Методические указания и контрольное задание №5 по английскому языку для студентов заочного факультета специальностей 170600, 170700, 120100, 120200. Доржиева Г.Б - 18 стр.

4.Henry Ford made experiments with vanadium in 1906.               5. The main idea of the text is …
5.The discovery of vanadium made a great advance in the            6. The text provides useful information on …
automobile industry.

IV. Fill in the table according to the information of the text.

Properties of          Properties of alloys    Application
vanadium alloys
……………….                ……………..                 ……………..
Vanadium-bronze        ……………..                 ……………..
……………….                ……………..                 ……………..
Vanadium-copper        can resist salt water   ……………..
……………….                ……………..                 coins and dental
                                               bridges

V. а) Read the following sentences and point out the numbers of
   the sentences which correspond to the content of the text.
 b)Correct the sentences and rewrite.

   1. This text is about the discovery of vanadium in the United
      States.
   2. Model K was the best car on the market in the U.S.
   3. Western states of the U.S. had the richest deposits of
      vanadium in 1906.
   4. Some outstanding qualities of vanadium helped it to be
      the most popular metal in automobile manufacture.
   5. Vanadium-bronze alloys are suitable for making ship
      parts.

VI. Make up a summary of the text using the clichй.
1. This text is about…
2. The title of the text is …
3. The text consists of three (four) parts.
4. At the beginning the author describes …