Билет № 5.

1. Прочитать и перевести текст. Ответить на вопросы по тексту.

Land use planners develop plans for the use of land. They may forecast the future needs of the population. Planners promote the best use of a community's land and resources for residential, commercial, institutional, and recreational purposes. They address environmental, economic, and social health issues of a community as it grows and changes.

Planners also may help to make decisions about developing resources and protecting ecologically sensitive regions. Some planners are involved in environmental issues including pollution control, forest conservation. Before preparing plans for community development, planners study and report on the current use of land.

Planners prepare reports showing how their programs can be carried out and what they will cost. Planners use computers to record and analyze information and to prepare reports and recommendations for government executives, developers and builders.

Answer the questions:

1. May the land use planners forecast the needs of population?

2. Who can help to make decisions about developing resources?

3. Do land use planners work on computers?

2. Имя прилагательное. В английском языке имена прилагательные не изменяются ни по родам, ни по падежам, ни по числам. A wide road. – широкая дорога. A tall tree. – высокое дерево. An interesting book. – интересная книга. Имена прилагательные имеют 2 степени сравнения: сравнительную и превосходную. Основная форма не выражает сравнения и называется основной.

• Односложные прилагательные образуют сравнительную степень путем прибавления суффикса –er. Превосходная степень образуется путем прибавления суффикса –est.

Sharp – sharper – the sharpest острый – более острый – самый острый

• По этому же способу образуются степени сравнения двусложные прилагательные, оканчивающихся на -y, -er, -ow, -ble:

Busy –busier – the busiest занятый – более занятый – наиболее занятый

• Большинство двусложных прилагательных, а так же состоящие из 3-х и более слогов, образуют сравнительную степень при помощи слова more, а превосходную – the most.

Active – more active – the most active активный – более активный – наиболее активный

Для сравнения нескольких объектов после сравнительной степени употребляется союз than (чем): Examples: Moscow is larger than Yoshkar-Ola. – Москва больше чем Йошкар-Ола. (Москва больше Й-Олы)

3. Рассказать о Марий Эл.

The Mari El republic is situated in the center of the European part of Russian Federation. The Volga River divides it into 2 parts: the left-bank lowland and the right-bank highland. The territory of Mari El is about 23,000 sq. km. The capital of Mari El is Yoshkar-Ola.

People of different nationalities live in Mari El: Maris (They live in three ethnic units: Hill Maris, Meadow Maris and Eastern Maris), Russians, Tatars, Chuvashes and others.

Mari-El is rich with woods, rivers and lakes. The most common trees in the republic are: pine, fir, birch, aspen, lime, oak. Lots of different species of animals live in Mari El such as hare, fox, wolf, brown bear, lynx, beaver, and elk. The climate is temperate-continental. There are long cold winters and warm summers. The middle of July is the hottest time, autumn is cool and rainy, winter begins in December. The coldest month is January. Spring is cool and sometimes dry.

Our republic is rich in some minerals: sand, gravel, clay, peat, limestone. Key industry sectors are power generation, machine-building, metal-working, food industry, radio electronics, lumber production, wood-working, and pharmaceutical industry.

The lead agricultural sector is livestock breeding. It includes raising cattle, pigs, sheep, poultry, and horses. Wheat and rye are grown in Mari El..

The Republic of Mari El is a sovereign state under jurisdiction of the Russian Federation. The Head of the Republic is the President of Mari El who is elected for a 4-year term. He forms the Cabinet. The Republic's State Assembly represents the legislative branch of power.