The Fire of Moscow in 1812
1. Выберите правильный вариант (задание выполняется по образцу, приведенному в варианте 1).
А. Население |
1. populate |
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2. population |
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3. populated |
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Б. Модный |
1. fashionable |
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2. fashion |
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3. fashionably |
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В. Первоначальный |
1. original |
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2. originally |
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3. origin |
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Г. Разный |
1. difference |
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2. different |
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3. differently |
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Д. Rebuild |
1. перестраивать |
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2. перестраивать вновь |
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3. не перестраивать |
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Е. История |
1. historic |
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2. historical |
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3. history |
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Ж. Approximately |
1. приблизительный |
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2. приблизительно |
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3. приближаясь |
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З. Parliamentary |
1. парламентарный |
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2. парламентарий |
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3. парламент |
2. Определите функции – (е)s (образец выполнения см. вариант 1).
a) Today Greater London covers 625 square miles.
б) London consists of 33 districts, including the City, the West End and the East End.
в) 23. St. Paul’s Cathedral is the second largest building in Europe.
г) London houses more than 11 million people.
3. Найдите во втором абзаце текста прилагательное в превосходной степени, переведите его.
4. Найдите в третьем и четвертом абзаце текста глаголы в страдательном (пассивном) залоге, переведите их.
5. Переведите текст на русский язык.
London
1. London, the capital of Great Britain, is the largest city in Europe with the population of about eleven million people. The old traditions, still observed by the English, make London unique. London is a very old city; it is approximately 2000 years old.
2. Modern London is one of the most important cities in the world. It is the political, economical and commercial centre of England and the whole United Kingdom. London is a strange mixture of the past, present, of the rich and the poor.
3. It is old-fashioned and very modern at the same time. It is a city of great contrasts. The city has never been planned and it consists of many parts, which are very different from each other. There is the West End and the East End, Westminster and the City. Holborn, Bloomsbury, Soho, Kensington are parts of London too. There is the Tower and the Docks, Historic London and Modern London.
4. The name of the West End is connected with wealth and luxury. The West End is the place of residence of the London bourgeoisie. Rich visitors who came chiefly for enjoyment pass most of their time in the West End. The best and most expensive clubs, restaurants and theatres, beautiful houses and parks are in the West End. The West End is a fashionable shopping and entertainment centre.
5. The working class of London is centered in the East End. It includes all the main dock areas and is heavily industrialized. Many buildings were destroyed during the war and have not been rebuilt yet. Those who live in the East End love the East End and are proud that they have the right to call themselves "cockneys". The word "cockney" means "a true Londoner".
6. The City is the oldest part of London, the financial and business centre of Britain, where the big banks, firms are situated. St. Paul’s Cathedral in the City is one of the most famous sights of London. It was built for 35 years. Tower Bridge is called the river gate of London. The University of London and the British Museum are situated here. The library of the Museum is one of the richest in the world. Also interesting is the world famous Waxwork Museum of Madam Tussaud, in which life-like figures of historic personages and famous criminals are exhibited.
6. Ответьте на вопросы.
а) What is the population of London?
б) How many years is London?
в) What is the oldest part of London?
г) Where can you find life-like figures of historic personages and famous criminals?
7. Составьте два общих вопроса по тексту.
8. Составьте два специальных вопроса по тексту.
9. Образуйте три формы от следующих глаголов: to make, to have, to include, to rebuild.
10. Образуйте три степени сравнения от следующих прилагательных: unique, expensive, big, old, famous.
1. Переведите однокоренные слова, обращая внимание на словообразовательные элементы:
a) fierce, fiercely, fierceness;
б) manage, managed, manageable, manager, management;
в) isolate, isolator, isolation, isolating, isolable.
2. Образуйте прилагательные от следующих существительных: wind, smoke, fire, mud, ash, help.
3. Образуйте существительные от следующих глаголов: to isolate, to build, to inhabit, to bound, to know.
4. Образуйте наречия от следующих прилагательных: splendid, intolerable, reliable, narrow, cold.
5. Найдите в четвертом абзаце текста предложение с зависимым причастным оборотом, переведите его.
6. Переведите текст на русский язык.
The Fire of Moscow in 1812.
1. This happened on the night of the 4th of September, 1812, when the French emperor, Napoleon, settled down in the Kremlin, in splendid chambers of Russian tsars. The intolerably bright light awoke him. What he saw through the window shocked and terrified him: fire and smoke surrounded the Kremlin.
2. At dawn the wind began raging so fiercely that all isolated seats of fire in the streets flew together into one boundless fiery sea destroying everything on its way. Napoleon, his suite and guard became prisoners of a fiery element raging everywhere. The Kremlin was not already a reliable refuge but turned into a trap that seemed to be on the verge of slamming.
3. Petrovsky Palace situated out of town boundaries was chosen as General Heandquarters. A direct way to Petrovsky Palace was cut by the fire. After a long search they managed to find out underground passage being not bricked up. Through this narrow dark passage Napoleon and his escort got out of the Kremlin to the embankment of the Moskva River.
4. On leaving the Kremlin walls Napoleon and his suite entered the realm of fire and smoke. The streets were converted into fiery rivers. There was no way backwards. Napoleon and his companions got into fiery labyrinth. Burning air, hot ashes, fiery sparks – all these hampered respiration.
5. Soldiers marauders of the French army who were met by Napoleon and his suite quite by chance, knew the streets of the city and therefore could lead Napoleon through conflagration to Moskva River near Dorogomilovsky Bridge. Exhausted by terrible impressions of that day, they had reached the Petrovsky Palace only by the evening.
6. Moscow was burning all the day on the 5thof September. The thousand inhabitants left Moscow. Great glow of fire above Moscow was seen at a distance of hundreds of versts. In the evening rainclouds covered the sky and at night it poured. The wind began to fall. The fire was diminishing gradually and ceased completely on the 8th of September. So it lasted during six days. Only on the 12th of September the French couraged to return to devastated Moscow. They went along the cold swampy mud. The city represented gigantic smouldering ruins.
7. Ответьте на вопросы:
а) When did the fire of Moscow happen?
б) Who could lead Napoleon through conflagration to Moskva River?
в) How long was Moscow burning?
г) What did the city represent after the fire?
8. Образуйте Participle I от следующих глаголов: to happen, to set, to become, to find, to cover.
9. Переведите, обращая внимание на подчеркнутые слова:
а) At dawn the wind began raging so fiercely that all isolated seats of fire in the streets flew together into one boundless fiery sea destroying everything on its way.
б) Burning air, hot ashes, fiery sparks – all these hampered respiration.
в) Moscow was burning all the day on the 5thof September.
г) The fire was diminishing gradually and ceased completely on the 8th of September.
10. Составьте по-английски план пересказа текста.
Контрольная по английскому языку имеет множество заданий и имеет в том числе задания на перевод предложений.
