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III. Comprehension check

3.1. Answer the following questions:

1. Where is the United States of America located?

2. What is the total area and the population of the USA?

3. What countries does the United States border on?

4. When was the United States of America founded?

5. The Constitution was adopted in 1787, wasn’t it?

6. How many states is the USA made up of?

7. What is the climate of the United States like?

8. What are the famous rivers and lakes of the USA?

9. What are the highest mountains of the USA?

10. Is the USA a highly developed industrial and agricultural country?

11. What natural and mineral resources does the country produce?

12. What are the major cities in the United States?

13. Is the USA a federal republic?

14. How many parties are there in the USA? What are they?

15. What are two Chambers of Congress?

3.2. Decide whether these statements are true, false or information is not available::

1. The USA is the largest country in Europe.

2. The population of the USA is 350 million.

3. The USA is situated in the central part of the North American continent.

4. The capital of the USA is New York.

5. District of Columbia is one of the largest areas in the country.

6. The British Museum is in Washington.

7. The USA was founded in 1776.

8. George Washington was the second president of the United States.

9. The total area of the country is 9.5 million square kilometers.

10. The highest mountains are the Alps and the Urals.

  1. American farmers plant rye, rice and potatoes.

  2. Thanksgiving Day is the day of giving thanks to God.

  3. Texas and Arizona are famous for the furniture and paper industry.

  4. The USA is rich in natural and mineral resources.

15. The USA is a federal republic.

IV. Grammar in Focus

4.1. Open the brackets using the appropriate form of the Participle:

1. She went to work, (to leave) the papers at home.

2. They listened breathlessly to the story (to tell) by the old man.

3. (to spend) twenty years abroad, he was happy to return home.

4. (to reject) by publishers several times, the story was accepted by a weekly magazine.

5. Everybody cannot deny the progress (to make) by our group during the last term.

6. (to go) to the University I met an old friend of mine.

7. The news (to receive) yesterday upset everybody.

8. (to write) in an archaic language, the book was difficult to read.

9. (to write) his first book, he used his own experiences.

10. I haven’t yet looked through all the journals (to send) to us from abroad.

4.2. Read and translate the sentences paying attention to the Participles Constructions:

A. 1. The room being dark, we couldn’t see anything.

2. The book being translated into many languages, everybody will be able to read it.

3. Peter having passed his exams, we decided to have a rest in the country.

4. The fuel exhausted, the engine stopped.

5. The composition having been written, he gave it to the teacher and left the room.

6. They having arrived at the station early, all of us went to the cafe.

7. My friends decided to go to the river, the weather being warm and sunny.

8. Our library buying all the new books, we needn't buy them ourselves.

9. The new machine-tools were delivered to the factory, all of them being in good order.

10. Many scientists preceded Newton in the field of mechanics, the most outstanding being Galileo.

B. 1. Numerous experiments having been carried out at the orbital stations, it became possible to develop new methods of industrial production of new materials.

2. The population increasing, housing construction should be paid much attention to.

3. The temperature rising, the speed of molecules also rises.

4. A beam of light being transmitted forwards, it is possible to measure the distance between the car and the other cars in front of it.

5. The distance having been measured, the computer adjusts the car's speed.

6. The pressure removed, the body returns to its original volume.

7. The young physicist having discovered Newton's error, other scientists confirmed it.

8. The first TV sets having been shown in New York, the news about it spread throughout the world.

С. 1. With the first steam engine built in the 17-th century, people began to use them in factories.

2. The inventor was demonstrating his new device, with the workers watching its operation attentively.

3. The children were eating the desert, with their noses being in cream.

4. With the current being switched on, the machine automatically starts operating.

5. After the «wild» party he lay on the sofa, with his head aching.