Методические указания по изучению английского языка на 2 курсе заочного факультета. Якушева И.В - 24 стр.

   2 - Если бы погода не была такой плохой, мы провели бы весь день за городом.
  3 - Если погода не была плохой, мы все дни проводили за городом.
Задание 3. Выполните следующие упражнения по тексту.
Упр.1. Прочтите слова, руководствуясь правилами ударения в многосложных словах:
 accuracy, technological, exclusive, efficiency, adequate, measurement, industrial, behaviour, microcomputer,
condition, automation.
Упр. 2. Прочтите и переведите цепочки существительных:
   manufacturing processes automation; behavior control; finished products test; microcomputer brain; robot
 components; control-room supervision; robot's capabilities; voice commands; machine system.
Упр. 3. Прочтите и переведите группы однокоренных слов:
 develop - development; observe - observation; operate - operating - operation; technology - technological;
 measure - measuring - measurement; automatic – automation - automaze - automated; efficiency - efficient.
Уnp.4. Прочтите и переведите текст. Выпишите незнакомые слова, найдите их транскрипции и значения в
словаре. Запишите в Ваш словарь слова и выражения из упражнения 5.

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                                        Robot in Modern Technolody
     In modern life science is exercising great influence on technology, creating new problems for it and guiding its
development. Scientific research became a profession, this job attracting an ever greater number of specialists.
     One of important tasks of scientific research is automation of manufacturing processes. Automation presents a
machine system, operating with maximum efficiency by means of adequate measurements, observation and control
of its behaviour.
        Robots play an important role in this system. Though robotics is a young science, robots have many
advantages already. They never get tired, do not make mistakes, they can operate in conditions where people can't
work. But for robots, it would be impossible to do work in the atmosphere of poisonous gas, in radioactive areas,
under very high or low temperatures. Now robots are performing such tasks as welding, painting, lifting, assembling
and testing finished products. Even more complicated jobs are seen in years ahead. Some day they will handle
cleaning and laundry, help hospital nurses and aid in the care of invalids. But this is a future. In American
terminology, these devices are not classified as robots but as automated-machines. Whatever these devices are
called, their performances are amazing.
    What makes a robot different from an ordinary machine? It is its electronic brain - a microcomputer that can be
programmed to do an assigned task repeatedly, at the same speed and accuracy. Once programmed, a robot needs
little or no human supervision. Industrial robots, are expected to be able to change their own parts in future.
        In one Japanese plant during day-time 100 workers operate the machines that produce robot components and
numerical-control devices. At night the factory is operated by only one control-room supervision. The use of robots
is spreading. Here is an example of what future robots may be able to do. If you visited the Tokyo's National
Science Museum you could see a 59-inch-tall robot capable of walking to the right or left singing a song and telling
a story. It acts in response to voice commands.
     Yet, scientists point out that, there is a limit to robot's capabilities. Anything requiring creative thinking or
emotion cannot be expected of robots. They are to be programmed by people. People make them, repair them and
control them. Many spheres of life will remain the exclusive spheres of humans.
Упр. 5. Запомните значения данных слов, внесите их в словари:
1. adequate [ ʹædɪkwɪt ]      - соответствующий, отвечающий требованиям
 2. measurement [ ʹmeʒəmənt ] - измерение
 3. behaviour [ bɪʹheɪvjə ]      - поведение
 4. poisonous [ ʹpɔɪznəs ]       - ядовитый
 5. laundry [ ʹlɔ:ndrɪ ]        - прачечная
6. to assign [ əʹsaɪn ]         - назначать, определять, устанавливать
7. to require [ rɪʹkwaɪə ]        - требовать, нуждаться (в чем-либо)
 8. exclusive [ ɪksʹklu:sɪv ] - исключительный, особый
Упр. 6. Найдите в тексте предложения, в которых употребляются формы сослагательного наклонения.
Переведите их на русский язык.
Упр. 7. Прочтите следующие высказывания и определите, соответствуют ли они содержанию текста.