27 Прочитайте текст. Переведите на русский язык только выделенные глаголы.

From the History of St. Petersburg

St. Isaac’s Cathedral in St. Petersburg had three predecessors. The first was built of wood in 1710 on the bank of the Neva where the monument to Peter the First now stands. In the middle of the 18^th century it was polled down.

Construction of the first St. Isaac’s Cathedral was begun in 1768, farther back from the river on a new city square. It was opened in 1802. The cathedral, which was hastily capped with an unfinished belfry, did not harmonize with the magnificently built city centre and ten years later it was decided that a new one should be built. A contest was announced and the project submitted by the architect Montferrand was selected. A special commission revised it somewhat, and in 1818 the construction of the present St. Isaac’s Cathedral began. The interior is decorated with malachite, marble and sculptures by Vitali and Clandt, as well as mosaics and paintings by Bryullov and Bruni.

About Boxing

Boxing is an old sport, going back to the days of ancient Greece, where it was an important part of Olympic Games. The Olympics were held during the hottest part of the summer, and the boxers were rubbed with oil to limit perspiration. Their hands were bound with heavy leather strips often loaded with lead or iron. So fighters were frequently maimed for life. There were no rounds and no time limits – the man fought until one of them was considered defeated.

Слова:

perspiration – пот

lather – кожа

strip – полоска, лоскут

lead – свинец

to maim – калечить

defeated – побежденный

28 Проиграйте в лицах и выучите следующие короткие диалоги, обращая внимание на употребление глагольных форм в страдательном залоге:

1. – Is this seat taken?

• I’m afraid it is.

2. – Excuse me for being late.

• What happened?

• I was held up by the traffic.

3. – Where is this radio set made?

• It’s made in Riga.

• Where is it sold?

• I think it’s sold by many shops selling radio goods.

4. – Passengers are requested to walk to the plane (Exit 5). Passengers learning for St. Petersburg, Flight 125, are requested to requester.

– Will any meal be served on the plane?

29 Перескажите следующую историю, обращая внимание на употребление глагольных форм в страдательном залоге. Animal theatre

The world’s only theatre in which animals act was opened in Moscow in 1980. It is a children theatre.

There are 300 actors in the troupe. Some of them have joined in by accident. It was Plut (Rogue), the cat who walked into the theatre from the street. However, he proved to be a capable actor and was given place on the programm. Lorika, a tiny lemur, was found in a box of bananas. It apparently fell asleep, was packed and sent on long voyage. Several bears were brought to the theatre after the Olympic show in Moscow, in which they played the part of living emblems of the XXII Olympic Games. In the future the theatre intends to extend its repertoire. For instance, it is planned to stage fables in which the part of the Fox will be played by a box, the part of the Wolf – by a wolf.

Today modern plays make up the larger part of the theatre repertoire which until recently was dominated by classics.

capable – способный

fables – басни