MODULE I. LEARNING TO READ AND UNDERSTAND A SPECIAL TEXT
Task 1.
A. Study the names of the organs of the respiratory system in the following scheme.
B. Match each term on the left (1-8) with the correct definition on the right (a-h):
1) - b; 2) - _; 3) - _; 4) - _; 5) - _; 6) - _; 7) - _; 8) - _.
Task 2.
A. Read and translate the following international words: adequate, atmosphere, atom, bacteria, bronchus, classify,
corridor, dioxide, elastic, embryo, function, gas, genetic, material, mechanism, million, pneumonia, radioactive, temperature, virus.
B. Translate the word combinations (n+n) given below:
body temperature_
blood system_
blood vessel_
air passage_
air sacs_
human embryo_
nerve supply_
surface area_
C. Define the suffixes in the given word and translate them. (If you know the meanings of suffixes you can easily recognize parts of speech).
bronchus - bronchial
embryo - embryological
function - functional - functionally
gas - gaseous
respiration - respiratory
D. Find in a dictionary and write the plural forms for the following nouns:
alveolus_bronchus_
nucleus_
E. Translate the sentences below:
1. There are about 300 million alveoli in the lungs.
2. Around each alveolus is a network of capillaries.
3. Each alveolus is a tiny little pocket of air.
4. The pulmonary alveoli contain networks of extremely small vessels.
5. Bronchi branch into smaller and smaller tubes.
6. Each bronchus divides into bronchial tubes.
7. The nuclei of radioactive atoms emit alpha or beta rays.
8. A nucleus is the part of a cell that contains the genetic material.
9. Most atomic nuclei contain neutrons, which have no electric charge.
Task 3.
A. Study Grammar note 1 to do task 3B.
B. Translate the following word-combinations with the Past Participle as an attribute: