Вариант IV

1. Перепишите и переведите на русский язык следующие предложения. Определите по грамматическим признакам, какой частью речи являются слова с окончанием – s и какую функцию это окончание выполняет, т.е. служит ли оно:

а) показателем 3 – го лица единственного числа имени существительного;

б) признаком множественного числа имени существительного;

в) показателем притяжательного падежа имени существительного My brother^’s sons are students. – Сыновья моего брата – студенты.

brother^’s – притяжательный падеж имени существительного

sons, students – множественное число существительного.

1. Session of the British Parliament usually begins early in November.

2. The Westminster Abbey is also known for its Poet^’ s Corner.

3. One of the greatest treasures of the Abbey is the oaken Coronation Chair made in 1300.

2. Перепишите и переведите предложения, обращая внимание на перевод на русский язык определений, выраженных именем существительным.

1. St. Paul^’s Cathedral is the largest protestant church in England.

2. A fine armour collection is exhibited in the Crown Jewels.

3. There are many football grounds in our city.

3. Перепишите и переведите предложения, содержащие разные формы сравнения прилагательных.

1. The game which attracts the greatest attention in England is football, or soccer.

2. The more you practise English, the better you know it.

3. This text is not so difficult for translation as the previous one.

4. Перепишите и переведите предложения, обращая внимание на перевод неопределенных и отрицательных местоимений.

1. There are some 200 museums in London.

2. Has anybody seen this movie?

3. There was nothing to eat at home.

5. Перепишите и переведите предложения. Определите в них видовременные формы глагола и укажите их инфинитив.

1. Ben Nevis in Scotland is the highest mountain.

2. The dean will receive you on Monday.

3. The Great Fire destroyed many Saxon and Norman churches.

6. Прочитайте и устно переведите текст.

The British Educational System

State Education in Britain

All state schools in Britain are free, and schools provide their pupils with books and equipment for their studies.

Education is compulsory from 5 to 16 years. Parents can choose to send their children to a nursery school or a pre-school play group to prepare them for the start of compulsory education. Children start primary school at 5 and continue until they are 11. At primary school children become acquainted with Reading, Writing, Arithmetic and develop their creative abilities, they are taught to sing, dance, play, draw. Primary children do all their work with the same class teacher, except for physical education and music, which are often taught by specialists.

Most children are taught together, boys and girls in the same class

At 11 most pupils go to secondary schools called comprehensives with accept a wide range of children from all backgrounds and religious and ethnic groups. Ninety per cent of secondary schools in England, Scotland and Wales are co-educational.

At 16 pupils take a national exam called “GCSE” (General Certificate of Secondary Education) and then they can leave school if they wish. This is the end of compulsory education.

Some 16-year olds continue their studies in the 6^th form at school or at a sixth form college. The 6^th form prepares pupils for a national exam called “A” level (Advanced Level) at 18. Pupils need “A” levels to enter a university. Other 16-year olds choose a college of further education to study hairdressing, typing or mecanics.

Universities and colleges of higher education accept students with “A” levels from 18. Students study for a degree, which takes on average three years of fulltime study. Most students graduate at 21 and are given their degree at a special graduation ceremony.

Private Education

Seven per cent of British Schoolchildren go to private schools. There are 3 levels of private schools: primary schools (age four to eight), preparatory schools (age eight to thirteen). At the age of 13 children take an examination. If they pass it, they go to public school, where they usually remain until they are 18. Many preparatory and most public schools are boarding schools, the children live at school during the school terms. But though these schools are called public, they are, in fact, private and it can be very expensive to send a child to such a school.

The most famous public schools have a long history and tradition. It is often necessary to put a child’s name on a waiting list at birth to be sure he or she get a place. Children of wealthy or aristocratic families often go to the same public school as their parents and their grandparents. Eton is the best known of these schools.

It is situated in Eton, a town about 20 miles west of London, on the River Thames. The school was founded in 1440 by King Henry 4, and some of the original buildings are still standing. Many famous figures from British public life were educated at Eton. Immediately opposite Eton, across the Thames, is Windsor, a town which is closely associated with Eton. 

Windsor Castle, the largest castle in England and a favourite home of the Royal family, dominates the skyline the town.

Traditionally, public schools were always single-sex schools but now many of them are becoming co-educational, both boys and girls attend the school. Eton, however, still remains a public school for boys only.