III. Перепишите следующие предложения; подчеркните в каждом из них модальный глагол или его эквивалент. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. In order to enter the university, one must first apply to a college and become a member of the university through a college.

2. Students studying literature, for example, and those trained for physics may belong to one and the same college.

3. The fact is that one is to be a member of a college in order to be a member of the University.

4. There are many libraries at Cambridge, and in one of them among the earliest books by Shakespeare and other great writers one may see an early description of Russia by an Englishman on diplomatic service there (in 1591) and a Russian reading book of the 17-th century.

IV. Прочитайте и устно переведите на русский язык с 1 по 3 абзацы текста. Перепишите и письменно переведите 2 и 3 абзацы.

BIRMINGHAM

1. Long famous as an international business centre, Birmingham has developed into a modern and exciting city whose buildings and shops are second to none ¹.

2. Buying and selling has been an important part of life in Birmingham for more than eight hundred years. In fact men used to sell their wives there as recently as the 18-th century! (In 1733 Samuel Whitehouse sold his wife to Thomas Griffiths in the market place for a little more than a pound!) Although neither husbands nor wives are for sale nowadays, Birmingham’s markets offer a large choice of other goods.

3. Each Tuesday, Friday and Saturday, the colourful rag market can be found. People used to ² come to buy and sell old clothes (rags) but now there is a wide selection of modern fashions for everybody.

4. Years ago farmers used to sell their animals at the Bull Ring, but now it is one of the biggest open-air markets and shopping centers in the United Kingdom. People enjoy shopping there because it has modern shops, together with atmosphere of a traditional street market.

Пояснения к тексту:

1. непревзойденный

2. обычно; как правило

V.Прочитайте 4-й абзац и вопрос к нему. Из приведенных вариантов ответа укажите номер предложения, содержащего правильный ответ на поставленный вопрос:

Why do people enjoy shopping in Birmingham?

1. … because they used to sell and buy their wives there.

2. … because they used to sell and buy rags and animals there.

3. … because it has modern shops, together with atmosphere of a traditional street market.

Контрольное задание 3

Образцы выполнения упражнений

Образец 1 (к упр. I)

Present Simple Passive

Several new proposals are considered every week. – Несколько новых предложений рассматриваются каждую неделю.