New York

New York is one the largest cities in the world. It was founded three hundred years ago at the mouth of the Hudson river.

The centre of New York is Manhatten Island. In 1626 it was bought from the Indians for a handful of trinkets that cost twenty-four dollars. Today Manhattan is the centre of business and finance. Numerous skyscrapers house banks and offices of American business. Broadway begins here, the Stock Exchange is located here, too. Very few people live in Manhattan, thougt the majirity work here. Numerous bridges link Manhattan with the opposite shores.

New York is inhabited by people of almost all nationalities and races. It is called “modern Babylon”. At the turn of the twentieth century a lot of people came to the USA from different countries of the world. They entered the USA through New York, the Gateway of America.

New York is one of the leading manufacturing cities in the world. The most important industries are those producing paper products, vehicles, glass, chemicals, machinery. New York has a heavy traffic. The sea encircles many of the city areas and the ships go over or under New York traffic routes.

КОНТРОЛЬНАЯ РАБОТА №1

Вариант 3 (St-Peterburg)

1. Перепишите следующие 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 Indefinite;

б) признаком множественного числа имени существительного;

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

Переведите предложения на русский язык:

1. In the center of the square there is a monument to the city`s founder Peter I.

2. The foundation of the city dates back to 1703.

3. Hundreds of thousands of citizens perished from hunger, cold and artillery fire.

2. Перепишите предложения и переведите их, обращая внимание на особенности перевода на русский язык определений, выраженных именем существительным:

1. In the years of World War II our city was besieged by the fascists and cut of the rest of the country.

2. During its three- century – old history the city experienced several dramatic events.

3. Soon students will go to the State History Museum in Moscow.

3. Перепишите следующие предложения, содержащие разные формы сравнения, переведите их на русский язык:

1. The more I studied the English language, the more I liked it.

2. St.-Isaac`s Cathedral is the largest one in St. –Petersburg.

3. She will get thinner when she gets older.

4. Перепишите предложения, переведите их на русский язык, обращая внимание на перевод неопределенных и отрицательных местоимений:

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

2. Nobody knew anything about that building.

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

5. Перепишите следующие предложения, определите в них видо- временные формы глаголов, укажите их инфинитив и переведите на русский язык:

1. The blokade lasted for 900 days.

2. Our city will receive the title of hero-city.

3. There are numbers of libraries in the city.

6. Перепишите и письменно переведите текст