6. Прочитайте 6-й абзац и вопрос к нему. Из приведенных вариантов ответа укажите номер предложения, содержащего правильный ответ на поставленный вопрос:

What are train spotters?

1. People supporting the development of railway system in Britain.

2. Train spotters are fans of trains.

3. People preferring the old fashioned steam trains only.

Вариант 3

1. Перепишите следующие предложения; подчеркните в каждом из них глагол-сказуемое и определите его видо-временную форму и залог. Переведите предложения на русский язык. В разделе б) обратите внимание на перевод пассивных конструкций (см. образец выполнения 1).

a) 1. The singing of the Latin hymn has gone on for more than 350 years.

2. Cambridge university is like a federation of colleges.

б) 1. University is seen as a time to be independent.

2. If, for instance, any one leaves a cat to starve in an empty house while he goes for his holiday, he can be sent to prison.

2. Перепишите следующие предложения; подчеркните Participle I и Participle II и установите функции каждого из них, т.е. укажите, является ли оно определением, обстоятельством или частью глагола-сказуемого. Переведите предложения на русский язык (см. образец выполнения 2).

1. The lawns are closely cropped, their flower beds primly cultivated, and their trees neatly pruned.

2. The London buses first came into the streets in 1829 and they were horse-drawn omnibuses, with three horses.

3. The sign of the London underground - a red circle crossed with a blue stripe can be seen on the buildings or just under a staircase leading straight under the ground.

4. When running along London streets omnibuses manage to maneuver very well without running into one another.

3. Перепишите следующие предложения; подчеркните в каждом из них модальный глагол или его эквивалент. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. In London one can see many buses, cars and taxes in the streets.

2. You’ll have to find the bus stop yourself and remember to look for the number of the bus on the post at the bus stop.

3. You must remember the number of the bus, because in busy street there may be four or five bus stops close together.

4. Double-deckers (omnibuses) have seats for 65 people and only 5 people are allowed to stand when the seats are full.

4. Прочитайте и устно переведите с 1 по 5 абзацы текста. Перепишите и письменно переведите 3 и 4 абзацы.

HIGHER EDUCATION IN GREAT BRITAIN

1. Most big towns in Britain have both a university and a college of higher education. Here are 91 universities in Britain and 47 colleges of higher education.

2. English universities greatly differ from each other. Students apply¹ to universities month before they take their A-levels². The students are given a personal interview³ and the universities then decide which students they want. They offer them a place which depends on A-level results. The more popular the university, the higher the grades⁴ it will ask for.

3. Most British students choose to go to university a long way from their hometown: university is seen as a time to be independent, to live away from home and develop new interests

4. British students do not have to pay to go to university, but do need money to live away from home while they are studying. Some students whose parents do not earn a lot of money are given a grant from the local educational authority⁵. If students do not get a grant, parents have to pay for their children. Some students borrow money from the bank which must be paid back after they leave university. In theory the grant pays for rent, food, books, transport and socializing. In fact, the grant is not a lot of money. Students used to work⁶ during the holidays to earn more money, but it is now difficult to find such jobs.

5. Not all students study full time at university or college. Many people combine their studies with work. Some companies release their staff for training⁷ one or two days a week or for two months a year. Oxford and Cambridge are the oldest universities in Britain and they have the highest academic reputation.