3.Задание 3

1. Прочитайте текст.

2. Перепишите и переведите письменно 1-й, 2-й и 3-й абзацы текста на русский язык.

3. Перепишите вопросы к тексту и ответьте письменно на них:

1. Is Australia rich in mineral resources?

2. Why are some deposits extremely expensive to mine?

3. What does the mining industry heavily depend on?

4. When did Australia begin to develop its mineral resources?

5. What minerals are the chief products of the mining industry?

6. What minerals does Australia rank first in the production of?

AUSTRALIA

Mining

(1) Australia has rich mineral resources. But many of the deposits lie in the dry areas, far from major settlements. Such deposits are extremely expensive to mine. Roads and railroads have to be constructed to the mining sites. Towns must be built for the miners and their families. The costs of mining development in Australia are so high that the mining industry depends heavily on foreign capital. Foreign investors own or control about half of the mining industry.

(2) Australia began to develop its mineral resources during the 1800's. By the end of the century, it was exporting large amounts of copper, gold, lead, silver, tin, and zinc. These minerals remained the chief products of the mining industry through the first half of the 1900's. During the 1950's, geologists discovered huge deposits of bauxite, coal, and iron ore in Australia. They discovered manganese, natural gas, nickel, and petroleum during the 1960's.

(3) Australia has become one of the world's major mining countries. It ranks first in the production of bauxite, diamonds, and lead, and is a leading producer of coal, copper, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, silver, tin, titanium, tungsten, zinc, and zircon. Nearly all the world's high-quality opals are mined in Australia.

(4) Western Australia, Queensland, and New South Wales are the leading mining states. Western Australia produces most of the nickel, iron ore, and gold and much of the bauxite.

(5) Queensland is the chief producer of bauxite, copper, and silver. New South Wales leads in the production of coal, lead, and zinc.

Words:

mining – добывающая промышленность

mineral resources – полезные ископаемые

deposits – залежи

settlements – селения

cost of mining development – себестоимость разработки месторождений

own – владеть

remain – оставаться

discover – открыть

Queensland, New South Wales – Куинсленд, Новый Южный Уэльс (название штатов)

4. Перепишите следующие слова и выражения и напишите их русские эквиваленты:

mineral resources, major settlements, extremely expensive, railroads, mining industry, foreign capital, foreign investors, copper, gold, silver, discover, petroleum, production, iron ore, bauxite.

3.5. Закончите предложения, используя предлагаемые варианты:

1. Many of the deposits lie

1. in the dry areas, far from major settlements.

2. in the dry areas, near the major settlements.

3. in the fertile areas, far from the major settlements.

2. The costs of mining development in Australia are so high that the mining industry …

1. depends heavily on Australian capital.

2. depends heavily on foreign capital.

3. depends heavily on American capital.

3. It ranks first in the production of …

1. bauxite, diamonds, and lead.

2. coal, petroleum and natural gas.

3. iron ore and coal.

3.6. Перескажите текст.