Ползунова Англиыскиы язык для студентов 1-го курса неязыковыкх вузов 2014

6.Russia‟s vast mineral resources include oil and natural gas, coal, iron, zinc, lead, nickel, aluminum, gold and other non-ferrous metals.

7.Because of the development of the chemical industries and the great variety of raw materials involved, chemical manufacture is widely dispersed.

8.Approximately 1 mln people are engaged in agriculture and they produce half of the region‟s grain, meat, milk, and other dairy products.

9.Russian‟s textile industries are heavily concentrated in the European sector, especially in the Central region, which produces a large share of the federation‟s clothing and footwear.

10.Since the end of the 1980s the massive increase in oil and gas output has provided new raw chemical materials.

11.The capital of the Russian Federation is Moscow; it‟s the largest political, administrative, cultural and scientific centre.

12.The building industry doesn‟t play any role in the Russian economy.

VIII. Make up 10 indirect questions based on the text and answer them. Use functional phrases of clarifying / Составьте 10

косвенных вопросов по тексту и дайте на них ответы. Используйте функциональные фразы

IX. Make the necessary substitutions / Составьте диалоги по образцу

1.A: Where‟s Mongolia situated? B: I‟m sure it‟s situated in Asia.

(A: France, the USA, Angola; B: Europe, North America, Africa)

2.A: What is Mongolia rich in?

B: As far as I remember, in tin and copper.

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(A: Cuba, Norway, Great Britain; B: iron ore, copper and nickel; oil, gas and coal)

X. Insert articles where necessary / Вставьте артикли,

где необходимо

1. Russia is washed by 12 seas and 3 oceans. … oceans are: … Pacific, … Arctic and … Atlantic, … seas are: … White sea, … Barents

Sea, … Sea of Japan, … Azov Sea.

2.Russia is located on two vast plains: … Great Russian Plain and … West Siberian Lowland.

3.There are several mountain chains on our territory: … Urals, separating … Europe from … Asia, … Caucasus, and … Altai.

4.… main Siberian rivers are … Ob, … Jenisei, … Lena, … Irtish; … Amur in … Far East flows into … Pacific Ocean.

5.… world‟s deepest lake - … Lake Baikal is situated in … Russia, too.

6.Russia has 1/6 of … world‟s forests. They are concentrated in … European north of the country, in … Siberia and in … Far East.

XI. Use the verbs in brackets in the proper tense and voice form /

Раскройте скобки, поставив глаголы в нужную видовременную форму

1.The island of Sakhalin (to wash) by the Sea of Okhotsk in the east and by the Gulf of Tatary in the west.

2.Kamchatka (to separate) from Alaska by Bering Strait.

3.The climate of Murmansk (to influence) by the warm currents of Gulf-stream.

4.Many new industries (to develop) in Siberia in the last two decades.

5.Vast deposits of oil and gas (to discover) there.

6.Most of the Siberian industrial centres (to situate) along the Transsiberian railway line.

7.Two-thirds of the island of Ireland (to occupy) by the Irish Republic.

8.Many new factories (to build) in the country in the last decade.

9.The story of our country always (to be) the history of struggle for its liberation and independence from different invaders in different

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times of the Tatar Yoke, the Napoleon occupation, World War I and World War II, it (to suffer) grief and sorrow.

10.Russia (to become) an independent state in 1991.

11.Three-quarters of the republic‟s mineral wealth (to be concentrated) in Siberia and the Far East.

12.Russia‟s machine-building industry (to provide) most of the federation‟s requirements for steam boilers and turbines, electric generators, grain combines, automobiles and electric locomotives and (to fill) much of its demand for machine tools, instruments and automation components.

13.They (to be approved) by the Federal Assembly.

14.Its vast mineral resources (to include) oil and natural gas, coal, iron, zinc, lead, nickel, aluminium, gold and other non-ferrous metals.

Russia has the world‟s largest oil and natural gas resources.

XII. Fill up the table and give a summary of the text. Use functional phrases of ordering, generalizing and summarizing / Заполните таблицу и передайте кратко содержание текста. Используйте функциональные фразы

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Russia

(geography, general information)

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КОМПЛЕКСНЫЙ ТЕСТ ПО БЛОКУ «ГЕОГРАФИЧЕСКОЕ ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ И ЭКОНОМИКА»

I.Задайте вопросы к заданным предложениям (баллы: 13,5)

1.The United Kingdom is situated on the British Isles. (Where?)

2.Americans are often called the nation of immigrants because at present the US continues to take more immigrants than any other country in the world. (Why?)

3.Siberia has more continental climate, summers are hotter and shorter, winters are colder and longer. (What climate?)

4.Many of the English and Scottish rivers are joined by canals. (?)

5.“Old” branches of industry appeared in the period of industrial revolution. (When?)

6.The USA consists of fifty states. (How many?)

7.Most of the Siberian rivers flow into the Arctic Ocean. (Where?)

8.The capital of Great Britain London stands on the Thames (?)

9.Three quarters of the republic‟s mineral wealth is concentrated in

Siberia and the Far East. (Where?)

II. Раскройте скобки, поставив глаголы в нужную видовременную форму (баллы: 8)

it ___________ a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States. a) has become, has been b) became, is c) becomes, was.

5. Since the end of the 1950s the massive increase in oil and gas output ___________ new raw materials.

a) has been provided b) has provided c) was provided.

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6. Today in a new age of modern technology Britain ___________

important advances in such new industries as electronic and telecommunication equipment.

a) makes b) made c) has made.

7. Russia‟s textile industries ___________ in the European sector, especially in the Central region, which ___________ a large share of the federation‟s clothing and footwear.

a) are concentrated, produces b) concentrate, produced c) will be concentrated, will produce.

8. Great Britain ___________ some deposits of coal and iron ore and vast deposits of oil and gas that ___________ in the North Sea.

a) have, discovers b) has, were discovered c) had, are discov-

ered.

III. Поставьте прилагательные и наречия в нужные формы

(баллы: 22,5)

1.The Thames is one of (deep) and (long) of the British rivers, it is over 300 km long.

2.The climate of the eastern and central parts of Canada varies considerably, but in the north-western and southern parts of the country the climate is (mild).

3.February is (short) month of the year.

4.The English say the Americans are (loud), (rich) and (noisy) than any other nationality.

5.The (cold) regions are in the north.

6.Scotland‟s (important) river is the Clyde, on which Glasgow

stands.

7.The climate of Ireland is (mild) than the climate of some European countries.

8.Finland has (continental) climate than Norway.

9.It is (good) holiday I have ever had.

10.The July average temperature in London is (low) than in Paris.

11.It rained (hard) yesterday than it is raining today.

12.-It‟s as frosty today as it was yesterday, isn‟t it?

-I think the frost was even (bad) yesterday.

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IV. Вставьте артикли, где необходимо (баллы: 16)

1.___USA occupies __ southern part of __ North America and stretches for thousands of kilometers from __ Pacific Ocean in __west to __ Atlantic Ocean in __ east.

2.The population of __ United Kingdom is over 55 mln people. The main nationalities are __ English, __ Scottish, __ Welsh and __ Irish.

3.The world‟s deepest lake, __ Lake Baikal is situated in Russia,

too.

4.Canada is one of __ largest countries in the world. It occupies __ northern part of __ North American Continent.

V.Вставьте пропущенные вспомогательные глаголы

(баллы: 10)

1.What____ the location and total area of Russia?

a) is b) was c) does.

2.What countries____ Russia border on?

a) was b) is c) does.

3.How many people___ engaged in agriculture?

a) are b) do c) was.

4.What oceans___ Canada washed by?

a) is b) are c) do.

5.What____ the eastern section include?

a) do b) does c) did.

6.What islands___ the British Isles consist of?

a) are b) do c) does.

7.What new industries ___ Britain made important advances in?

a) did b) has c) had.

8.What mineral resources___ Great Britain rich in?

a)does b) do c) is.

9.___ all parts of the British Isles have a lot of rain in all seasons?

a)will b) are c) do.

10.___ the British Isles warmed by the Gulf Stream?

a)are b) is c) does.

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VI. Выберите правильный вариант (баллы: 21)

1.Canada is …

a.the largest country in the world

b.the second largest country in the world

c.the third largest country in the world

2.Canada has two official languages. They are… a. English and German

b. English and French c. English and Canadian

3.The world-famous waterfalls situated in Canada is… a. Victoria

b. Niagara

c. Sutherland

4.The capital of Canada is…

a.Toronto

b.Ottawa

c.Quebec

5.In Wales there are the Cambrian Mountains, the highest peak of which is…

a. Ben Nevis b. Snowdon c. McKinley

6.The northern part of Scotland is often called the…

a.Highlands

b.Lowlands

c.East Anglia

7. How many stripes and stars are there on the American flag?

a.13 and 50

b.15 and 48

c.17 and 49

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8.The Great Lakes on the border with Canada are the largest and deepest in the USA. The largest lake is …

a. Lake Erie

b. Lake Ontario c. Lake Superior

9.The USA is a highly developed industrial country with various branches of … industry prevailing.

a. heavy b. light c. food

10.The climate of Alaska is…

a.arctic

b.continental

c.subtropical

11.The longest of the English rivers is the Severn, which flows into

the …

a. Irish Sea b. North Sea

c. Sea of Japan

12.The British Isles are separated from the European continent

by …

a. the North Sea and the English Channel b. the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea. c. the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea.

13.The British Isles consist of two large islands:…

a.Great Britain and Ireland

b.Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic

c.Great Britain and Northern Ireland

14. How many parts does the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland consist of?

a.4

b.3

c.5

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15.What is the capital of the UK? a. Leeds

b. Liverpool c. London

16.What is the capital of the USA? a. New York

b. Washington c. Los Angeles

17.Russia is washed by l2 seas and 3 oceans: … a. the Pacific, the Indian and the Atlantic.

b. the Pacific, the Arctic and the Atlantic. c. the Indian, the Atlantic and the Arctic

18.The Europe‟s biggest river is …

a.the Ob

b.the Yenisei

c.the Volga

19.The world‟s deepest lake is Lake… a. Superior

b. Huron c. Baikal

20.The Irish Sea is to the…

a.west of England

b.east of England

c.south of England

21. What river does London stand on?

a.the Thames

b.the Severn

c.the Clyde

VII. Составьте косвенные вопросы (баллы: 15)

1.What countries does Russia border on? (I‟d like to know)

2.Why is Russia‟s chemical manufacture widely dispersed?

(Could you tell me)

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