Текст №2

A lot of people travel for pleasure or on business today. Some people are interested in art, and they visit picture galleries and museums. Others are fond of historical buildings and monuments.

Every country is proud of its history, culture, customs and traditions. Foreign visitors are offered tours to different parts of Russia. All necessary arrangements for the tours are made in advance: air, ship or railway tickets are booked, accommodation is reserved and meals are provided. Foreign guests are accompanied by experienced guides who do their best to make our guests’ stay in Russia interesting and useful. Trips to Russia give them an opportunity to know the country and the people better.

Конструкция there is…/ there are…

Конструкция There is…/There are… употребляется для указания на наличие или отсутствие какого-либо лица или предмета в определенном месте. На русский язык конструкция переводится словами «имеется», «находится», «лежит» или не переводится.

There is an apple on the plate. There are apples on the plate.

На тарелке (имеется) яблоко. На тарелке (имеются) яблоки.

Если в предложении имеется обстоятельство, то перевод начинается с этого обстоятельства:

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There is a book	on the table
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On the table	there is a book

На столеесть (имеется) книга.

При отсутствии обстоятельства перевод предложения начинается с самой конструкции.

При наличии нескольких подлежащих “be” согласуется с подлежащим, которое следует непосредственно за ним.

There is a teacher and ten students in the room.

There are ten students and a teacher in the room.

В вопросительном предложении глагол tobeставится перед словомthere.

There is a cat in the room. There are English books in the library.

В комнате есть кошка. В библиотеке есть английские книги.

Is there a cat in the room? Are there English books in the library?

В комнате есть кошка? В библиотеке есть английские книги?

В отрицательном предложении после глагола tobeобычно ставится отрицаниеno.

There is no cat in the room. There are no English books in the library.

В комнате нет кошки. В библиотеке нет английских книг.

Упражнения

1. Прочитайте и переведите предложения:

1. There is a car in the street. 2. There are two cats in the box. 3. There are students in the classroom. 4. There are many children in the park. 5. There are two English books on my desk. 6. There are three cars of modern design in front of the office. 7. There are three bookshops in our street. 8. There are a lot of plants in the town. 9. There are a lot of flowers in the park. 10. There are few big offices in that street. 11. There are various books in this bookcase.

2.Прочитайте и переведите предложения:

1. Is there a table in the middle of the room? 2. There are no gardens in Pushkin Street. 3. Is there a bookcase in your room? 4. There are no offices in Pushkin Street. 5. Are there pictures on the walls of your friend’s room? 6. In front of the shop-window there are not many boys. 7. Is there a shop in your house? 8. Is there a plant in your street?

3. Поставьте предложения в отрицательную и вопросительную форму:

1. There are many monuments in our town. 2. There is a car in the street.

3. There are many engineers in our firm. 4. There is a TV-set in my sitting-room.

4. Раскройте скобки:

1. There (is, are) a large table in my room. 2. There (is, are) three windows in my room. 3. There (is, are) a table and four chairs in my sister’s room. 4. There (is, are) a blackboard, a table and many chairs in our class-room. 5. There (is, are) many pencils and a pen in my bag. 6. There (is, are) a text-book and two exercise-books on my table.

5. Переведите на английский язык:

1. В нашем городе много школ и институтов. 2. В нашей группе много студентов. 3. В этой комнате три окна. 4. На столе лежит газета. 5. В комнате нет мебели. 6. На столе учебник. 7. Около моего дома есть школа.

Текст №1

Myroomisnotlarge,itissmall.In the middle of the room there is a round table. There are four chairs near it. There is a sofa near the wall to the left. There is a carpet on the floor near the sofa. There are two arm-chairs near a little table. There is a radio set on this little table. In the corner there is a bookcase. Are there any books in the bookcase? Yes, there are. There are many books in it. Is there a large window in the room?

Текст №2

My name is Boris Petrov. I am a physicist. I have a very nice flat in a new block of flats. There is a sitting-room, a study and two bedrooms in my flat. There is a kitchen and a bathroom too.

My sitting-room is large and light. There is a big window with curtains. There is a thick carpet on the floor. The carpet is brown. The walls of the sitting-room are yellow and the ceiling is white.

In the left-hand corner there is a TV set and two armchairs. The armchairs are very comfortable.

In the right-hand corner there is a piano. There is a vase on the piano. There are some flowers in the vase. They are red, white, yellow and blue. Near the wall there is a sofa, a lamp and a table. There are two nice pictures above the sofa.

There are two beds, two bedside tables, two chairs and a wardrobe in my bedroom.

My study is small. There is a desk with a telephone and a desk-lamp on it. There is an armchair at the desk. There is a bookcase in the corner. There are a lot of books and magazines there.