V.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.

3. The Royal Academy’s services to the arts began nearly 200 years ago.

VI. 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.

VII. 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.

Контрольное задание 2

Образцы выполнения упражнений

Образец 1 (к упр. I)

1. Many have been the victims of racial discrimination.

Многие являются жертвами расовой дискриминации.

have been - Present Perfect Active от глагола to be.

2. All the factories, mills, workshops and docks are concentrated in the East End.

Все фабрики, заводы, мастерские и доки сосредоточены в Ист Энде.

are concentrated – Present Simple Passive от глагола to concentrate

Образец 2 (к упр. Ii)

1. Buckingham Palace was built in 1703 for Duke of Buckingham.

Букингемский дворец был построен для герцога Букингема в 1703 году.

built – Participle II, составная часть видовременной формы Past Simple Passive от глагола to build.

2. The statue of Nelson itself, placed towards the sea, measures 17 feet (more than 5m) in height.

Размер самой статуи Нельсона, установленной лицом к морю, составляет 17 футов (более 5 м) высотой.

placed – Participle II – определение.

3. When visiting the English Court in about the 14-th century, the royalty and nobility of Scotland stayed at the place now called “Scotland Yard”.

Примерно в 14 веке при посещении английского двора шотландские короли и знать останавливались в месте ныне известном как «Скотланд Ярд».

(when) visiting – Participle I, обстоятельство

called – Participle II – определение

Контрольное задание 2

Вариант 1

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

a) 1. Britain in the 1980s and early 1990s, had a large road building programme.

2. It is not surprising that the car is becoming increasingly popular.

б) 1. Trams were first used in London in 1861, but they were all replaced

by bus after 1945.

2. Britain, because it is an island, has always been forced to have good trading relations with other countries.

II. 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 (см. образец выполнения 2).

1. Being the busiest stretches of water in the world, the English Channel is the busiest passenger terminal in Europe.

2. Nearly all English kings and queens have been crowned in Westminster Abbey.

3. The Houses of Parliament constitute perhaps the most popular and widely spread image of London, known and recognized throughout the whole world.

4. When the great bell was cast in London foundry in 1858, the question of its name was discussed in Parliament.