Контрольная работа №3

Для правильного выполнения контрольной работы №3 необходимо усвоить следующие разделы английской грамматики:

1. Грамматические функции и значения слов – if, that, one.

2. Инфинитив в функции подлежащего, составной части сказуемого, определения, дополнения, обстоятельства. Инфинитивные обороты Complex Subject, Complex Object

3. Функции герундия в предложении.

Вариант 1

1. Перепишите предложения и переведите их на русский язык, обращая внимания на разные значения слов – if, that, one.

1. It was the first time the bureau had classified zero population growth.

2. One must know these facts.

3. There are a great number of goods that can be transported by air.

4. Give me that book please.

2. Перепишите предложения и переведите их на русский зык, обращая внимания на функцию инфинитива и инфинитивного оборота.

1. He asked for the letter to be sent off at once.

2. The population is likely to rise by about a third.

3. I don’t know him well enough to ask him for help.

4. I have no one to whom to speak on this question.

3. Перепишите предложения и переведите их на русский язык, обращая особое внимание на функцию герундия.

1. Please tell that man that he is to stop smoking.

2. They insisted on the question being reconsidered.

3. Flying is better for long journeys but travelling by car is more interesting.

4. After concluding the contract the representative of the firm left Moscow.

4. Перепишите и письменно переведите текст.

US Population Will Fall After 2050

The US population is likely to rise by about a third to 309 million by the year 2050 and then begin to decline according to the statistic Bureau.

It was the first time the bureau had classified zero population growth as a likely outcome in this country.

The bureau also said 21.7 percent of the population is likely to be over age 65 by 2050, up from 11.4 percent now, while blacks would probably make up 16.8 percent then, as against 11.9 percent now.

The report said female life expectancy is expected to rise to 83.6 years in 2050 from 78.3 now and male life expectancy to 75.1 years from 70.7.

The US population is now about 232 million and is growing at a rate of about nine-tenths of 1 percent a year. The bureau said this growth rate is likely to fade gradually, and the nation is likely to reach zero population growth by the middle of the next century.

The bureau is assuming, among many other things that the percentage of women in the labour force will continue to rise.

Large increases in the proportion of extremely old people are expected to increase the need for nursing homes, for example, and the general aging of the population will further drain the Social Security and Medicare systems for old-age pensions and medical care. All this will happen as the proportion of working-age people that can support the elderly is declining.

5. Перепишите вопросы и дайте письменные ответы.

1. What had statistic Bureau classified?

2. What is the US population now?

3. What is the bureau assuming?

4. Is US population likely to fade gradually?