VIII. Поставьте вопросы к подчеркнутым словам в письменной форме (см. Образец 4).

1. Agatha Christie attended special courses to become a nurse.

2. The stories and novels of Agatha Christie are very popular and very readable.

3. Agatha couldn’t speak distinctly in the presence of people because she was very shy.

Вариант 4

I. Перепишите данные ниже предложения. Определите по грамматическим признакам, какой частью речи является слово с окончанием -s, и какую функцию это окончание выполняет в предложении, т. е. служит ли оно:

а) показателем 3 лица единственного числа в Present Indefinite;

б) признаком множественного числа имени существительного;

в) показателем притяжательного падежа имени существительного (см. образец выполнения 1).

Письменно переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. St. Paul's Cathedral is the best Renaissance Church in Europe.

2. Autumn is the season of mists, of wind days, of biting winds, of beautiful sunsets and miserable chilly days when it drizzles.

3. London consists of many parts and they are all very different from each other.

4. An Englishman’s house is his castle.

5. Communication between man and computer does not replace man’s creative abilities but expands them.

П. Перепишите следующие предложения и письменно переведите их, учитывая особенности перевода на русский язык определений, выраженных именем существительным (см. образец 2).

1. Computers led mankind to radical changes in the big economic organisations management.

2. The world public opinion is a powerful factor for the solution of international problems.

3. During World War II sound waves bounced back from the submarine helped to detect it.

4. People who work in noisy environments are encouraged to wear ear protectors.

5. A national strategy of sustainable development is to ensure further economic development and protecting the resources base and the environment for the further generations benefit.

Ш. Перепишите следующие предложения, содержащие разные формы сравнения, и письменно переведите их на русский язык.

1. There are many beautiful parks in London; the largest of them is Hyde Park, which is famous for its Speaker's Corner.

2. Say well is good, do well is better.

3. Those do least, who speak most.

4. Physical fitness is the state in which your body is the best possible condition for you.

5. At once the clothes became popular with young people, and, in a few months, they were being sold as fast as they could be made.

IV. Перепишите и письменно переведите следующие предложения, обращая особое внимание на перевод неопределенных и отрицательных местоимений и наречий.

1. The English language is spoken everywhere, almost in every country of the world.

2. We found this informatin nowhere else.

3. Nobody told us to bring notebooks for today's lesson.

4. Agatha Christie started writing thanks to some chance.

5. The importer only had to pay for the goods to be transported from Rotterdam to his warehouse, I paid for everything else.

6. Ask anybody for help.