Task 2. Rewrite the sentences in the passive. Translate the sentences into your native language. 1. The governments of most developed and developing countries dedicate a significant portion of their annual budget to scientific and technological research.

2. Government or corporate bodies fund currently most scientific research.

3. Plato and Aristotle produced the first systematic discussions of natural philosophy. 4. In developing countries scientists should pay more attention to the development of technologies appropriate to their local circumstances.
5.Technical and scientific innovations will provide excellent prospects for environmental protection.
6. Scientists often performed engineering tasks in designing experimental equipment and building prototypes, and some engineers did first-rate scientific research.