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XV. Make nouns from the following verbs.


To respond, to amplify, to replace, to compete, to operate, to perform, to form, to grow, to consume, to wide.


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.


  1. The printer didnt work, because I had forgotten to turn it …

  2. The radio is a bit loud, could you turn it …

  3. They turned the old warehouse … a new office block.

  4. Dont forget to turn … the TV before you leave the house.

  5. If you turn … the page you will find the answer.

  6. It turns … that gallium arsenide (GaAs) is a crystalline substance that is rival to silicon for making diodes, transistors and integrated circuits.

  7. Computers brought … great changes in our life.

  8. Experts were brought … to advise the engineers.

  9. My father didnt want to let me buy a car, but in the end I managed to bring him …

  10. Can you bring that file … on screen?


XVIII. Make sentences out of two parts.


1. In the late 1990s Intel started

on the creative individuals who dream up new ideas and turn them into reality.

2. At bottom, transistors are electronic valves that use a small voltage

be cooled by liquid nitrogen which is very cheap.

3. Gates, which are made of silicon

to look for a material that could serve as silicon dioxide′s replacement.

4. Innovation depends

to improve the performance of electric motors and generators, because superconducting coils can carry much more current than copper.

5. New metal alloys, composite materials and more effective means

must be electrically isolated.

6. A distinct advantage of the high-temperature ceramic super-conductors is that they can

electronic components and sensitive magnetic sensors.

7. The wires may be used

of communication are in use.

8. Thin superconducting films could serve as

at a place called a gate to regulate the flow of current through the rest of the device.


XIX. Translate the sentences, paying attention to the meanings of highlighted words.


  1. There is very little storage space in the department. 2. There was not enough space to print all the letters we received. 3. Russia has launched more than 2300 space vehicles designed to perform a variety of functions. 4. The president has the power of veto over all new legislation. 5. The ship was helpless against the power of the storm. 6. The present regime has been in power for two years. 7. Integrated circuits contain components that are the smallest objects created by humans and the trend is towards producing even smaller components on a silicon chip in order to provide more processing power in a smaller space. 8. Our power stations have been connected by high voltage transmission lines into several networks. 9. Nuclear power could be extremely dangerous if it were to fall into the wrong hands. 10. The mean distance between these two objects is not known yet. 11. We can communicate with any country of the world by means of satellites. 12. When we speak about a further development of computers we mean not only quantity, but also high technology and high speed. 13. What do you mean? 14. Television is an effective means of communication.


XX. Discussion. In pairs discuss the following questions.


1. Speak about three generations of electronics: valve, transistor and integrated circuit. Give examples.

2. Discuss the following quotation: “Modern science and techniques have taught mankind at least one lesson: Nothing is impossible”. Lewis Mumford (US philosopher).



Unit 5


  1. Инфинитив, формы и функции

  2. Наречия too и enough

  3. Текст «Electrons in atoms»

  4. Словообразование. Суффиксы -en, -ise, -ify и префикс en-

5. Предлоги in, on, to, from, for, of, with


I. Define the forms of the Infinitives.


1. The manuscript appears to have been written in Greek. 2. You should know that the laser beam can be controlled very precisely. 3. He seems to have been working constantly for the last couple of weeks. 4. Dave appears to be studying at the moment. 5. He is happy to have been invited to the conference. 6. The delivery of broadband internet access over power lines is finally starting to make progress. 7. Currents of great value must be applied to insulators in order to make them conduct. 8. I am glad to have spoken to our lecturer about my work. 9. Each Bluetooth radio chip has a unique identifying code that can be used to look up a person′s information. 10. I am pleased to be helping him.


II. Comment on the forms and functions of the Infinitive. Translate the sentences into Russian.


1. Broadband over power lines (BPL) can carry about 100 megabits per second (mbps) on a medium-voltage mains cable, and each cable is used to serve around 20000 people in cities and a few hundred in rural areas. 2. In order to meet user expectations in a 10-year perspective and beyond, an evolution of the current 4G standards is needed. 3. Noise and vibration are also the problems to be faced by designers of hypersonic craft. 4. The autonomous transmission mode permits the mobile system to start data transmission at any given time up to a preauthorized maximum data rate. 5. The problem LG Telecom faces now as a mobile operator is not only to evolve technologies that enable various services, but also to find a way to provide attractive services at reasonable prices. 6. The problem to be solved is of great importance for this branch of science. 7. A sensor can use its processing capabilities to perform simple data analysis and transmit only the required information. 8. The elements of the software operating environment associated with the radio platform that is necessary to support the overall radio requirements. 9. The appearance of mobile phones is certain to change as new features continue to be added. 10. Mobile phones have already changed social practices among their users, and seem likely to do so even more in future. 11. Richard Radke of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York is developing software to allow hundreds of cameras, working together in small groups, to analyse their surroundings. 12. The device to be discussed can be used in construction work. 13. It is necessary to consider multi-antenna technologies as a well-integrated part of the evolved radio access, and not as an extension added to the specification at a later stage. 14. As grid computing continues
to gain popularity in the research community, it also attracts more attention from the enterprise and consumer levels. 15. To produce such high-frequency radio-like coherent signal was extremely important.


III. Complete the sentences by using suitable infinitives.


1. This car is designed …

2. The young man works hard …

3. I went abroad …

4. To be up to date means …

5. We have decided …

6. Satellites are used …

7. Amplifier is able …

8. Experiments helped Mendeleev …

9. There are projects …

10. One way to safe our environment is …


IV. Use to before the Infinitives where possible.


1. We did everything we could … make him … join us. 2. In order … fulfill the requirements on coverage, capacity, and high data rates, various multi-antenna schemes need … be supported as part of the long-term 3G evolution. 3. I don′t … like jogging. 4. I would love … visit India one day. 5. Hydroelectric power plants must … take care not to flood the surrounding area. 6. We are … usea new electronic device in this experiment. 7. This young scientist was the first … make a report at the congress. 8. Please let me … know your decision as soon as possible. 9. If you can′t … remember his number you would better … look it up. 10. The signal processing technologies utilized in radio systems tend …vary greatly from program to program, and generation to generation


V. Complete the sentences using to or for.


1. In the late 1990s researches started to look … a material that could serve as silicon dioxide′s replacement. 2. She opened the file … look for the necessary information. 3. She scanned the text … the needed data. 4. I turned on the radio … listen to the news. 5. Technology has led … robots replacing factory workers on car assembly lines. 6. The programmer is responsible … installing a new computer system. 7. In practice, the system does not work … most people. 8. This plant′s ability … retain water allows it … flourish in conditions where others fail. 9. Please pay a very close attention … what I am about … say. 10. Computer scientists tried … investigate how long it would take a quantum computer and a classical computer … search and sort lists of entries.


VI. Use the right form of the Infinitive in brackets.


  1. I have looked everywhere but the file appears … (misplace).

  2. The objective of information systems is … (provide) information to all levels of management at the most relevant time and at an acceptable level of accuracy.

  3. Signals … must be strong enough. (measure)

  4. RAM is the place in a computer where the computer′s operating system, application programs and data are kept so they can … (reach) quickly by the computer′s central processor unit.

  5. The dictionary seems … (belong) to my great-grandfather. It appears (publish) ages ago.

  6. English people don′t like … (tell) what to do.

  7. Crystal radio got its name from a crystal of galena (lead sulphide) that was used … (rectify) the radio signals so that they can … (hear) in an earpiece.

  8. Copper is widely used … (produce) wire conductors.

  9. It is hard … (take) in the full impact on society of the increased use of computers.

  10. Power supply must … (cut) off during repairs.


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.

4. The hole in the ozone layer means that parts of the earth don′t get … protection from ultraviolet radiation.

5. Materials used for supersonic structure must be strong … to withstand the air resistance at high speeds.

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