The United States of America
I. Перепишите данные ниже предложения. Определите по грамматическим признакам, какой частью речи является слово с окончание –s и какую функцию это окончание выполняет в предложении, т.е. служит ли оно:
1. Показателем 3 лица единственного числа глагола в Present Indefinite;
2. Признаком множественного числа имени существительного;
3. Показателем притяжательного падежа имени существительного.
Письменно переведите предложения на русский язык.
1.The Petersburg judge does as much work as his colleagues in Stockholm.
2. The American Federal judge spoke of measures against those who sabotage the President’s decree.
3. Practice in the courts helps students to master theory.
II. Перепишите следующие предложения и письменно переведите их, учитывая особенности перевода на русский язык определений, выраженных именем существительным.
1. Jack must arrive before the trial to State police.
2. Office buildings stand on both sides of the streets.
3. The British Parliament delegation will visit the USA next week.
III. Перепишите следующие предложения, содержащие разные формы сравнения и письменно переведите их на русский язык.
1. It takes less time to read a text than to translate it.
2. Reading is the most useful way of learning new words and exspressions.
3. We have learnt not so many new English exspressions today as we did yesterday.
IV. Перепишите и письменно переведите следующие предложения, обращая особое внимание на перевод неопределенных и отрицательных местоимений и наречий.
1. Nobody knew about it.
2. Everything is ready to open the shop.
3. Everybody in Saratov is proud of its historical centre.
4. Some old people prefer to have a rest in the music halls of our town.
5. No speaker touched on this urgent problem.
6. Give me any magazine to read for pleasure.
V. Перепишите данные ниже предложения, определите в них видовременные формы глаголов и укажите их инфинитив, письменно переведите предложения на русский язык.
1. We call our language the mother tongue.
2. Mrs. Brown called her sister on the telephone and asked her how she was feeling.
3. I shall go to the office in the morning.
4. There were many interesting detective stories in the book.
5. It is pleasant to walk in such modern shoes.
6. Why didn’t you attend the lectures of Professor Lebedev?
VI. Прочитайте и письменно переведите на русский язык весь текст.
The United States of America
1. The USA is situated in the central part of the North American Continent. The USA also includes Alaska on the edge of the Arctic. The total area of the USA is over nine million square kilometres.
2. The mail rivers of the USA are the following:the Mississippi, the greatest and the largest in the USA (2348 miles), the Colorado and the Columbia, the Saint Lawrence River and the Hudson River. The country has thousands of lakes in all kinds and sizes. It is important to remember that the great Lakes make up the largest group of lakes in the country and the greatest collection of fresh-water lakes in the world.
3. The USA is a highly developed industrial country. It is necessary to know that the USA produces coal, iron and natural gas. There are many large industrial centres in the USA. New York is largest financial and business centre in the world. Chicago and Detroit are the biggest centres of heavy industry. California is the biggest centre of the automobile industry and all kinds of machine building. San Francisco and Seattle are the centres of shipbuilding. Philadelphia produces agricultural machines and locomotives.
4. The USA is a federal republic consisting of 50 states each of which has its own government. The capital of the coutry is Washington in the District Columbia (D.C.). The President of the country elected for four ears is the head of the state and the government. The congress consists of two houses, the House of Representatives and the Senate. In the USA there are two main political parties: the Democratic Party and the Republican Party.
VII. Ответьте письменно на следующие вопросы к тесту .
1. Where is USA situated?
2. Does the USA include Alaska?
3. Is the USA a highly devoloped country?
4. Who is the head of the state and the government?
5. How many political parties are there in the USA?
VIII. Поставьте вопросы к подчеркнутым словам в письменной форме
1. The flag of the US popularly called “The Stars and Stripes and Old Glory” was in 1787.
2. The flag of the US consists of thirteen horizontal stripes red and white equal to the number of the original states.
3. The red stripes proclaim courage, the white stripes proclaim liberty and the field of blue stands for loyalty.
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