EXERCISE 4.

a) Try to match up the adjectives in column A with the nouns in column В to form meaningful phrases:

А	В
1) broad	a) word
2) systematic	b) problem
3) natural	c) theory
4) Latin	d) principle
5) different	e) groups
6) general	f) methods
7) major	g) field
8) industrial	h) objects
9) scientific	i) technology
10) mathematical	j) sciences

 

b) Decide which of the verbs on the left collocate with the nouns on the right:

to cover... a) clues

to deal with ... b) the cells

to come from... c) the problem

to search for... d) tools

to examine ... e) the field

to investigate ... f) facts

to develop ... g) the word

to divide into ... h) a theory

to provide ... i) groups

to shape ... j) the basis

to invent... k) the views

 

EXERCISE 5. Translate the following word combinations; pay attention to the prepositions:

comes from, the field of knowledge, deals with facts, among these facts, a wide variety of subjects, search for clues to the origin of the universe, consist of general principles, a part of scientific knowledge, can be divided into, new fields of science, at the same time, the boundaries between scientific fields, numerous areas of science, influence on our lives, the basis of modern technology, inventions of scientists, our views about, in the universe, on the earth, through the ages, speak of technology, about 200 years ago, with the development of the steam engine, the growth of factories, production of goods, aspect of people’s lives, the development of the car, contributed much to modern technology, for example, from iron, for centuries, the structure of the metal.