D Упражнения. a) How many states does the U.S

1. Дайте ответы.

a) How many states does the U.S. consist of? b) What's the capital of the

United States? c) Is Washington only a city? d) Is the U.S. president only

the head of state? e) Is the British prime minister the head of state? f) Why

is America's position such a prominent one in today's world? g) Give examples

to show that the U.S. is a country of great contrasts, h) Talk about the

weather in the United States, i) Talk about the population of the United

States, j) Talk about poverty in the United States, k) What would the world

be like if there was no America? 1) Talk about things in this country that have

come from America.

2. Составьте условные предложения по образцу.

If cars were not / weren't mass-produced, they wouldn't be so cheap.

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If

America

cars

he

she

there

they

you

(not)

(be)

(buy)

(eat)

(jog)

(leave)

(mow)

(speak)

a steak,

English,

him behind,

immigrants,

it at the duty-free,

mass-produced,

no security checks,

no telephone,

so large,

so much,

the lawn more often,

flying

he

it

people

she

they

you

(not)

(be)

(feel)

(find)

(look)

(write)

a job.

a superpower.

cheaper.

depressed.

more letters.

more risky.

nicer.

so cheap.

so fit.

so poor.

stronger.

3. Употребите прилагательные в превосходной степени.

a) The United States is the fourth (large) nation in the world, b) The U.S.

president is one of the (powerful) men in the world, c) The queen is the

(prominent) person in Britain, d) The U.S. is one of the (prosperous) countries

in the world, e) The Big Steep was one of the (good) films based on a novel

by Chandler, f) This is one of the (difficult) crosswords I've ever tried, g) It

was one of the (hot) days of the year, h) He's the (strong) man I ever saw.

i) It was one of the (frightening) bushfires we ever had. j) This must be the

(bad) hotel in town, k) It's the (reliable) car I ever had. 1) This is the

(strange) film I've ever seen.

4. Притяжательный падеж с 's или конструкция с of? (В примере возможны обе

конструкции, но в большинстве предложений это невозможно).

The Lees have a store on (Manhattan / [the? ] Upper East Side).

The Lees have a store on Manhattan's Upper East Side.

The Lees have a store on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.

a) Washington is (the United States /[the? ] capital), b) London is (Britain/

[the? ] most important city), c) (The fire / [the? ] speed) was frightening,

d) (Eric / [the? ] birthday) is on the fourth of February, e) (This flight/[the? ]

departure) will be delayed, f) When the police arrived, (the shop/[the? ] door)

was wide open, g) (Raymond Chandler / [the? ] novels) are still very popular,

h) (Dave / [the? ] passport) has to be extended, i) We're looking after (our

neighbour /[the? ] dog) while she's away, j) He's now one of (the company/

[the? ] directors), k) President Calvin Coolidge said in 1925: " (America/ [the? ]

business) is business."

5. Вставьте who, whose или which.

a) The United States is a federal republic consists of 50 states.

b) Raymond Chandler was a thriller writer books are still popular today.

c) People are afraid of flying should remember that flying is much safer

than travelling by car. d) A fund has been set up to help people homes

were destroyed by the fires, e) of Chandler's novels do you like best?

f) A president policies are disapproved of can still be personally popular.

g) Bogart was an actor could be tough without a gun. h) We apologize

for the excessive delays last night, were caused by ice falling in Balcombe

Tunnel, i) bag is this here? - Roy's, I think, j) Bushfires, 90 per cent of

are caused by humans, have always been common in Australia.

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6. Переведите.

a) США - федеративная республика.

b) Президент США является как гла-

вой правительства, так и главой госу-

дарства, с) В политическом и в эко-

номическом отношении США являют-

ся одной из самых сильных стран ми-

ра, d) Большинству американцев

живется очень хорошо (extremely well

of), но меньшинство, около 15% насе-

ления, живет в бедности, е) Если бы

не было Америки, мир был бы другим

(different), f) Если бы автомобили не

производились серийно (massproduce),

то они не были такими де-

шевыми, g) Если бы у нас не было

компьютеров, нам бы понадобился

больший персонал.

In 1986 New York's

Statue of Liberty

was 100 years old.

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