Формы герундия

7. В каждом ряду найдите герундий являющийся частью сказуемого.

a) 1ing X xed, X starts 2ing, X was xed at 3ing, After 4ing X xed, Xs begin 5ing;

b) On 6ing Xs were, X is against 7ing, Xs xed 8ing, Xs were X for 9ing;

c) X is for 10ing, X xed X of 11ing, in 12ing X is, X is 13ing, X Xs by 14ing.

8. Выделите речевые отрезки, в которых герундий является частью сказуемого.

Go on inventing; this method is used for inventing; the engineer started inventing; the physicists went on inventing; the idea of inventing was; the scientist continued inventing; inventing method is necessary; they succeeded in inventing; his wish is inventing.

9. Выделите предложения, в которых герундий является частью сказуемого.

1. On being heated to a sufficient temperature any body becomes a source of light.

2. Their wish is mastering the fundamentals of radio-engineering.

3. We were all for starting the experiment at once.

4. They knew about our having done it.

5. The purpose of the method is determining system stability.

6. We succeeded in simplifying the calculations of the magnetic strength.

7. Their aim was collecting all the necessary data.

8. Splitting the atom is a difficult task.

9. They are for discussing this problem as soon as possible.

10. The idea of using this technique is new and somewhat unexpected.

10. Выделите предложения, в которых неличные формы глагола являются частью сказуемого.

1. While repairing the machine the operator found two broken parts.

2. Having been given all the instructions he began his work.

3. When the apparatus was installed the operator could begin the calculation.

4. The purpose of the model is to answer a set of questions.

5. Mechanization is to be distinguished from more primitive tool use.

6. The investigations being carried out were of great importance.

7. Рrоfessor N will be giving another talk on this subject at the same time.

8. The architects’ aim is applying more plastics for interior decoration.

9. The information collected in this review is valuable to us.

10. They have finished discussing the results of the experiment.

11. Newton was the first to discover the basic laws of motion.

12. The design engineer must consider many factors.

13. Two members of the group had been designing a machine to enable the blind to read.

14. After closing the circuit we measured the resistance.

15. The total quantity of pure radium obtained is quite insignificant.

16. They began making experiment in May.

17. Analyzing this message you can find the error.

18. We succeeded in building a flexible system.

19. He will have been working at this problem for two hours by the time you come.

20. Many optimization processes have been developed in the last decades to achieve the best solution in this research process.

11. В правой колонке найдите значения слов и словосочетаний, данных в левой, и запомните их.

12. Сгруппируйте слова и словосочетания а) близкие, б) противоположные по значению.

a) Access, main, barrier, carry, machine, information, develop, eliminate, bear, expand, device, principal, reduce, obstacle, entrance, data.

b) Different, find, narrow, often, disappear, rarely, permanent, seldom, sophisticated, alterable, expand, lose, primitive, similar, emerge, generally.

13. A. Прочитайте текст и выберите наиболее подходящее название.

1) The Future of the Internet

2) The Internet Services

3) The Internet users

The mobile technologies are expanding the horizons of communication. By making the Internet mobile we could communicate both inside the city and the country as well as with other countries of the world.

What can the Internet give to people? How has it changed our life? With its help we can exchange news, play different interactive games and get news we are interested in. Using the Internet one can also make financial transactions or even get acquainted with other people, sometimes finding a husband or a wife. Nobody knows exactly how many customers may be involved into the web in some years. But according to the information statistics their number might get one billion or even more.

When developing the Mobile Internet service we should understand that users will be able to carry their computer terminals anywhere and access all the services they need in every place and in each time.

B. Ответьте на вопросы, содержащиеся в тексте.

C. Переведите первый абзац текста.

14. A. Просмотрите текст. Определите, о чем идет речь в тексте. Озаглавьте его.

Universities have generally been quick to adopt new technologies, often even before their educational value has been proven. Throughout its history, higher education has experimented with technological advances as diverse as the blackboard and the personal computer. Some technologies have become permanent parts of the higher education enterprise. Others, such as the slide rule and the 16-millimeter movie projector, have been replaced as more sophisticated or more cost-effective technologies have emerged to take their place.

Technology has the potential to revolutionize the traditional teaching and learning process. It can eliminate the barriers to education imposed by space and time and dramatically expand access to lifelong learning. Students no longer have to meet in the same place at the same time to learn together from an instructor.

Computers and telecommunications are the principal. Due to advances in each of these domains, electronic mail, fax machines, the World Wide Web, CDROMs, and commercially developed simulations and courseware are altering the daily operations and expanding the missions of universities.

B. Дополните следующие утверждения:

1. Universities have generally been quick to adopt new technologies.

2. Some technologies have become out of date.

3. Students no longer have to meet at the classrooms.

4. New technologies reshaping higher education.

C. Переведите первый абзац текста.