Active Vocabulary

2. Answer the following questions:

1. What force holds together the hundred billion stars of the Milky Way?

2. How many names are there in the history of man’s understanding of gravity?

3. Who was the first to study in detail the process of free and accelerated fall?

4. Who was the first to have the idea of gravity as a universal force?

5. Whom does the phrase “I will not feign hypothesis” belong to?

6. What did Newton offer?

7. What is the definition of gravity according to Einstein?

8. Did Einstein prove “Newton’s law of gravitation” wrong?

9. What did Einstein offer?

10. Do the changes from Newton’s predictions to Einstein’s make any difference in laboratory experiments?

11. How did Einstein reduce gravity and what conclusion did he come into?

12. What theory grew from this conclusion?

13. Did Einstein complete it?

14. What do some scientists claim?

15. What makes this claim unjustified?

16. Which theory (hypothesis) do you favour?

17. Why are you “for” or “against” a particular theory?

18. Are the advanced hypotheses presented in the text building a bridge from the universe to the microcosm or vice versa?

Reconstruct the text “Gravitation” into a dialogue.

The main rules governing a conversation in English:

The person who asks questions in a conversation usually controls it. Personal questions should be expressed tactfully.

Add new phrases to the previous ones:

Let’s look at the whole problem/plan, etc. from a realistic point of view.

Don’t forget about the other side of this problem.

I think I’ve missed some details concerning …

Could you be a little more precise/specific?

I’d like to hear more about …

I can’t give you a definite answer yet.

4. Annotate the text in English. Use the phrases:

a) The title of the article is...
It is written by prof... and published in London in the
journal..., No.3, vol.4, 2011	on pp.3-10
magazine..., No.3, vol.4, 2011
collection of articles ... by... editorial house in 2011
book ... by... editorial house in 2011
b) The article... by prof... is published in the journal..., in N.Y., pp.5-10.

II.

a) The article	deals with	the problem of ...
	discusses
	touches
	discloses
	is devoted to
The text tells us about ...

b) Disclosing the problem the author dwells on (upon) such matters as...
The major	points
	matters	of the text are the following: ...
	problems
	issues

c) The author	pays special attention to …
	draws readers’ attention to …
Much	attention is paid to...
Great
Special

The author	concentrates on, focuses on
	stresses, underlines, emphasises
	points out
	dwells on (upon)
	distinguishes between
	speaks in details
	gives the classification

III.

a) As far as I am an expert in ... I
consider	the article to be of some (great) interest for …
believe
suppose
think
guess

b)	In my opinion	the article is of	great some	interest for
	From my point of view
	To my mind

	a wide range of readers

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