II. Перепишите и переведите предложения, обращая внимание на степени сравнения прилагательных и сравнительные конструкции

1. Britain constitutes the greater part of the British Isles separated from continental Europe by the English Channel.

2. There are some other places of interest in the city that are as famous as the Tower of London.

3. England is the most densely populated part (376 persons per sq km); Scotland, with 64 people per sq km, is the least densely populated land.

III. Перепишите предложения и переведите их, учитывая особенности перевода существительных в функции определения.

1. Fogs in London disappeared as the result of the government environment protection policy.

2. The school year in Great Britain is divided into 3 terms; they are three-month-terms, named after seasons: the autumn term, the winter term and the spring term.

3. Harrods (in Knightsbridge) is the best department store in the UK and the largest in Europe and has a developed customer care service.

IV. Перепишите и переведите предложения, обращая внимание на неопределенные и отрицательные местоимения.

1. Nowadays Britain is no longer the ‘workshop of the world’, but a nation of a service industry and retailing of all sorts.

2. There are some strict requirements for people getting visa to England and many other English-speaking countries.

3. Do you have any cross-cultural misunderstandings with your foreign counterparts?

V. Перепишите и переведите предложения, обращая внимание на конструкцию there be.

1. There is an official bilingual policy in Wales: road signs are in English and Welsh (валлийский язык).

2. There are 10 national parks in England and Wales and 2 such areas in Scotland. Are there any national parks in Russia?

3. There won’t be any problems with your travel to Europe, if you make all the travel arrangements in advance.

VI. Перепишите предложения. Выпишите из них глаголы-сказуемые, определите их видовременные формы и укажите инфинитив. Переведите предложения.

1. My friend likes Great Britain and is visiting it now to attend some of the most important traditional sporting contests that take place at approximately the same time every year.

2. Tourists will learn more about Dublin’s places of interest, if they read some travel guides or go to any sightseeing excursion.

3. They made the analysis of the climatic changes: the weather on the islands has been very unstable and will have changed greatly by the end of the century.

VII. Перепишите предложения. Выпишите из них модальные глаголы и их эквиваленты, определите их значения. Переведите предложения.

1. Maria has travelled a lot. She can speak French, Spanish and English. And her grandfather could speak five languages.

2. The foreigner wasn’t allowed to London without a visa. Any foreign visitor must have permission to enter a country.

3. We ought to respect local people when we go abroad. We should respect other cultures and traditions if we want to be tolerant.

VIII. Прочитайте и постарайтесь понять содержание текста. Перепишите и переведите 1, 4 и 5-й абзацы.

SOME FACTS ABOUT BRITAIN

1. Many foreigners say ‘England’ and ‘English’ when they mean ‘Britain’ or the ‘United Kingdom’, and ‘British’. This is very annoying for millions of people who live in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and who are certainly not English. However, they are all British. So what is the difference between the names ‘Great Britain’ and ‘the United Kingdom’? The UK is an abbreviation of the official name of the country: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which forms the major part of the British Isles.

2.Great Britain is the largest island. It consists of England (the capital city London), Wales (Cardiff), and Scotland (Edinburgh). The island of Ireland comprises Northern Ireland (Belfast) and the Irish Republic (Dublin) which is an independent country.

3. The United Kingdom covers a total area of 244,104 square kilometers. The population is about 57 million. England has a population of 46.5 million people; nearly the same number of people as in France which is bigger than the UK.

4. The most important area divisions in the United Kingdom are the counties. Each county has a council which plays an important part in the local government and administration. For example, the responsibilities of a county council include education, police and fire services.

5. There are many places of interest in Britain that attract your attention. The streets of old towns and villages are often pleasing and harmonious. Many towns preserve their old character. They are built around cathedrals and abbeys that are evidence of the country’s rich architectural heritage.

6. Britain is home to thousands of must-historical attractions. Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Big Ben are in London and others can be found in all corners of the country.

IX. Прочитайте текст еще раз и письменно ответьте на вопрос:

What is the UK and what parts does it consist of?

ВАРИАНТ II

I. Перепишите и переведите предложения. Определите грамматические значения (функции) окончания -s / -es, т.е. служит ли оно: 1) показателем 3-го лица единственного числа глагола в Present Simple; 2) признаком множественного числа имени существительного; 3) показателем притяжательного падежа имени существительного.

1. The US, the fourth largest country in the world, covers an area of more than 9 million square kilometers and consists of 50 states.

2. The 13 stripes of the United States’ flag typify the original 13 States; the 50 stars represent the 50 States.

3. The USA is the leading industrial power. The mineral and agricultural resources of the United States are tremendous.