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EXERCISES. Find English equivalents in the text for the following (you may think of better Russian translations).
Find English equivalents in the text for the following (you may think of better Russian translations). 1....в других галактиках не только должна существовать жизнь, но 2. Но если мы ограничимся нашей Солнечной системой... 3....мы будем разочарованы, узнав... 4....среди других планет, вращающихся вокруг солнца. 5. Почему на них нет, по крайней мере, примитивных форм жизни? 6. Едва ли было бы преувеличением утверждать, что в пределах Сол 7. Упростив язык науки, было бы достаточно сказать... 8. Ни на одной из них нет ни воды, ни атмосферы. 9....и даже сложные формы жизни могут возникать и развиваться?
10....нашим современным образом жизни... 11. Загрязнение окружающей среды от автомашин, заводов и элек 12....если не будут предприняты значительные усилия по сокраще 13. Даже если бы мы немедленно перестали выбрасывать в атмосфе 14. Увеличение температуры на несколько градусов не будет просто 15....продолжающееся глобальное потепление в течение последую
loan n, v 1. A loan is a sum of money you borrow, for example, from a bank. You 2. The government had to make a further loan of $3.3 m to improve the 3. The money which has been loaned to city councils by the central
percent (also per cent (%) - процент, одна сотая часть percentage - процентное отношение interest - процент, начисление на вклад (в банке) I agree with you a hundred percent. A high percentage of married women have part-time jobs. The interest on the loan is 16.5 % per year.
1. If something amazes you, it surprises you so much that you find it 2. If you describe something as amazing, you mean that it causes you to 3. I was amazed to hear that Bill was appointed the top manager. 4. London is an amazing city, isn't it? 5. When you are in Italy, don't fail to visit Venice. You will, no doubt, be 6. Our holiday was amazingly cheap. beyond prep 1. My friends are going to move to a new house far beyond the boundaries 2. I was amazed by the beauty of the forest beyond the river. 3. Do you realize that your new responsibilities will go beyond computers 4. The situation has changed beyond recognition (our expectations). 5. How she manages to combine her numerous routine duties with sports 6. The recent success of our local Greenpeace organization was beyond Parti restrict v, restricted adj, restriction n 1. The number of students joining these faculties is going to be 2. The sale of alcohol is going to be restricted by law to people under the 3. I'm going to restrict myself to one cigarette a day. 4. A restricted document or place is one that the authorities wish to keep 5. Can press freedom be restricted? 6. The speaker restricted her remarks to (only talked about) the problems 7. The 1986 law imposed new financial restrictions on private com 8. Some of those restrictions were lifted a few years later. 9. Speed restrictions were lifted once the road works were completed. simplify v, simplification n 1. The government is going to simplify the tax laws. This simplification is 2. I'm going to simplify my stories for very young children. 3. Textbooks can't be simplified at the expense of their educational and property n 1. As an uncountable noun 'property' means the thing or things people 2. Property prices have gone up recently. 3. The word property meaning a building, a piece of land or both is often e.g. Several properties in this street are going to be sold. 4. In its other meaning the word 'property' is countable and means a e.g. Some new properties of this metal have recently been discovered by scientists. prevent v, preventive adj 1. My only idea was to prevent you from making that serious mistake. 2. Some of these measures were necessary to prevent a destructive 3. The diplomatic measures were not enough to prevent the war.
predict v, prediction n, predictable adj, unpredictable adj 1. Nobody could predict all the dramatic changes that have occurred 2. All the teachers predicted a brilliant future for the child. 3. Predictions hardly ever come true. 4. Predictions about the future of Earth vary. 5.1 used to be interested in politics, but now it's all getting very predictable. 6. In my opinion the result of their experiments is absolutely unpredictable. major adj, n 1. There are two major political parties in the US. 2. The dramatic increase of cars on the roads is going to create major 3. As a noun 'major' (майор) means a middle military rank.
major ['meicfea] - майор, mayor ['теэ] - мэр
1. During the sale, prices of many things in shops are reduced and we " We do not expect any significant reduction in the work force, " the personnel [, p3: s3'n3l] manager said. 2. A reduction in industrial investment isn't expected in the near future. threat n, threaten v, threatening adj 1. They firmly decided not to give in to threats. 2. The government considered this a possible threat to peace and order 3. The factory is still under threat of closure. 4. The situation threatened to get out of control. 5. Some scientists predict that the world will face dangers greater and 6. " I saw him threatening the girl with a knife, " the witness said in court. severe adj, severely adv 1. He would have enjoyed military service if discipline hadn't been so severe. Parti 2. 3. Taking photos in that particular area was severely restricted. 4. I've always wondered how people can adapt themselves to those severe 5. Parents don't punish their children so severely these days. impact ['impaskt] n, impact [im'paskt] v 1. The increasing road traffic has a most undesirable environmental 2. Warnings about the danger of smoking seem to have little impact on 3. At the moment of impact the driver lost control of his car. 4. Though his book was severely criticized by specialists, it turned out to 5. 'To impact' (especially Am.) means to have an impact (on). GRAMMAR
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