Переведите в письменной форме абзацы 1, 2, 5, 6.

3. Найдите герундий и переведите предложения на русский язык:

1. Flying from Moscow to Magadan takes eight hours.

2.1 am proud of being a citizen of Russia.

3.1 enjoyed travelling through Russia last summer.

4. Выберите требуемую по смыслу форму глагола и переведите предложения на русский язык:

1. If I have time I (go, will go) to the Tretyakov Gallery.

2. If I were you I (will go, would go) to the Tretyakov Gallery tomorrow.

3. If he (studied, had studied) hard he would have entered Moscow University.

5. Переведите предложения на русский язык, обращая внимание н согласование времен:

1. She told me that she had many friends in Moscow.

2. The teacher asked the students who had been to the Tretyako Gallery.

3. He said that he would go to Lake Baikal the following week.

6. Переведите предложения на русский язык, обращая внимание на причастные обороты:

1. The Volga flowing into the Caspian Sea is the biggest river in Europe.

2. Russia is a land of a great number of rivers, some of them being among the longest in the world.

3. Numerous canals join all the rivers in the European part of Russia making it the largest water route in Europe.

7. а) Прочтите и переведите текст. Выполните задания, которые следуют за ним.

Electricity can be dangerous if it is carelessly used. A fault installation or a defective piece of equipment can cause a serious fire and there is also a danger of an electric shock.

Many precautions are taken and safety devices are used to minimize these dangers.

The most common safety device used in every household installation the ordinary fuse. This is simply apiece of wire which is connected in series in the circuit. It is of such resistance that it will melt and therefore break the current, if the current flowing in the circuit exceeds a certain amount. \Vhen it happens, we say the fuse "blows".

б) Найдите герундий и переведите предложения на русский язык:

1. A capacitor is used for storing electricity.

2. Marconi was only twenty-one years old when he succeeded in transmitting signals by radio waves.

3. You can get an electric shock by touching a faulty apparatus.

в) Выберите требуемую форму глагола и переведите предложения на русский язык:

1. If the terminals of a battery are connected by a metal wire, the free electrons (will flow, would flow) towards the opposite terminal.

2. If a fault developed inside apparatus, a person (would get, would have got) an electric shock.

3. If you had increased the cross section of the conductor, you (would decrease, would have decreased) its resistance.

г) Ответьте на вопросы:

1. What is the most common safety device?

2. What happens when the current exceeds a certain amount?

3. When do we say that the fuse "blows"?

8. Вставьте предлоги по смыслу:

1. Russia is washed... three oceans and twelve seas.

2. The first manned spaceship piloted... the citizen... Russia Yuri Gagarin was launched... April 12, 1961.

3. Russia is very rich... natural resources.

4. A fuse is apiece... wire which is connected... series... the circuit.

Вариант 2

1. Прочтите текст и ответьте на следующие вопросы:

1. How many states does the USA include?

2. What does the Congress consist of?

THE USA

1. The United States of America lies in the central part of the North American Continent with the Atlantic Ocean to the East, the Pacific Ocean!j> the West, Canada to the North and Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico to the ^south.

2. The USA covers the area of about 3,000,000 square miles. The population of the country is 250 million people.

3. The climate of the country is varied. One can find high mountains and prairies, tropical heat and arctic cold, valleys and deserts because the country occupies nearly half of the continent.

4. The USA is a highly developed industrial country. The main branches of industry are electronic, electrical, metallurgical, textile, chemical and many others. The largest cities of the USA are New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and others.

5. The USA is a federation of 50 states which was established by the; Constitution in 1787. Each state has its own government and its own capital j city. The Federal Government is headed by the President and the Congress, consisting of Senate and the House of Representatives.

Переведите в письменной форме абзацы 1, 4, 5.

3. Найдите герундий и переведите предложения на русский язык:

1. Fishing and fishing canning are important industries along the Pacific Ocean beach.

2. The Congress is responsible for making laws.

3. My illness prevented me from attending last night's concert at Lincoln Centre.

4. Выберите требуемую форму глагола и переведите предложения на русский язык:

1. If you (go, will go) to America, you will see a lot of monuments and museums.

2. If I were you, I (would go, would have gone) to Washington by plane.

3. If he had stayed in New York a little longer, he (would have visited^ would visit} many interesting places.

5. Переведите предложения на русский язык, обращая внимание н: согласование времен:

1. She said that the delegation had arrived in New York the day before.

2. The teacher asked the students what that word meant.

3. He told me that he would study English in the USA.

6. Переведите предложения на русский язык, обращая внимание ш причастные обороты:

1. Being a light metal aluminium is widely used in electric engineering industry.

2. Metals are good conductors of electricity, copper and aluminim being the best.

3. Connecting an ammeter to a circuit one can measure electrical current.

7. а) Прочтите и переведите текст. Выполните задания, которые следуют за ним.

The electrical appliances such as electric irons, kettles and power tools must be earthed. Earthing is brought about by connecting the metal body directly to the earth with a thick conductor.

As an additional precaution the handles of such appliances are made of an insulating material such as rubber or plastic.

б) Переведите предложения на русский язык, обращая внимание на согласование времен:

1. I didn't know when the test of the new device would begin.

2. The mechanic was asked if the new engine worked properly.

3. He said that he had graduated from the university the year before.

в) Употребите глагол-сказуемое в прошедшем времени, используя эквиваленты модальных глаголов:

1. We may use dictionaries at the exam.

2. The experiment can be very dangerous.

3. All the electrical appliances must be earthed.

г) Найдите в тексте и выпишите –ing формы, которые являются герундием и причастием, и переведите их на русский язык.

д) Ответьте на следующие вопросы:

1. What electrical appliances are mentioned in the text?

2. How is earthing brought about?

3. Why are the handles of many electrical appliances made of rubber or plastic?

Bapuanm 3

1. Прочтите текст и ответьте на следующие вопросы

1. What is the population of Great Britain?

2. What region is called "Black Country"?

GREAT BRITAIN

1. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) is made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The area of the is 244,000 sq km and its population is 57 million people. 2. Great Britain has a maritime climate. British winters are mild. Summers are cold and rainy. Fogs often occur in autumn and in winter.

3. Most people live in cities and towns. Great Britain is a country of numerous cities. Birmingham is one of the largest cities in the country. It is well known for its high-quality steels, cars, aircraft, machinery and electrical engineering equipment.

4. Great Britain is a highly developed industrial country. It is a great producer of coal and steel. Great Britain has shipbuilding, machine building, automobile industry, chemicals, textiles and others. The industries are concentrated in the central part of the country. This is the so-called "Black Country". South-eastern England has less rain, more sun and more fertile soil. This part of the country is an old commercial and agricultural region and is called "Green England" for its fields.

5. The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy. The monarch has very little power and can only reign with the support of Parliament. Parliament consists of the House of Commons and the House of Lords.