Read new words and translate the examples with them

Vocabulary

Automation

Change the verb if necessary.

1. all steamed up: to be angry or worried

2. burn the midnight oil: to work late at night

3. burn the candles at both ends: to work too hard without enough rest

4. burn out: to lose one’s interest or desire, often due to overuse

5. get wind of: to discover or find out

6. hot air: meaningless or unimportant things

a) People who_________often have accidents because they are tired.

b) The presenter promised his workshop would be very informative and exciting, but I left because he was full of________

c) After the 2004 season, Nick Jordan was________ on basketball. He wanted to play baseball instead.

d) Once the students________ free light drinks, there was a line at the restaurant.

e) Don’t get_______and start an argument.

f) Because she had a term paper due to the next morning, Mary was_______ to finish it on time.

4.2.16 Number the lines of the dialogue in the correct order. Then try to reproduce it.

- 1) Hello, glad to meet you, Alex, haven’t seen you for ages, since we graduated from the University.

- Oh, your work is very important nowadays. Mankind needs energy for producing light, heat and transportation.

- Sure, that’s so. And as the population grows, so does the demand for better quality of life. Energy consumption increases daily.

- Well, let’s go to the seminar and listen to the presenter speaking aboutalternatives to non-renewable fossil fuels.

- Really? As for me, I am with Bell Telephone Company. It is a global leader in electrical engineering. And I deal with new technologies.

- How do you do, Denis, I haven’t expected to meet you here. Are you also going to attend this seminar?

- Certainly, as you know, I’m interested in energy problems and the speaker will just speak about it. By the way I work at this University.

- But with the threat to clean air and pure water increases too. These natural resources are not unlimited.

- Yes, that’s why we should develop new systems to conserve energy and find alternative sources of energy.

- OK. Let’s go. I want to know much about it.

4.2.17 Make a presentation on “Renewable sources of energy”.

robotics (n.) робототехника	[rə(ʊ)ˈbɒtıks]	The robotics revolution changes the kind of work that people do.
dangerous (adj.) опасный	[ˈdeındʒərəs]	The professor conducted a very dangerous experiment in his lab.
personality (n.) индивидуальность, личность	[ˌpɜːsəˈnælıtı]	Your clothes often reflects your personality.
design (v.) проектировать, конструировать	[dıˈzaın]	Japanese scientists designed a new kind of a service robot last year.
cute (adj.) умный, милый	[kju:t]	He succeeded in doing the most difficult test. He is so cute.
boring (adj.) скучный	[ˈbɔːrıŋ]	It was boring to sit there without anything to do.
routine (adj.) обычный, рутинный	[ru:ˈti:n]	So many days are routine and uninteresting, especially in winter.
device (n.) устройство, механизм	[dıˈvaıs]	Our laboratories are equipped with modern devices.
react (v.) реагировать	[rıˈækt]	Smart materials react to changes in their environment.
environment (n.) окружающая среда	[ınˌvaırənˈment]	All people should keep the environment in good condition.
sensor (n.) датчик	[ˈsensə]	With the help of sensors robots can operate.
instructions (n.) инструкции, указания	[ınˈstrʌk∫(ə)nz]	Before carrying out the operation one should study all the instructions.

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