Методические рекомендации для подготовки к экзамену по английскому языку (для студентов химического факультета). Жилина Л.В. - 4 стр.

Конец изложения статьи:                                                                                                                         Task 2
      1. The author concludes that (summarizes the)…
                                                                             I. Translate the text without a dictionary (15 minutes).
      2. The author recommends to…
      3. The author emphasizes (подчёркивает) (the fact that) (admits
                                                                                       THE WORLD OF METAL AND ITS PARADOXES
that)…
      4. The author points out… (указывает)                                         1. Over eighty of the elements in the Periodic System are metals.
      5. The author gives us some information about…                         On the whole, they resemble one another more than the non-metals. And
      6. The final paragraph states (describes, ends with)…                  yet there is no end of surprises in the metal kingdom. For instance, what
                                                                             colors are the different metals? Metallurgists divide all metals into fer-
В последнем абзаце:                                                          rous and non-ferrous. The ferrous metals include iron and its alloys. All
     1. The conclusion (заключение) is that the problem is…                  the rest are non-ferrous metals, except for the noble ones, their «Majes-
     2. To sum up (to summarize, to conclude)…                               ties» Silver, Gold and Platinum and Co. This is a very crude division and
                                                                             even the metals themselves object strongly to such lack of discrimina-
Подводя итог (заканчивая):                                                   tion. Each metal actually has its own particular hue. Its dark, dull or sil-
    1. Finally (in the end) the author admits (emphasizes) that…             very base always has a definite tint. Scientists have become convinced of
    2. We can make a conclusion that…                                        this by studying metals in the very pure state. Many of them when left in
    3. It is necessary (interesting) to note…                                the air become coated sooner or later with a very thin film of oxide which
    4. Suffice it to say that…                                               masks their true color. But the pure metals give a very wide range of col-
                                                                             ors. The observant eye can discern metals with bluish, greenish-blue and
Оценка статьи:                                                               greenish shades, with a reddish or yellowish play of colors, dark-grey
      1. In my opinion (to my mind, I think)…                                like sea water on a cloudy autumn day, and shiny silvery ones which re-
      2. This text might be interesting…                                     flect solar rays like a mirror. The color of a metal depends on many fac-
      3. The paper (article) proves…                                         tors. Among others, it depends upon the method of its production.
      4. The paper (article) is interesting of importance (of title impor-          2. If we compare metals by weight we can distinguish light, me-
tance, not interesting).                                                     dium and heavy ones. These «weight classes» have their record holders.
      5. The paper (article) is valuable (invaluable) (ценная                Lithium, sodium and potassium do not sink in water, because they are
(бесценная)).                                                                lighter than water. For example, the density of lithium is almost half that
      6. The paper is up-to-date (out-of-date) (современная (устарев-        of water, which equals unity. Were lithium not so active an element, if
шая)).                                                                       would be an excellent material for a great variety of purposes. Imagine a
      7. The paper is useful (useless) (полезная (бесполезная)).             ship or an automobile made entirely of lithium. Unfortunately, chemistry
      8. This paper (article), to my mind, is a pretty concoction!           bans this attractive idea.
      9. The language … is rather simple (difficult).                               3. The «heavy-weight champion» among the metals is osmium.
      10. There are lots of (no, not many) special terms…                    One cubic centimeter of this noble metal weighs 22,6 grams. To balance
                                                                             one cube of osmium we would have to put on the other tray, say three
                                                                             cubes of copper, two cubes of lead or four cubes of yttrium. The «per-
                                                                             formance» of osmium’s closest neighbors, namely, platinum and iridium,
                                                                             is almost as high. The noble metals are also the heaviest metals.

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