VI. Translate the following sentences into Russian

A   1. Scientists today know much more about the properties of solids than they did 40 years ago.                     

2. The distance from the Sun to the Earth is much longer than that from the Moon.

3. The new method of converting mechanical energy into electrical one is much more effective.                     

4. The lowest temperature on the Earth is -80^oC. There are far lower temperatures on other planets.

 

B 1. The younger you are, the easier it is to learn.

  2. The more I thought about the plan, the less I liked it.

  3. The bigger the mass, the bigger the weight of the body.

  4. The stronger the magnet, the greater the distance through which it acts.

 

C    1. Venus is nearly as big as the Earth.

  2. No planet is as hot as the Sun.

  3. He answered all the questions as well as his comrades did.

  4. The speed at which the Earth revolves round the Sun is nearly as high as

         that of Venus.  

 

D    1. Mars as well as Venus is a planet where no life exists.

  2. A solid has length as well as width.

  3. The ocean of air as well as the ocean of water is material.

  4. Metals as well as minerals are of great importance in industry.                     

 

VII. Put the adjectives in brackets into the correct form.

1. Mount Everest is (high) mountain in the world.

2. Greece is (near) to the equator than Denmark.

3. Tokyo is (big) city in the world.

4. I think English is (easy) than French.

5. This is (funny) joke I know.

6. I find French (interesting) than history.

7. The new hotel is (modern) building in our town.

8. Good health is (good) than money.

9. This is (wonderful) place for a holiday.

10. Moscow is (large) than Kiev.

11. This is (beautiful) house in the city.

12. The Assembly Hall is (large) room in the Institute.

13. Their house in the country is (little) comfortable than their flat in the town.

 

VIII. Find the mistakes and correct them.

1. I’m cleverest than my brother.

2. New York is moderner than London.

3. They are busyer than we are.

4. Please, be quieter!

5. This exercise is more easy than that one.

6. This machine is the simplest than the others.

7. Can you come more early next time?

8. The weather in Spain is driest than in Britain.

IX. Translate the following sentences into English.

1. Здание Московского университета – самое высокое в столице.

2. Грамматика английского языка трудная, но английское произношение труднее.

3. Какая из этих книг самая интересная?

4. Волга длиннее Дуная, это самая длинная река в Европе.

5. Зимой дни короче, а ночи длиннее.

6. Мне нравится теплая погода. Чем теплее погода, тем лучше я себя чувствую.

7. Становится все труднее и труднее найти работу.

8. Ты едешь слишком быстро. Ты можешь ехать чуть медленнее?

9. После того как она побывала в Англии, её английский стал намного лучше.

10.  Не беспокойся. Ситуация не такая плохая. Она могла бы быть хуже.

11. Вчера я очень устал, поэтому пошёл спать раньше, чем обычно.

 

 

ОБОРОТ “THERE + BE”

1. Если нужно сказать, что что-то имеется, существует (или не существует), то используется оборот there + to be. В этом обороте перед сказуемым (to be) стоит слово there, которое занимает место подлежащего, но не переводится. Глагол to be может иметь любое число и время (настоящее, прошедшее или будущее) и обычно имеет значение: иметься, находиться, существовать.

 

There are about 70 metallic elements. - Существует около 70 металлических элементов.

There were many students in the library. - Было много студентов в библиотеке.

There will be three practical classes tomorrow.

 Завтра будет три практических занятия.

2. Если в предложении с этим оборотом есть обстоятельство, отвечающее на вопрос “где?”, то перевод следует начинать с этого обстоятельства.

 

There are many forests in our country. – В нашей стране много лесов.

3. Вместо глагола to be в этом обороте может стоять другой глагол, перевод которого следует найти в словаре.

 

There appeared new methods of separating the molecules of polymers. – Появились новые методы разделения молекул полимеров.

4. There как обстоятельство переводится “ там, туда ”.

 

There were many students there. – Там было много студентов.

5. В вопросительных предложениях с оборотом there + be глагол be ставится на первое место.

There are different kinds of energy.

Are there different kinds of energy?

Yes, there are. (No, there aren’t.)

There are no different kinds of energy.

Exercises:

I. Put in "there is / there isn’t / is there / there are / there aren’t / are there".

 

1. Kenham isn’t an old town. _____ any old buildings.

 

2. Look! _____a photograph of your brother in the newspaper!

 

3. “Excuse me, _____ a bank near here?” “Yes, at the end of the street.”

 

4. _____ five people in my family: my parents, my two sisters and me.

 

5. How many students _____ in your class?

 

6. “Can we take a photograph?” “No, _____ a film in the camera.”

 

7. _____ nowhere to sit down. _____ any chairs.

 

8. _____ a central weather bureau in our country.

II. Put in there + is / are / was / were / has been / have been / will be.

 

1. _____ a good film on TV yesterday evening.

2. _____ 24 hours a day.

3. _____ a party at the club last Friday but I didn’t go.

4. When we arrived at the cinema, _____ a long queue to see the film.

5. Last week I went back to the town where I was born. It’s very different now.

6. _____ a lot of changes. 

7. I think everything will be OK. I don’t think _____ any problems.

8. _____ an accident last night.

III. Complete the sentences. Use "there will be, there would be, etc". Choose from:

 

will    might   would   wouldn’t   should    used to   (be) going to

 

1. If people drove more carefully, _____ fewer accidents.

2. “Have we got any eggs?” “No, I am not sure. _____ some in the fridge.

3. I think everything will be OK. I don’t think _____ any problems.

4. Look at the sky. _____ a storm.

5. “Is there a school in the village?” “Not now. _____ one but it closed.”

6.  People drive too fast on this road. I think _____ a speed limit.

7. If people weren’t aggressive, _____ any wars.

 

IV. Translate the following sentences from English into Russian.

 

a).     

1. There are many students at the lecture today.

2. There is a blackboard in front of the students’ desks.

3. There are some drawings on the blackboard.

4. There are some figures there too.

 

b).

1. There are hundreds of different plastics.

2. There are different types of rocket motors.

3. There are some kinds of surfaces.

 

c).

1. In the corner of the room there stands a bookcase.

2. There hangs a clock over the bookcase.

3. In the middle of the classroom there stand some desks.