Vocabulary
invader – захватчик
to crown - короновать
waterways – водные пути
Question
Why is London important for the country?
ВАРИАНТ 2
I. Перепишите следующие предложения. Определите по грамматическим признакам, какой частью речи являются слова, оформленные окончанием – s и какую функцию это окончание выполняет, т.е. служит ли оно:
а) показателем 3-го числа единственного числа глагола в Present Indefinite;
б) показателем множественного числа имени существительного;
в) показателем притяжательного падежа имени существительного (см. образец выполнения 1)
Переведите предложения на русский язык.
1. Our company exports a great variety of goods.
2. Last month my friend read a very interesting book on Liverpool’s history.
3. The inhabitants of Liverpool are fond of their city.
II. Перепишите следующие предложения и переведите их, обращая внимание на особенности перевода на русский язык определений, выраженных именем существительным (см. образец выполнения 2).
1. The students of our group will go to the State History Museum tomorrow.
2. This is the building of the Moscow State University.
3. Teams of figure skaters and ice-hockey players undergo intensive training at the Sports Center.
III. Перепишите следующие предложения, содержащие разные формы сравнения, и переведите их на русский язык.
1. This cathedral is one for the most beautiful buildings of the city.
2. The more I thought of the plan, the less I liked it.
3. Your translation is better than mine.
IV. Перепишите и письменно переведите предложения на русский язык, обращая внимание на перевод неопределённых и отрицательных местоимений.
1. Some 3000 people attended the exhibition.
2. Does he know any foreign language?
3. Any exhibit of this museum is valuable.
V. Перепишите следующие предложения, определите в них видовременные формы глаголов и укажите их инфинитив; переведите предложения на русский язык (см. образец выполнения 3).
1. Andrea, an exchange student from Switzerland, lives with the Connor family in San Francisco.
2. Mr. Smith fixed his car yesterday morning.
3. In two years my brother will become an engineer.
VI. Прочитайте и устно переведите на русский язык с 1-го по 6-ой абзацы текста. Перепишите и письменно переведите 1, 2, 4, и 6-ой абзацы. Письменно ответьте на вопрос после текста.
Liverpool
1. Liverpool is one of the Britain’s biggest cities. Its population is more than one and a quarter million. Such persons as John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr made Liverpool famous. Liverpool is also known for its football teams, its football Club is one of the most successful European Teams.
2. But however, just music and football do not limit Liverpool. In the 18th and 19th centuries it was developing as Britain’s major Atlantic port. It became a center of the cotton trade and manufacturing industry. The River Mersey is crossed by two tunnels: a railway and a road tunnels, which are known as the Mersey Tunnels. The river had no bridges and for a long time ferries were the main way to cross the river.
3. Shipbuilding, engineering, food processing and sugar refining are the leading industries in Liverpool.
4. Liverpool is proud of its sights, especially of the 20th century cathedrals. One cathedral is the property of the Church of England and startling modern paintings decorate its interior. The other one belongs to the Roman Catholic Church, its architecture is unique in its way, and the cathedral looks like a huge Indian wigwam. No one doubt that Liverpool is a cultural and educational centre, for it has two universities, a great number of famous schools and many fascinating museums and picture galleries.
5. Liverpool is the city of England but sometimes people call it the capital of Ireland and the capital of Wales because there are many people of Irish and Welsh descent in the city. People are friendly, wit and humorous. The general opinion of a person from Liverpool is that he is from the working class and he is good at jokes.
6. Not long ago the docklands of the Merseyside were converted into a leisure area of parks and museums so that people could have a rest.