Задание 9. - слова с окончанием -s/-’s

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1. Найдите и переведите

- слова с окончанием -s/-’s,

- цепочки слов (левое определение),

- прилагательные в сравнительной и превосходной степени и сравнительные конструкции,

- структуру there be,

- модальные глаголы и их эквиваленты.

2. Выпишите, проанализируйте и переведите сказуемые (10).

3. Дайте ответы на поставленные вопросы (письменно).

First Wright Brothers’ Flight

From 1900 to 1902 the Wright brothers tested a series of gliders (планеры) at Kill Devil Hills, a location chosen primarily for its steady winds.

For many people, December 17^th, may have seemed like another winter morning in North Carolina – but for Orville and Wilbur Wright, it was a perfect day to fly. On that clear day in 1903, the Wrights successfully tested their newest invention: a flyer (самолёт) with a four-cylinder engine. During the first flight, the craft was only air-born for 12 seconds and travelled 120 feet, but three even more successful flights followed later that day, and what the brothers have achieved would forever change the world: the first controlled, powered flight in a heavier than air flying machine.

The Wrights’ hometown of Dayton, Ohio, acknowledged their accomplishment (свершение) in June, 1909 with a two-day celebration that included parades, a banquet, medal-granting, ceremonies, and fireworks. Although Orville and Wilbur were modest (and unaccustomed to such accolades), it was clear that fame was bound (обязательно) to be a part of their life. Their friend and aviation expert Octave Chanute wrote to them: “I know that the reception of such honors becomes oppressive to modest men, but in this case you have brought the trouble upon yourselves by completing the solution of a world-old problem.”

A stamp, issued in May 22^nd, 2003, in Dayton, Ohio, commemorates the centennial of the Wrights’ incredible accomplishment. It depicts Orville at the controls of the Wright flyer.

Forum, 2004, vol. 42, № 1, р. 57.

Questions to be answered in writing:

1. What was tested at Kill Devil Hills in December, 1903?
2. How was the great achievement of Wright brothers celebrated in their hometown of Dayton, Ohio?
3. Why did fame become an integral part of their life?
4. In what way was the centennial of the Wrights’ accomplishment commemorated in 2003?