Wrongly Labelled Clothes Withdrawn

“Marks and Spencer”, the UK stores group, yesterday announced it had withdrawn a small batch of clothing, after it was discovered that the products had been incorrectly labeled as made in the UK, when they had been made in Morocco.

The move comes three days before the broadcast in Britain of a two-part television programme which alleged that some of M&S’s suppliers were exploiting child labor in developing countries and incorrectly labeling the products as made in the UK.

Mr. Denis Desmond, the chairman of the exclusive supplier to “Marks and Spencer”, yesterday categorically denied allegations the this Moroccan subcontractor was using child labor.

However, “Marks and Spencer” confirmed that part of a batch of 16,800 pairs of women’s pyjamas had been incorrectly labeled as made in the UK, when in fact they had subcontracted the work to a Moroccan company called Sicome.

Грамматические упражнения

1. Образуйте форму множественного числа у следующих существительных.

an apple a tomato

a sheep a family

a match a city

1. Вставьте вместо пропусков местоимения. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. (Those/that) sandwiches are mine!
2. There’s Jack! (I/he) got a heavy suitcase.
3. This house belongs to them. This is (your/their) house.
4. Be careful with your knife or you’ll cut (ourselves/yourself).

1. Переведите на английский язык следующие предложения, используя в качестве сказуемого формы глаголов “to be”, “to have”

1. Мой отец учитель.
2. Его мама не американка, она испанка.
3. У тебя есть свободная минутка для меня?
4. У него нет хорошей зимней одежды.

1. Поставьте глаголы в скобках в форму прошедшего простого времени (Past Simple) в следующих предложениях. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. When … you (to leave) the party?
2. They (to finish) their exams 2 days ago.
3. I (to wait) for an hour, but he (not to phone).
4. … she (to watch) the film last night?

1. Поставьте следующие предложения в отрицательную и вопросительную формы. Подчеркните подлежащее и сказуемое, определите время сказуемого, переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. They were playing chess the whole day yesterday.
2. We spent time at the seaside last summer.
3. I like to spend time with my friends.

1. Переведите предложения на английский язык, сказуемые которых употреблены в категории Continuous (Present-Past-Future Continuous).

1. Что ты смотришь по телевизору?
2. Мы не отдыхаем сейчас в санатории.
3. Ты работала вчера целый день?

1. Задайте 4 типа вопроса к следующим предложениям. Переведите исходные предложения на русский язык.

1. I don’t know what time it is now.
2. She will have a day off tomorrow.
3. We decided to spend time in the country.

1. Переведите текст контрольной работы на русский язык письменно.

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The Sources of Economic Health

In 1776, new technologies were being invented and applied to the manufacture of cotton and wool, iron, transportation and agriculture in what came to be called the “Industrial Revolution”.

Adam Smith was keenly interested in these events. He wanted to understand the sources of economic wealth, and he brought his acute powers of observation and abstraction to bear this question.

His answer was:

- The division of labour

- Free domestic and international markets

Smith identified the division of labour as a source of “the greatest improvement in the productive powers of labour”. The division of labour became even more productive when applied to creating new technologies.

Scientists and engineers, trained in extremely narrow fields, became specialists at inventing. Their powerful skills speeded the operations faster, and more accurately than people.

But, said Smith, the fruits of the division of labour are limited by the extent of the market. To make the market as large as possible, there must be no impediments to free trade both within a country and among countries.

Smith argued that when each person makes the best possible economic choice based on self-interest, that choice leads as if by an invisible hand to the best outcome for society as a whole.

Грамматические упражнения

1. Образуйте форму множественного числа у следующих существительных.

a loaf a biscuit

a country a wife

a mouse a flat

1. Вставьте вместо пропусков местоимения. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. (Those/this) is wonderful! I like a hot bath after work!
2. I met Paul today and (they/we) have lunch together.
3. These cups belong to us. These are (my/our) cups.
4. Alan cooked (itself/himself) a snack when he got home.

1. Переведите на английский язык следующие предложения, используя в качестве сказуемого формы глаголов “to be”, “to have”

1. Она из Америки, а ты?
2. Мне 23 года.
3. У нас не будет свободного времени на это.
4. У меня не было денег, чтобы купить шоколад.

1. Поставьте глаголы в скобках в форму прошедшего простого времени (Past Simple) в следующих предложениях. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. Mark (to stop) smoking list month.
2. Where … you (to live) few years ago?
3. I (not to understand) his words.
4. I (to take) a trip around Europe by train at that time.

1. Поставьте следующие предложения в отрицательную и вопросительную формы. Подчеркните подлежащее и сказуемое, определите время сказуемого, переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. I looked out of the window and saw her.
2. It is very snow today.
3. She will meet me at the airport on Monday.

1. Переведите предложения на английский язык, сказуемые которых употреблены в категории Continuous (Present-Past-Future Continuous).

1. Солнце яркое и я загараю.
2. Том консультировался со специалистом по этому вопросу в тот момент.
3. Ты будешь работать весь вечер?

1. Задайте 4 типа вопроса к следующим предложениям. Переведите исходные предложения на русский язык.

1. She loved him so much!
2. He lives in France now.
3. I shall visit my favourite museum when being in London.

1. Переведите текст контрольной работы на русский язык письменно.

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Bell Canada Sees Reward

Bell Canada, the country’s biggest telephone company, expects to post a 40 per cent jump in net income this year.

The expected increase, the first in three years, comes in the face of intense competition in long-distance services, and the entry of cable-TV operators and other competitors in the local market.

About 35 per cent of the improvement will come from an increase in local rates, which came into effect at the beginning of this year.

But much of the rest will be attributable to cost-cutting and higher revenues from phone services, such as a “call waiting” signal and access to incoming callers; phone numbers.

Operating expenses are expected to drop slightly this year, despite a 6.8 per cent advance in revenues. Bell’s workforce is due to shrink to 45,300 at the end of this year.

Bell said yesterday it was gaining more long-distance customers than it was losing. However, most of these were, small residential users, so that its market share in revenue terms was slipping.

Грамматические упражнения

1. Образуйте форму множественного числа у следующих существительных.

a fish a suit

a child a foot

an actor an orange

1. Вставьте вместо пропусков местоимения. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. Have you got some cheaper pens? (These/this) are very expensive!
2. Come to the gym with Jim and me. (They/we) are leaving now.
3. Those books belong to him. Those are (its/his) books.
4. Tom hurt (themselves/himself) when he was playing football.

1. Переведите на английский язык следующие предложения, используя в качестве сказуемого формы глаголов “to be”, “to have”

1. Милан – на севере Италии.
2. Моей сестре 6 лет.
3. У него нет друзей.
4. Завтра у меня экзамен по истории.

1. Поставьте глаголы в скобках в форму прошедшего простого времени (Past Simple) в следующих предложениях. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. A couple of friends (to come) with me.
2. How many counties … you (to visit)?
3. I (to have) a great time and I really (to love) it!
4. She (not to like) it at all!

1. Поставьте следующие предложения в отрицательную и вопросительную формы. Подчеркните подлежащее и сказуемое, определите время сказуемого, переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. My son is watching TV now.
2. They pretended to be asleep.
3. He will stay in bed tomorrow, as he is not well.

1. Переведите предложения на английский язык, сказуемые которых употреблены в категории Continuous (Present-Past-Future Continuous).

1. Мы не играем в теннис сейчас.
2. Они будут отдыхать завтра в первой половине дня?
3. Я звонила тебе с 4 до 7 вечера, но ты не отвечал.

1. Задайте 4 типа вопроса к следующим предложениям. Переведите исходные предложения на русский язык.

1. I want to tell you a story.
2. She has always time for this work.
3. They hold the negotiations several times.

1. Переведите текст контрольной работы на русский язык письменно.

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