New Year in England

The most common type of celebration is a New Year party, either a family party or one arranged by a group of young people. This usually begins at about eight o'clock and goes until the early hours of the morning. Sometimes the hosts make a big bowl of punch which consists of wine, spirits, fruit juice and water in varying proportions. There is usually a buffet supper of cold meat, pies, sandwiches, cakes and biscuits.

At midnight the radio is turned on, so that everyone can hear the chimes of Big Ben, and on the hour a toast is drunk to the New Year. Then the party goes on.

Another popular way of celebrating the New Year is to go to a New Year's dance. Most hotels and dance halls hold a special dance on New Year's Eve. The hall is decorated, there are several different bands and the atmosphere is very festive.

The most famous celebration is in London round the statue of Eros in Piccadilly Circus where crowds gather and sing to welcome the New Year. In Trafalgar Square there is also a big crowd and someone usually falls into the fountain.

Ответьте на вопросы:

1. How long does a New Year party usually last?

2. What dishes are usually cooked for such an occasion?

3. Why do crowds go to Trafalgar Square?

Вариант 4

I. Переведите предложения, подчертите в них сказуемое.

1. When I came to Minsk, my friend had already left for Moscow.

2. We know that he gave up smoking.

3. Where is your book?

II. Определитe какую видо-временную форму глагола следует употребить

при переводе на английский язык следующих предложений:

1. Что вы здесь делаете (1)? а) Present Simple

-Я перевожу (2) статью о жизни b) Present Continuous

Шекспира. - По-моему, вы пере- с) Present Perfect Continuous

водите (3) ее уже давно. - Да,

обычно я перевожу (4) быстро, но эта

статья довольно трудная.

2. Вы были (1) в Большом театре? a) Past Simple

Какие оперы и балеты вы там b) Present Perfect

видели (2)? Когда вы были (3)

там в последний раз? Что смотрели (4)?

3. С кем ты вчера разговаривал (1), a) Past Simple

когда я встретил(2) тебя на улице? b) Past Continuous

- С другом. Он приехал (3) из Киева c) Past Perfect

два дня назад. Мы разговаривали (4) d) Past Perfect Continuous

уже полчаса, когда ты вчера нас увидел (5).

4. Я все еще буду работать (1), a) Future Simple

когда ты вернешься (2). А когда я b) Future Continuous

закончу 3) работу, мы пойдем (4) c) Future Perfect

гулять. Я думаю, что закончу (5) d) Future Perfect Continuous

работу к 7 часам. e) Present Simple

III. Выпишите предложения, в которых сказуемое выражено формой:

a) Indefinite Tense; b) Continuous Tense; c) Perfect Tense. Переведите их на русский язык.

1. She comes home at 5.

2. The tourists have been to South America.

3. They buy fresh bread every day.

4. Who is sitting at the table?

IV. Выпишите из текста глаголы, выраженные формой страдательного залога.Переведите текст на русский язык.

Many new towns are being built in Siberia and in the Far East. Some of the towns were founded about 20 years ago. The first costruction teams were organized in 1959 when the Moscow University physics students decided to spend their summer vacations working at construction projects. Since that time a lot of dwellings have been built by the students of different institutes. Many students were awarded orders and medals for their work during the "third semester".

V. Определите время и залог сказуемого и переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. Houses are built very quickly now.

2. In this street houses are modern and attractive.

3. The doctor has been sent for.

4. The doctor has a lot of patients.

5. I was born in 1970.

VI. Раскройте скобки и поставьте глагол в соответствующую видо-временную и залоговую форму.

1. Не (think) he (be) right.

2. Take your umbrella. It (rain) cats and dogs.

3. By the first of December I (work) here for 15 years.

4. Mike (want) on the phone.

5. If Dad (buy) a car, we (go) to the seaside.

6. I walked quickly because I (feel) cold.

7. The test (write) tomorrow.

8. He (not/receive) any letters from her this week.

9. Where she (spend) her holidays?

VII. Переведите следующие предложени на русский язык, обращая внимание на форму сказуемого в главном и придаточном предложениях - согласование времен.

1. Peter did not want to go to the cinema because he bad already seen the film.

2. I said that I would bring my coin collection.

3. I was surprised that she lived in the same house.

VIII. Прочтите и письменно переведите текст.