Дополните следующие предложения.

1. The federal Parliament is ….

2. Canada has over 15 per cent of ….

3. Nowadays Canada has more than 2,400 museums ….

4. Canada is a world leader in ….

5. Canada’s 37 national parks are ….

 

Переведите предложения на русский язык, обращая внимание на герундий.

1. They continue their studying.

2. My parents insist on my staying there.

3. Thank you for helping.

4. My friend can’t help speaking about this event.

5. After coming home the boy had dinner.

 

 

Образуйте герундий, переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. No (camp).

2. There’s no (regret) my decision.

3. Their (shout) woke people up.

4. We don’t mind (invite) him.

5. Excuse me, I (be) late.

 

Перепишите предложения в прошедшем времени. Обратите внимание на изменения, происходящие в придаточных предложениях.

1. He says he has left his bicycle in the yard.

2. I suppose they met in the street.

3. Christy says he will tell you the truth.

4. Nobody knows what she means.

5. We think that he is joking.

 

Выразите повествовательные предложения косвенной речью.

1. He said to me: “This man is the doctor for the hospital”.

2. “There is no one by that name here”, they answered.

3. “I am ill. I have a high temperature”, he said to us.

4. “We have tried to telephone to Odessa for him”, they said.

5. “I don’t think I will have done this work by the evening”, she said.

 

Вариант 4

Переведите текст на русский язык.

Australia

Australia is the world’s smallest continent which is almost completely surrounded by ocean expanses. It is the sixth largest country in the world. The east coast of Australia was discovered by Captain Cook in 1770. The population of the country is over 20 mln. people.

The continent of Australia is divided into four general topographic regions. Although Australia has a wide diversity of climatic conditions, the climate of Australia is generally warm and dry, with no extreme cold and little frost. Australia is situated in the southern hemisphere and that’s why January is the hottest month in this country.

Australia is an amazing country; it has a great variety of flora and fauna. The animals in Australia have a lot of original, for example, dingoes (wild dogs), koala bears, kangaroos, cockatoos, emus and many others.

The Commonwealth of Australia is the official name of the country.

Australia has six states and two territories: New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.

Australia is a constitutional monarchy like Great Britain. Queen of Great Britain is the Queen of Australia and the head of the state. Australia is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. The capital of the country is Canberra.

The official language of the country is English. The fundamental unit of Australian money is the Australian dollar ($A).

Australia is one of the world’s most developed countries. It is the world’s leading producer of wool, wheat and bauxite (the ore from which aluminium is made).

Australia produces and exports large amounts of minerals and farm goods. Income from the export enables Australians to have high standard of living.

 

2. Ответьте на следующие вопросы:

1. Who discovered the east coast of Australia?

2. What is its total population?

3. What are the most interesting animals in this country?

4. What is the official name of the country?

5. What is the capital of the country?

 

Выпишите из текста предложения в страдательном залоге и определите временную форму сказуемого.

Соотнесите две части предложения по смыслу.

A Б

1. The Commonwealth of Australia is … a. English

2. Queen of Great Britain is … b. by Captain Cook in

1770.

3. The east coast of Australia was discovered … c. the official name of

the country.

4. The capital of the country is … d. the Queen of Austra-

lia and the head of the

state.

5. The official language of the country is … e. Canberra.

 

Вставьте пропущенные по смыслу слова (из текста) в предложения.

1. Australia is a constitutional … like Great Britain.

2. It is the world’s leading producer of …, … and ….

3. The Commonwealth of Australia is … name of the country.

6. The east … of Australia was discovered by Captain Cook in 1770.

7. The … of the country is Canberra.