Английский язык, 5 заданий

Задание 1

Прочтите и переведите текст.

The USA

1. The United States of America (USA) is one of the largest countries in the world. The population of the USA is about 250 million people. The USA has fifty states. It's capital is Washington, D.C.

2. In the north the USA borders on Canada and in the South it borders on Mexico. It is washed by the Atlantic Ocean in the east and by the Pacific Ocean in the west. Hawaii , which became the 50th state in 1959,is situated in the Pacific Ocean. Alaska is separated from Russia by the Bering Strait. It is the biggest state of the country.

3. As the USA is a large country, the climate is different in different regions. For example, the Pacific coast is a region of mild winters and warm, dry summer, but the eastern continental region is watered with rainfall. The region around the Great Lakes has changeable weather. There are many mountains in the USA. The main river I the country is the Mississippi. There are five Great Lakes between the USA and Canada.

4. There are many big cities in the country. New York is the city of social contrast, financial and business centre of the USA. Boston has three universities in it. Chicago is one of the biggest industrial cities in the USA. Detroit is one of the biggest centres of the automobile industry. Hollywood is the centre of the US film business. The USA has an Academy of Science. There are many scientific institutions, museum, libraries, theaters and other interesting place in the country.

5. The USA is a highly developed industrial country. It is rich in mineral resources, such as salt, aluminum, copper and others. It produces coal, iron ore, natural gas, oil. Such industries as machine-building, shipbuilding are highly developed in the country. American agriculture produces a lot of food products: grain, fruit, vegetables.

6. The United States of America is a federal union, consisting of fifty states, with the District of Columbia as the seat of the national government. The President is the head of the state, of the federal government and he chooses is ministers, called cabinet leaders. Congress consists of two houses, The House of Representatives and the Senate. In the USA there are two main political parties, the Democratic Party and the Republican Party.

7. Washington, the capital of the USA was named in honor of the first president, George Washington. It is located on the north bank of the Potomac River. Washington is one of the most beautiful and unusual cities in the USA. It has little industry. Washington looks different from other cities. No building in the city may be more than 40 meters tall. The Capitol is the tallest building in Washington. This is where laws are made. The White House is home of every president of the United States.

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Задание 2

Перепешите следующие предложения в Passive Voice, определите время и вид сказуемого, переведите предложения.

- Washington, the capital of the USA was named is honor of the first president, George Washington (was named - Past Simple Passive) (прошедшее простой страдательный)

- Вашингтон, столица США был назван в честь первого президента Джорджа Вашингтона.

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Задание 3

Перепишите предложения. Замените модальные глаголы их эквивалентами и поставьте их в прошедшую и будущую форму времени Simple, активного залога;

Определите функцию модального глагола и переведите предложения.

- No building in the city may be more than 40 meters tall.

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Задание 4

Письменно ответьте на вопросы.

- What is the geographical position of the USA?

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- What mineral resources does the USA have?

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- What leading towns of the USA do you know?

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- What is the structure of the government of the USA?

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Задание 5

Найдите в тексте и объясните формы образования

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