему-либо
joint a – соединение
reaction mixture – реакционная смесь
stirrer n – мешалка
trial a – пробный, опытный
verify v – проверять, контролировать
ejection seat – катапультируемое кресло
III. Perfect Tenses.
1.No satisfactory explanation of this observation has yet been offered.
2.A thorough discussion of the various results obtained has been published.
3.These compounds have been little investigated.
4.The output of this factory has greatly increased as against that of 1983.
5. Thus far, the effects of vehicle motion have been ignored.
6.So far as the author knows, few attempts have been made to modify the structure.
7.This has made it possible to study radioactive species.
8.No general solution to this problem has been found yet.
9.Many authors have questioned the validity of this statement.
10.This fact combined with many others has provided valuable information on the point in question.
11.They have been studying this problem for 30 years.
12.The South African industry has been running at a uranium oxide output of about 5,000tons a year for the last few years.
13.Evidence for the association of these two phenomena has been accumulated for a long time.
14.It has recently been shown that the conductivity depends on the presence of oxygen.
15.Each aircraft company has been building fighters for years.
16.WADYPS research has been carried out at the University of Nottingham since 1992.
17.When the reaction had been finished the temperature fell.
18.The temperature had been raised by 20º before the explosion occurred.
19.These properties made him suggest they had prepared a new compound.
20.They presented rather detailed account of the work done.
21.They will have been through with their experiments by the end of the year.
22.Before the Exhibition closes up to 90,000 people will have attended it.
23.Fully integrated systems have been delivered to the U.S. Army and are currently in use on rotary aircraft. Fully integrated systems are being prepared for international delivery. So, parallel activity has been under way.
New words:
Offer v – предлагать
investigate v – исследовать
compound n – смесь, соединение
attempt n – попытка
species n (pl без измен.) – образец
validity n – обоснованность
point n – вопрос
uranium oxide – окись урана
evidence n – доказательство
fighter n – истребитель
account n – отчет
attend v – посещать
currently adv – в настоящее время
IV. Инфинитив в функции определения.
1.The expenses to be paid by the customer include the overheads.
2.The problem of utilizing such variables is always the first to decide.
3.They have found a new type of tape possible to work with.
4.This process is the one to be associated with reaction in alkaline solution.
5.The method to be described in the next section is very effective.
6.The result to be expected is important for our investigation.
7.The method of detection to be described on page 100 is based on the latest data.
8.They are the first to have suggested the currently accepted reaction mechanism.
9.Klason was the first chemist to develop a theory of the formation of lignin.
10.Experiments have shown that the amount of work to be used for producing a given amount of heat is the same under all conditions.
11.The problem to be solved requires some experiments.
12.The amount of energy to be consumed by the motor is equal to that put into the motor.
13.The building of a good road causes a great deal of preliminary work to be done.
14.With these reactions there are also opposing factors to be considered.
15.It is of importance to know the basic principles to be observed in the design and use of optical equipment.
16. A method to design an optimal trajectory is presented.
17.The combined filter to be examined is appropriate for some base stations.
18.Sojourner is the name given to the first robotic roving vehicle to be sent to Mars.
New words:
expenses – расходы
customer n – заказчик
overheads – накладные расходы
alkaline n – щёлочь
currently adv – в настоящее время
accept v – принимать
consume v – потреблять, расходовать
appropriate a – подходящий
V. Сочетание to be + инфинитив (составное сказуемое).
1.The object is to provide low pressure.
2.Since the conversion to electricity the main aim of railways was to widen the railway network.
3.The main purpose is to design equipment and establish methods of operation.
4.An alternative method is to use atomic hydrogen.
5.The object of his research was to find a new method.
6.The general scheme of such a method will be to take an aminoacid.
7.Another problem was to get new data on the point in question.
8.The procedure had been to allow the ultraviolet light source to heat the solution.
9.The purpose of the present work was to investigate the electron exchange.
10.Our aim is to change the status quo in a peaceful evolutionary way.
11.Another way of handling this problem is to use the proposed receiver.
12.The focus of this paper is to show what results can be obtained.
13.The primary function of Sojourner is to demonstrate that small rovers can actually operate on Mars.
14.The intent of this section is to give you a broad overview of the Mars Pathfinder mission and the microrover experiment.
15.A primary objective was to demonstrate systems required for putting a payload safely on the Martian surface.
New words:
object n – цель
purpose n – цель
alternative a – другой
atomic a – атомарный
point n – вопрос, пункт
status quo (лат) – существующее положение
handle v – (зд.) решить
obtain v – получать, достигать
intent n – цель
payload n – полезный груз
VI. Сочетание to be + инфинитив (эквивалент must).
1.We were to find starting components to carry out a new experiment.
2.This method is to be reported in more detail.
3.This compound is rarely to be found free in nature.
4.This fact is to be pointed out in our paper.
5.A chapter is devoted to the concept of productivity that we are to use in this study.
6.Now he is to study this phenomenon.
7.We were to take special steps to reduce the weight of the mechanical part.
8.Similar agencies are to be set up in other countries.
9.The LUNAR – A mother spacecraft is to release three modules.
10.In the future the diesel locomotive is to become the leading type of motive power on our railways.
New words:
point out v – указывать
devote v – посвящать
release v – освобождать; сбрасывать
VII. Сочетание to have + инфинитив (эквивалент must).
1.He had to stop his experiments.
2.The rate of gas flow does not have to be large
3.We have had to decide which course of reaction to chose.
4.I had to show him my unfinished work.
5.We had to reduce the resistance to 100 ohms.
6.Both types of reaction have to be taken into account.
7.We shall have to neglect this fact
8.It has to be admitted that the conclusion is not logical enough.
9.As to the heat of the reaction it had to be carefully controlled.
10.Several requirements have to be satisfied to make such a set operate efficiently.
11.He found that the temperature had to be raised to 150º to insure a satisfactory result.
12.The apparatus must be so constructed that parts, which may have to be interchanged, can be easily reached.
13.Robots on the Moon and Mars will have to be more autonomous.
14.In addition to weak signals, the uncertainties of weather had to be faced.
15.In order to make a satellite a whole number of highly involved scientific and engineering problems had to be solved.
16.With optical disks you don’t have to worry about data loss.
17.You also have to know what you are going to do with that system.
New word:
neglect v – игнорировать, не принимать во внимание
admit v – признавать
conclusion n – вывод
satisfy v – удовлетворять (требованиям)
uncertainty n - изменчивость
involved – сложный
worry v - беспокоиться
VIII. Сложное дополнение.
1.I found him to be a very clever man.
2.We know the pressure to decrease as altitude increases.
3.We consider the circuit to be too strong for our purpose.
4.We expect the increase in the average capacity and load per wagon to expand further.
5.Modern discoveries allow science and engineering to be developed rapidly.
6.We know gravity to act on every particle of a body.
7.These features allow this series of computers to be used effectively in all types of system applications.
8.We proved this suggestion to be wrong.
9.We expect most bodies to expand when heated.
10.We know heat to pass from a hotter body to a colder one.
11.We know an alternating current to be continually changing.
12.They found out that chemical effect to occur when an electric current flowed through a liquid.
13.We heard that device to have been described in some early literature.
14.We saw concrete piers be prefabricated on shore.
15.We know the apparatus used for converting electrical energy from one voltage to another to be called a transformer.
16.We know the induction a. c. motors to be preferred to series a. c. motors.
17.They wanted the experimental data to be presented in detail.
18.DeBoer reported the density of the substance to be 2.5.
19.These authors claimed to have obtained pure products.
20.With this provision the system can be expected to give a good stability.
21.More recent work has shown the assumption to be incorrect.
22.We proved this suggestion to be wrong.
23.This causes the components to be separated.
24.He made this reaction run at reduced pressure.
New words:
altitude n – высота
average a – средний
concrete pier – бетонный столб
prefer v – предпочитать
provision n – условие
assumption n – предположение
suggestion n - предложение
