Learn the following active words and Expressions

arrange(v) организовать(ся)

bar (n) брусок

consist of состоять из

carry out (v) выполнять, осуществлять

minute (a) мельчайший

obtain (v) получать, добывать

point (v) указывать

possess(v) обладать

physicist(n) физик

pull away (v) оттягивать

reference(n) ссылка

relation (n) отношение

similar(a) похожий

weight(n) вес

2. Translate the following word chains into Russian. Define what parts of speech the words are:

Order – disorder - disorderly; attract-attractive-attraction; relate – relative – relatively- relation – relationship; magnet – magnetic – magnetize – magnetization.

3. Look through the text and find the English equivalents of the following words and word combinations, use them in the sentences of your own:

Ссылаться на что-либо, с одной стороны, с другой стороны,проявить большой интерес к, в честь своего открывателя, обобщить, вместо, другими словами, не могли не повторять.

4. (a) Translate the following sentences; (b) define the non-finite forms of the verb:

1. Protecting buildings from lightning strokes was a great achievement in the field of electricity. 2. Speaking of the magnet, the inventor made reference to its property of attracting iron and steel. 3. Experiments showing the changes in substances are very important for industry. 4. Russian engineers constructed many hydroelectric stations, the one on the Angara being one of the largest. 5. The teacher minds our translating such an easy text with a dictionary. 6. In studying magnetism, we cannot help observing the relation between magnet ism and the electric current. 7. Having invented the lightning conductor, Franklin continued working on the problem о atmospheric electricity. 8. Having experimented with electricity and magnetism, Gilbert wrote a book on magnetism 9. Gilbert greatly contributed to the study of magnetism, Galileo taking great interest in Gilbert's achievements. 10. The atoms of different substances have different weights, their properties being also different.

5. Translate the following questions into English and answer them:

1. Существует ли связь между электричеством и магнетизмом? 2. Знаете ли вы, кто открыл магнетизм? 3. Что вы знаете об атмосферном электричестве? 4. Кто доказал, что наша Земля является большим магнитом? 5. Что вы знаете о магнетизме? 6. Каковы свойства магнита? 7. Кто создал первый телескоп в мире? 8. Какие опыты проводил Франклин?

6. Translate the following sentences paying attention to the word in bold type:

1. After the experiment had been carried outthe student; carriedthe devices away.2. These electrical devices are very large. Who can help me to carrythem to another laboratory; 3. Why cannot you do withoutthe thermometer? The temper­ature of this metal is known. 4. What were the students doing when the teacher came into the classroom? They were doingthe exercises. 5. On heating, ice turns intowater. 6. I see nothing, turnthe light on, please. 7. Do not turnthe light off, Ishall goon working. 8. Turnthe page and go on translating the text. 9. He could not goto the cinema yesterday.

7. Make up a story of Franklin's kite experiment using the following sentences and sentences of your own (our sentences are given in a disorderly way):

1. The key was connected to the lower end of the string, 2. The story about Franklin's famous kite is known all over the world. 3. They took some necessary things such as: a kite with a long string, a key and so on. 4. It was proved that lightning is a discharge of electricity. 5. It was a stormy day. 6. The electricity was conducted from the clouds down the string to the key. 7. The kite was flying high among the clouds. 8. The rain wetted the string. 9. Atmospheric electricity greatly interested Franklin. 10. The rain fell.

8. Define what parts of speech these words are:

application, ability, continuous, use, important, numer­ous, civilization, electric, familiar, reader, widely, useful, powerful, property, certainly

9. Form sentences with each of the following words:
similar, simple, single, magnetic, orderly, practical, scientific.

10. Use the following expressions in sentences of your own:

all over the world; as well as; in this connection; in the form of; needless to say; to pay attention to