- •Economy of the uk …………………………………………………...16
- •The Economy
- •Vocabulary
- •Sectors of economy and selected product groups
- •Economy of the uk
- •Industry and agriculture of the uk
- •Vocabulary
- •Экономика Великобритании
- •Economy of the usa
- •Economy of the usa
- •Vocabulary
- •Экономика сша
- •Vocabulary training
- •354,126 587,455 725,111 74,424
- •Uk car sales by colour
- •World passenger car production in millions
- •Карточка 1
- •Франция
- •Conversation practice
- •Gross Domestic Product
- •Gross Domestic Product
- •Vocabulary
- •Foreign trade
- •Basic terms in foreign trade
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Tapescript
Vocabulary
space |
|
космос, пространство |
research |
|
исследование |
space research |
|
космические исследования |
due to |
|
вследствие, из-за |
climate |
|
климат |
landscape |
|
ландшафт |
coast |
|
берег |
Atlantic coast |
|
Атлантическое побережье |
mineral deposits, resources |
|
запасы минералов, полезных ископаемых |
gold |
|
золото |
silver |
|
серебро |
copper |
|
медь |
lead [led] |
|
свинец |
zink |
|
цинк |
rich |
|
богатый |
to be rich in smth |
|
быть богатым чем-либо |
plenty of syn. much, many, a lot of |
|
много
|
mine |
|
шахта, рудник |
* to mine |
|
добывать (руду и т.п.) |
mining industry |
|
добывающая промышленность |
corn |
|
кукуруза |
belt |
|
пояс |
the Corn Belt |
|
«Кукурузный пояс» |
the Cotton Belt |
|
«Хлопковый пояс» |
fertile |
|
плодородный, изобильный |
fertility |
|
плодородие, изобилие |
to water |
|
снабжать влагой, поливать, орошать |
water |
|
вода |
well watered |
|
хорошо орошаемый (естественным путем) |
to raise |
|
выращивать |
to raise livestock |
|
выращивать домашний скот |
vegetable |
|
2) растительный |
* to ship |
|
отправлять, отгружать |
to dot |
|
усеивать |
to be dotted with |
|
быть усеянным |
average |
|
средний, среднее число |
to average |
|
выводить, составлять среднее число |
at an average |
|
в среднем |
* store syn. shop |
|
магазин |
to tend |
|
иметь тенденцию, склонность |
They tend to have a similar look. |
|
Они имеют тенденцию быть похожими друг на друга. (Они все больше и больше становятся похожими друг на друга.) |
downtown |
|
деловая часть города |
to look alike |
|
выглядеть одинаково |
cluster |
|
скопление, концентрация |
skyscraper |
|
небоскреб |
giant |
|
гигант |
* to advertise |
|
рекламировать |
* advertisement = ad |
|
реклама |
* consumer goods |
|
потребительские товары |
* to deal in smth |
|
иметь дело с чем-либо, заниматься (чем- либо) |
* to deal with smb |
|
иметь дело с кем-либо |
processing |
|
переработка |
meat processing |
|
переработка мяса |
to process |
|
перерабатывать |
process |
|
процесс |
oil |
|
1) нефть 2) масло (растительное) |
to refine |
|
очищать, рафинировать, повышать качество |
oil refining centre |
|
нефтеперерабатывающий центр |
refinery |
|
очистительный завод |
refinement |
|
очищение, рафинирование |
NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
|
Национальное управление по аэронавтике и исследованиям космического пространства |
cotton |
|
|
Задание 6. Выберите правильное слово:
These industries are (highly, high) developed in the States.
The land is fertile and (well, good) watered.
(Much, many) livestock is raised here.
There is (many, a lot of) fruit raising area.
There are (much, a lot of) large and modern cities.
The big cities look very (much, many) alike.
Задание 7. Найдите английские эквиваленты в тексте:
Каждый регион США имеет свои специфические черты благодаря различиям в климате, природе и географическом положении.
Земли здесь плодородны и хорошо орошаемы. Выращивают в основном кукурузу и пшеницу. Также разводят много скота.
Большие площади заняты здесь фруктовыми садами.
Фрукты и овощи Калифорнии вывозятся в другие штаты и страны.
Значительная часть территории — это равнина с большим количеством ферм и маленьких городов.
Деловая часть города представляет собой скопление гигантских небоскребов.
Задание 8. Дайте характеристику этим городам, используя информацию правого столбика:
-
New York
New Orleans
Detroit
Huston
Chicago
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
a) the first biggest city of the states
b) the second largest city
c) oil refining and space research centre
d) cotton industry centre
e) Hollywood
f) shipping commercial centre
g) world's leader in car producing
Задание 9. Ответьте на вопрос: What else do you know about the states and cities of the USA?
Задание 10. Задайте вопросы, ответами на которые служат следующие предложения:
The main natural resources of the USA are iron ore, coal and oil.
It produces more than 100 million tons of iron a year.
No, the resources of iron ore haven't been exhausted (истощаться).
Most of the iron ore is mined in the region of the Great Lakes.
Coal is used for the manufacture of plastics and other synthetics and also for the production of electricity.
Oil is mostly used for the production of petrol.
The main branches of America's heavy industry are mining, engineering, the metallurgical, automobile, chemical and war industries.
Yes, light industry is highly developed too.
No, the number of workers hasn't increased greatly in the past two years, but the number of scientists and engineers has almost doubled.
Most of American industry is concentrated in the eastern part of the country.
Good transportation facilities make it possible for America's industry to build plants and factories closer to natural resources and markets.
The leading exports are industrial and electrical machinery, oil products, chemicals, grain, coal and textiles.
Задание 11. Закончите вопросы и ответьте на них:
1) Is the USA an agricultural country or _____?
2) Have the natural resources of the USA been exhausted or is it still _____?
3) Are most of the industrial enterprises located in the eastern part of the country or _____?
4) Does the USA import industrial and electrical machinery or does it _____?
Задание 12. Закончите фразы, выбрав нужные словосочетания:
1) The United States of America is rich in natural resources such as _____ (copper, uranium ore, oil, zinc, silver, gold, iron ore, nickel, platinum).
2) The USA is a highly industrialized country, with various branches of heavy industry prevailing, namely, _____ (mining, engineering, shipbuilding, the automobile industry, the metallurgical industry, the textile industry, the wood-working industry, the war industry).
3) A great deal of attention in American industry is devoted to _____ (raising labor productivity, improving the working conditions, the use of labour-saving machines, management training).
4) Mechanization and automation lead to _____ (unemployment, increasing labor productivity, raising the living standards of the working people, increasing the profit of big monopolies, increasing the cost of living).
5) American industry is spreading out as there is a tendency to _____ (build factories and plants in big industrial centres, build factories and plants closer to markets and natural resources, devote more attention to management training).
6) Good transportation facilities and rapid communications systems make it possible for America's industry to _____ (introduce automation, build branch factories far removed from the homes plants).
7) America's leading exports are _____ (electrical machinery, gold, uranium ore, grain, oil products, textiles, ships, chemicals, iron, coal, copper).
Задание 13. Закончите предложения:
The USA is a highly _____ .
Shipbuilding _____ are highly developed in the USA.
Each region has characteristics _____ .
_____ are the biggest industrial regions in the States.
Задание 14. Исправьте утверждения, не соответствующие действительности:
1) The USA has very few natural resources. 2) Four-fifths of the iron ore comes from California. 3) Most of the coal mined in the USA is used by power plants to produce electricity. 4) The resources of iron ore and coal in the USA have been completely exhausted. 5) Fuel energy creates about 20 per cent of the nation's electricity. 6) The USA has no heavy industry. 7) Automation helps to do away with unemployment in the USA. 8) Most of the industrial enterprises are located in the western part of the country. 9) The USA trades only with Canada. 10) The leading exports of the USA are fruit and vegetables. 11) Big monopolies make huge profits on producing armaments (оружие).
Задание 15. Переведите текст: