5. Ex.3. Find in the text the opposites to the following.

Familiar nationalities, small areas, from inside, experienced jobs, to lose, to gather, tiny.

Ex.4. Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the text.

1. In some British cities you can meet … different nationalities.

2. There are large areas … untouched by immigration.

3. Most members of … live in the South-East.

4. In Greater London, they represent … of the population.

5. People have been coming to Britain to get a better life, some to escape … , some as political or …. refugees.

6. The … of immigration was in the 1950s and 1960s.

7. The people of Sheffield are fortunate also in their homes, …. of their widespread city .

8. They still retain vestiges … which grow dose to the hamlet by the Sheaf.

Ex.5. Answer the questions.

1. Where did most people of Britain come from?

2. Is Britain a cosmopolitan society, isn’t it?

3. What ethnic minority do the population in Scotland and Wales belong to?

4. What have people been coming to Britain for?

5. When was the greatest wave of immigration in Britain?

6. What river flows through the modern city?

Grammar: The Complex Subject.

The Complex Subject consists of a noun/ pronoun and the Infinitive: Laser is known to be used in medicine.

The Complex Subject is used with the verbs:

• To say, to order, to ask, to announce, to report.

• Denoting sense perception: to see, to hear, to notice etc.

• Denoting mental activity: to think, to consider, to believe, to expect, to suppose etc.

• Word groups: to be likely, to be unlikely, to be sure.

• Pairs of synonyms: to seem, to appear, to prove, to turn out, to happen, to chance.

1. The Infinitive in the Complex Subject is used in all its forms and expressions.

   1. a simultaneous action: He is said to live in London.

   2. An action in progress: The water seems to be boiling.

   3. An action prior to the action expressed by the finite verb: They are reported to have finished the construction.

2. The Infinitive in sentences with the Complex Subject cannot refer to the future except with the verbs and word-groups: to expect, to be sure/certain, to be likely.

We are sure to come to the heart of the matter.

He is expected to give us an answer tomorrow.

3. If the verbs to prove, to seem/to appear are followed by adjectives or nouns, the verb to be after then can be omitted.

She proved (to be) clever.

He seems ill.

He appears an experienced teacher.

Ex.6. Translate into English.

1. Говорят, что он в Москве.2. Считают, что он один из самых лучших друзей в его компании.3. Эта книга, по-видимому, бала куплена не в нашем магазине.4. Этот вопрос, по-видимому, затронул всех.5. Кажется, он работает еще в офисе.6. Все, казалось, были удивлены, услышав это.7. Эта задача оказалось самой трудной в этом семестре.8. Сундук, кажется, пустым.9. Говорят, что дои был построен 200 лет тому назад.10. Сообщают, что это событие произойдет через несколько лет.

Ex.7. Open the brackets, using the correct form.

1. He seems (to read) since morning.2. She seems (to work) at his problem since she came here.3. He appears (to know) French well. He is said (to spend) his youth in Paris.4. The enemy was reported (to overthrow) the defense and (to advance) towards the city.5. They seem (to quarrel).I could hear their angry voices.6. They are supposed (to work) at the problem for the last two month.7. They seemed (to wait) for ages.8.She seemed (to recognize) me.

Ex.8. Translate into English.

1. Видели, как она писала письмо.2. Он кажется, сердит на меня.3. Вряд ли она приедет сегодня.4. Он кажется , не женится на ней.5. Мы вряд ли , их пригласим на обед.6. Оказалось, что рассказали все нашим родителям.7. Предполагали, что они накажут их.8. Она кажется, знает всю првду.8. Говорят, что они купили дом на левобережье.

Ex.9. Translate into Russian.

1. He doesn’t seem to have been discouraged by his failure.2. It seems that she knows French perfectly well.3. It happened that he was at home.4. It appears that the house was built in the eighteenth century.5. It seemed that he knew the subject well.6. It seems that the play has made a great impression on him.7. It proved that he was a very experienced worker.8. It happened that they met that very day.