IV. Переведите следующие предложения на русский язык, задайте 10 вопросов и составьте краткую аннотацию к тексту.

Among the great Russian inventors of the past an honourable place is held by 1. P. Kulibin.

When quite young, he specialized in making watches of different size and appearance, some of them being spoken of as an 18th century wonder. Later Kulibin built the so-called planetary watch, the latter showing not only the day of the month, the week, the month, the season, the hour, the minute and the second, but also the quarter second. Kulibin's art having attracted attention in the capital, he was taken on as a mechanic at the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences.

While there, Kulibin created many useful things, the project of one-span bridge which was to be built across the Neva being one of them.

In 1779 Kulibin made a lantern which could cast a powerful beam of light a long distance ahead. The lantern was made of a great number of small mirrors arranged so that they intensified the light of a single candle placed in its centre 500 times. But to his disappointment the lantern was mostly used for amusements.

Having retired in 1801, Kulibin returned to Nizhny Novgorod and was soon forgotten, with many of his inventions unused and some of his projects unfinished. Hediedaverypoorman.

Grammar Exercises

I. Придумайте примеры на согласование времен.

Образец: She knew that he was busy. (to share a room, to be clever, to give a lecture, to work, to disappear, to choose).

Образец: He said that he had repeated the speech word for word.

(to arrive at a decision, to come back, to gather, to spend, to laugh, to take).

Образец: The Dean said they would choose the candidate after the lecture.

(to go on with, to work at, to take out of the pocket, to review grammar, to make a choice).

II. Употребите глаголы в соответствующей форме в следующих предложениях.

1. I thought that you (to arrive) at some decision. 2. We did not remember that he (to repeat) that speech from memory. 3. He believed that a fine memory (to be) absolutely necessary for that post. 4. I did not know if you (to apply) for this job. 5. They said they (to work) 7 hours a day. 6. He promised that he (to give) a lecture in near future. 7. I did not know how my bag (to disappear). 8. The teacher said he (to call on) the students in alphabetical order. 9. Did she say that there (to be) a lot of mistakes in your composition? 10. Did she find out that he (to come) late at night? 11. She asked me if I (to get on) well with my classes. 12. I was sure that his brother (to leave) home. 13. She discovered that we (to be taken) by surprise. 14. Did they decide that they (to leave) for Leningrad?

III. Переведите на английский язык.

1.Знаете ли вы, что мы не пришли ни к какому решению? 2.Я был уверен, что он может повторить эти предложения слово в слово. 3.Отец не думал, что он выберет эту комнату. 4.Все знали, что мы не придем в воскресенье. 5.Наш учитель сказал, что для успешного изучения иностранных языков нужна хорошая память. 6.Мы еще не решили, кто пойдет на конференцию.7.Никто не знал, что у него есть только одна карта Англии. 8.Мальчик надеялся, что его возьмут в кино.9.Все ученики знали, что мой сын много работает над английским. 10.Кто-то спросил, кто будет жить с ним в этой комнате. 11.Я полагал, что окончательный выбор будет сделан позже. 12.Ему сказали, что все студенты пошли в лекционный зал. 13.Джон обнаружил, что книга исчезла. 14. Все полагали, что у него есть братья и сестры. 15.Он ответил, что еще не обедал. 16.Учитель спросил, кто хочет отвечать. 17.Елена не была уверена, что сможет подготовиться к докладу завтра.