II. Переведите на русский язык следующие предложения.

1. A totally new safety system is being installed.

2. When I came to Baku in 1962 the first Metro line was being built there.

3. Professor N. was being listened to with great attention.

 

III. Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на времена группы Perfect.

1. He has been shown her photo.

2. Have you ever traveled by air?

3. I have never been late for school.

 

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THE ALCHEMISTS

During the Middle Ages, alchemists searched for a way to change base metals, like lead, into gold. They thought that if they could find the right formula, they could, for example, add a certain amount of mercury to lead and produce gold. Even the great Sir Isaac Newton believed it could be done.

The experiments the alchemists carried out were sometimes very elaborate.

There were real scientists among the alchemists. One of them was Roger Bacon, called 'the Admirable Doctor' who lived in the 13th century. He was a great philosopher, encyclopedist aid alchemist, an Oxford graduate. One of his lectures was misinterpreted and the people who were present there decided that Bacon had discovered the 'Philosopher's Stone', which would not only cure all the diseases but also convert metals such as copper into gold.

The Catholic Church got interested in the works of Roger Bacon. The Pope himself gave him a laboratory in Paris University. Bacon worked very much, made some discoveries, his fame grew on and the Pope, thinking that Bacon didn't want to reveal the secret of the 'Philosopher's Stone' imprisoned him. The scientist spent 20 years during which he had no right to speak to anybody. There he wrote 3 monographs, on alchemistry and philosophy which contributed much to philosophy but didn't help to discover the 'Philosopher's Stone'.

 

Подберите русские и английские словосочетания.

1. a certain amount of smth 2. to make a discovery 3. to convert into smth 4. to reveal the secret 5. to get interested in smth

a. раскрыть секрет b. заинтересоваться чем-либо c. превращать во что-либо d. определенное количество e. сделать открытие

Найдите в каждом ряду слово, противоположное по значению первому слову ряда.

1 to change a) alter, b) save, c) modify, d) convert

2 right a) wrong, b) true, c) accurate, d) correct

3 elaborate a) careful, b) exact, c)careless, d) detailed

4 cure a) remedy, b) care, c) treat, d) infect

5 contributed a) influence, b) help, c) prevent d) support

Вставьте пропущенное слово.

1. Alchemists searched for a way to change ____ metals, like lead, into gold.

2. The experiments the alchemists ________ were sometimes very elaborate.

3. He was a great philosopher, encyclopedist aid alchemist, an Oxford _____.

4 The Catholic Church got __________________the works of Roger Bacon.

5 The scientist spent 20 years _______ which he had no right to speak to anybody.

 

Дайте краткие характеристику алхимикам, пользуясь таблицей

Metals	Features	Examples
Alchemist

 

5) Дайте ответы на следующие вопросы.

1. What did alchemists search for?

2. Who was Roger Bacon?

3. When did Roger Bacon live and work?

4. What is the 'Philosopher's Stone'?

5. Where did the Pope give Roger Bacon a laboratory?

Вариант V

I. Выберите правильный вариант для подчеркнутых слов или словосочетаний.

 

1. Могу я воспользоваться этим компьютером?

a) can b) must c) have to

2. Нам разрешают пользоваться этими словарями.

a) must b) are allowed to c) should

3. Должно быть, это задание очень трудное.

a) Must b) can c) should

4. Не может быть, чтобы это задание оказалось таким трудным.

a) mustn’t b) can’t c) shouldn’t

5. Наверное, это задание было очень трудным.

a) must b) can c) might

6. В прошлом месяце мне пришлось работать и в выходные дни.

a) must b) have to c) had to

 

II. Переведите на русский язык следующие предложения.

1. You will be able to get a grant if you pass all your exams well.

2. A new deep-level tunnel was being completed in London.

3. I don't know what book he is reading.

 

III. Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на времена группы Perfect.

1. He told me that he had never been to doctors.

2. Several attempts have been made recently to produce artificial rain.

3. Have you had a holiday this year?

 

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BRONZE AND BRASS

About 6,000 years ago people discovered that copper could be made harder if mixed with tin. This alloy is called bronze. It was so widely used for many years that this period of time became known as the Bronze Age.

Tin was the fifth metal discovered by man. It is a soft whitish substance. Various proportions of the two metals produced different qualities in the bronze. Most early metal-workers used about eight parts of copper to one of tin. Because weapons made of bronze were harder and stronger than those of copper, tin became very important. However, there was little tin to be found in western Asia - still the centre of the metal-working world. Mostly it was found in Europe, and the merchants of Troy, who brought their goods to Europe, began loading their boats with tin on their return journeys. In England, tin was discovered and mined in Cornwall and was a main export for a long time.

When zinc was discovered it was used to produce an important alloy in combination with copper. This alloy was brass, a hard-wearing, yellow metal which was valued more than bronze. The exact date of discovery is uncertain but it was probably about 200 BC.