Второй вариант контрольного задания №3 Tasks

1. Прочитайте текст и письменно ответьте по-английски на вопросы, следующие за текстом.

Bank Holidays in the United Kingdom

A bank holiday is an official holiday when all banks and post offices are closed. Most factories, offices and shops are closed, too. The following days are bank holidays in Great Britain: New Year's Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, May Day Bank Holiday, Spring Bank Holiday, August Bank Holiday, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

Most bank holidays are religious holidays. Now for most people they are simply days on which people eat, drink and make merry.

Christmas Day is the most popular of bank holidays. It is celebrated on December, 25. On this day many people go to churches, open Christmas presents, eat a Christmas dinner of roast turkey and Christmas pudding. Many people watch the Queen's Christmas broadcast on TV. This day is a traditional family reunion day and a special day for children.

Boxing Day is on December, 26. People usually gave «Christmas boxes», or gifts of money, to servants on this day. Today many people still give a Christmas gift to paperboys and girls.

New Year's Day is on January, l. It is not marked with any custom in Great Britain. Traditional New Year parties and dances are held on New Year's Eve. People see the old year out and the New Year in.

Good Friday is the Friday before Easter when the church marks the death of Christ. On this day people eat hot-cross buns - buns marked on top with a cross.

Easter Monday is the day after Easter Day. It is a traditional day for the start of the summer tourist season.

May Day Bank Holiday is the first Monday after the first of May (May Day). May Day which is not a bank holiday, is a celebration of the coming of spring. On May Day different outdoor events are held. Usually May Queen, the most beautiful girl of the celebration, is selected.

Spring Bank Holiday falls on the last Monday in May. August Bank Holiday is held on the last Monday in August.

Questions:

1. What is a bank holiday?

2. How are bank holidays celebrated?

3. How is the most popular of all bank holidays marked?

4. What traditions are observed on December, 26?

5. What customs is New Year's Day marked with?

6. What is Good Friday?

7. When is the coming of spring celebrated?

8. What is May Day and May Day Bank holiday?

9. What days do spring Bank Holiday and August Bank Holiday fall on?

Exercises

1. Вставьте вместо пропусков правильное слово из данного списка, которое является синонимом указанному в скобках слову или словосочетанию:

skills, participate; approach; issues; tolerance; abandon; merely; motivation; concept; concentrate on

1. The … of formal examinations dates back to ancient China. (idea) 2. Teaching a subject in a lively, interesting way increases a student’s …. to learn. (willingness) 3. A very complex subject is best taught using a simple …. (method) 4. Arithmetic is … the introduction to the advanced mathematics, but it must be learnt thoroughly. (just) 5. The Parent-Teacher Association meets monthly to discuss …. concerning the school (topics) 6. If you want to …. in this game, you must listen to the instructions first. (take part) 7. Many teachers want to … continual testing and concentrate more on teaching. (stop doing) 8. Miss Dean has so much …. that she can handle even the most difficult of the students. (patience) 9. When reading a text, language learners need to …. the sentence structure and prepositions, as well as the vocabulary (pay attention to) 10. Reading and writing are two of the …. which are considered to be most important in life (learnt abilities)

2. Заполните пропуски необходимыми по смыслу предлогами или наречиями. Обратите внимание на синонимы, данные в скобках.

1. Cooperation brings …. the best in people (reveals) 2. Heavy smoking brought … his death. (caused) 3. Mary managed to bring her father … to her point of view. (persuade somebody to change his opinion) 4. They brought him …. by slashing water on him. (made him regained consciousness) 5. It’s very hard to bring … a child. (raise)

3. Дайте дефиниции следующим глаголам письмeнно по-английски:

make; make fun, make fun of, make use of, make dinner, make way, make a bed, make a fuss of, make room

4. Вставьте правильный предлог.

alien …. somebody to discuss something …. somebody

to concentrate … something to be important … somebody/something

to feed somebody …. something ….. detail

to be responsible …. somebody/something all … all

to share something …. somebody …. my own

to be the key ….. something to be suitable … somebody/something

to participate … something

5. Измените прямую речь в косвенную, соблюдая правило согласования времён.

1. He said, “I didn’t know English well, because he didn’t study the language at school.” 2. He asks me, “Do you study English?” 3. Nick’s friend asked him, “Did you go to England or did you stay at home last winter holidays?” 4. He said, “There are a lot of green trees in the South, aren’t there?” 5. He asks me, “Do you think Bill will go to Paris for holidays or will he stay at home?” 6. The teacher said to the pupils, “Don’t write this sentence.” 7. I asked mу friend, “Why didn’t you come to my place as I asked you yesterday? 8. Mark said, “I have to leave now because my parents need my help.” 9. Mother asked her son, “Where were you the whole evening, I’d like to know?” 10. Nick said, “Let’s go to the cinema, Mike.”

6. Употребите сказуемое в следующих предложениях в форме Present Perfect Con­tinuous. Переведите предложения на русский язык:

1. He has played football for more than a year. 2. She has taught English for ten years. 3. They have argued about that for more than two hours. 4. They have lived in Moscow since 1997. 5. We have used this textbook since January. 6. They have lived here since 1998. 7. The teacher has examined the students since 9 o’clock. 8. The child has cried for a long time. 10. He wrote that book last year. 11. She has read English books in the original for three years already.

7. Употребите глагол в скобках в нужном времени страдательного залога, соблюдая правило согласования времён.

1. He said, that hе (to be interested) in physics since his childhood. 2. The scientist said that the positive results (to be obtained) when a new device was installed. 3. They say the main properties (to be determined) when the experiment (to be finished). 4. Father said that all the necessary information (to be stored) in the computer now. 5. The teacher said that your report (to be published) by the beginning of the conference.

8. Употребите глаголы, данные в скобках, в форме Present Indefinite, Past Indefinite или Past Perfect и устно переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. You look as if you (to be) ill. 2. If the weather (to be) warm, the children will go to the sea. 3. If you (to turn) out the light, we will be in the dark. 4. I wish he (to spend) more time on his English last year. 5. It is time we (to have) dinner. 6. If you (to study) hard, you will easily pass your exam. 7. If he (to know) grammar better, he would make fewer mistakes. 8. If we (to leave) right away, we could be there in an hour. 9. If he not (to waste) so much time in class, he would make better progress. 10. If I not (to have) to work today, I would go to the park with you. 11. If he (to know) French better, he would read some French books. 12. I wish he (to know) German and French well.

9. Письменно переведите на русский язык предложения, обратите внимание на различное лексическое значение модальных глаголов и их эквивалентов.

1. Shall I tell mother about it? 2. Need we do this task now? – No, you needn’t. 3. I would do everything to help you. 4. How dare she come here? 5. She would read Latin when she was twelve! 6. Will you open the window, please? 7. You should stop smoking. – But I will! 8. Michael shall regret about this! 9. Life is easier nowadays than it used to be centuries ago. 10. Our granny would sit for hours without saying a word after Grandfather’s death. 11. Would you make me some coffee, please? 12. This knife won’t cut! 13. Shall I read? 14. The children needn’t get up so early. 15. You should stop smoking. – But I will! 16. I used to be able to speak Chinese too, but I have forgotten it now. 17. Salary would certainly be raised. 18. My father used to swim a lot before he got old.

10. Переведите предложения на английский язык.

1. Том вернулся домой, пообедал и стал писать письмо. Он писал его уже несколько минут к тому времени, когда позво­нила его подруга. 2. Почтальон принес письмо. Я жду это письмо уже несколько недель. 3. К приходу друзей я перевёл уже две статьи. 4. Завтра я буду писать отчёт (report) по этому делу (on this subject). 5. Я ещё не видел этот фильм. 6. Они уже давно разговаривают по телефону. 7. Завтра в это время профессор Томсон будет просматривать (look through) мой доклад (report). 8. Механик отремонтировал вторую машину и сейчас ремонтирует третью. Он работает над этим уже три дня. Я думаю, что к концу недели он закончит ремонт. 9. Не входите в кабинет. Врач осматривает больного.10. Завтра в 9 часов утра вы будете играть в футбол. 11. Завтра к 11 часам мы уже сыграем в футбол.

11. Вставьте вместо пропусков необходимый артикль.

1. There are more water than land on our … planet. 2. … largest and … deepest ocean in … world is … Pacific, then comes … Atlantic. 3. …. Indian ocean is only … little smaller. 4. … smallest ocean is … Arctic. 4. … river is in … world is … Mississippi. 5. … largest sea is … Mediterranean, … deepest lake is … Lake Baikal. 6. Large masses of … land are called … continents. 7. They are … Europe and … Asia, … North and … South America, … Africa, … Australia and … Antarctica. 8. There are mountain chains in many parts of … world. 9. Some of them such as … Urals are old, others like … Caucasus are much younger. 10. … highest mountain chain, which is called … Himalayas, is situated in … Asia.

12. Прочитайте следующие глаголы и существительные, определите способ словообразования. Поставьте ударение в двусложных словах. Переведите слова на русский язык.

to export – exports, to work – work, to play – a play, to import – imports, an increase – to increase, to present – a present, a contrast – to contrast, to contact – a contact, to walk – a walk, to comfort – a comfort