Task 2. Match the English words and word-combinations given below with their Russian equivalents.

1) ежегодные конференции	a) headquarters
2) центральный орган	b) to flourish
3) союз	c) merger
4) суммировать	d) arbitrary interference of
5) свобода влечет за собой ответственность	e) trade unions
6) процветать	f) alliance
7) надежная защита	g) environmental protection
8) профсоюзы	h) secure defences
9) слияние, объединение	i) annual conferences
10) деспотическое влияние управления	j) to summaries
11) защита окружающей среды	k) freedom entails responsibilities

Task 3. Answer the questions on the text,
1. What are the main political parties in Great l3riiain?
2. When did the word “Conservative” first come into use?
3. What are the fundamental principles of the Conservative Party?
4. What do the Liberal Democrats stand for?
5. What other parties are there in Parliament?

Task 4. К указанным ниже словам подберите из текста синонимы и переведите их на русский язык.

1. 1.principal 2. person 3. to own 4. Property 5. to reward

6. to employ 7. to organize 8. to permit 9. to purchase 10. profit

Task 5. К указанным ниже словам подберите из текста антонимы и переведите их на русский язык.

1. flexible 2. to take 3. sole (adj) 4. large 5. to employ

6. legal 7. to permit 8. local 9. to sell 10 a unit

Task 6. Раскройте скобки, употребив сложное дополнение.

1) The woman saw (enter the house, a stranger, though the back door).

2) The police saw (stop and take, the detective, a few shots).

3) We expect (to join us, you, in the trip).

4) We heard (to come up, to the front door, a postman).

5) I have never heard (speak badly, anyone, of him).

Task 7. Переведите на русский язык, обращая внимание на сложное дополнение.

1) I heard her ask him about it.

2) He likes to be asked questions.

3) I know him to be a very experienced lawyer.

4) They expect to be invited there.

5) He ordered his son to open the window.

 

Task 8. Переведите на русский язык, обращая внимание на сложное подлежащее.

1.The building of the court is believed to be the finest in our town.

2.The man was seen to steal her purse.

3.This lawyer is known to be an honest and intelligent expert.

4.The thieves were heard to have run very quickly.

5.The boss was expected to arrive at the weekend

 

Task 9. Переведите предложения на английский язык, употребляя сложное подлежащее.

1. Считают, что он один из лучших юристов нашего города.

2. Сообщили, что эксперименты были успешны.

3. Полагают, что кодекс Хамураби - самый старый письменный свод законов в мире.

4. Поезд, к сообщили, прибыл в Сочи вовремя.

5. Видели, что он пришёл на работу рано.

Task 10. Вставьте пропущенные предлоги.

When a plane... London arrived... Sydney airport, workers began to unload... number... wooden boxes which contained clothing. No one could account for the fact that one... the boxes was extremely heavy. It suddenly occured to one of the workers to open up the box. He was astonished... what he found. A man was lying... the box on top of a pi­le of woolen goods. He was so surprised... being discovered that he didn't even try to run away. After he was arrested, the man admitted hiding... the box before the plane left London. He had had a long and uncomfortable trip, for he had been confined... the wooden box over ten hours. The man was ordered to pay £345 for the cost... the trip. The normal price... a ticket is £230!

 

Task 11. Вставьте пропущенные артикли.

The whole village soon learnt that... large sum of money had been lost. Sam Benton,... local butcher, had lost his wallet while taking his savings to the post-office. Sam was sure that... wallet must have been found by one of the villagers, but it wasn't returned to him. Three months passed, and then one morning, Sam found his wallet outside his front door. It had been wrapped up in newspaper and it contained half... money he had lost, together with... note which said: «A thief, yes, but only 50 per cent a thief!» Two months later, some more money was sent to Sam with another note: «Only 25 per cent... thief now!» In time, all Sam's money was paid back in this way.... last note said: «I am 100 per cent honest now!»

 

Task 12. Разделите текст на несколько логических частей и озаглавьте каждую из них. Выразите главную идею каждой части одним или двумя предложениями.

Task 13. Составьте 5 типов вопросов к тексту.

Вариант IV