Noun combinations
e.g. bank’s owner
e.g. Ministry of Finance |
e.g. Finance Institute
e.g. lifestyle |
NB В комбинации “one noun used as adjective” первое существительное выступает в роли определения и переводится:
прилагательным
Finance Institute – Финансовый институт
существительным в родительном падеже, которое переводится после! второго существительного
oil exporter – экспортер нефти
Form noun combinations “s’ possessive”.
Example: London’s Big Ben
Moscow Copenhagen Venice New York Cairo Kazan London
|
canals mermaid skyscrapers Red Square Brandenburg Gate pyramids Big Ben Syumbike Tower |
Berlin
Form noun combinations “ one noun used as adjective ” and translate them.
program, training, management – management training program
maker, ice, cream
trade, world, centre
project, generation, power
rate, exchange, mechanism
control, procedure, quality
opportunity, investment, overseas
analysis, questionnaire, needs
organization, consumer, protection, rights
3. Elicit noun combinations and translate the sentences.
1) The crediting and credit card system is simple. 2) Director is often away on business trips. 3) The headquarters only coordinate the overall economic and technical strategy. 4) Flight of capital is a movement of large sums of money out of the country. 5) In a speech to managers Boeing’s chairman said: “It will be an aerospace company.” 6) In some countries international companies strongly influence governments’ actions. 7) Consortium is a group of companies working in similar business. 8) Licensing is selling the right to a manufacturer’s trademark, usually in a foreign market. 9) Companies are taking steps to improve their staff’s telephoning answering techniques. 10) You don’t have to carry cash, even a checkbook. 11) If little money is invested in production capacities, some law is introduced stimulating it. 12) The main success of the company is due to its organization of production. 13) The branches themselves set their employment policy. 14) Moscow’s exchange rate has become weaker, but Russia has a much higher inflation rate than many European countries. 15) The International Leatherwear Association (ILA) represents leather goods manufacture and retailers.
Comparative Constructions
as … as not so … as as much … as as many … as
twice as much as half as much as as … as possible
the highest possible
the more … the better |
такой же … как/также … как не такой … как/не так … как столько же … сколько (перед числительными не переводится) вдвое больше, чем вдвое меньше, чем как можно + сравнительное прилагательное наивысший (какой только возможен) чем больше … те лучше |
They are just as competitive as we are. Lisbon is not so big as London. This station generates as much electricity as that one. As many as 20,000 apartments were built then.
Profits amounted to 50,000 – twice/half as much as last year. The company wants to expand into Europe as soon as possible. We try to achieve the highest possible efficiency.
The bigger the organization is, the more difficult its administration. |
Make parallel comparisons as in the example, using the prompts.
E
xample:
He speaks fast it is
difficult to understand.
The faster he speaks, the more difficult it is to understand.
1
)
we leave soon we arrive early
2 ) people wait long people become impatient
3 ) I get old I feel young!
4 ) you work hard the rewards are high
Make comparisons using “as … as”, “not so … as”.
You certainly look … you did yesterday. (happy)
He is obviously … in sport … I am. (interested)
The game will certainly be … it was last year. (exciting)
Children nowadays seem to be … they used to be. (noisy)
She’s actually … she looks. (old)
Open the brackets making comparisons.
Athens is (far) from London than Rome. 2) The staff will be much (happy) in their new office. 3) Ireland is not so (large) as Sweden. 4) The London Stock Exchange is much (old) than the Singapore Exchange. 5) Tom is (clever) manager in the company. 6) My secretary is as (good) as yours. 7) My assistant is (good) of the three. 8) My secretary is (good) than yours. 9) Mr. Brown is (rich) than Mr. White, but I don’t think that he is (lucky) than Mr. White.
Translate.
This company is operating as well as it did last year. 2) This product is not so good as the ad says it is. 3) This line of raincoat is highly unprofitable – we must discontinue it as soon as possible. 4) The advantage of this project is that it is twice as cheap as the other. 5) Over this year’s first four months alone, Russian companies placed $ 3.5 billion worth of Eurobonds - as much as was attracted during the whole of last year. 6) The better known the brand name, the more people want to rip it off. 7) The better you think you are, the better you will become. 8) The more you learn, the less you know.