4. Summarize the general ideas of text Use the following plan:
1) The beginning of the design of a radar.
2) The most elementary radar equipment.
3) The aim of a radar.
4) The principles of radar working.
5) Peaceful purposes of a radar.
5. Translate the following sentences paving attention to the Gerundial Construction:
l) We know of copper having been used as a conductor owing to its suitable characteristics.
2) He objected to the goods being paid in advance.
3) We insisted on their being offered favorable terms of payment.
4) There is no hope of our getting a complete analysis of the measurements within 10 days.
5) The scientist insisted on the speed of computation being increased.
6) We didn't know of their having worked in the field of computing.
7) There is a probability of our being sent to the conference.
8) There is a probability of his being appointed chief engineer at our plant.
9) Our going there now won't help much.
10) The semiconductor diode being very important device of modem science and industry is common knowledge.
11) The semiconductor diodes having many important characteristics resulted in their being used in different branches of industry.
12) We know of copper, silver, aluminium and many other metals being good conductors of electricity.
13) The reliable functioning of television depends on the television set being equipped with semiconductors.
14) Benjamin Franklin's having invented the first lightning conductor is a well established fact.
15) We were told about their having studied a number of problems connected with the development of computing machinery.
16) Kurchatov's having devoted all his life to nuclear physics is known to everybody.
17) I know of their being shown the new device.
18) We know of the Curies' having discovered some new radioactive elements.
19) I have heard of their experiment being successfully completed in the nearest future.
20) We know of Rutherford's having investigated the nature of alpha-particles.
6. Translate the following sentences. Define whether Gerund or Verbal Noun is used:
l) The performing of operations is very quick.
2) Pascal's having designed his elementary adding machine in 1642 helped Leibniz develop the first machine to multiply and divide directly.
3) Computers also perform calculations in finding solutions to complex scientific problems.
4) The coding of instructions is done by the operator.
5) The compiling of the program is performed by the programming engineer.
6) In the digital computer the method of representing numbers and all other information is based on the use of binary digits (bits) which are represented by electronic signals.
7) 100 years ahead of this time Babbage succeeded in planning an analytic engine that had all the major features of a modern computer.
8) This is only the indication of the time saving available in the computer field.
9) Our definition of thing implies the entrance of an idea into one's mind with or without deliberate consideration of reflection.
10) The magnetism induced in the armature of the coil attracts a ferrite piece on the end of the relay spring and causes the mechanical opening or closing of the switch contacts point.
11) The characteristics of switching networks are useful for designing computers.
12) We shall discuss input and output services for converting the information on coded cards to a form suitable for storage in the internal memory.