Manchester

1. Manchester is the second largest city in Lancashire after Liverpool. It is an industrial capital of the North of England. It has a good climate which is neither very cold nor very hot. The highest summary temperature is +27° C; the lowest winter temperature is -6° C.

2. Manchester is 56 kilometres away from sea, but it is third largest port in Great Britain. The Manchester Ship Canal connects the city with the sea.

3. Manchester is a very old city. For a long time it was the centre of the cotton trade not only in Britain but in the whole world. Now it has a large industry. At the factories of Manchester different machines, materials, raincoats, foods, soap and other things are made.

4. The population of Manchester itself is about half a million people, but there are nine other cities not far from Manchester. Together they are now Greater Manchester with a population of about three million people.

5. Manchester was the first city in Britain that built an airport. It was in 1929. Today the Manchester airport connects the city with many big cities in Britain and with different countries of the world.

6. Manchester is an important cultural centre. It has many libraries, museums, art galleries. The famous Hall Orchestra is in Manchester and it gives concerts two times are week. The city has many famous theatres.

Вправа VII. Випишіть речення, які відповідають тексту.

1. Manchester is third largest port in Great Britain.

2. Manchester is situated in the south of England.

3. Manchester has no large industry.

4. The population of Manchester is about three million people.

5. There is no airport in Manchester.

6. Manchester is a cultural centre.

II ВАРІАНТ

Вправа І. Перекладіть речення на українську мову, визначте функцію закінчення —s:

1. Managers hired many people last year.

2. What have you done with Peter's balance sheet?

3. He always follows the sales manager's advice.

Вправа II. Використайте прикметник у необхідній формі, перекладіть речення на українську мову:

1. We purchased the (late) computer.

2. German cars are (bad) than American ones.

3. The volume of sales in our firm is (high) in our city.

Вправа III. Випишіть речення, які повинні починатися із звороту "there + to be ", перекладіть їх на англійську мову:

1. Помилку зробили в п'ятому реченні.

2. В п'ятому реченні була помилка.

3. В новому журналі - багато статей з економіки.

4. Багато статей з економіки є в новому журналі.

5. Вчора на презентації Вашої фірми було багато бізнесменів.

6. Багато бізнесменів відвідали вчора презентацію Вашої фірми.

Вправа IV. Виберіть форму дієслова, яка відповідає реченню:

1. Careless students never ... their work well.

a) does

b)do

c) have done

2. She ... her report two days ago.

a) typed

b) was typing

c) types

3. They often ... their business matters with clients.

a) will discuss

b) discuss

c) have discussed

4. The company ... its goods all over the world.

a) has sold

b) will sell

c) sells

5. They ... at the balance sheet, when we came.

a) worked

b) were working

c) are working

6. The partners ... the contract on Monday.

a) will be signed

b) will have signed

c) will sign

Вправа V. Випишіть речення з присудком в Passive Voice, перекладіть їх на українську мову:

1. All promotions were approved by managers yesterday.

2. The product's price is not very high.

3. Does Mr. Smith prepare invoices?

4. The budget draft has been discussed for 5 hours.

5. Who operates this computer?

6. The firm was founded 10 years ago.

Вправа VI. Прочитайте текст. Перекладіть письмово на українську мову 1, 3, 5 абзаци.