Chicago

Washington

1. Washington is the capital of the USA. The population of Washington is about 756 000 and together with suburbs its population is over 2 800 000.

2. The city belongs neither to the north nor to the South. Washington is humid year round because it sits between two rivers, the Potomac and Anacostia. Washington’s winters are not severe; the city shares the sweaty summers of Lousiana and the windy cold of the Northwest.

3. Washington is like no other city of the USA. New York is a centre of finance, of shipping, of fun; New Orlean deals in cotton; Chicago will sell you wheat and a hundred heads of catties. But Washington's only industry is government. The White House, where the U.S. President lives and works, the Capitol, the home of the U.S. Congress, and the Supreme Court are all in Washington. The Library of Congress, the biggest existing library, contains more than 13 million books in various languages.

4. There are many places of interest in Washington. One of them is the Thomas Jefferson memorial. This is a memorial to the third President of the United States, the Founder of the Democratic Party.

5. No visit to Washington is complete without an excursion to the home of George Washington at Mount Vernon. The estate, a typical 18th century plantation home, is on the Potomac River, 15 miles south of the capital.

6. Washington is a constant scene of mass demonstrations, "hunger marches" and antiwar rallies.

II. Выпишите из абзацев 1, 2, 3, 4 предложения со словами, оформленными окончаниями -s, и переведите их на русский язык.

III. Выпишите из абзацев 4, 5, 6 словосочетания, в которых определения выражены существительными, и переведите их на русский язык.

IV. Выпишите из абзаца 3 предложение, содержащее форму сравнения, и переведите его на русский язык.

V. Выпишите из абзацев 2, 4 предложения со словами it и one, переведите их на русский язык.

VI. Прочитайте следующие предложения; перепишите и переведите письменно то предложение, которое правильно передает содержание текста:

1. Washington's winters are mild.

2. Washington's winters are severe.

Вариант 2

I. Прочитайте и устно переведите весь текст. Перепишите и письменно переведите абзацы 3, 4, 5.

Chicago

1. Chicago with a population of about three and a half million is the second largest city in the United States (New York is the first). It is a centre of industry for the middle part of the country.

2. The city is first in the nation in manufacturing of machinery and electronic parts. The stock-yards and meatpacking plants are also famous.

3. Chicago is the biggest railroad centre. It has a vast commerce by many railways and by the lake, and exports wheat, meat and manufactured goods. Also 40 per cent of the country's motor freight moves in and out of Chicago. More air-lines converge on Chicago than any other city of the U.S.A.

4. Chicago is also an important centre of culture and science. It is the seat of the University of Chicago and several other institutions, and has important libraries and art collections. Chicago was the site of the first nuclear chain reaction (1942) and is still a leader in nuclear research.

5. The city was from the start a big melting pot of different nationalities. About one in four Chicago citizens is black. The Chicago Negroes are almost as numerous as those in New York a city twice as large.

Chicago's Negroes have a long history of participation in basic industry.

6. From six to seven million tourists come to Chicago every year and another million and a half come to business and political gatherings.

II. Выпишите из абзацев 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 предложения со словами, оформленными окончанием -s, и переведите их на русский язык.

III. Выпишите из абзацев 3, 4, 5, 6 предложения, в которых определения выражены существительными, и переведите их на русский язык.

IV. Выпишите из абзацев 1, 3, 5 предложения, содержащие формы сравнения, и переведите их на русский язык.

V. Выпишите из абзацев 1, 3, 4, 5 предложения со словами it и one и переведите их на русский язык.

VI. Прочитайте следующие предложения; перепишите и переведите предложение, которое правильно передает содержание текста:

1. New York is twice as large as Chicago.

2. New York is three times as large as Chicago.

Вариант 3

I. Прочитайте и устно переведите весь текст. Перепишите и письменно переведите абзацы 1, 2, 3.