I. Read and translate in written form the following text. The famous box is familiar to most of us

 

The Orange Black Box

 

The famous box is familiar to most of us. It is legendary invincible. The “black” box is in fact painted fluorescent orange, it was originally called a black box in the days when anything to do with electronics was new and strange. They are painted orange nowadays to make them more easily visible in the event of a crash.

There are two kinds of black box: the flight data recorder (FDR) and the cockpit voice recorder (CVR).

Both are stores at the rear of an aircraft. There the fuselage meets the upper tail fin - the part of plans that has the best survival record. The same principle applies to human passengers - you’re safer at the back.

Despite their reputation, neither box is in fact indestructible. They can withstand a temperature of 1,100 С for 30 minutes and 250 С for 10 hours. They must also be able to survive and impact force of 3,500 times the force of gravity.

Flight recorders are encased in two thickness of platinum. Memory chips holds the flight data. While FDRs make an electronic record of the plane’s mechanical performance, CVRs record the communication between the crew. But they are still only recorded in 80 percent of accidents.

 

II. Give English equivalents to:

1) легендарная нерушимость

2) в случае катастрофы

3) запись данных полета

4) запись голосов в кабине

5) выдерживать температуру

III. Give Russian equivalents to:

1) familiar to us

2) to do with

3) to survive an impact force

4) the force if gravity

5) to be encased

IV. Put the verbs in brackets into correct tense.

1) If you ____(see) Tom today, ask him to call me tomorrow.

2) What _____(do) you, if you have a high temperature?

3) If my dog ______(be) ill, I’ll take it to a vet.

4) What will you do if she ______(not be) at home?

5) If I _______(be) hungry, I’ll find something in the fridge.

 

V. Write Type 2 conditionals to match these situations.

1) He is so tired. He works so much.

2) Mary is short-sighted. She reads so much.

3) I can’t give you a lift. I don’t have a car.

4) We won’t have a holiday. We haven’t got any money

5) I don’t know the answer. I can’t tell you.

VI. Translate the given sentences. Mind the First, the Second and the Third Conditionals.

1) It will be very hot in here if we close the window.

2) I will lend you the money on condition that you return it in a month.

3) He would not have been late then if he had not missed his train.

4) He won’t translate the article unless he uses a special dictionary.

5) If the manager were not busy at present, he would talk with you.

 

VII. Translate the given sentences into English.

1) Если бы вы знали лучше грамматику, вы бы не делали столько ошибок в ваших упражнениях.

2) Я подожду его, если его не будет дома, когда я приду.

3) Если бы я не был так занят вчера, я поехал бы на вокзал проводить его.

4) Я был бы Вам очень благодарен, если бы Вы смогли уделить мне несколько минут.

5) Мы приедем туда в 8 часов утра, если поезд не опоздает.

VIII. Translate modal verbs or their equivalents into English.

1) You (должны) go there at once in order not to be late.

2) His mood (может) change at any time.

3) He (смог) buy this book last month.

4) They (должны были) to pass three exams to enter the University.

5) She (сможет) to use these experiments in her work.

 

IX. Translate the following sentences into Russian. Mind the Modal Verbs.

1) They must have been informed of it a few days ago.

2) It might not have happened if you had been careful.

3) He can’t have left without telling me about it.

4) She ought to have done it yesterday.

5) He should have helped them.

 

X. Translate the following sentences into English.

1) Может быть, он и вернулся в город, но я его еще не видел.

2) Он очень бледен. Он, вероятно, очень устал.

3) Эта книга, должно быть, написана в прошлом веке.

4) Он сказал мне, что я могу приходить сюда в любое время.

5) Если бы все меры были приняты, этого могло бы не произойти.

XI. Choose the proper form. Rewrite the sentences and translate them.

Model: She said that they____in Oxford.

a) lived b) lives c) will live