Unit VI. The Gerund

Famous People

Sir Charles Algernon Parsons (1854 - 1931)

Charles Algernon Parsons was an Irish engineer, best known for his invention of the steam turbine whose first model was connected to a dynamo that generated 7.5 kW of electricity. He was a younger son of the famous astronomer Lord Rosse, and was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and St. John's College, Cambridge. He worked as an engmeer on dynamo and turbine design, and power generation, with great influence on the naval and electrical engineermg fields. He also developed optical equipment, for searchlights and telescopes. He established parson’s Marine Steam Turbine Company in Newcastle and became famous in 1897 when his turbine powered yacht, Turbinia was sailed at speed through a Royal Navy fleet inspection in Portsmouth, right in front of Queen Victoria, to demonstrate the great potential of the new technology. Turbinia was the first vessel with a turbine engine. Today, Turbinia is housed in a purpose-built gallery at the Discovery Museum, Newcastle. His company still survives in Newcastle and is now part of Siemens, a German conglomerate. Sometimes the company is referred to as Siemens Parsons. Charles Parson’s Turbine is important in the history of shipping, and is recognized as one of the greatest steps forward in the development of electric power generators.

Read the following sentences. State the voice and the tense forms of the predicates. Find the gerund in each sentence and explain the use of it. Translate the sentences into Russian.

1. Measuring resistance is necessary in many experiments.

2. Adding more turns to the coil makes the magnetic field stronger.

3. We insisted on carrying out more tests.

4. On being rubbed amber obtains the ability to attract objects.

5. Iron is covered with a thin layer of tin which prevents it from rusting.

6. They objected to the data being published before all the experiments were completed.

7. Increasing the magnetic field by using electromagnets results in a considerable

increase of the ionic current.

8. On being heated to a sufficient temperature any body becomes a source of light.

9. His having obtained reliable results wasn’t known to us.

10. The book is aimed at introducing modern achievements in heat

engineering.

11. The expansive force of water in freezing is enormous.

12. In spite of not having any university education Faraday made his great discoveries.

13. Einstein’s being awarded the Nobel prize in physics soon became widely known.

14. Upon being heated to a high temperature many metallic compounds are decomposed.

15. Our group has succeeded in making a large number of experiments.

· Read the following text. Find the predicate in each sentence and state the voice and the tense form. Which of the sentences contain gerunds?Translate the text into Russian.

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