Exercise 2. Look through lists A, В and C and make up meaningful sentences using the For + Noun + Infinitive construction. A. It is necessary; it is important; it is often difficult; it is sometimes possible; it’s not very good;
it’s good; it is impossible; it is hard; it’s a great pleasure
B. scientists; physics; a research center; us; physicians; me; you; them; our team; her
C. to occupy themselves with vital problems; to correlate theory with experiment; to foresee the
implication o f their research; to keep in touch with other fields; to guess what the future may be
like; to submit the paper one day late; to submit the course paper ahead o f schedule; to deal with
familiar ideas all the time; to implement this project; to obtain this sort o f evidence; to handle a car;
to follow the logic o f this concept.
Exercise 3. Make the following statements more specific using the For + Noun + Infinitive Construction. Model: It is necessary to undertake a new research project, (we) - It is necessary for us to undertake
a new research project.
1. It is desirable to obtain reliable proof. (I). 2. It is easy to acquire an active lifestyle, (a
young man). 3. It is impossible to deal with familiar ideas all the time. (we). 4. It is hard to
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implement this project, (our team). 5. It is possible to employ a new laboratory assistant, (you). 6. It
is necessary to keep long hours to complete the project, (he). 7. It is important to establish some
new points o f reference, (the speaker). 8. It is difficult to obtain this sort o f evidence, (she). 9. It is
rewarding to take some time to reflect, (they). 10. It is good to submit the course paper ahead o f
schedule, (you). 11. The best thing to do now is to find a better hotel, (we). 12. It is important to
know what results to expect from the experiment, (a scientist).
