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A Scientist's Visit
Patrick Reily was the manager of a company that made washing powders, among other things. The company employed several scientists, whose job was to try to find new and better kinds of products, including washing powders.
Patrick did not know very much about science himself, but he used to meet his scientists regularly. He always enjoyed it and took a great interest in what they were doing.
One day one of them was in Patrick's office, talking about plans for the future, when he said to Patrick. "I suppose you know Sir James White. He was my professor at the university where I studied, and now he's one of the world's greatest and most honoured biologists."
"Oh, yes. I know." Patrick answered, "but I've never actually met him. What about him?"
"Well, said the scientist, "he's discovered some new type of system that might be very useful to us for improving our manufacture of soap powders. I read an article about it yesterday in one of the scientific journals I take every month. You ought to meet him."
"I'd like to." Patrick answered. "What do you think of inviting him to dinner one evening and suggesting that we might be able to offer him a job as an adviser?"
"I agree." the scientist replied. "That would be an excellent decision."
"Is he single or married?" Patrick asked.
"Oh, he's married.'' the scientist answered. "His wife's a very important biologist too. I knew her before they married."
"All right," Patrick said, "I'll give him a call and try to arrange it. A nice, quite family dinner would be best. I think, and I hope you'll come and bring your wife too."
"We'd love to." the scientist answered. "My wife knew Lilian White too. at the time when she was beginning to become known, and I'm sure she'd enjoy seeing her again. She looked up to her a lot when they worked together.'
Patrick got his secretary to ring Professor White' office at the university to give him the invitation, and they managed to find a date on which they would both be free for dinner.
"It'll be a small family affair." Patrick said. "I propose to invite two of my scientific staff with their wives. One of them was a student of yours. And I hope Lady White will be able to come too."
"Thank you," the professor answered, "I'm sure she'll be delighted to."
Patrick had a son of sixteen, who had finished his O-level examinations and was studying for his A-levels. While everybody was having a drink before dinner, the boy chatted to the professor. "What do you do?" the boy asked.
"I study biology," the professor answered.
"Oh?" the boy answered proudly. "Well, I finished biology last July."
(From "Reading Comprehension". Longman)
Vocabulary
washing powder
to employ
to discover
an adviser
to offer a job
single
to arrange
to look up to
to propose
scientific staff
to be delighted
to chat
proudly
O-level examinations

A-level examinations    стиральный порошок
держать на службе
открывать, делать открытие
консультант
предлагать работу
холостой
уславливаться, договариваться
уважать кого-либо, считаться с кем-либо
намереваться
научный штат
восхищаться
непринужденно разговаривать
с гордостью
экзамены на общий аттестат о школьном образовании
экзамен на повышенном уровне по программе средней школы

Выполните следующие задания к тексту
1.     Переведите текст.


2.      Напишите на английском языке, каково Ваше отношение к прочитанному, а именно, понравился ли Вам текст, был ли он интересен. Сложно ли было работать с ним?


3.       Найдите   в   предложениях   артикль   и   слово,   к   которому   оно   относится. Объясните употребление артикля в каждом случае.


4.        Рассмотрите таблицу и заполните ее примерами из текста.
manager    -
-    things
scientist    -
-    biologists
    


5.        Найдите    в    тексте    наречия    с    суффиксом    -1у    и    подберите    слова противоположные им по значению.


6.       Заполните таблицу примерами из текста.
new    -    newest
-    better    -
-    -    greatest
-    -    -


7.    Найдите местоимения, отвечающие на вопрос чей? чья? чьи? Придумайте и запишите предложения с этими местоимениями.


8.       Заполните таблицу неправильными глаголами из текста. Переведите их.
-    was    -    быть
make    made    -    -
find    -    found    -
-    knew    -    знать
-    -    -    -

9.    Выпишите сказуемые и определите форму каждого по 3-м признакам: время (Present. Past. Future), позиция (Simple. Progressive, Perfect), залог (Active, Passive).

10.    Найдите в тексте местоимения и заполните таблицу по образцу.
he    -    -    his    himself
I    me    -    mine    -
you    you    your    -    -
-    -    -    -    -



11.     Найдите предложения с модальными глаголами и напишите, что обозначает модальный глагол в каждом случае.


12.     Найдите существительные в притяжательном падеже. Выпишите и переведите их.


13.      Найдите правильный ответ к данным вопросам.
1)       Why did Patrick's company employ scientists?
a)     Because it wanted to improve its products.          
b)     Because they enjoyed meeting.
2)       Who was Sir James White?
a)     He had been Patrick's professor.      
b)     He had taught one of Patrick's scientists.
3)       Why did the scientist mention him to Patrick?
a)     Because he thought he could help the company.
b)     Because he was greatly honoured.
4)       Was Patrick interested in meeting Sir James?
a)     Not at all.
b)     Not very.  
c)     Yes, he was.
5)       What did he think Sir James could do?
a)     Advise the company.                  
b)     Give him a job as an adviser.