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вагою; нафтогазоматеринські відклади; недостатній; великий обсяг газу; витікати в
атмосферу; зменшуватись з глибиною; бурити глибокі свердловини; бути покритим
вуглецем; вочевидь.

Task 7. Give a short summary of the text from Task 2.

GRAMMAR FOCUS
The Infinitive and its constructions

Task 1. Translate the sentences into Ukrainian. Pay attention to the underlined
infinitives. What form of the Infinitive is used in the sentences?
1. To build good roads is one of the most important tasks facing our engineers.
2. It is advisable to restrict the use of non-alloyed steels.
3. The object is to provide a low pressure.
4. Under such conditions dust can get into the interior.
5. This group of rocks provides geologists with much of the basic information they need to
reconstruct the details of Earth history.
6. In an effort to overcome these difficulties a great deal of experimental work has been
carried out by the specialists.
7. The whole structure may be rail-mounted to provide easy movement.
8. To apply such pressures does not seem to be much of a problem.

Task 2. Translate the sentences into Ukrainian. Pay attention to the underlined
constructions with the Infinitive and try to define their character (objective or
subjective or for + Infinitive).
1. We believe the molecule of pyridine to be just like one of benzene.
2. It is carelessness that allows losses to be greater.
3. They are said to have designed new device.
4. We know the pressure to decrease as altitude increases.
5. It is required some minutes more for the pilot to know the height of the fly.
6. I found him to be a very clever man.
7. The goods are reported to have been awaiting shipment for several days.
8. This method is known to be effective.

TRANSLATION FOCUS
Essentials of Geology

Task 1. Translate the following text into Ukrainian. Build up a glossary to the
underlined terms.
Clastic Sedimentary Rocks-formed as a result of the weathering or fragmentation of pre-
existing rocks and minerals and classified on the basis of their textures, primarily the sizes of the
grains. Sedimentary rocks are divided into coarse-grained: conglomerates, medium-grained:
sandstones, and fine-grained: siltstones, mudstones, and shales. Within each textural category,
clastics are further subdivided by mineralogy, which reflects the parent rock, for example, a
quartz-rich sandstone or a feldspar-rich sandstone.

Task 2. Translate the following sentences into English using the given vocabulary.
Topic: Earth’s crust.
серединно-океанічні хребти – mid oceanic сейсмічність - seismicity
ridges
сейсмічна активність – seismic activity шельфова зона - offshore
асейсмічний – nonseismic, aseismic сейсмічно активними – seismically active