Washington 3
1. Прочтите текст и ответьте на следующие вопросы:
1. What it the highest building in Washington?
2. What it the most interesting museum in Washington?
WASHINGTON
1. Washington, the capital of the United States, is situated on the Potomac River in the District of Columbia. Washington is not the largest city in the United States but in the political sense it is the most important city.
2. Washington has one major business and that business is government. Many people living in Washington work for the federal government. At 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue there is the White House where the President lives and has his office.
3. The Capitol, with its great Hall of Representatives and the Senate, is the highest building in Washington. There is a law against building structures more than 90 feet high in the capital. With its beautiful buildings and its tree-lined avenues Washington attracts a lot of visitors.
4. The capital has world-known art galleries, museums and monuments. One of the most interesting museums in Washington is the National Art and Space Museum. The museum has aircraft and spacecraft that were important in aviation history. There are even rocks that the astronauts brought to the Earth after their Moon landing.
2. Переведите в письменной форме абзацы 2, 4.
3. а). Назовите номер абзаца, в котором Participle I (Причастие I) является определением. Выпишите это предложение и переведите его на русский язык.
б) В каких функциях употреблено причастие I в приведенных ниже предложениях? Переведите предложения на русский язык:
4. Назовите номер предложения, глагол-сказуемое которого стоит в Present Continuous Tense (настоящее длительное время), и переведите это предложение на русский язык:
1. Many people visit the Lincoln Memorial every year.
2. They are visiting the Lincoln Memorial now.
3. We met our friends when they were visiting the Lincoln Memorial.
5. Назовите номер предложения, в котором Participle II (причастие II) является определением, и переведите это предложение на русский язык:
1. The Capitol is the highest building in Washington which is known as an American city without skyscrapers.
2. Many important events have taken place at the Lincoln Memorial.
3. Washington named after the first American President is situated on the Potomac River.
6. Назовите номер предложения, глагол-сказуемое которого стоит в Present Perfect Tense (настоящее совершенное время), и переведите это предложение на русский язык:
1. Many people visited the Lincoln Memorial last year.
2. A group of tourists has just visited the Lincoln Memorial.
3. Millions of people visit the Lincoln Memorial every day.
7. Назовите номер предложения, эквивалентного данному русскому предложению:
Вашингтон стал крупным культурным и научным центром.
1. Washington is a centre of culture and science.
2. Washington has become a great cultural and scientific centre.
3. Washington became the centre of science and culture in the nineteenth century.
8. Заполните пропуски прилагательными в соответствующей степени сравнения:
1. Washington is one of (beautiful, more beautiful, the most beautiful) capitals in the world.
2. The population of New York is (great, greater, the greatest) than the population of Washington.
3. Pennsylvania Avenue is (long, longer, the longest) street in Washington
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