Вариант № 3

1. Перепишите предложения, употребляя глагол to be и to have в нужной форме. Предложения переведите.

1) There … two magazines on the table of our professor’s assistant.

2) Our students … in Moscow during next winter vacations.

3) He ... three or four lectures every day.

4) We … at a lecture yesterday.

2. Перепишите предложения, раскрывая скобки и употребляя прилагательные и наречия в сравнительной или превосходной степени сравнения. Предложения переведите.

1) What is the name of the (high) mountain in Europe?

2) The Earth is (near) to the Sun than Mars.

3) It is one of (important) questions of our conference.

4) Physics is (difficult) for our students than many other subjects.

3. Перепишите и письменно переведите предложения на русский язык, обращая внимание на сравнительные конструкции, содержащие the...the; as...as, not so…as.

1) The wider we apply computers of the latest types, the easier and more efficient becomes our labour.

2) The task of school education is as important as that of higher education.

3) The more knowledge we obtain (get), the greater control we shall have over nature.

4) The new transistor is not so powerful as the old one.

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

1) Aluminium, steel and other metals form an alloy.

2) The situation at Lake Baikal is remaining very serious.

3) The lecturer spoke about the latest works in the sphere of radioelectronics.

4) By the end of this week the students will have conducted all the experiments.

5. Прочитайте и устно переведите текст на русский язык. Перепишите и письменно переведите 1, 2, 3-й абзацы.

NEW ZEALAND

1. New Zealand is situated in the southwest Pacific Ocean on two large islands: the North Island and the South Island. Its total area is 268,112 sq. km.

2. Less than 1/4 of the territory of the country lies below the 200 m contour line. The South Island is significantly more mountainous than the North Island. New Zealand has a temperate, moist ocean climate without marked seasonal variations in temperature or rainfall.

3. The total population in 1986 was about 3.3 mln people with an average population density of about 12 persons per sq. km. About 85 % of the population is classified as Europeans. Most of them are of British descend. English is the universal language.

4. The capital of New Zealand is Wellington. Like the United Kingdom, New Zealand is a constitutional monarchy. Officially the head of the state is the British Queen (or the King) whose representative, the governor-general, is appointed for a five-year term. The government of New Zealand is democratic and modeled on that of the United Kingdom.

5. The economy of New Zealand has traditionally been based on pastoral farming. The last decades have seen a large expansion in light industries. New Zealand draws many thousands of tourists to its shores because of the beauty, diversity, and compactness of its natural attractions.

6. Перепишите следующие вопросы к тексту и письменно на них ответьте.

1) Who is the head of the state in New Zealand?

2) What is the capital of New Zealand?

3) Why does New Zealand draw many tourists to its shores?