Вариант №2.

1. Перепишите предложения, определите степени сравнения прилагательных или наречий, переведите на русский язык.

1. The climate in India is hotter than in our country.

2. France is larger than England.

3. Moscow has the largest population in our country.

4. Autumn is the wettest season in the year.

5. It was the coldest day in winter.

2. Перепишите предложения, определите видовременные формы глаголов и укажите их инфинитив, переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. The weather changed yesterday.

2. The farmers will harvest crops in time.

3. Farm machinery has changed life and work on our farm.

4. Now I am reading a very interesting book about London.

5. Today it is not so cold as it was yesterday.

III. Перепишите предложения, подчеркните в каждом из них модальный глагол или его эквивалент, переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. They were able to do this work.

2. I am to see him tomorrow.

3. You must come tomorrow.

4. I had to read this book.

5. I can help you.

IV. Перепишите предложения. Подчеркните причастия, установите функции каждого из них (определение, обстоятельство, часть сказуемого). Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. I am going to the library.

2. Building this house they used new materials.

3. He sat at the table playing chess.

4. The opened book is on the table.

5. The method used is important for the experiment

V. Прочитайте и переведите текст.

Text A

WORK ENVIRONMENT FOR SURVEYING AND MAPPING TECHNICIANS

Surveying technicians work wherever they are needed to help the surveyors.

Most surveying and mapping technicians work for firms that provide engineering, surveying, and mapping services on a contract basis. State and local governments also employ these workers in highway and planning departments.

Surveying technicians work outside extensively and can be exposed to all types of weather. They often stand for long periods, walk considerable distances, and may have to climb hills with heavy packs of instruments and other equipment. Traveling is sometimes part of the job, and surveying technicians may commute long distances, stay away from home overnight, or temporarily relocate near a survey site.

Mapping technicians work primarily indoors on computers. However, mapping technicians must sometimes conduct research by using resources such as survey maps and legal documents to verify property lines and to obtain information needed for mapping. This task may require traveling to storage sites housing these legal documents, such as county courthouses or lawyers’ offices.

Surveying and mapping technicians typically work full time but may have longer hours during the summer, when weather and light conditions are most suitable for fieldwork. Construction-related work may be limited during times of harsh weather.

Text B

WATERWAY

A waterway is any navigable body of water. Waterways can include rivers, lakes, seas, oceans, and canals. In order for a waterway to be navigable, it must meet several criteria:

The waterway must be deep enough to allow the draft depth of the vessels using it;

The waterway must be wide enough to allow passage for the beam width of the vessels using it;

The waterway must be free of barriers to navigation such as waterfalls and rapids, or have a way around them (such as canal locks and boat lifts);

The current of the waterway must be mild enough to allow vessels to make headway.

Vessels using waterways vary from small animal-drawn barges to immense ocean tankers and ocean liners, such as cruise ships.

Canals.

Canals are artificial waterways that are constructed to provide a new path of travel for vessels (as opposed to improving a natural waterway along its current course). At one time, canals were built mostly for small wooden barges drawn by horses or other draft animals. Today, major canals are built to allow passage of large ocean-going vessels (see Ship canal) to connect harbours with or create a shortcut between seas and existing waterways, such as the Kiel Canal between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea, which is the most heavily used canal worldwide.

Blueway.

A blueway or water trail is a water path or trail that is developed with launch points, camping locations and points of interest for canoeists and kayakers. Blueways are typically developed by state, county or local municipalities to encourage family recreation, ecological education and preservation of wildlife resources.