Vocabulary
to settle – поселять, заселять
dome – купол
pillar – колонна
to get lost – заблудиться
skyscraper – небоскреб
Questions
What important government buildings are situated in Washington?
ВАРИАНТ 5
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. Some chemical works produce polyethylene.
2. A well-known scientist works at this plant.
3. The students’ hostel is 20 minutes’ walk from the University.
II. Перепишите следующие предложения и переведите их, обращая внимание на особенности перевода на русский язык определений, выраженных именем существительным (см. образец выполнения 2).
1. This is a young people town.
2. We have a large State library in our city.
3. The scientists developed new synthetic rubber products.
III. Перепишите следующие предложения, содержащие разные формы сравнения, и переведите их на русский язык.
1. He is the youngest student in our group.
2. The more often we visit this place, the more we like it.
3. Automatic device make labour safer and easier.
IV. Перепишите и письменно переведите предложения на русский язык, обращая внимание на перевод неопределённых и отрицательных местоимений.
1. We saw no old buildings in this part of the city.
2. Almost any book of this writer becomes popular.
3. There are some new houses in this district.
V. Перепишите следующие предложения, определите в них видовременные формы глаголов и укажите их инфинитив; переведите предложения на русский язык (см. образец выполнения 3).
1. This cinema is more than five years old.
2. Mr. Smith bought a new car last week.
3. My friend goes to the country almost every weekend.
VI. Прочитайте и устно переведите на русский язык с 1-го по 9-ый абзацы текста. Перепишите и письменно переведите 1, 2, 5, 6 и 7-ой абзацы. Письменно ответьте на вопрос после текста.
New York
1. New York is not the capital of the United States, but it is the biggest and the most important city in the country. It is situated at the mouth of the Hudson River.
2. New York is the cosmopolitan city. It is the city of immigrants and in its streets you can hear practically every world language. There are even places where the English language is hardly ever heard.
3. New York is the largest city in the USA and the important business center. It is famous for its Statue of Liberty, which greets newcomers to the country. Wall Street in Manhattan is the financial heart of the USA and the most important banking centre in the world.
4. Broadway is the symbol of American theatre. The interaction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue forms world-famous Times Square, the heart of the New York Theatre District.
5. Park Avenue represents luxury and fashion of its large expensive apartment houses. Madison Avenue is the centre of advertising industry. Fifth Avenue is the most famous shopping centre.
6. Rockefeller Centre is a city-within-a-city. It was started during the Great Depression of the 1930s by John Rockefeller and it was built according to one general plan. Rockefeller Centre consists of 19 skyscrapers. All the houses are offices, enterprises, banks, theatres, music halls, restaurants, and shops. All parts of the complex are linked by underground passageways.
7. People often call New York the cultural capital of the USA. There are more than 800 museums in New York. One of the best known is Metropolitan Museum of Art. Its magnificent collection of European and American paintings contains works of the many greatest masters of art world.
8. The Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center is known throughout the music world.
9. There are a lot of colleges and universities in New York, such as Columbia University, the State University of New York and others. Some people think that New York is too busy and crowded but people love it for its excitement, entertainment and culture. It is also called the Big Apple or the city that never sleeps.