Volgograd

1. Volgograd stands on the beautiful Volga. The city is more than four hundred years old. The rapid development of industry and trade, river and railway transport, in the 19th century led to the intensive growth of the city. The Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 earned the city the immortal glory of a hero-city.

2. The entire country participated in the restoration of the hero-city. The heroic labour of millions of people helped the city to rise from its ashes. And the best monument to the heroes who defended the city on the Volga is the beautiful modern city, wide squares and prospects, its parks and gardens. The city grows from year to year.

3. Today Volgograd is one of the biggest industrial centres: many industrial enterprises, large and small, function here. An endless stream of steel, aluminium, oil and steel cables, tractors, medical equipment and building materials, river boats and chemical products flows day and night from the ports and railway terminals of Volgograd to all corners of our country and abroad.

4. The Volga Hydro-Electric Power Station is the biggest in Europe. The total capacity of its aggregates exceeds 2.5 mln kilowatts. The opening of the Volga-Don Navigation Canal meant the realization of an age-long dream of the people to join

two great rivers - the Volga and the Don. Volgograd is now a port of five seas.

5. Volgograd is also a cultural centre. There are higher secondary educational institutions, a lot of vocational schools and schools of general education there. Many foreign students from the countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America live and study in Volgograd. There are some theatres, a circus and a planetarium in the city.

7. Прочитайте 5-й абзац текста и письменно ответьте на вопрос:

Who studies in educational institutions of Volgograd?

ВАРИАНТ 5

1. Перепишите следующие предложения. Определите по грамматическим признакам, какой частью речи являются слова, оформленные окончанием -s, и какую функцию это окончание выполняет, т.е. служит ли оно:

а) показателем 3-го лица единственного числа в present

Indefinite;

б) признаком множественного числа имени существительного;

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

Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. In Washington the streets that go from east to west are named after letters of the alphabet.

2. A well-known scientist works at this plant.

3. The worker's hostel is within 20 minutes' walk from the plant.

2. Перепишите следующие предложения и переведите их, обращая внимание на особенности перевода на русский язык определений, выраженных именами существительными, и подчеркните их (образец 2).

1. There are many government offices in Washington.

2. We have a large State library in our city.

3. The scientists developed new synthetic rubber products.

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

1. The White House is maybe one of the most beautiful places in Washington.

2. The longest and the biggest streets in Washington are named after American States.

3. Automatic devices make labour safer and easier.

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

1. We saw no skyscrapers in Washington.

2. Almost any building of Washington is attractive.

3. There are some museums in Washington.

5. Перепишите следующие предложения, определите в них видо-временные формы глаголов и укажите их инфинитив; переведите предложения на русский язык (см. образец выполнения 3).

1. Washington is very green and peaceful city.

2. G. Washington led the American army in many battles during the War for the American Independence.

3.Мапу places in Washington will tell you about the history of the city.

6. Прочитайте и устно переведите на русский язык с 1-го по 6-й абзацы текста. Перепишите и письменно переведите 1, 2, 3 и 5 абзацы.