ГРАММАТИКА: Инфинитив и инфннитивный оборот в функции подлежащего.
Section I
Ex. 1. Practise your pronunciation.
a) molcculc ["mohkju:!], peculiar [pi'kjuiho], rearrangement [,ri:o'rein- d3mont], neutral ['nju:trol], other ['лдэ], exemplify [ig'&cmphfai], chlorine ['kb:ri:n], compound ['kompaond], existence [ig'zistans], exhibit [ig'zibit], sample [sarmpl], diatomic [.daio'tomik]
b) thc^'modcmNchcmist, the^'smallestNparticle, intoji^'chemical/enaction, theu'otherelemcnts, in^'which^'thcyNbcar, of^thcir0'ownkind, b^th^'water molecule, arc^of importance
c) 'Chemical 'unions | are of 'two 'gencralNtypcs.
Ex. 2. Pay attention to the structure of the following words. Translate them into Russian.
a) reread, rewrite, reappear, rccombinc, replace, reproduce, redistribute, rearrange, remake
b) colour, neighbour, behaviour, favour, vapour
c) friendship, leadership, relationship, hardship, professorship
Ex. 3. Define the meanings of the word kind in the following sentences:
.1. I'm sure, the professor will help you, he is very kind. 2. What kind of substancc is it? 3. Compound molecules arc composed of two or more kinds of atoms. 4. What kind of man is he? 5. Be so kind as to shut the door. 6. There are different kinds of animals on the earth. 7. Everybody knows that your mother is very kind. 8.1 don't like stories of this kind. 9.1 hear he is good at mathematics.—Nothing of the kind, he always asks to help him with the problems.
Ex. 4. Find the predicate and the subject in the following sentences:
1. To the modern chemist, the atom is the smallest particle of an element that can enter into a chcmical reaction. 2. To think of a molecule is to think of the atoms which it contains and their proportion. 3. In compounds, molcculcs of two or more kinds of atoms bccomc bonded together. 4. For the reaction to start, two conditions must be met.