Active Vocabulary. burn down v сжигать дотла

Words

alert а бдительный

burn down v сжигать дотла

circuit n электрическая цепь

debris n остатки, обломки

detect v обнаруживать

fumes n пары

investigator n следователь, исследователь

make n доказательство, проявление

odour n запах

overload v перегружать

precede v предшествовать

preferable а предпочтительный

pungent а едкий

release v освобождать

solvent n растворитель

surroundings n окружающая среда

volatility n летучесть

Word combinations

carbon disulfide - сернистый углерод, сероуглерод

in the event of - в случае

set fire - поджигать

Grammar Notes

1. Should – со всеми лицами может выступать в качестве модального глагола со значением долженствования.

It should be noted from the outset that this approach to firefighting activity gives good result.

2. One – заменитель ранее упомянутого существительного в единственном числе (ones-для множественного числа). В этом случае one (ones) либо переводится существительным, которое оно заменяет, либо совсем не переводится.

In connection with the introduction of up-to-date fire technique, many old devices have been replaced by new ones.

В связи с введением современной пожарной техники многие старые приборы были заменены новыми.

Exercises

I. Practise the following for pronunciation:

alert, deliberately, distinct, alibi, odour, phosphorous, pungent, accident, variety, ether, volatility, accessibility, precede, debris, fumes, innocent, prefer, amateur, furtherance.

II. Read the international words:

manifestation, phosphorous, gasoline, separate, indication, object, arrest, identify, cigarette, professional, analysis, balloon, scheme, resultant.

III. Read and translate the pairs of nouns and verbs:

use-to use, rate-to rate, help-to help, tape-to tape, head-to head, flame-to flame, start-to start, cause-to cause, knock-to knock, try-to try, pull-to pull, place-to place, arrest-to arrest, tie-to tie.

IV. Give three forms of the verbs:

to set, to employ, can, to identify, to burn, to permit, to detect, to precede, to hold, to become, to start, to leave, to occur, to be, to happen, to overload.

V. Read and translate the words of the same root:

separate – separation – separative – separatist, to employ – employee – employer – employment – unemployment, to connect – connection – connected, to indicate – indication – indicator – indicative, to use – useful – useless – used, to determine – determination – determinative – determined, to permit – permission – permissive, to detect – detection – detective – detectable.

VI. Write the adjectives in the comparative and superlative degree:

flammable, necessary, similar, wide, dangerous, popular, far, small.

VII. Choose the translation of underlined words:

arson 1. статья

2. арсенал

3. поджог

chemicals 1. химия

2. химикалии

3. химики

odour 1. приказ

2. ода

3. запах

permit 1. позволять

2. упорствовать

3. преследовать

ignite 1. игнорировать

2. подразумевать

3. загораться

precede 1. преобладать

2. предшествовать

3. предотвращать

innocent 1. невинный

2. неформальный

3. влиятельный

preferable 1. вступительный

2. предпочтительный

3. предварительный

deliberately 1. определенно

2. недостаточно

3. умышленно

still 1. однако

2. не смотря на

3. в отличие от

отчетливый 1. distinct

2. distant

3. distributive

бдительный 1. able

2. alien

3. alert

едкий 1. punctual

2. pungent

3. punitive

возможно 1. perfectly

2. perhaps

3. properly

доступность 1.accident

2. accomplishment

3. accessibility

растворитель 1. thing

2. think

3. thinner

электрическая цепь 1. circuit

2. circle

3. circulation

освобождать 1. release

2. receive

3. relate

бить(ся) 1. keep

2. kill

3. knock

случаться 1. occur

2. occupy

3. offend

подобный 1. simple

2. simultaneous

3. similar

VIII. Read and translate into Russian the text "Arson investigation"

IX. Fill in each blank with one of the following words:

to obtain, dry, professional, chemicals, an indication, sometimes, preferable, burns down, familiar, liquid

1. Separate fires are... that the fire is of arson origin.

2. It is sometimes necessary... similar candles.

3. One of the... widely used by arsonist is phosphorous.

4. When the cigarette...... to the match heads considerable flame happens.

5. A large variety of flammable liquids are used by... arsonists.

6. Carbon disulfide is a very dangerous...

7. Ether is... used together with many other flammable liquids.

8. When phosphorous becomes...., it ignites.

9. Gas is the most... for the professional arsonist.

10. The most popular electrical device used by arsonist is the... electric iron.

X. Match the nouns from the right column with the adjectives from the left column in accordance with the text:

resultant analysis

pungent iron

different arsonist

flammable surroundings

natural liquids

small flame

similar hole

electrical ignition

separate types

considerable schemes

familiar fires

chemical devices

ease accessibility

professional odour

XI. Put general questions to the following sentences:

1. Firemen and arson investigators should be alert to manifestations of arsons.

2. Candles are very often used for setting fires.

3. Phosphorous has a very pungent odour.

4. A large variety of flammable liquids are used by professional arsonist.

5. There is frequently an explosion preceding the fire.

6. A small hole at the bottom of the balloon allows water to drain slowly away.

7. Explosions may occur without setting fire.

8. Everything looks innocent.

9. Electric heaters, irons, etc. have been used in similar schemes.

XII. Finish the sentences using the proper variant:

1. Separate fires are indication that the fire

a) is of incendiary origin

b) goes out slowly

2. Candles are very often used

a) for setting fires

b) toilluminate the room being in heavy smoke

3. One of the chemicals widely used by arsonist is

c) phosphorous

b) carbon dioxide

4. Solvents are easily detectable

a) by their odour

b) because of their volatility

5. Carbon disulfide fumes can cause

a) fire extinguishments

b) an explosion

6. When the phosphorous becomes dry it

a) smoulders

b) ignites

7. The most popular electrical device used by arsonists is

a) light bulb

b) the electric iron

XIII. Answer the following questions:

1. What are indications of arson origin of the fire?

2. What do arsonists usually use to set fire?

3. How can phosphorous be identified?

4. How do the arsonists use matches to ignite fires?

5. What flammable liquids do the professional arsonists usually use?

6. What liquid is especially dangerous?

7. What chemicals are quite similar to carbon disulfide?

8. Why is gas not preferable for the professional arsonists?

9. What electrical devices are used by arsonists?

10. What electrical device is the most popular among arsonists?

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