3. Read and translate the text and answer the questions:

The main features of Britain’s economy at the present time are consolidating of capital at a very high level, high profits of the monopolists, accelerating inflation, growing unemployment. Britain’s economic sickness has a long history and many causes.

Britain’s economy was built up when the country had a monopolistic dominance in manufacture and trade and when she was supported by a large colonial empire. After World War II these privileged positions changed. The old-fashioned structure of the British industry could not adopt quickly to the new conditions on the world market.

Great Britain is a member of the Common Market has not revitalized the British economy. Europe sells more to Britain than it buys from her. Britain’s trade balance is unfavourable. Britain, which once ruled the world, now is going through one crisis after another.

Answer the following questions:

1. What are the main features of Britain’s economy at the present time?

2. What are the main causes of Britain’s economic sickness?

Grammar: the infinitive exercises

1. Translate into Ukrainian:

1.It was a great pleasure for us to receive your letter. 2. We would welcome the opportunity to cooperate with you. 3. We would like to receive your catalogues periodically. 4. May I have the pleasure of inviting you to visit our firm? 5. May I take this opportunity to wish you a Happy New Year? 6. We would like to continue this trend with an educational exchange among educators of our two countries. 7. We were happy to receive your letter in English.

2. Make the sentences interrogative:

1. I know how to spell this word. 2. She is only beginning to write the letter. 3. He seems to have translated the works of many American authors. 4. Our graduates want to work at many different enterprises of the town. 5. He seems to have worked at Georgetown University in Washington according to the program of the Ukrainian-American scientific exchange. 6. Our Institute prepares engineers for many branches of industry.

3. State the function of Infinitive:

1. You study at the Institute to become qualified specialists. 2. The problem to be solved was of great importance.3. To master English it is necessary to work hard. 4. We are very glad to have listened to the professor’s lecture. 5. The engineers had several problems to solve. 6. The students have a lot of work to do. 7. I want to send a letter to my brother registered. 8. We would like to continue this trend with an educational exchange among educators of our two countries. 9. Do you know how to write the letters?

4. Translate the following sentences into Ukrainian paying attention to the difference in the meaning of the Simple and the Complex Objects:

Simple Object Complex Object

We’d like to take part in this work. We’d like everybody to take part in this work.

They expect to solve this problem. They expect our group to solve this problem.

He supposes to send letters by air-mail. He supposes us to send letters by air-mail.

We’d like to know your results. We’d like them to know the results.

Our scientists expect to obtain some new data. Our scientists expect their assistants to obtain

some new data.