II. Work with the text

1. Прочтите текст. Найдите в тексте глаголы группы Continuous, объясните их употребление. Переведите текст и ответьте на вопросы после него.

Problems of a big city

The world's population is not only growing, it is also becoming more urbanized. Last years an increasing number of people were moving to cities in the hope of having a better life. The cities promise steady work and higher salaries. With more money, people think they can provide for their families more easily.

As the population is becoming more urbanized, people will be creating megacities. Yes, there are more jobs in urban areas, but is the quality of life better in these megacities? A quick survey of several major cities will reveal some of their problems; pollution from auto emissions is poisoning the air; landfills are overflowing with garbage. With declining resources and growing competition, sometimes there is not enough food. These are all very serious problems.

We cannot get rid of megacities - they are here to stay. What we should concentrate on is building "villages" inside the cities. These "urban villages" could be self-sufficient. In the nearest future the members of these villages will be growing their own food, will be recycling and will be doing very little damage to the environment. The villages will be serving the needs of the local people, not big business. We heed to limit large-scale development, not encourage it.

1. A great number of people are moving to cities today, aren't they?

2. What serious problems do people feel in megasities?

3. Are people cutting down the growth of big cities today and why?

2. Переведите письменно текст с английского языка на русский, обращая внимание на времена глаголов.

Across the Channel

Erna Hart is going to swim across the English Channel to­morrow. She is going to set out from the French Coast at five o'clock in the morning. Erna is only fourteen years old and hopes to set up a new world record. She is a strong swimmer and many people think that she will succeed. Erna's father will set out with her in a small boat. Mr. Hart has trained his daughter tor years. Tomorrow he will be watching her anxiously as she swims the long distance to England. Erna intends to take short rests every two hours. She will have something to drink but she will not eat any solid food. Most of Erna's school friends will be waiting for her on the English coast. Among them will be Erna's mother, who was swimming the Channel herself when she was a girl of 15.

3. Time for fun

Food and Talk

Last week at a dinner-party, the hostess asked me to sit next to Mrs Rumbold. Mrs. Rumbold was a large, unsmiling lady in a tight black dress. She did not even look up when I took my seat beside her. Her eyes were fixed on her plate and in a short time she was busy eating. I tried to make conversation.

"A new play is coming to "The Globe" soon", I said. "Will you be seeing it?" "No", she answered.

"Will you be spending your holidays abroad this year?" I asked.

"No", she answered.

In despair, I asked her whether she was enjoying her dinner.

"Young man", she answered, "if you ate more and talked less we would both enjoy our dinner",

His Father's Wife

Eddie was naughty, and his mother punished him. When his father came home, Eddie was sitting in a corner of the room and crying. The anxious father asked him, "What's the matter with you, my son?" Eddie wiped his tears and answered, "Nothing much, daddy, I have only had a quarrel with your wife."

Situation

A London policeman stopped a girl crossing the street at the wrong place and said:

"My dear young lady, you'll be getting flowers, and you won't be able to smell them."

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