Вариант 1

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

а) 1. The growing accent on sports has led to the construction of many handsome buildings with a wide range of facilities.

2. Thomas Edison started work on the railway when he was twelve, selling newspapers and snacks.

б) 1. These conflicting interests are reflected in the new law, whose first draft was introduced seven years ago.

2. Official policy is aimed at steering farmers to already deforested areas, while exercising closer control over logging.

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.

1. She is looking at the woman sitting at the window.

2. He sat in the armchair reading a newspaper.

3. A read book lay on the table.

4. Though expected on Monday she arrived on Tuesday.

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

1. The phone’s ringing. It could be Tom.

2. What do I have to do to get a driving licence?

3. You must keep it a secret. You mustn’t tell anyone.

4. I’m feeling sick. I shouldn’t have eaten so much chocolate.

4. Прочтите и устно переведите с 1-го по 3-й абзацы текста. Перепишите и письменно переведите 2-й и 3-й абзацы. Пояснения к тексту

1. to promote smth		1) продвигать 2)способствовать, распространять
2. repression		подавление 2) репрессия
3. displacement
4. refugee		1)беженец 2) эмигрант
5. to rotate		вращать(ся) чередовать(ся); сменять(ся) по очереди
6. annual summit		годовая встреча глав правительства
7. agenda		повестка дня
8. issue		спорный вопрос; разногласие; предмет спора
9. community		сообщества

BRITISH FOREIGN POLICY

1. The aims of British foreign policy are to promote the interests of the United Kingdom abroad and to contribute to a strong international community. The UK is one of the 15 member states of the European Union, and a founding member of NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization). It also has a central position in the Commonwealth and in the United Security Council.

2. In 1999 the UK played an important role in NATO’s military action in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to stop Serbian repression and displacement of the ethnic establishment of a safe environment in which Albanian Kosovar refugees return to their homes.

3. The UK is a founder member of the UN and one of the five permanent members of the Security Council. It supports the purposes and principles of the UN (United Nations) Charter, including the maintenance of international peace and security, the development of friendly relations among nations, the achievement of international co-operation on economic, social, cultural and humanitarian issues and the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms. The UK supports early enlargement of the Security Council to make its membership move representative of the world today.

4. The UK is part of the Group of Eight (G8) leading industrial countries. The other members are Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and the United States. The G8 is an informal group with no secretariat. Its Presidency rotates each year among the members, the Key meeting being an annual summit of heads of government. The G8 agenda now includes a wide range of foreign affairs and international issues such as terrorism, nuclear safety, the environment, UN reform and development assistance.