Письменно переведите 5 и 6 абзацы.

Перепишите следующие предложения в Passive Voice, определите время и вид сказуемого, переведите предложения.

1. Washington, the capital of the USA was named in honour of the first president, George Washington.

2. Such industries as machine-building, shipbuilding are highly developed in the country.

3. The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia, and the Liberty Bell told the people in streets that a new country had been born.

4. New York is being visited by tourists from all the countries all the year.

 

Перепишите предложения. Замените модальные глаголы их эквивалентами и поставьте их в прошедшую и будущую форму времени Simple, активного залога; определите функцию модального глагола и переведите предложения.

1. No building in the city may be more than 40 meters tall.

2. Chicago can be considered the biggest industrial city of the USA.

3. There must be many tourists in the USA.

 

5. Письменно ответьте на вопросы:

1. What is the geographical position of the USA?

2. What mineral resources does the USA have?

3. What leading towns of the USA do you know?

4. What is the structure of the government of the USA?

 

6. Найдите в тексте и объясните формы образования множественного числа существительных, подчеркните их.

Вариант 4

Прочтите и переведите текст.

Australia

1.Australians is the only nation that occupies a whole continent of 7.7 million square kilometres. It also occupies a number of islands (the main one of which is Tasmania). It is the sixth largest country area after Russia, Canada, China, the United States of America and Brazil. It's located to the south of Asia, between the Pacific and Indian oceans. Australia is the flattest continent after Antarctica. It is also the world's driest continent.

2. Australia has a wide climate range, from tropical in the north to temperate in the south-east. Australia is situated in the southern hemisphere. That's why it has summer when we have winter. January is the hottest month in Australia.

3. Australia has a population of about 18 million people. 70 percent of the population lives in its 10 largest cities. Canberra is the capital of Australia. It is not the biggest city. Sydney and Melbourne are much bigger. Australia is a multicultural society. People from about 200 nations live there. The aborigines, the Australian natives, represent about 1.5 percent of the population. Australia's official language is English. Australian English does not differ significantly from other forms of English, although some expressions are unique to Australia.

4. Canberra became the capital of the country in 1927. Federal Government works in Canberra in government buildings. The Commonwealth Parliament consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The governor-general is appointed by the Queen as her representative. He may prorogue the Parliament and dissolve the House of Representatives.

5. Australia is an agricultural and industrial country. It is rich in coal, nickel, zinc, gold. And it is one of the most important producers of metals and minerals. It exports wool, metal, fruit, sugar. Its research was mainly directed at agricultural and grazing problems, but in 1937 it extended its activities in industry, research on plants, plant fibers, wool textile, chemistry, physics, lubricants and bearings. The Australian contribution to research was connected with geography, geology, botany, zoology and anthropology in which Australia affords material not obtainable elsewhere.

6. The most peculiar feature in Australia's animals is the poach. The best- known are kangaroo, the koala bear and the possum. There are 800 varieties of birds in Australia. Among them are eagles, hawks, parrots, cockatoos. The Emu and the kangaroo are represented on the emblem of Australia. The Emu is a large bird which cannot fly, but runs well.

7. Australians love sports. In 1956 the Olympic Games were held in Melbourne. In 2000 Australia hosted the Olympics in Sydney.