ST.PETERSBURG

1. St. Petersburg (Leningrad) is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Its history is inseparable from the history of the Russian people and dates back to the beginning of the 18th century. The city was founded by Peter the First in 1783 on the banks of the Neva river. The city lies on forty-two islands. Three hundred and sixty bridges cross the river and the canals in the city.

2. St. Petersburg is famous for its revolutionary past, its heroism during the Great Patriotic War. Leningrad stood against the enemy for nine hundred days and over half a million people died in the blockade but did not let the enemy come into the city.

3. Today St. Petersburg is a centre of industry, science and culture in Russia. It has about 300 research and design institutes and more than 40 higher educational establishments with a total of about 275 000 students. The city is known for its highly developed industry producing everything, from powerful turbines and machine tools to sophisticated gadgets.

4. St. Petersburg is called the city of museums. There are about 50 museums of different kind. Among them are the State Hermitage, one of the world's largest fine art museums, the State Russian Museum and others. There are also14 theatres, 40 palaces, 50 cinemas, a lot of libraries, parks and squares in St. Petersburg.. Most of the city's buildings form architectural compositions of great artistic value. The famous tourist attractions are the Summer Palace, the Admiralty, St. Isaac's Cathedral, Alexander Column, the Statue of Peter the Great and many others. The environments of the St. Petersburg are as famous as the city itself. The popular tourist destinations are Petrodvorets, Lomonosov, Pushkin, Pavlovsk and Gattchina.

ВАРИАНТ 4

I. Перепишите предложения. Определите по грамматическим признакам, какой частью речи являются слова, оформленные окончанием -s, и какую функцию это окончание выполняет, т.е. является ли оно:

а) показателем 3-го лица единственного числа глагола в Present Simple;

б) признаком множественного числа имени существительного;

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

I. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. Today the city covers 1.600 square kilometres.

2. It is the most pleasant surprise to see so many parks in London.

3. The most striking of the buildings is St. Paul's Cathedral.

II. Перепишите следующие предложения и переведите их, обращая внимание на особенности перевода на русский язык определений, выраженных существительными (см. образец выполнения 2).

1. London is one of the most beautiful capital cities in the world.

2. St. Petersburg summit was an important political event.

3. The Clock Tower of the Houses of Parliament is famous for its big hour bell, known as "Big Ben".

III.Перепишите следующие предложения, содержащие разные формы сравнения, и переведите их

на русский язык.

1. London is one of the oldest and most interesting cities in the world.

2. The more you walk about London the more you like it.

3. Westminster Abbey has much more historic associations than any other building in Britain.

4. Gatwick isn’t as big and modern as Heathrow.

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

1. To any visitor the city is an exciting mixture of sights, sounds and people.

2. There are some famous ancient buildings within the old part of the city.

3. If you want to see the priceless collection of ancient manuscripts, coins, and sculptures you must go nowhere, but the British Museum.

4. ‘There is something in my eye, doctor.’

V Перепишите следующие предложения, в них видо-временные формы глагола и укажите их инфинитив. Переведите предложения на русский язык (см. образец выполнения 3).

1. Almost a million people work in the City during the day.

2. That was long before the Romans came.

3. In the centre of London you will see famous buildings -Buckingham Palace, the Houses of Parliament, and others.

4. London began on two small patches of dry land in the middle of a marsh on the north bank of the Thames.

VI. Прочитайте и устно переведите на русский язык с 1-го по 4-ый абзацы текста. Перепишите и письменно переведите 1,2 и 3-ий абзацы текста.

VI. Прочитайте и устно переведите текст. Письменно переведите 3й и 4й абзацы.

VII. Прочитайте 4-ый абзац текста и вопрос к нему. Из приведенных вариантов ответа укажите номер предложения, содержащий правильный ответ на поставленный вопрос.

How many people come to the City to work?

1 Few people live here but over a million people come to the City to work.

2. Few people live here but half a million people come to the City to work,

3. Few people live here but over two million people come to the City to work.

LONDON

1. London is one of the most complex cities in the world. To the Londoner it is more a collection of village areas than one large city. To the visitor it is an exciting mixture of sights, sounds and people.

2. London began on two small patches of dry land in the middle of a marsh on the north bank of the Thames. That was long before the Romans came. In Roman times it was named Londinium, and was already a large centre of trade. Alfred the Great took London from the Danes and it gradually replaced Winchester as the capital. Since then it has grown and grown. Today it covers a greater area than any other city in the world, has about 9 million inhabitants and is the capital of the United Kingdom.

3. As you approach the centre of London, you see the busy shopping streets and catch a first glimpse of the famous building - Buckingham Palace or the Houses of Parliament -or focal points like Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square. Everywhere there are bright red buses, and black taxis and busy restaurants; it is the most pleasant surprise to see so many parks, trees and gardens in London.

4. The heart of London is the City, its financial and business centre. Numerous banks, offices and firms are situated there, including the Bank of England. Few people live here, but over a million people come to the City to work. There are some famous ancient buildings within the City. Perhaps the most striking of them is St. Paul's Cathedral; the greatest of English churches. It was built in the 17th century by Sir Christopher Wren. The Tower of London was founded by Julius Caesar and in 1066 rebuilt by William the Conqueror. It was used as a fortress, a royal palace and a prison. Now it is a museum.

Пояснения к тексту:

The Bank of England - Английский банк

The Stock of Exchange - Лондонская фондовая биржа

Тhe Old Bailey - Центральный уголовный суд

Focal points - главные достопримечательности

ВАРИАНТ 5