3. Переведите в письменной форме абзацы 1, 4, 5.

4. Задайте к тексту 3 вопроса.

5. 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.

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

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

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

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

7. Переведите предложения на русский язык, обращая внимание на причастия:

1. I was very pensive considering it.

2. He answered through the locked door.

3. They are in love with each other and wish to marry. Yes, but there are difficulties being put in their way.

4. Generally speaking, the problem is not so easy as it seems to be.

5. The film shown in all central cinemas was worth seeing.

Вариант 4

1. Найдите в правой колонке русские эквиваленты английских слов и словосочетаний:

1. to occupy a) алмаз

2. to be washed by b) самая чистая вода

3. the population of the country c) омываться ч-л

4. the leading power d) история человечества

5. the purest water e) занимать

6. diamond f) ведущая держава

7. the first satellite g) гражданин России

8. the citizen of Russia h) население страны

9. the history of mankind i) первый спутник

2. Прочтите текст и ответьте на следующие вопросы:

1. What is the territory and the population of Russia?

2. What kind of country is Russia?

RUSSIA

Russia is one of the largest countries in the world. It occupies an area of 17 million square kilometers. Russia is washed by three oceans and twelve seas and borders on fourteen countries.

The population of the country is about 150 million people. Russia is a constitutional republic with President as Head of State. It is one of the leading powers in the world.

The climate of the country varies greatly. The coldest regions are situated in the North and the climate here is arctic. The climate of the central part is continental and in the South it is subtropical.

If you look at the map of Russia you will see the highest mountains in the Caucasus and the Altai, the Urals, separating Europe and Asia, many rivers and large lakes. The longest rivers are the Volga in Europe and the Lena in Asia. Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world and it has the purest water on the earth.

Russia is highly developed industrial country. Russia is very rich in natural resources such as oil, coal, gas, gold, diamonds and others. It has the largest oil and gas resources, concentrated in Siberia and Far East. It produces cars, machinery, chemicals, textile and many other items.

In 1957 our country successfully launched the world’s first satellite. The first manned spaceship “Vostok” piloted by Yuri Gagarin, the citizen of Russia, was launched on April 12, 1961. It opened a new era in the history of mankind.