1. Перепишите следующие предложения.

Ирина в категроии Английский язык, вопрос открыт 10.03.2017 в 21:46

Определите по грамматическим признакам, какой частью речи являются слова, оформленные окончанием – s, и какую функцию это окончание выполняет, т.е. служит ли оно: а) показателем 3-го лица единственного числа глагола в Present Simple;
б) признаком множественного числа имени существительного;
в) показателем притяжательного падежа имени существительного (см. образец выполнения 1).
Переведите предложения на русский язык.
1) The ceremony of the Changing of the Guard that takes place daily at eleven o’clock in the morning provokes most interest among tourists.
2) The two principal public attractions of the Royal Academy are the famous series of Winter Exhibitions and the annual Summer Exhibition.
2. Перепишите следующие предложения и переведите их, обращая внимание на особенности перевода на русский язык определений, выраженных именем существительным (см. образец выполнения 2).
1) The men took hard and heavy jobs in industry, and the women took the low-paid jobs in factory canteens or restaurants.
2) The British government’s policy is that immigrants and their children should enjoy equality of opportunity in every possible way.
3. Перепишите следующие предложения, содержащие разные формы сравнения, и переведите их на русский язык.
1) Hyde Park has a large and most attractive lake called the Serpentine.
2) Street – salesmen promise that the goods are of the highest quality and much cheaper than those you can buy in the West End.
4. Перепишите и письменно переведите предложения на русский язык, обращая внимание на перевод неопределенных и отрицательных местоимений.
1) The British say that once upon a time people in England kept to any side of the road they liked.
2) There are no trams in London since 1952.
3) Some have had to leave their country for religious or political reasons.
5. Перепишите следующие предложения, определите в них видо-временные формы глаголов и укажите их инфинитив; переведите предложения на русский язык (см. образец выполнения 3).
1) The East End markets are famous throughout the world.
2) Yet, many people still discriminate against immigrants and their children because of the colour of their skin.
6. Прочитайте и устно переведите на русский язык с 1 по 4 абзацы. Перепишите и письменно переведите 1, 2, 3 абзацы.
STRATFORD – UPON – AVON
1. No town of comparable size enjoys such universal popularity as Stratford-upon-Avon, the birth-place of William Shakespeare. Year by year the fame of its long established Shakespeare Festival spreads as increasing numbers of visitors from all parts of the world come to enjoy the plays of the greatest dramatist of all time.
2. Originating as a river – crossing settlement, Stratford-upon-Avon has served as the market centre of the surrounding countryside since the grant of its market in 1196. Since 1553 Stratford has remained a self- governing borough and today has a basic population of some fifteen thousand people.
3. Stratford is a town with a character and atmosphere of its own. Apart from the beauty of its river, its streets and buildings preserve many links with its interesting past. Most famous are the properties and gardens associated with Shakespeare and his family.
4. The Shakespeare Memorial Theatre is the centre of the Shakespeare Festival. The brick-built theatre was erected in 1932 to replace an earlier theatre destroyed by fire. It is without doubt one of the best equipped theatres and its Shakespearean productions attract an international audience.
5. The House where Shakespeare was born in 1564 and spent his early years is a half-timbered building. It is visited by pilgrims from all over the world. The interior of Shakespeare’s Birthplace contains many features of unusual interest. The poet’s birthroom on the first floor is a fascinating room with a low, uneven ceiling and is furnished after the pattern of a middle-class home such as the Shakespeare family occupied. It is
the famous window on which are recorded the signatures of distinguished people who visited the house.
7. Прочитайте 5-й абзац и вопрос к нему. Из приведенных вариантов ответа укажите номер предложения, содержащего правильный ответ на поставленный вопрос:
What is Shakespeare’s house?
1) It is middle-class home.
2) It is a half-timbered building.
3) It is a house with low, uneven ceiling.