Exercise 13. 1. Single out the main questions that are dealt with in the text

Write the annotation to the text.

Describe how life-threatening conditions are stabilized by firefighters.

Describe how firefighters perform vehicle extrication.

Exercise 14. Translate the sentences. Pay attention to the words “to be”, “to have”.

а) 1. He is to come in an hour. 2. We are watching TV now. 3. His articles are translated into many languages. 4. I am an inspector. 5. The lecture is to begin at 12 o’clock. 6. Look! The house is burning! 7. We are not at home now. 8. We were invited to the party. 9. We were to meet at the airport at 10 a.m. 10. He was able to help you but he didn’t.

 

b) 1. He has a flat of his own. 2. I have never been to Egypt. 3. They have to write their diploma works by the end of March. 4. I want to have my hair cut. 5. He wants to have his car repaired. 6. I have to go there tomorrow. 7. He has already passed his exam. 8. I have a headache. 9. He had to do it immediately. 10. He said that he had already finished his work.

Exercise 15. Translate the sentences. Pay attention to the imperative mood.

1. Не видаляйте сторонні предмети, які застрягли у тілі жертви. 2. Накладіть на рану пов’язку. 3. Нехай вони одягнуть захисний одяг та гумові чоботи. 4. Давайте провітримо кімнату. 5. Нехай він перевірить пожежні драбини на наявність у них дефектів. 6. Давайте я підготую доповідь про класифікацію пожеж. 7. Нехай вона деякий час не рухається. 8. Видаліть бруд з пожежних рукавів та висушіть їх. 9. Не заходьте у палаючу будівлю без захисного дихального обладнання. 10. Починайте пошук негайно.

Exercise 16. Make the sentences interrogative and negative.

1. The rescuer discovered that the victim had breathing difficulty. 2. The pulse rate will be taken by placing fingers over the carotid artery. 3. The woman is bleeding severely. 4. Firefighters had to calm the victims down. 5. The man’s neck was injured. 6. The rescuer has immobilized all the fractures. 7. Firefighters will be able to extricate victims only through windows. 8. If you remove the foreign objects, a serious bleeding may result. 9. Pulse rate indicates heart action. 10. The victims were at the hospital for two weeks.

 

Exercise 17. Make the sentences passive.

1. Water absorbs much heat. 2. A firefighter is using a fire hose now. 3. They have already cleaned the ladder. 4. Absence of protective breathing equipment can incapacitate the rescuer. 5. Proper ventilation reduced the possibility of mushrooming. 6. The rescuer will extricate the victim through the door. 7. The officer-in-charge sent for the ambulance. 8. He has just turned off the ignition. 9. Psychologists are calming the people down. 10. You should check the person’s pulse.