И. А. Курбасова Е. И. Силантьева

Урок 12


Грамматика: 1. Сложное дополнение (§ 42). 2. Возвратно-усилитель­ные местоимения (§ 5).


ВВОДНЫЕ УПРАЖНЕНИЯ К ТЕКСТУ А


1. Найдите сложное дополнение в данных предложе­ниях; помните, что оно занимает место справа от ска­зуемого. Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на форму инфинитива или причастия.
1. Experts believe the A-power plants to compete suc­cessfully with the conventional power stations. 2. The loco­motive drivers expect remote control to find application for operating industrial locomotives. 3. Some decades ago, the world learnt a record speed of 331 kph to have been attained by the electric locomotive. 4. With particular interest the people watched the crane erect the structures for contact wires. 5. The passengers waiting for the train could watch the track being renewed. 6. The students in the laboratory saw the engine tested.
2. Определите значения выделенных слов и словосочета­ний, не пользуясь словарем.
1. In the steam engine coal is burnt in the furnace (топка) while the diesel engine burns fuel in the cylinder. 2. Automobiles use gasoline as fuel. 3. The power used to move the train is known as motive power. 4. In the fif­ties, diesel traction was introduced as a new kind of mo­tive power on railways. 5. The first Soviet diesel locomo­tive was a 1,000 hp (horse power) machine. 6. Today, the Soviet locomotive building works turn out many models of diesels for our country and for export. 7. The locomotives used for sorting operations are known as switching locomo­tives. 8. Diesel locomotives are the best for switching work; they perform this duty quickly and efficiently. 9. The driv­ers working on the underground or suburban railways may start their trains only when all the doors are closed. 10. To start an engine means to make the engine work. 11. The diesel locomotive has a high construction cost, so we say that it is expensive. 12. A train which can run without a locomotive is called a self-propelled train.

2. 
   Прочтите текст (5 мин. на каждую часть) и раз­делите часть I на две, а часть II на четыре логические части; к каждой логической части дайте заголовок.