New Zealand

Insert the prepositions. Read the text about New Zealand and translate it.

Географическое положение и государственное устройство Новой Зеландии.

Предлоги времени

Choose the right answer. Only one answer is correct.

1.The capital of Australia is:

a) Ottawa; b) Canberra; c) Sydney; d) West Coast.

2.The history of modern Australia begins in:

a) 1770; b) 1778; c) 1897; d) 1492

3. An Australian wild dog is called:

a) Hot dog; b) Sausage dog; c) Lassie; d) Dingo.

5. The English navigator Captain James Cook chartered almost the entire eastern coast in:

a) 1770; b)1365; c) 1778; d) 1828;

6. The northern and western coasts of Australia were discovered by the Dutch in the:

a)17century; b) 11 century; c)15 century; d)18 century;

Предлоги – это служебные слова, которые показывает отношение существительного (или местоимения) к другим словам в предложении. Они не выполняют самостоятельной функции в предложении и поэтому не являются членами предложения.

in – в (время дня,месяц, сезон, год, век)

at – в (час, праздники)

on – в (дни недели, даты, со словами день и ночь on a cold day, on a summer night)

by – к (срок совершения действия)

for - в течение (период времени)

Следующие выражения с предлогами студенты должны знать наизусть:

Above all - главным образом

After all - в конце концов

Day after day – день за днем

Soon after that –вскоре

Long after–спустя долгое время

At all - вообще

At best – в лучшем случае

At home - дома

At the age (of) –в возрасте

At the beginning – в начале

At the end – в конце

At the expense – за счет

By chance – случайно

By mistake – по ошибке

From day to day –со дня на день

From morning till night --c утра до вечера

on business – по делу

In conclusion –в заключение

In exchange – в обмен

In fact – в действительности

In time – вовремя

In vane – напрасно

By the(week) -понедельно

By (day) - днём

On the way - по дороге

On foot - пешком

And so on - и так далее

New Zealand is situated … the southwest of the Pacific Ocean … large islands: the North Island and the South Island. Its total area is 268,112 sq. km.

Less than 1/4 … the territory of the country lies below 200 m contour line. The South Island is significantly more mountainous than the North Island. New Zealand has a temperate, an ocean climate without marked seasonal variations … temperature rainfall.

The total population … 1986 was … 3.3 mln people … average population density of about 12 persons per sq. km. About S of the population is classified as Europeans. Most of them are …British descend. English is the universal language.

The capital … New Zealand is Wellington. Like the United Kingdom New Zealand is a constitutional monarchy. Officially the head … the state is the British Queen (or the King) whose representative, the governor-general, is appointed … a five-year term. The Head … the government is the Prime Minister.Legislative body is theHouse … Representatives, a unicameral body consisting 84 members elected … universal suffrage … 3 years. Four of the members of the House of Representatives are elected directly by the Maori people.

Local divisions are about 100 counties, 128 boroughs 10 towns and districts.

The government … New Zealand is democratic and modeled on that o: United Kingdom.

The economy of New Zealand has traditionally been based on pastoral farming. The last decades have seen a large expansion in the light industries. New Zealand draws many thousands of tourists to its shores because of the beauty, diversity, and compactness of its natural attractions.