Question

I. Переведите письменно предложения на русский язык. Определите по грамматическим признакам, какой частью речи является слово с окончанием -s, и какую функцию это окончание выполняет, т.е. служит лионо:

a) показателем 3-го лица единственного числа в PresentSimple;

б) признаком множественного числа имени существительного;

в) показателем притяжательного падежа имени существительного.

1. The scientists have found new sources of cheap energy.

2. Chesterfield’s Spire is one of the most famous and unusual towers of the world in form and size.

3. Nitric acid reacts with copper and gives off fumes of nitrogen dioxide.

П. Вставьтенужныйартикль:
1 - man is carrying little child
2 - There are some hats in shop window.
3 – On tray there is pot of tea , ___ bowl of sugar, and __ jug of ___milk.
4 - women are sitting at square table.
5 - cups on table are empty.
6 - Miss A. and Mr C. are in ___ middle of room.
7 - ___ dog'snameis Spot.

III. Поставьте прилагательное в нужную степень сравнения.

1. Pipe and cigar smoke is as (dangerous) as cigarette smoke.

2. Man, in fact, is the (little) biologically determined species of all.

3. The (much) information it has, the (many) people will use it.

4. Dust particles are much (large) than water droplets.

IV. Прочитайте и устно переведите на русский язык весь текст.

1. The study of control processes in electronic, mechanical and biological systems is known as cybernetics.

The word was first used in 1948 by the American mathematician Norbert Wiener. It comes from the Greekword meaning "pilot" or "steersman". Cybernetics deals with the analysis of the flow of information in both livingorganisms and machines, but it is particularly concerned with systems that are capable of regulating theirown operations without human control.

2. Automatic regulation is accomplished by using information about the state of the end product. The mainconcept of cybernetics is the idea of feedback, which makes a system automatic and self-regulating. A simpleexample of a self-regulating machine is a thermostat, which achieves the temperature that has been programmedinto it.

3. The applications of cybernetics are wide reaching, appearing in science, engineering, technology, sociology,economics, education and medicine. Computers can keep a patient alive during a surgical operation,making modifications based on a constant flow of information. In education teaching machines use cyberneticprinciples to instruct students on an individual basis. Automation is present in such everyday products as refrigerators,coffee makers, and dishwashers. In industries in which a break in the flow of production can ruin theproduct, automatic controls are invaluable. Chemical and petroleum plants, industries involved in the productionof atomic energy are now almost completely automatic. Automation has become the answer when humansafety is the number one priority.

VЗадайте вопросы к тексту (2общих, 2 альтернативных, 2 разделительных и 4 специальных)

VI. ответьте на следующие вопросы к тексту, запишите свои ответы.

1. What does the word "cybernetics" mean?

2. What is cybernetics concerned with?

3. According to the passage, how is automatic regulation accomplished?

4. What makes a system automatic and self-regulating?

5. In what areas does cybernetics have applications?​