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СОДЕРЖАНИЕ
Государственное образовательное учреждение высшего профессионального образования
«Сибирский государственный университет
телекоммуникаций и информатики»
по грамматике, чтению и переводу
Предисловие………………………………………………………………………05
Текст «The electronic age»…………………………………………………...09
Конструкции as…as, such…as, not so …as…………………………………17
Условные предложения……………………………………………………..76
Значения слова provide……………………………………………………...79
Значения союзов unless, suppose, in case, on condition that, but for……….79
Словообразование. Префиксы. …………………………………………….80
Сослагательное наклонение (The Subjunctive Mood)……………………...85
Сослагательное наклонение после безличных предложений…………….86
Сослагательное наклонение после глагола wish…………………………..88
Конструкции would rather и had better……………………………………...89
III. Fill in the verbs to be, to have in the right form.
1. The Moon … a natural satellite of the Earth.
2. There ….two kinds of electricity, positive and negative.
3. The second half of the 19th century ….a period of rapid growth of electrical engineering.
4. Our university …old and new buildings.
5. Every faculty …its own computer center.
6. He …a wide experience in his speciality.
7. I…greatly interested in modern technology.
8. Mobile phones ….a great number of users nowadays.
9. In the past messages to and from Europe ….sent by ship.
10. Today the word “electronics” …in general usage.
XIX. Match the words with their definitions.
a) a piece of equipment that has been designed to do a particular job;
b) a device that can react to light, heat pressure in order to make a machine do something;
c) the branch of science or technology that studies electronic currents in electronic equipment;
d) a very small piece of a material that is used to carry a complicated electronic circuit;
e) the process of keeping information on a computer;
f) the complete path of wires and equipment along which an electric current flows;
g) a thing or an idea that has been invented;
i) the practical use of something, especially theory, discovery, etc;.
j) the gradual growth of something so that it becomes more advanced and stronger.
5. …………… rapidly transmit TV and radio programs to different towns, cities, and distant areas.
9. The signal is sent over the communication channel from the transmitter to the …………….
4. Semiconductors use such materials as ………….. , silicon and gallium arsenide.
5. The …………. of the water is tested regularly.
6. Gas and oil ……………. always increases in cold weather.
7. The two teams have always been …………... .
8. The .................. of the results depends on the modernization of the equipment.
XIV. Combine words from Box A with words from Box B to make collocations.
XV. Make nouns from the following verbs.
XVI. Find synonyms to the following words in the first part of the text.
Competitor, stage, to display, to need, difficult, to remove, feature, strong
XVII. Phrasal verbs: bring and turn. Fill in the correct particle.
XVIII. Make sentences out of two parts.
XIX. Translate the sentences, paying attention to the meanings of highlighted words.
XX. Discussion. In pairs discuss the following questions.
I. Define the forms of the Infinitives.
II. Comment on the forms and functions of the Infinitive. Translate the sentences into Russian.
III. Complete the sentences by using suitable infinitives.
8. Experiments helped Mendeleev …
10. One way to safe our environment is …
IV. Use to before the Infinitives where possible.
V. Complete the sentences using to or for.
VI. Use the right form of the Infinitive in brackets.
VII. Complete the sentences using either too or enough.
1. The river is … polluted to swim.
2. Erica is old … to make her own decisions.
3. The exam was … difficult for me.
6. This car is … expensive for me to buy.
8. The silicon-dioxide layer of transistors is … thin to be a perfect insulator.
9. I′m sorry I could not take your call before; the signal on my phone was … weak.
VIII. Make one sentence from two. Complete the new sentence using too or enough.
Example: I can′t buy this computer. It is too expensive for me.
This computer is too expensive for me to buy.
IX. Read the text. Express the main idea of the text. Translate it.
constituent – составная часть, составляющая
overall – полный, общий, предельный
minute – крохотный, мелкий, незначительный
heat sensor – тепло-чувствительный элемент
to embed – впитывать посторонние смеси, погружать, внедрять
acceptor – акцептор (тип примеси в полупроводнике)
X. Find the Infinitives in the text and define their functions.
XI. Read the text again and answer the questions.
XIII. Complete the sentences using the correct variant.
XIV. Combine words from Box A with words from Box B to make collocations.
XV. Connect the words with their definitions.
a) a very small piece of a substance with a positive electric charge that forms part of the nucleus.
b) a very small piece of a substance with a negative electric charge found in all atoms.
c) a vacancy in the crystal structure of a semiconductor that is able to attract an electron.
e) the central and relatively small part of an atom that is made up of protons and neutrons.
h) the smallest particle of a chemical element that can exist alone.
i) the outer structure or layer of something.
j) a force that stops something moving or makes it move more slowly.
k) a very small piece of matter, such as an electron or proton, that is part of an atom.
3. A semiconductor without … is called a natural semiconductor.
8. The flow of … can be likened to the movement of an empty seat in a row of a theatre seat.
XVII. Form the correct verb from the word in bold using suffixes: -en, -ise, -ify, or prefix en-.
1. I think you should … (large) some of the photographs.
2. The teacher should … (simple) the information so that everybody understands it.
3. They are planning to … (modern) the factory and buy new machinery.
4. They boiled the water in order to… (pure) it.
5. The council has decided to … (wide) the main road into the city centre.
6. The government promised to … (broad) access to higher education.
7. The study of science … (rich) all our life.
8. Please, ... (close) all translated words in brackets.
9. My parents always … (courage) me in my choice of career.
10. Nothing could … (weak) his determination to continue.
XVIII. Fill in the correct preposition (in, on, to, from, for, of, with).
XIX. Use the verbs in brackets in the required form of the Infinitive.
XX. Discussion. In pairs discuss the following questions.
I. Find the infinitives and translate the following sentences.
III. Translate the sentences paying attention to the for-to-infinitive construction.
IV. Translate the sentences paying attention to the Complex Subject.
X. Read the text. Express the main idea of the text. Translate it.
XI. Find the Infinitives in the text and define their functions.
XII. Find the sentences with the Complex Object and the Complex Subject in the text.
XIII. Read the text again and answer the questions.
XV. Combine words from Box A with words from Box B to make collocations.
XVI. Connect the words with their definitions.
XVIII. Translate the sentences into Russian, paying attention to the meanings of highlighted words.
IV. Translate the sentences paying attention to Participle II in the function of attribute.
V. Translate the sentences paying attention to Participle II in the function of adverbial modifier.
VI. Translate the sentences, define the types of Participles and their functions.
VII. Make sentences beginning with Having ….
Example: We finished our work. We went home.
Having finished our work, we went home.
1. He wrote the letter, then he sent e-mail.
2. The plane was delayed by technical problems. It took off one hour late.
3. I had seen photographs of the place. I had no desire to go there.
7. The substance was heated and it changed its properties.
8. New features were added and it changed the appearance of mobile phones.
VIII. Complete the sentences with Participle I or Participle II.
IX. Translate the sentences paying attention to Absolute Participial Construction.
X. Join two sentences using Absolute Participial Construction.
Example: a) The electric candle had been invented.
b) The problem of lighting was solved.
The electric candle having been invented, the problem of lighting was solved.
a) Lodygin was the first who thought of tungsten as a material suitable for the purpose.
b) The invention of the incandescent filament lamp belongs to him.
2. a) A series of attempts had been made.
b) He came to a successful solution of the problem.
3. a) Tungsten was used for the filament.
b) Lodygin solved the problem of the incandescent lamp.
4. a) Numerous experiments had been carried out at the orbital stations.
b) It became possible to develop new methods of industrial production of new materials.
5. a) Numerous experiments were over.
b) Newton was able to write his work very quickly.
XI. Read the text. Express the main idea of the text. Translate it.
flicker - короткая вспышка, мерцание
set-up - структура, система, настройка
free-space optics - оптическая система в открытом пространстве
car headlight – фара автомобиля
tail-light - задний габаритный фонарь
to alert – предупредить об опасности
to piggy-back on – использовать в своих интересах
broadband connection – широкополосное соединение
transceiver – приемопередатчик
to intercept – перехватывать, задерживать
directional transmitter – передающая радиопеленгаторная станция
incandescent bulb – лампа накаливания
XII. Find the Participles in the text and define their functions.
XIII. Read the text again and answer the questions.
XV. Combine words from Box A with words from Box B to make collocations.
XVI. Connect the words with their definitions.
a part of a radio or a piece of musical or computing equipment that the sound comes out of;
a light spread over a wide area;
a station which produces signals, sounds in one particular direction;
an optical system in which light is used to send information.
XVII. Find synonyms for the words and words combinations in the text.
XIX. Translate the sentences, paying attention to the meanings of highlighted words.
XX. Translate the sentences paying attention to the word since.
XXI. Discussion. In pairs discuss the following questions.
I. Translate the sentences paying attention to the forms of the Gerund.
II. Use the right form of the Gerund of the verbs in brackets.
III. Comment on the forms and functions of the Gerunds.
V. Complete the sentences. Add the necessary preposition.
6. Being a student he was interested …
10. You must take precautions …
VI. Translate the following sentences paying attention to the gerundial construction.
VIII. Use the Gerund instead of the Subordinate Clause.
IX. Comment on the difference between the following pairs of sentences.
1. I like playing computer games. I would like to play computer games.
2. The manager stopped speaking on the phone. The manager stopped to pick up the file.
7. Don`t forget to turn off your computer. I shall never forget visiting London.
XI. Complete the sentences with the Infinitive or Gerund of the verbs in brackets.
(Understand) many parts of electronics, we must know how electricity behaves at higher frequencies.
In 1920s the USA and Europe wanted (expand) the broadcast channels.
It is possible for vacuum tubes (convert) part of their energy into visible light.
I’m not used to (speak) in public so I need (practice) my presentation.
He was the first British physicist (award) the Nobel prize for literature.
I heard the phone (ring) twice and then stop.
The engineer suggested (use) an integrated circuit (amplify) a weak audio signal.
He offered (help) me (repair) my player.
While I was waiting for my plane, I watched other planes (take off) and (land).
XII. Read the text, translate it and comment on the –ing forms.
Turn on, turn in - to any station anywhere
а stand-alone device – независимое, автономное устройство
to cry out – настоятельно требовать, нуждаться
a subwoofer – динамик низких частот
a breeze – пустяк, легкая задача
XIII. Read the text. Express the main idea of the text. Translate it.
electron gun – электронный прожектор, электронная пушка
scanning coil – отклоняющаяся катушка
AF - audio frequency – звуковая частота
scanning – обследование, развертка изображения
field scan – полевая развертка
line scan – строчная развертка
glass envelope – стеклянная колба, баллон
flared – расширяющийся, расширенный на конус
to clamp – зажимать, фиксировать
bandwidth – ширина полосы часто, полоса частот
interlaced scanning – черезстрочная разверстка
intervening lines – промежуточные линии
XIV. Find Gerunds in the text and define their functions.
XV. Read the text again and answer the questions.
XVI. Combine words from Box A with words from Box B to make collocations.
XVII. Connect the words with their definitions.
A kinescope is a large vacuum tube used for ……………… and viewing the transmitted pictures.
All three electron guns scan the screen under the control of the same ……………… .
XIX. Translate the sentences, paying attention to the meanings of highlighted words
XX. Change the sentences, using the words in brackets according to the model.
Model: The attendants don’t permit the taking of photographs. (visitors)
The attendants don’t permit visitors to take photographs.
XXI. Discussion. In pairs discuss the following questions.
I. Translate conditional sentences and define their types.
II. Choose the right variant in brackets paying attention to the type of conditional sentences.
III. Put the verbs in the right form in the conditional sentences.
5. If we (have) to examine most solid substances, we should see that they are crystalline.
6. Would you mind if I (come) to work an hour later on Monday?
7. If the post were more reliable, we (not have to) depend on couriers.
11. What would you use if you (want) to measure air pressure?
12. If you (look) at the engine for a moment, you would have seen what was missing.
13. If there were no atmosphere, there (be) no clouds, no rain.
14. If you (melt) the snow you would get water.
IV. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses.
V. Rewrite the sentences according to the model.
Model: I did not see the signal, so I did not stop.
If I had seen the signal, I would have stopped.
VII. Change the following sentences of real condition into sentences of unreal condition.
Model: If you put salt on ice it will melt.
If you put salt on ice it would melt.
VIII. Translate the sentences, paying attention to the word provide.
2. The introduction of …………….. (conductor) technology revolutionized the computer industry.
3. You mast not …………… (estimate) how difficult it is going to be.
6. Most people prefer a colour screen to a …………… (chrome) screen.
7. If a printer ………….. (function), you should check the interface cable.
9. His comments were ……………….. (interpreted) as a criticism of the project.
10. We ………………. (contracted) the work to a small engineering firm.
XI. Read the text. Express the main idea of the text. Translate it.
substrate Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
charge-coupled device 8. thermionic emission
e) a video camera and recorder combined in a portable unit;
f) a switching circuit based on a field-effect transistor;
h) a unit of electromagnetic energy;
XVII. Translate the following words, paying attention to prefixes then use them in sentences.
XVIII. Find synonyms to the following words in the text.
XX. Translate the sentences, paying attention to the meanings of highlighted words.
XXI. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses.
XXII. Discussion. In pairs discuss the following questions.
“A discovery is said to be an accident meeting a prepared mind”. (Albert Szent-Gyorgyi).
II. Translate the sentences, paying attention to the Subjunctive Mood in subject clause.
IV. Open the brackets using the Subjunctive Mood.
Model: He (advise) them what to do, but he couldn’t get in touch with them.
He would have advised them what to do, but he couldn’t get in touch with them.
1. I (obtain) a datum quantity for direct current, but the galvanic element that I used failed.
2. The supply voltage must have been increased, more current (flow) through the regulator tube.
3. Why did not you ask them to discuss your problem then? They (not postpone) it.
4. It (be) wise of you to read scientific journals on your profession.
5. I think nobody (object) to discussing the results of our work tomorrow.
6. She (buy) the disk, but she had no money.
9. I (come) to the meeting, but I wasn’t informed about it.
10. This method is not efficient otherwise it (introduce) long ago.
V. Complete the given phrases using the Subjunctive Mood.
5. The professor strongly advised …
VIII. Open the brackets and use the correct form of the Subjunctive Mood.
IX. Comment on the use of tenses in the following sentences after wish and if only.
X. Paraphrase the following sentences using the Subjunctive Mood after the verb wish.
Example: My students are not always in time for class.
I wish my students were always in time for class.
XI. Translate the sentences paying attention to the phrases would rather and had better.
Model; Your record player is too loud.
XIII. Comment on the use of the Subjunctive Mood after the expression It’s high time.
XIV. Read the text. Express the main idea of the text. Translate it.
interference – взаимное влияние, помехи
eavesdropper – оператор перехвата (подслушивания) сообщений
fire hazard – источник пожароопасности
attenuation – ослабление, затухание
cladding – покрытие, оболочка, плакировка
refractive index – коэффициент преломления
armoured cable – армированный кабель
XV. Read the text again and find all sentences with the Subjunctive Mood.
XVIII. Combine words from Box A with words from Box B to make collocations.
XIX. Connect the words with their definitions.
XX. Translate the sentences paying attention to the Subjunctive Mood.
XXI. Practice the Conditional and the Subjunctive Mood while discussing the following ideas.
Кафедра иностранных и русского языков
Рецензент: кфн. Е.И. Мартынова
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© Сибирский государственный университет
телекоммуникаций и информатики, 2008г.
2. When a (an) …………….. is being used to measure the resistance of a component, it brings into action an internal battery, which makes a small current flow through the component.
3. Common salt is a (an) …………… of sodium and chlorine.
4. The colour of the light emitted from ……………. depends on the type of “impurity” introduced into the crystal structure of gallium arsenide.
5. Purpose-designed …………… packages are available to make the job easier for the circuit designer.
6. A light bulb could be used for rear-projection televisions as well as general ……………
7. A digital multemeter performs rather better than an ……………. multemeter when it is used to measure voltage.
8. An electric current is passed through a special liquid and numbers, letters, pictures can be seen on a ……………….
9. ……………… are widely used in the design and development of amplifiers, music synthesizers, televisions, radios and computers.
10. Thanks to the advances in technology, there are now several kinds of video …………. used in modern TV sets, for example a flat panel.
XVIII. Translate the sentences into Russian, paying attention to the meanings of highlighted words.
- The screen will display the user′s name in the top right-hand corner. 2. There are two types of seven-segment display which depend on the nature of the digital circuits. 3. The exhibition gives local companies an opportunity to display their new devices. 4. A digital multimeter does not have any moving parts, and what is measured is displayed on a liquid crystal display (LCD) or a light-emitting diode (LED) display. 5. Electronic analogue watch uses digital circuits for timing but displays the time in analogue form. 6. Colours like red convey a sense of energy and strength. 7. Pipes convey hot water from the boiler to the radiators. 8. Students were asked to interpret the meaning of the term. 9. The data can be interpreted in many different ways. 10. She couldn′t speak much English so her children had to interpret for her. 11. Proteins are by far the most complex chemical compounds. 12. The problem was compounded by new circumstances. 13. The substance was compounded with certain chemicals to make an explosive material. 14. The DNA molecule is compounded from many smaller molecules.
XIX. Translate the sentences into Russian paying attention to the words either and neither and their combinations.
1. I can only say that although these are problems, I have neither the space here nor the relevant knowledge to address them. 2. Neither candidate was selected for the job. 3. Electric current can be either direct current or alternating current. 4. They produced two reports, neither of which contained any useful information. 5. We can meet on Saturday or Monday. Either day is fine for me. 6. I am going to buy either a camera or a CD player. 7. Neither of the boys had seen the film before. 8. Today`s earbuds are either in or out; future earpieces will give users the option of adding a discreet soundtrack to their everyday lives. 9. Neither device is reliable. 10. Sarah hasn′t got a TV and she hasn′t got a CD player either.XX. Discussion. In pairs discuss the following questions.
1. Speak about different types of displays. What are their advantages and disadvantages.
2. How have developments in technology affected the world?
Unit 7
5. Значения слова since |
I. Translate the sentences with Participle I in the function of attribute.
1. Planes are one of the few remaining places where mobile phones do not work. 2. The system being tested will increase the safety and fuel efficiency of a car. 3. A growing number of mobile phones have built-in GPS or can determine their locations using other technologies. 4. The question now being discussed at the meeting is very important. 5. The boiling water is evaporating. 6. I came upon an article in a 2005 issue of Popular Science explaining the basic idea of a new field called information theory. 7. The system being tested will increase the safety and fuel efficiency of a car. 8. A second emerging technology is based on organic light-emitting diodes. 9. The large house being built in our street is a new school. 10. In the 1980s, a local engineer, Ralph Schmidt determined the directions of signals being received by an antenna array.
II. Translate the sentences with Participle I in the function of adverbial modifier.
1. The problem is that loading the insulator with carbon changes its density, making the material softer and weaker. 2. The microprocessor helped to get rid of crystals, copper coils and vacuum tubes, putting the ingredients of a radio almost entirely on silicon. 3. Sprint spent several years testing a number of different communications technologies before choosing WiMax. 4. While studying Newton′s work “Principia” a young physicist discovered a mistake in the calculations. 5. When driving a car one should be very attentive. 6. Working on the improvement of the incandescent filament lamp Edison made a series of experiments. 7. Today, using Internet telephony almost anyone can be a telecommunications carrier, including Google, Skype, Vonage and Yahoo. 8. Kailath spent most of his career at Stanford, working his way through the professional to director of the Information System Laboratory and associate department chair. 9. While studying photovoltages, Brattain and Gibney overcame the blocking effects of the surface states by immersing the semiconductor and the metal plate in the electrolyte. 10. Being provided with batteries an electric car can develop a speed of 50 miles an hour.
III. Translate the sentences into Russian paying attention to Perfect Participle.
- Having employed a durable carbonized filament, he solved at last the problem of cheap illumination on a large scale. 2. Having designed a car radar the engineers started complex tests. 3. Having been tested the computer system was installed at a plant. 4. Having been heated the substance changed its properties. 5. Having proved his point, Dr. Liu is now trying to design sensors that work more like the sense cells in a real lateral line. 6. Having stated the laws of gravity Newton was able to explain the structure of the Universe. 7. Having received his doctorate Brattain joined Bell Labs. 8. Having been published in 1687 Newton′s laws of motion are still the basis for research. 9. Having produced a field effect device a grope of engineers invented a bipolar transistor. 10. Having summed up the information about the speed and distance of various objects ahead, the computer detects all possible dangers and their nature.
IV. Translate the sentences paying attention to Participle II in the function of attribute.
1. Separate earpieces linked to the handset by a Bluetooth radio link, are already growing in popularity. 2. This year around 10 billion microcomputers will be sold, embedded in anything from computers to coffee-makers. 3. Electronic-paper displays, first developed in the 1970s are finally making their way into a number of products. 4. Climate change, the alteration in the established weather patterns is likely to bring still more economic, political and social havoc. 5. Capacitor has an almost unlimited lifetime. 6. Today′s earpieces may give way to smaller devices hidden in earrings or worn as minuscule patches on the skin near the ear. 7. The departure was delayed by a fault in the transistorized garage door opener. 8. At the low voltages used in ultracapacitors, carbon is inert and does not react chemically with the ions attached to it. 9. The first television set produced in 1939 was a tiny nine-by-twelve inch box. 10. New technologies reduce the number of workers needed.V. Translate the sentences paying attention to Participle II in the function of adverbial modifier.
1. When completed, the project must meet the specifications. 2. If placed in evacuated glass bulb and heated by electric current, the tungsten filament presents the most suitable material for an incandescent lamp. 3. Provided with special mechanism the carburetor helps the engine turn on at once in cold weather. 4. Though discovered, Newton′s mistake had no influence on his theory. 5. If compared to today′s TV program, the first black-and-white pictures were not very good. 6. Invented in 1947 by the three-man team of Bardeen, Shockley and Brattain at the Bell Telephone Laboratories, the transistor became the most important basic building block of almost all circuits. 7. If heated to 100 C water turns into steam. 8. When pulsed to a positive voltage, an electrode is capable of attracting a negative charge to the underside of the oxide layer beneath it. 9. Controlled by software many of the functions of chips can be continually upgrated at little cost. 10. Enrobed in glass and silicon, the chip is used to identify people when they enter and pay for drinks.VI. Translate the sentences, define the types of Participles and their functions.
- The incandescent lamp was followed by a series of other inventions, making the name of Edison known throughout the world. 2. The technology, having been pioneered by Powercast in Philadelphia will be deployed for the first time this year by Philips, for lights on things like Christmas decorations. 3. The group developed computer algorithms for the systematic design of special-purpose chips, replacing many steps that previously had had to be done by hand. 4. The water jet imparts kinetic energy to the blades which spin, turning the rotor of the attached generator to produce electricity. 5. The new device is the latest in several generations of electronic particle detectors introduced since the late 1960s. 6. Computers built using the new technology can receive sensitive information for a short time, after which the information is cleared out of the device that accessed it. 7. Social factors play a crucial role in determining which technologies having been adopted and how they are used. 8. A signal applied to the metal should modulate a current flowing through the semiconductor and so provide an amplifier. 9. Class-D amplifiers are known for their superhigh efficiencies and precise, detailed sound, and much of their growing success can be credited to a single remarkable product: the Universal Class D (UCD) amplifier module designed by Bruno Putzeys of Hypex Electronics in the Netherlands. 10. In 2007 the ultracapacitor market was between $ 272 million and $ 400 million, depending on the source and it is growing especially in the automotive sector. 11. All the existing ultracapacitor manufactures including Maxwell Technologies, Nesscap Panasonic and Power System Co. – are working on improved activated carbons or devices where one electrode functions as a battery and the other as an ultracapacitor. 12. I read an article describing a way how to grow vertically aligned carbon nanotubes on a flat surface. 13. When not actively using the device you might have the buttons display general information such as system status with free memory or the time in any city. 14. Shockley calculated that the effect achieved was some 1500 times smaller than his theory predicted. 15. The system implied solutions based on optical fibers and radio links with a capacity of 24 channels to 23 destinations.