Вариант 5

1. Перепишите предложения, подчеркните в каждом из них глагол-сказуемое и определите его видовременную форму и залог. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. English has become a language with a large vocabulary often with three or four ways of expressing the same idea.

2. English is spoken in many countries.

3. It was raining when I left the house.

4. He will be writing a play during the summer.

2. Перепишите предложения и подчеркните Participle I and Participle II и установите функции каждого из них, т.е. укажите, является ли оно определением, обстоятельством или частью глагола-сказуемого. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. Different types of colonization based on commerce took place in African countries.

2. This company was dissolved in the early 19^th century.

3. The stories given in the book are very simple.

4. There is a growing interest to modern art.

3. Перепишите предложения и переведите их на русский язык, обращая особое внимание на придаточные предложения.

1. These new farmers arrived in New England where they bought their own farmlands.

2. New settlements were founded on the north-eastern seaboard when many immigrants arrived.

3. We know English is spoken in many countries.

4. She was given very important work because she new English very well.

4. Перепишите предложения, подчеркните в каждом из них модальный глагол и его эквивалент. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. An important thing can have a small beginning

2. You will be able to fulfill this plan.

3. You have to hand in your article on the same day as everyone else in your group.

4. The tourists may attend the sitting of the Parliament.

5. Перепишите и письменно переведите текст.

Development of English

English is spoken by over a billion people around the world, in other words, by more than a quarter of the world’s population. It is spoken as a mother tongue in the UK, in former colonies such as Australia and New Zeland, and of course, by the vast majority of the North American population. It is the second or official language in most of the former empires, and of course, it is studied as a foreign language all over the world, but particularly in Europe now. This has made it a truly international language. It is the language of shipping and aviation, of science and technology and of commerce. Really, the language spoken by the population of small island in the Northern Hemisphere reached a widespread use. Its introduction to the New World in the 17^th century resulted in this hybrid language becoming the second oldest version of English, and the most widely spoken American English. Then English and American English went east and south. The colonization of South America, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa were in different ways and linguistically as well. In India English now shares the status of the official language. With Hindi it is spoken by over 70 million people – more than entire population of the British Isles. So English may be really considered to be an international language!

6. Перепишите следующие вопросы и дайте письменные ответы.

1. What language is studied as a foreign language all over the world?

2. Why do people begin to learn English in many countries?

3. Does English now share the status of official language in some countries?

4. Why is English considered to be an international language?