English for Masters. Маркушевская Л.П - 158 стр.

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Practical Tasks
Exercise 1. A. Identify the infinitives and give Russian equivalents of the
relevant part of the sentence.
1. To make a choice between these two alternatives is not an easy task. 2. To be on
the safe side, take special care of the accuracy of the calculation. 3. To tell the truth,
the results have no direct bearing on the problem under investigation. 4. To argue
about it is not fruitful at the moment.
5. To establish cause-effect relationship between smoking and some diseases,
extensive research is being carried on at several research centers. 6. To sum up,
synthetic problems are studied for the possibilities which they hold for practical
applications. 7. To put it another way, the experimental procedure must suit the
purpose of the experiment. 8. To be able to forecast the future, we must begin by a
thorough analysis of the past course of events.
B. Give English equivalents of the italicized parts of the sentences.
1. Для того чтобы соответствовать цели эксперимента, метод должен быть
прост. 2. Установить причинно-следственные отношения часто означает
решить проблему. 3. Предвидеть будущее невозможно без анализа прошлого.
4. Говоря по правде, все ожидали совершенно других результатов. 5. Сделать
выбор часто
бывает самым трудным. 6. Чтобы не рисковать, проверьте
аппаратуру перед экспериментом еще раз.
Exercise 2. A. Identify the infinitive and give Russian equivalents of the relevant
part of the sentence.
1. What we try to do is to foretell a general tendency rather than a particular
development. 2. The subject is fascinating enough to suggest itself for a wide
discussion by people engaged in different research areas. 3. The aim of the book is to
present the case for an extensive study of this complicated phenomenon. 4. The factor
is important enough to be taken into consideration. 5. To tackle such a problem with
any of the techniques available before the advent of the computer would have been
pointless. 6. To conclude, a definite science politics is needed if the development of
science is to favor the best interests of the country. 7. To avoid making mistakes is
always very difficult, because, to begin with, to err is human.
Exercise 3. A. Identify the infinitives and practice as shown in the following
example.
Example: There are new problems and complexities to be disentangled when the
research range is extended.
... new problems and complexities to be disentangled...
... new problems and complexities which are to be disentangled.
1. What are the lessons to be learned? 2. This is not an opportunity to be thrown
away. 3. An interesting distinction to be made here is between problems and
techniques. 4. Another factor to be taken into consideration is the power of modern

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