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Siberia. The same thing happened in St. Petersburg, but Dmitry’s mother, ten weeks before death got him into the Pedagogic Institute there.
The government retired Mendeleyev from the University of St. Pe-tcrsburg in 1890 for his political activities. He was made head of the Bureau of Weights and Measures in 1893 and held that post until his death.
Упр. 4. Скажите, что вы узнали из текста 2В; разделите его на тема­ тические части и озаглавьте их.
Упр. 5. Скажите, что говорится в тексте:
1) о семье Д. И. Менделеева; 2) о том, как и куда он поступал учить­ ся; 3) о том, как Д. И. Менделеев пришел к мысли о расположении эле­ ментов в таблице; 4) о том, чем занимался Д. И. Менделеев в последние годы своей жизни.
Ex. 6. Найдите в тексте и переведите на русский язык предложе­ ния, в которых говорится о том, как Д. И. Менделеев воплотил свою идею об упорядоченном расположении элементов.
Section III
Ex. 1. Think of the situations when the following expressions may be used:
to my mind; I don’t think so; I agree with you; it’s (quite) right; it’s not right; sorry, you arc wrong
Ex. 2. Express your agreement or disagreement with the following statements. Use expressions from exercise 1.

1. 
   Mendeleyev was the only scientist who tried to arrange the elements.
   

2. 
   A lot of new elements were predicted with the help of the periodic table. 3. To commemorate Mendeleyev, the Soviet researchers named many newly discovered things after him. 4. The periodic system didn’t change with time. 5. Mendeleyev was interested only in chcmistry. 6. Mendeleyev’s family was small. 7. Mendeleyev got his education in St. Petersburg.
   

Ex. 3. Make up sentences or short stories with the following words and expressions:

1) be bom, children, year, father, mother; 2) head, hold the post, burea 3) periodic system, serve, contribution, study; 4) the element, bear the name; 5) devote, teaching, development, economy, progress
Ex. 4. Give detailed answers to the following questions:
1. How did D. I. Mendeleyev devise his periodic table? 2. What is t importance of the periodic system of the elements? 3. Why do people call Mendeleyev "the greatest chcmist of the world”? 4 Whai Лгтггк of

Mendeleyev have come true nowadays?

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Ex. 5. Discuss the following topics:

1. 
   The Discovery of the Periodic System of the Elements.
   

2. 
   Mendeleyev’s Life.
   
3. 
   Mendeleyev’s Interests.
   
4. 
   The Periodic System of Elements at Present.
   

DO YOU KNOW THAT...

Mendeleyev planned to present his paper on the periodic table at the meeting of the Russian Chcmical Socicty on March 6, 1869, but on that day he was ill. His friend N. S. Mcnshutkin (1842-1907), a noted Russian analytical chcmist who was a colleague at the University of St. Petersburg read die paper for him. The communication did not evoke any unusual interest at this meeting.