Разговорные темы

1. Автобиография.

2. Писатели стран изучаемого языка.

Тексты для чтения и перевода

1. С. J. London;

2. А. О. Henry;

3. Т. Dreiser.

ЗАДАНИЯ ДЛЯ ДОМАШНИХ КОНТРОЛЬНЫХ РАБОТ

Для выполнения контрольной работы следует изучить соответствующие разделы грамматики по рекомендованным учебникам.

Задание № 1.

Определите по грамматическим признакам, какой частью речи является слово с окончанием -s, т.е. служит ли оно:

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

б) признаком множественного числа существительного;

в) признаком притяжательного падежа имени существительного;

г) сокращенной формой глагола «to be» или «to have» в Present Indefinite.

Переведите предложения на русский язык

Например:

He lectures on history Он читает лекции истории

Lectur es - глагол, 3л. ед.ч., Present Indefinite

Вариант 1.

1. My brother's sons are students.

2. The «Big Ben» weighs 13.5 tons.

3. Hyde Park covers 360 acres.

4. He likes collecting stamps.

5. It's thundering.

Вариант 2.

1. Most of London places are to the north of the river Thames.

2. It's Greek to me.

3. Pat's relatives live in Leeds.

4. There's a fine picture on the wall.

5. She likes to dance, to sing songs and to go out parties.

Вариант 3.

1. London sports a great variety of goods.

2. Last month 1 read a very interesting book on London's history.

3. The inhabitants of London are very fond of their city.

4. He's «o! a good collection of records.

5. I want to introduce to my daughter friends

Задание №2.

Переведите на русский язык предложения, обращая внимание на степени сравнения.

Вариант 1.

1. One of the most famous buildings in London is St. Paul's Cathedral.

2. The longer is night, the shorter is the day.

3. The longest day of the year is the 21st of June.

4. The days in winter are not so long as in summer.

5. There are as many cars and buses in this street as in the centre of the city.
Вариант 2.

1. It's much too hot for me to drink.

2. I'm not strong enough to carry these bags.

3. The coldest place on Earth is the Pole of Cold, Antarctica.

4. Sally is five minutes younger than Susan.

5. The more we study, the less we know.

Вариант 3.

1. I'm not quick enough to catch the balls.

2. It's much too hot in here.

3. The fastest airliner is Concord.

4. The less we know, the less we forget.

5. Today TV is the most important thing in our lives.

Задание №3.

Переведите предложения на русский язык, подчеркните местоимения и определите их вид.

Вариант 1.

1. At some of the London Underground Stations there are lifts, others have escalators

2. Any student of our group can speak on the history of London.

3. They have known each other for two years

4. The export of coal from this country decreased last year.

5. What's happened?

Вариант 2.

1. I'm not pleased with myself.

2. He has some relatives in Paris.

3. Is there anything on the desk?

4. They haven't seen each other for ages.

5. What's your favorite film?

Вариант 3.

1. I've cut myself.

2. There's somebody at home.

3. This book is mine and that one is yours.

4. Who did you meet there?

5. He hasn't much work to do today.