I. Заполните пропуски:

1. California ... the Pacific states in farming.

2. Construction of the massive pipeline in Alaska had been delayed because of serious ... for the environment.

3. Los Angeles is also known all over the world as the city of ... because of Hollywood.

4. In 1992 there were mass ... in Los Angeles which shocked all America.

5. ... from parts all over the world is unloaded at a fine harbor in San Francisco.

6. Great streams of ...... cross the beautiful Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.

7. In 1906 a great earthquake ... San Francisco, but in 7 years a new city had risen.

II. Закончите предложения, выбрав один из вариантов:

1. Due to its location on the ocean, the Pacific region…

a) has many shipbuilding docks;

b) has important fisheries;

c) has a very wet climate.

2. California is the country's…

a) leading producer of oil;

b) leading grower of wheat;

c) leading grower of fruits and vegetables.

3. The economy of Hawaii…

a) is based on tourism and growing sugarcane and pineapples;

b) is closely connected with the fishing industry;

c) depends much on sources of timber.

4. Alaska now receives great profit…

a) from tourism;

b) from oil production;

c) by pumping gas along the pipelines to' the south of the country.

5. The fastest growing industries in the Pacific region are…

a) the production of timber and oil;

b) electronics and technical products;

c) tourism and the growing of vegetables.

III. Верны ли данные предложения? Исправьте неверные предложения.

1. Fishing in Hawaii is a most important industrial activity.

2. California is the country's .leading grower of wheat and corn.

3. Alaska now receives great profit from the resources of gold.

4. The area around the city of San Jose where there are many electronics plants is known as the "Silicon Valley".

5. Los Angeles is known only as a centre of modern industry.

6. Golden Gate protects the harbor of Los Angeles against storms.

IV. Ответьте на вопросы:

1. Is the Pacific region famous for its fisheries?

2. How do the Cascade Mountains influence the development of agriculture in Oregon and Washington?

3. Do the farms in Hawaii produce important crops?

4. When did oil production begin in Alaska?

5. How-many films were produced in Hollywood in its peak year of movie making?

6. Is San Francisco connected with the industrial and agricultural centres of the Midwest and the East? In what way?

7. Did it take much time to restore San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake?

Библиографический список

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4. America in close-up / Eckhard Fielder, Reimer Jansen, Mil Norman-Risch. – Longman, 2001. – 284 p.

5. Микро- и макроэкономика : энциклопедический словарь / под общ. ред. Г. С. Вечканова. – СПб. : Лань, 2001. – 352 с.

6. Учебник по английскому языку: Economics / В. Д. Португалов. – М. : АСТ, 2005. – 303 с.

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