Tallinn

1. Tallinn is the capital of Estonia. It is an industrial town. Half of all the industrial products of the republic comes from Tallinn’s enterprises. They produce a great variety of articles such as electric motors, electrotechnical equipment, furniture, skis, toys, fabrics, perfumes, drugs, sweets, tinned food, etc. The industrial output of Tallinn’s enterprises increases steadily. This increase is the result of high labour productivity due to mechanization, automation and the application of modern technology.

2. Tallinn is an old city. The earliest finds from the site of Tallinn’s oldest part, the present Old Town, date from the 12th century. The city retains many features of its architecture and landscape and its cosy atmosphere. The streets of the Old Town are narrow, the buildings are ancient, many of them date back to the 15th century. Nowadays they have all modern conveniences and house museums, theatres, shops and restaurants. The Old Town is the seat of the republic’s government, several Ministries and the Presidium of the Academy of Sciences. The area of the Old Town makes up less than one per cent pf Tallinn’s territory.

3. Thousands of Tallinn’s residents live in new districts. Each of them have attractions of its own: one district borders on thick pine groves, another faces a lake, a third offers a magnificent view on the Gulf of Finland. The district of Mustamae is one of the youngest in the city. Almost a quarter of Tallinn’s population resides in the district. At Mustamae there are two institutes: the Tallinn Politechnical Institute and the Chemistry Institute of the Academy of Sciences of Estonia. There are also numerous schoolhouses, kindergartens and service centres there.

4. Tallinn has Europe’s Gold Medal for preservation of architectural relicts. Perhaps no other city of Northern Europe preserves the beauty of its past so lovingly. With its charming mixture of the old and the new Tallinn creates an unforgettable impression.

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Why does Tallinn create an unforgettable impression?

1. ……because the tempo of its construction is great

2……..because it is a major industrial centre

3…… because it charmingly combines the old and the new.…

КОНТРОЛЬНАЯ РАБОТА № 1

Вариант 5(Sevastopol)

I. Перепишите следующие предложения. Определите по грамматическим признакам, какой частью речи являются слова, оформленные окончанием - S - и какую функцию это окончание выполняет, т.е. является ли оно:

а) показателем 3-го лица единственного числа глагола в Present Indefinite;

б) признаком множественного числа имени существительного;

в) показателем притяжательного падежа имени существительного (см. образец выполнения).

Переведите предложения на русский язык:

1. The lecturer gave several examples of the Sevastopol scientists’ international ties.

2. The foundation of Sevastopol dates back to 1783.

3. The author mentions this phenomenon in his article.

II.Перепишите предложения и переведите их, обращая внимание на особенности перевода на русский язык определений, выраженных именем существительным:

1. His father was one of the leaders of the partisan movement during the World War II.

2. The reporter spoke about the fulfillment of the Food Program in the region.

3. Not long ago our family moved into a large three-room flat.

III. Перепишите следующие предложения, содержащие разные формы сравнения, переведите их на русский язык:

1 The more I studied the English language, the more I liked it.

2. My friend is one of the best students of our group.

3. This room is smaller than that one.

IV. Перепишите предложения, переведите их на русский язык, обращая внимание на перевод неопределенных и отрицательных местоимений:

1. No student of that group got bad marks for the examination.

2. Some five hundred people were present at the meeting.

3. Have you any books on chemistry?

V.Перепишите следующие предложения, определите в них видо - временные формы глаголов, укажите

их инфинитив и переведите на русский язык:

1. The dean will come here later.

2. The student made no mistakes in his translation.

3. Plasma is the fourth state of matter.

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