Read the text again and decide if the sentences (1 – 5) below are true (T) or false (F).

1	Trevor Baylis had his idea when he watched a TV programme.	T	F
2	He wanted to give people information about AIDS.	T	F
3	His radio is powered in two different ways.	T	F
4	The idea has been successful.	T	F
5	Only radios can have clockwork power.	T	F

* (“Engineering” Workshop by Lindsey White, OUP; Unit 16, pg.18, ex.4)

Complete the definitions (1 – 5) below with the highlighted words in the text. Use the glossary or your dictionary to help you.

1.	“…… - ……” means good for the health of people and the world.
2.	……… is power produced by a wound up spring.
3.	Something that often doesn’t work or breaks down is …… ... .
4.	A ……… converts mechanical power to electrical energy.
5.	Power from the sun is …… …… .

* (“Engineering” Workshop by Lindsey White, OUP; Unit 16, pg.18, ex.5)

Answer the questions to the text.

1) What was the clever idea that Trevor Baylis had?

2) When did this clever idea come to Trevor Baylis mind?

3) What was the reason for this clever idea?

4) Why did only few people in Africa have televisions or radios?

5) What was the principle of a new mechanism?

6) Where can Trevor Baylis’s invention be used?

7) What do we call the kind of technology that Trevor Baylis invented?

8) What is the modern usage of technology?

8. Match the following words:

inventor energy(x4) electricity -friendly information technology invention generation a generator heating(x2) power(x2) a mechanism of computers

Match the following words with their definitions below.

inventor heating to convert perfect power energy to invent reliable invention to store to heat generator generation

1	The ability to be very active or do a lot of work without getting tired.
2	Energy that can be collected and used for operating machines.
3	To make something warm or hot.
4	To think of something or make something for the first time.
5	To keep something for future use.
6	A system for making rooms and buildings warm.
7	A machine that produces electricity.
8	A person who has invented something.
9	To change something from one form to another.
10	Something that you can trust or rely on.
11	All people who were born at about the same time
12	Something that has been made or designed by somebody for the first time.
13	It means ‘the best for’ something.

Fill in the gaps in the following sentences with one suitable word from this module.

1.	Toyota is a very ……… car.
2.	We need a ……… to convert mechanical power into electrical energy.
3.	New ……… of cables appeared about 10 years ago.
4.	Radio was a great ……… of 19^th century.
5.	Electrical, solar, kinetic – are different types of ……… .
6.	A lot of pieces of safety equipment were ……… to protect the person’s body.
7.	These cables are very safe and quite ……… .
8.	Japan engineers have just designed a new ……… of cars.
9.	“I can’t find this information. Where do you ……… it on your computer?”
10.	New generation of implants is rather ……… and can be used safely.
11.	The system of central ……… is rather bad. It is usually chilly in the rooms.
12.	How many ……… of Engineering do you know?

Translate the following sentences from English into Russian. Give the idea, not a word for word translation.

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