V. Прочтите текст. Перепишите его и письменно переведите.

The Tay Bridge.

The Tay Bridge in Scotland was designed and built by Sir Thomas Bouch in the nineteenth century. The bridge that was over 3 km long, opened in1978 and fell down in a winter storm in 1879. A train carrying 70 people was on the bridge at the time and all the people were killed.

There was an enquiry into the Tay Bridge disaster to find out why the accident happened. One of the conclusions was that the design and construction were based on how quickly and cheaply it could be built; safety and strength were not thought about properly. Another conclusion was that it was a very cold winter and the iron might crack when it contracted. Also, the design was based on experience rather than the more scientific and accurate calculations used today.

During the twentieth century engineers used computers to do a detailed structural analysis of the design used for the Tay Bridge. The results confirm that the design of the bridge was definitely substandard.

VI. Выпишите все глаголы-сказуемые из текста и определите их видо-временные формы. Переведите предложения.

ВАРИАНТ 4

I. Перепишите предложения. Письменно переведите их на русский язык. Подчеркните глаголы в PRESENT CONTINUOUS. Определите, в каком лице и числе стоит глагол.

1)I was walking through the local park when suddenly I met my old school friend.

2)At the moment we’re testing the model of one of new bridges.

3)Our company normally produces the electric equipment but this year it is producing the computer-control equipment.

II. Перепишите предложения. Письменно переведите их на русский язык. Определите видо-временную форму глагола в страдательном залоге.

1)I think this book will be spoken a lot.

2)Many questions were asked by students after the conference.

3)The text is divided into three parts.

III. Напишите числительные полностью.

1)the 12th

2)856

3)the 784th

4)1.000.005

5)470

IV. Перепишите предложения. Определите степени сравнения прилагательных. Переведите предложения.

1) The life in London is safer than in New York.

2)The traffic in Beijing is the worst in China.

3)The most dangerous team sport is rugby.

V. Прочтите текст. Перепишите его и письменно переведите.

The Mini Story.

The first Mini was first made in 1959. And nowadays over 5 million people own one. BMW, a German car manufacturer, now owns the Mini and the newest model is being manufactured at an advanced production system in Oxford, England.

There are 2,500 employees at the plant and the working environment is good. The car assembly line is designed ergonomically to be easy to use and comfortable for the operators. For example, the car is raised, lowered, and turned through 90 degrees so the workers can do their jobs comfortably and easily. Old-fashioned, noisy, compressed-air tools are replaced with quieter and more accurate electric tools.

During the 1990s approximately £500 million were spent to change an old Oxford car factory into a state-of-the-art manufacturing plant. The Oxford plant now produces around 100,000 Minis a year.

VI. Выпишите все глаголы-сказуемые из текста и определите их видо-временные формы. Переведите предложения.

ВАРИАНТ 5

I. Перепишите предложения. Письменно переведите их на русский язык. Подчеркните глаголы в PAST CONTINUOUS. Определите, в каком лице и числе стоит глагол.

1)You are constantly laughing.

2)The young woman was taking her dog for a walk in the park.

3)Last year I spent my summer holidays in Egypt.

II. Перепишите предложения. Письменно переведите их на русский язык. Определите видо-временную форму глагола в страдательном залоге.

1)Goggles are used for the specific purposes.

2)Moscow was first mentioned in chronicles in 1147.

3)You will be sent for if needed.

III. Напишите числительные полностью.

1)the 19th

2)268

3)6.846

4)the 30th

5)1.000.000.008

IV. Перепишите предложения. Определите степени сравнения прилагательных. Переведите предложения.

1)The richest man in the world is the Sultan of Brunei.

2)Moscow is bigger than Paris.

3)Edinburgh is one of the most impressive cities in Britain.

V. Прочтите текст. Перепишите его и письменно переведите.

Ryan’s Invention

When 18-year old Ryan Paterson read a story in his local newspaper about a teenage girl who couldn’t hear or speak, it gave him an idea. The girl used sign language, but she needed a human translator with her all the time.

Ryan designed a glove that could translate sign language into text. It used electronic sensors to read the hand movements of the person who was wearing it. Then it transmitted the data to a portable device that displayed the text on screen. The device only translated the alphabet, but a special program allowed the user to adapt hand movements. The user could give special meanings to certain hand movements.

Ryan built two prototypes using a leather golf glove. He tested it with students from the National Technical Institute for the Deaf.

Now, he has a patent on the device which means that he owns the idea. He’s thinking about starting his own company so can develop the design and market it.