The center of technological progress
The center of technological progress
The Polytechnic Museum was founded in 1872 on the initiative of progressive
Russian scientists. Such men of science, technology and culture as Timiryazev.
Zhukovsky, Yablochov, Lodygin, and many others gave popular lectures in the
halls of the Museum.
The Polytechnic Museum of today has very extensive ties with scientists and
engineers in all branches of science and technology. It is visited by 1,300,000 to
1,400,000 persons every year.
The exhibits are not lifeless collection; they are shown dynamically. Real machines and equipment, models and illuminated diagrams illustrate all the technological processes.
The hall of atomic power engineering describes in popular form the physical structure of matter, the fundamentals of radioactivity in nuclear reactions, and of the generation of atomic power for peace purposes.
Attention in the chemical section is centered on the automatic production of chemical products.
Many visitors are interested in an operating model of a blast furnace shop that shows the charging of raw materials and the tapping of the metal.
There are always many people in the section of radio-electronics and electric communications. Popov's radio receiving set and telephone can be seen here, as well as the apparatuses of Schilling, Edison's phonograph and other rare exhibits. The Polytechnic Museum is very popular and it is a great help to pupils, students, engineers and many other people who are interested in science and engineering.
Контрольные задания.
1). Ответить на вопросы:
1. When was Polytechnic Museum founded?
2. What apparatuses and devices can be seen in the section of radio-electronics?
3. What Russian scientists can be named as its founders?
4. How many persons visit the Polytechnic Museum every year?
5. Have you ever been to the Polytechnic Museum?
2). Напишите сравнительную и превосходную степени следующих прилагательных:
popular; real; rare; extensive; complex.
3). Напишите по два вопроса к каждому предложению.
1. He spent two hours in our laboratory on Monday.
2. The hall of atomic power engineering describes in popular form the physical structure of matter.
3. Many rare exhibits can be seen in the section of radio-electronics.
4. There are illuminated diagrams on the wall.
4). Составьте несколько предложений, используя следующие слова.
to find; device; purpose; to attract attention, a great deal, modern equipment
5). Заполните пропуски притяжательными местоимениями:
1. I’m a worker, …name’s Ivanov.
2. Ted is a schoolboy.... marks are good.
3. Please give me ... exercise-book.
4. We’re engineers. …friends are engineers too.
5. “What are ... names?” ... name is Nick, and ... Jack.
6. Ann is an engineer. …son is a doctor.
6). Употребите глаголы, данные в скобках, в соответствующем времени, лице, числе:
1. Не usually (to walk) home after work.
2. Where (to work) comrade Petrov?
3. You often (to speak) in class?
4. You (to be) going to dissent this question.
5. How well they (to know) English?
6. He (to be) a factory worker.
7. I usually (to wake up) early on my day off.
7). Переведите текст на русский язык.
8). Выпишите предложения, которые соответствуют содержанию текста:
1. The Russian scientists gave lectures in the Polytechnic Museum.
2. It is visited by 1,300,000 persons every day.
3. You can see the chemical production in the chemical section.
4. It is very interesting to see Popov's radio receiving set, Edison’s phonograph in the section of radio-electronics
Эта контрольная работа по английскому состоит из нескольких заданий, включая текст для перевода с английского языка на русский.
