Washington

1. Washington is the capital of the United States of America. It is situated in the District of Columbia and is like no other city in the USA. It is the world’s largest one industry city. And that industry is government. The White House where the president lives and works, the Capitol, the home of the US Congress, and the Supreme Court, are all in Washington.

2. Washington was named after the first President George Washington. He selected the place for the capital and Pierre L’Enfant, French engineer, designed the city.

3. Washington was first settled in 1790 and since 1800 it has been the federal capital.

4. It is one of the most beautiful and unusual cities in the United States. The huge dome of Capitol – a big white dome standing on the circle of pillars rises in the centre of it. The 535 members of the Congress meet here to discuss the nation’s affairs. It’s easy to get lost in this huge building, full of paintings and statues.

5. The largest library in the States is the Library of Congress; it is not far from the Capitol. There are more than 13 million books, 19 million manuscripts, including the personal papers of the US presidents.

6. The White House is the official residence of the US President. He works in the Oval Office.

7. There are many monuments and memorials in Washington. The most impressive is the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument.

8. The Lincoln Memorial is devoted to the memory of the 16^th President of the US, the author of the Emancipation Proclamation, which gave freedom to Negro slaves in America.

9. To the south of the Potomac River, Pentagon is situated. It is the residence of the US Military Department.

10. In the Museum of Washington you can see allkinds of things: famous paintings sculptures, the dresses of Presidents’ wives, the originals of the Declaration of Independence, the largest blue diamond in the world, etc.

11. There are five universities in Washington. There are no skyscrapers, because they would hide the city’s many monuments from view. No building in the city may be more than 40 meters tall.

12. Thousands of tourists visit Washington every day. People from different the parts of the United States come to see their capital.

Vocabulary

to settle – поселять, заселять

dome – купол

pillar – колонна

to get lost – заблудиться

skyscraper – небоскреб

Questions

What important government buildings are situated in Washington?

ВАРИАНТ 5

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. Some chemical works produce polyethylene.

2. A well-known scientist works at this plant.

3. The students’ hostel is 20 minutes’ walk from the University.

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

1. This is a young people town.

2. We have a large State library in our city.

3. The scientists developed new synthetic rubber products.

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

1. He is the youngest student in our group.

2. The more often we visit this place, the more we like it.

3. Automatic device make labour safer and easier.

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

1. We saw no old buildings in this part of the city.

2. Almost any book of this writer becomes popular.

3. There are some new houses in this district.

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

1. This cinema is more than five years old.

2. Mr. Smith bought a new car last week.

3. My friend goes to the country almost every weekend.

VI. Прочитайте и устно переведите на русский язык с 1-го по 9-ый абзацы текста. Перепишите и письменно переведите 1, 2, 5, 6 и 7-ой абзацы. Письменно ответьте на вопрос после текста.