A College Lecture

Упр.7.6.4.

Упр.7.6.3.

a. Paul reminded Sue to buy some bread. b. I doubt if /whether it'll snow tomorrow. c. Jill apologized for not phoning me earlier. d. William advised Chris to see a doctor. e. Catherine refused to work on Saturday. f. Wendy suggested going out to the pub for lunch. g. Larry denied ever having been arrested. h. Ann offered to help Bob do the decorating. i. Tom promised the children that he would take you to the park on Sunday. j. Brenda agreed to share the bill with Dave.

1Professor Sanchez gave a lecture on transistors last Tuesday. 2First, he explained what transistors were. 3He said that they were very small electronic devices used in telephones, automobiles, radios, and so on. 4He further explained that transistors controlled the flow of electronic current in electronic equipment. 5He wanted to know which popular technological invention could not operate without transistors. 6Most students agreed that it was the personal computer. 7Professor Sanchez then asked if the students knew how transistors functioned in computers. 8He said that the transistors were etched into tiny silicon microchips and that these transistors increased computers’ speed and data storage capacity. 9Then he asked the class when transistors had been invented. 10Sergei guessed that they had been invented in 1947. 11The professor said that he was correct. 12Professor Sanchez then asked what the importance of this invention was. 13Many students answered that it was the beginning of the information age. 14At the end of the lecture, the professor assigned a paper on transistors. 15He requested that each student choose a topic by next Monday. 16He suggested that the papers be typed.

 

Упр.7.7.1. a-B; b-A; c-A; d-B; e-C; f-C; g-B; h-A; i-C; j-C; k-B; l-C; m-B; n-C; o-B; p-A.

 

 

ПРИЛОЖЕНИЕ 1. СЛОВА, ВЫЗЫВАЮЩИЕ ЛОЖНЫЕ АССОЦИАЦИИ

Ниже приведен список слов, схожих по написанию и/или звучанию, которые нередко путают друг с другом.

 

1.Accept (v)/Except (prep):

· They accepted my invitation.

· Everyone except me attended the meeting.

 

2. Advice (n)/Advise (v):

· His advice was very useful.

· I advised him to buy a car.

 

3. Affect (v)/Effect (n,v):

· Pollution affects (= influences)everyone.

· Arbitrators have effected (=caused to happen) a settlement of the dispute.

· The effect (=result) of the drug is well-known.

 

4. Complement /Compliment (v,n):

· A subject complement follows the verb 'to be'.

· The brown walls complement the generally dark effect of the room.

· She got many compliments on her new ring. She complimented him on his cooking.

 

5.Effective/Efficient (adj):

· His efforts to improve the design have been very effective (= having noticeable or desired result).

· The secretary had an effective (=striking) appearance.

· The new manager is rather efficient (= works well, without wastes.)

 

6. Farther/Further (adj, adj/adv): both words refer to distance; only further is used to mean more time, degree, or quantity.

· Chicago is farther/ further north than Austin.

· I will give you further information later.

 

7. Formerly/Formally (adv):

· St Petersburg was formerly called Leningrad.

· You are too formally dressed for an outdoor picnic.

 

8. Later (adj,adv)/Latter (pron.,adj.) /Last (adj)

· The movie began later than we expected.

· December is the last month of the year.

· Both Frank and Philip are very much alike, but the latter is more intelligent.

 

 

9. Lay/Lie (v):

· Lay (laid, laid, laying) He laid the book aside.

· Lie (lay, lain, lying) He lay down on the bed.

 

10. Personal (adj)/Personnel (n)

· It's difficult to discuss personal (=private) problems.

· All personnel(=staff)must attend.

 

11.Precede/Proceed (v):

· The subject usually precedes (=comes before) the verb.

· After a brief interruption, we proceeded (=continue) with class.

 

12.Principal (n,adj)/Principle (n)

· The principal (=primary) side effect of the drug is drowsiness.

· He has been principal (=director) of that high school for many years.

· The experiment demonstrated a basic scientific principle.

 

13. Quiet (adj)/Quite (adv):

· After the children left, the house was quiet.

· The film was quite good.

 

14. Raise/Rise:

· Raise (raised, raised, raising) They raised the flag.

· Rise (rose, risen, rising) Prices have risen sharply.

 

15.Statinary (adj)/Stationery (n)

· The weatherman said that the warm front would be stationary for several days and then it would move west.

· She wrote a letter on university stationery (=special writing paper).

16. Thorough (adj)/ Through (prep)

· The report was very thorough (=complete).

· He walked through the room.

ПРИЛОЖЕНИЕ 2. ТЕСТЫ

ТЕСТ 1

I. Соотнесите слово латинского происхождения с его определением.

1. memorandum a) not alike
2. media b) the quality of being trustworthy
3. agenda c) a short note
4. proclamation d) to bring to a halt
5. credibility e) the various means of communication operating between events and the general population
6. fortify f) a list of things to be done in the future
7. conjoined g) an official statement or announcement that informs or honours
8. immobilize h) to strengthen
9. dissimilar i) attached, combined or united

II. Заполните пробелы в тексте словами в подходящей по контексту форме, используя слова, предложенные справа для каждой строки соответственно.