Match the following words with their synonyms (use the text)

1. permit a. link

2. course b. raise

3. connect c. allow

4. elevate d. the same

5. vary e. layer

6. amount f. quantity

7. similar g. change

Match the following words with their opposites (use the text).

1. light a. expensive

2. cheap b. thick

3. thin c. under

4. above d. heavy

5. entirely e. shortage

6. scarcity f. success

7. advance g. fully

5. State the part of speech of the following words and translate them:

wide – widen – width – widely – widening;

deep – deepen – depth – deeply – deepening;

high – heighten – height – highly;

short – shorten – shortening – shortened;

long – lengthen – length;

smooth – smoothen – smoothness – smoothened

6. Form nouns from the following verbs using suffixes “-er”, “-or” and translate them into Russian:

to make, to travel, to use, to design, to survey, to excavate, to manage, to govern, to investigate, to mix, to vibrate, to transport, to compact.

7. Give the appropriate degrees of comparison of the following adjectives and adverbs:

1. light ………. …………

2. ……….. less …………

3. ……….. ………. the most difficult

4. ……….. worse …………

5. ……….. ……….. the best

6. expensive ……….. …………

7. ………… denser …………

8. ………… ……….. the most

9. ………… farther further

10.attractive ………… …………

8. Translate the following sentences, paying attention to the suffix “-er”:

1. The denser the ground, the slower is the process of moisture transfer. 2. The higher the average speed of the traffic, the wider will be the traffic lane required. 3. The more experiments scientists make, the greater is their knowledge of the properties of this material. 4. The higher the degree of soil compaction, the slower is the penetration of capillary water. 5. The greater the number of vehicles in the stream, the more severe will be requirements to the road.

9. Give Russian equivalents for the following words:

1) owing to; 2) due to; 3) both…and; 4) because of; 5) in order to; 6) the number; 7) a number of; 8) the denser … the slower; 9) however; 10) either …or.

10. Define the function of one (ones) and translate these sentences:

1. One can say that geographical position of Belarus itself has determined its social and cultural peculiarities for many years. 2. One may work in the laboratory only observing certain rules. 3. One should know how to cross the street. 4. In planning a new road or rebuilding an existing one maps must be drawn. 5. These methods are different from the ones used before. 6. Scientists are developing new processes and improving old ones to produce metals that will meet present day requirements.

11. State the function of the verb “to have” in the following sentences and translate them:

1. He is a very skilled engineer and we have high opinion of his work. 2. We have to mechanize all building operations to make the road in time. 3. During the construction of the bridge across the river specialists had to solve many technical problems. 4. You will have to take measures to prevent spring waters from penetrating the subgrade. 5. This type of cement has changed the concrete properties. 6. The new ceramic engine has been developed in Japan. 7. They had to stop and rest every quarter of an hour as path was very steep. 8. They will have to consider the conditions of this locality.

II. Grammar.

1. Подготовиться к лексико-грамматическому тесту по текстам:

«New paving materials. Part I.», «New paving materials. Part II»

2. Повторить грамматический материал к лексико-грамматическому тесту:

2.1. Имя существительное. Мн. Число. Существительное в функции определения и его перевод. Суффиксы производных существительных.

2.2. Имя прилагательное. Степени сравнения. Сравнительные конструкции. Суффиксы производных прилагательных.

2.3. Местоимения: личные, притяжательные, вопросительные, указательные, неопределённые, относительные и отрицательные.

2.4. Видо-временные формы глагола:

- активный залог – формы Indefinite (Present, Past, Future).

Continuous (Present, Past, Future).

Perfect (Present, Past, Future).

2.5. Спряжение глаголов to be, to have; и их функции.