London.

London, the capital of Great Britain, іs one of the oldest and largest cities of the world. It is situated on the Thames, about forty miles from the sea. London is a big political, industrial and cultural center. It is the seat of the British government. About eight million people live there. The City of London is the centre of business and financial life of London. There are business firms, offices and banks there. It contains the Bank of England, the Stock Exchange and the headquarters of the richest companies and corporations in the world. The Central London is the most important part of the capital. The Westminster Palace, the seat of the British Parliament, government and administrative buildings are in Westminster, the political centre of London. Westminster Abbey is regarded as the centre of the Westminster area. It is the ancient church, the crowning place of British monarchs. Here are the tombs of great English statesmen, scientists and writers. West of Westminster is the West End. It is the district where the rich people live. Big shops, fashionable restaurants, hotels, museums, art galleries and concert halls are situated there. Hyde Park, the greatest and the most popular park in London, is also in this district. To the East of Westminster is the East End. Most of the workers live there. It is the district of docks, factories, blocks of flats and poor little houses.

Пояснения к тексту

1. Stock Exchange - Фондовая биржа

2. Westminster Abbey - Вестминстерское аббатство

КОНТРОЛЬНОЕ ЗАДАНИЕ № I

ВАРИАНТ 3

I. Перепишите следующие предложения. Определите по грамматическим признакам, какой частью речи являются слова, оформленные окончанием - s, и какую функцию это окончание выполняет, являясь:

а/ показателем 3-го лица единственного числа глагола в Present Simple;

б/ признаком множественного числа имени существительного;

в/ показателем притяжательного падежа имени существительного /см. образец выполнения I/.

Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. North Wales is a country of mountains and deep valleys.

2. The country's singing tradition enjoys great popularity.

3. The National Library of Cardiff houses a collection of old Welsh manuscripts.

4. Britain's climate іs mild and wet.

II. Перепишите предложения и переведите их, обращая внимание на особенности перевода на русский язык определений, выраженных именем существительным /см. образец выполнения 2/.

1. There are many sheep and cattle farms in the green valleys of Wales.

2. Wales іs a hill country and it attracts many tourists from abroad.

3. There агe light and food enterprises in Cardiff.

4. The working people of Wales take an active part in hunger marches and political demonstrations.

Ш. Перепишите следующие предложения. Определите видовременные формы глаголов и укажите их инфинитив; переведите предложения на русский язык /см. образец выполнения 3/.

1. Cardiff is a big port. It exports a lot of coal.

2. In the 19-th century many English families went to the towns to find work in the factories.

3. If you go to Wales, you will hear two languages spoken: Welsh and English.

IV. Перепишите и письменно переведите на русский язык текст.

Wales.

Wales is situated in the West of Great Britain. It is a small, but beautiful country. Wales is known for its hills, mountains and valleys. Central and North Wales are farming regions, while the valleys of the South Wales are the industrial part of the country. They are rich in coal, and the mining villages grew into big towns around iron, chemical and oil works. The biggest towns of this are Cardiff, Swansea, and New Port. Wales is a very popular place for spending holidays. Every year thousands of people take their holidays at the seaside on the North Wales Coast or enjoy peace in villages far from town life. Cardiff is the capital of Wales and the port of South Wales coal fields. It is situated near the mouth of the river Taff. It has a population of about three hundred thousand people. Cardiff is a big cultural centre. It is famous for its University and the College of Technology. The national festivals of music, literature and arts are held here every year in August.

The Welsh are a nation of singers. Wherever they meet they sing. Even in small villages, men and women gather together to practice singing. Therefore Wales has been called a Land of Song.. Most Welshmen speak both Welsh and English, and there is literature in the two languages.

КОНТРОЛЬНОЕ ЗАДАНИЕ № 1

ВАРИАНТ 4

I. Перепишите следующие предложения. Определите по грамматическим признакам, какой частью речи являются слова, оформленные окончанием -s, и какую функцию это окончание выполняет, являясь:

а/ показателем 3-го лица единственного числа глагола в Present Simple;

б/ признаком множественного числа имени существительного;

в/ показателем притяжательного падежа имени существительного /см. образец выполнения I/

Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. There are many lakes in Scotland.

2. It often rains in Scotland.

3. Scotland produces a lot of wool.

4. Scotland's main industrial and agricultural region is in the centre of the country.

II. Перепишите предложениями и переведите их, обращая внимание на особенности перевода на русский язык определений, выраженных именем существительным /см. образец выполнения 2/.

1. The Glasgow region is the district of coal, metallurgy and shipbuilding industries.

2. Glasgow today is the principal centre of engineering locomotives, sugar machinery and motor lorries.

3. The great Chartist Movement of the 1840-s started at a mass meeting of 120,200 workers in Glasgow.

III. Перепишите следующие предложения. Определите видовременные формы глаголов и укажите их инфинитив; переведите предложения на русский язык /см. образец выполнения 3/.

1. Scotland occupies the northern part of Great Britain.

2. It was rained yesterday.

3. If you go to Edinburgh, you will see the monument to Walter Scott, a well-known Scottish writer.

4. Robert Burns, Scotland's national poet is well-known in the world.

IV. Перепишите и письменно переведите на русский язык .