English for Masters. Маркушевская Л.П - 49 стр.

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rigid - жёсткий, негнущийся, негибкий; несгибаемый, твёрдый,
неподатливый
weft -1) уток 2) ткань 3) сплетение, переплетение
yarn - нить, пряжа
legibility - чёткость, разборчивость
superimpose - накладывать (одно на другое)
luminous – светящийся
cladding - заключение в оболочку
aesthetic - эстетический
Task 1. State the part of speech of the following words and determine their
meaning without using a dictionary.
Characteristic, characterize, characterization
Apply, application, applicable, applicant
Develop, development, underdeveloped
Different, difference, differentiate, differentiation
Adapt, adaptable, adaptability, adaptation
Possible, possibility, impossible, possibly
Task 2. Find synonyms for the following verbs.
Personalize, communicate, show, use, choose, constitute, resist, illuminate, impose,
design.
Task 3.
1. What types of display do you know?
2. How do they work?
Task 4. Find the main idea of each part of the article.
Task 5. Extract unimportant information.
Task 6. Topics for discussion:
1. How does optical fiber display work?
2. Where can optical fiber displays be used? Describe any possible usage.
Text 7
SCIENCE, SPIRITUALITY, AND SOME MISMATCHED SOCKS
Part 1
Researchers Turn Up Evidence of 'Spooky' Quantum Behavior and Put It to
Work in Encryption and Philosophy
1. One of quantum physics' crazier notions is that two particles seem to communicate
with each other instantly, even when they're billions of miles apart. Albert Einstein,