Edinburgh. 1. Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland and one of the most beautiful cities in Europe

1. Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland and one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. It lies in seven hills and goes down those hills to the sea. The highest hill is three hundred meters above the sea. From the street in the center of the city you can see ships coming to Edinburgh from different countries of the world.

2. In the “old town” the streets are narrow. The tall houses with narrow windows go up the hills to Edinburgh castle, which is one thousand years old. The modern town lies at the foot of the hills. The streets are straight and well planned, so it is easy to walk in the street when you go sightseeing in Edinburgh. Many great men have lived in Edinburgh. Robert Burns, the great Scottish poet, published his first book of poems in Edinburgh. There is a monument to him in the city. Edinburgh is also proud of Walter Scott, the father of the historical novel in world literature, and Robert Louis Stevenson, a famous English writer.

3. This city is a great education centre, there are three universities. Such scientists as John Napier who invented logarithms, Adam Smith, the father of political economy, Alexander Bell, the inventor of the telephone also lived and worked in Edinburgh.

4. The Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh is another official residence of the Queen besides Buckingham Palace. This Palace is a museum with a number of museums inside it. There is the Museum of Childhood with its unique collection of toys and games, the Writer’s Museum, the People Story Museum, which tells the story of ordinary people.

5. It seems that the past and present live in Edinburgh side by side, and it gives a special charm to the city. But in fact, Edinburgh is a busy town. People are employed in manufacturing industry: electrical and electronics engineering, paper printing and publishing, food and drink industry.

Vocabulary

hill – холл

castle – замок

narrow – узкий

sightseeing – осмотр достопримечательностей

to be employed – работать, быть нанятым на работу

Questions

What gives a special charm to the city?

ВАРИАНТ 4

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

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

б) показателем множественного числа имени существительного;

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

Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. Peter gets up very early as he lives far from the University.

2. Children’s toys are in the big box.

3. A lot of artists took part in the performance.

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

1. During its history the city experienced several dramatic events.

2. This ten-floor building is the new Office Center.

3. A fifty-year-old man is my uncle.

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

1. Moscow is the largest city in Russia.

2. The more experiments we carry out, the more data we obtain.

3. This is the most beautiful view I have ever seen in my life.

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

1. Any monument in the city has its own history.

2. Nobody knows anything about this experiment.

3. The names of some streets and squares are living history of the city.

V. Перепишите следующие предложения, определите в них видовременные формы глаголов и укажите их инфинитив; переведите предложения на русский язык (см. образец выполнения 3).

1. One of her brothers made a tour of Europe last summer.

2. Kate cooked dinner yesterday.

3. Last Sunday I went to the theater with my friend.

VI. Прочитайте и устно переведите на русский язык с 1-го по 12-ый абзацы текста. Перепишите и письменно переведите 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11 и 12-ый абзацы. Письменно ответьте на вопрос после текста.