2. Переведите следующие предложения и определите функцию глагола "to be" в каждом из них.

1. The man was so deeply engaged in his work that he did not look up when he was addressed. 2. The ship was going up the river. 3. The train was approaching the station. 4. We were to start early in the morning, but as it was raining heavily, we decided to stay till evening. 5. What is evaporation? How is it done? 6. What information has been given on the weather-map today? 7. There is much snow on the top of high mountains even in summer. 8. What instruments are to be used during the next experiment? 9. Every worker was at his place. 10. Professor Novikov's experiments are of great importance. 11. I shall not be in Moscow next month. 12. I shall not be able to go to Moscow next month. 13. Chemistry is а science of great inte­rest and importance. 14. Some of the students were to meet the English delegates last week. 15. His greatest wish was to study literature.

3. Переведите предложения, определите значение глагола "to be .

1. New metro lines are being built in Moscow in different parts of the city. 2. The article will be translated at the lesson. 3. They were studying the subject when I joined them. 4. I am given English magazines every week. 5. They were to pre­pare all necessary information by Friday. 6. The document was looked for everywhere. 7. Ted doesn't like when he is asked about his work. 8. On Thursday the foreign students were being shown lecture halls and laboratories of the Moscow University. 9. The report will be followed by a discussion. 10. The tempera­ture in the Underground is maintained at 70°f. 11. A totally new safety system is being installed. 12. You will be able to get a grant if you pass all your exams well. 13. it was on April 26, 1755 that the opening of the Moscow University took place.

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George Sedov was one of the great arctic explorers. He died in 1914 while he was trying to reach the North Pole. Sedov's ex­pedition was very badly equipped. The greatest part of the equipment was bought by Sedov himself as he had been given very little money by the Government. He was able to get a radio-set in Peters-burg, but was obliged to leave it in Archangel because there was no radio operator among his assistants. Sedov realized all the difficulties which were before him: to start was to undergo a great risk. Yet he and his men were fearless people who were ready to meet all the hardships. The expedition was to leave in summer but it was only at the very end of August, 1912, when Sedov left Archangel. The ship was moving in very difficult ice condi­tions and at last was forced to stop. It was near Novaya Zemlya. There was nothing for Sedov to do but winter there. They had been supplied with little- coal and food. Besides, the food was bad. The brave explorers were able to leave Novaya Zemlya only in 1913. All of them were very weak and it was growing harder and harder for them to move on. Sedov and most of his comrades died in the cold and darkness of the polar region.