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Philadelphia

One of the main cities of the United States of America is Philadelphia. It lies in the east of the US A.

Now Washington is the capital of the USA, but Philadelphia was the first capital of the United States of America from 1790 till 1800. Many people consider that Philadelphia is an important political centre of the USA, because in this city in 1787 people adopted the first constitution.

Philadelphia is a seaport and shipping centre of the country. It is an important industrial centre. There are many important branches of industry in the city.

There are many places of interest in Philadelphia, for example, the Independence National Historical Park. You will see many monuments in it, for example, the Liberty Bell. Now the Liberty Bell is a symbol of freedom. The sound of this 'Bell told the people about the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence. It was in July, 1776.

Philadelphia is one of the cultural centers of the country. The Parkway is the cultural centre of Philadelphia. There are many museums in the city. For example, the Philadelphia Museum of Art (one of the greatest museums of the world), College of Art, Academy of Sciences and Academy of Fine Arts.

There are a lot of.theatres, shops and hotels in the city. You will see Pennsylvania University in Philadelphia. This University has an interesting and large library. Philadelphia is a beautiful city with many sky-scrapers in it.

VII. Выпишите соответствующие содержанию текста предложения и письменно переведите их.

1) Philadelphia was the first capital of the USA from 1790 till 1800.

2) You can see many theatres and monuments in Philadelphia, for example, the Liberty Bell, which is a symbol of freedom.

3) The Philadelphia Museum of Art is near Independence National Historical Park.

4) The sound of the Liberty Bell told the people about the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence.

5) Philadelphia is one of the cultural centers of the country because there are many museums there.

6) Pennsylvania University has an interesting and large library.

7) Philadelphia is the most important city of the USA

8) The first constitution was adopted in 1787 in this city.

9) Philadelphia is an important industrial and political centre of the country.

10) Washington is considered to be the center of the country because it is the capital of the United States of America.

Вариант 4

I.Перепишите следующие предложения. Переведите их на русский язык. 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 глагола в Present Indefinite;

b) признаком множественного числа имени существительного;

c) показателем притяжательного падежа имени существительного

1) An Englishman’s house is his castle.

a) –s b) –s c)-s

2) Peter Browns works as a manager.

a) –s b) –s c)-s

3) He usually has breakfast at 8 o’clock.

a) –s b) –s c)-s

4) I hate writing letters.

a) –s b) –s c)-s

5) Michael plays tennis two times a week.

a) –s b) –s c)-s

II. Перепишите следующие предложения и переведите их, обращая внимание на особенности перевода на русский язык определений, выраженных именем существительным.

1. Helen is a university student.

2. What are your plans for summer holiday?

3. Mr. Taylor and his wife listened to six o’clock news.

4. This is a very interesting newspaper article.

5. There is a large State Library in our town.

Изучите тему: степени сравнения прилагательных и наречий.

III. Выполните тест. Письменно переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. The Volga is ___ than the Dnepr.

a) the longest b) longer c) long

2. This video cassette recorder is ____ than that one.

a) more expensive b) expensive c) the most expensive

3. Today we have ___ free time than you have.

a) the most b) much c) more

4. The Moscow underground is the ____ in the world.

a) better b) best c) good

5. The ____ we leave, the ____ we will arrive.

a) more … more b) longer … shorter c) earlier … sooner

Изучите тему: неопределенные и отрицательные местоимения.

IV. Выполните тест. Письменно переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. He gave me ___ newspapers.

a) any b) some c) no any

2. He didn’t ask me ___ questions.

a) any b) no c) some

3. Have you got ___ animals at home?

a) some b) any c) no

4. I can’t buy a car because I have ____ money.

a) no b) some c) any

5. Tell me if you need ____ help.

a) any b) no c) not any

Изучите тему: временагруппы Indefinite (Present Indefinite, Past Indefinite, Future Indefinite).

V. Выполните тест. Письменно переведите следующие предложения:

1. The film ___ at 6 o’clock yesterday.

a) begins b) began c) will begin

2. He is a nice person but I ____ trust him.

a) don’t b) isn’t c) doesn’t

3. I saw him yesterday. He ___ very angry.

a) will be b) are c) was

4. He ____ back home next week.

a) were b) will be c) are

5. I hope that you ___ quite well.

a) are b) was c) shall be

VI. Прочитайте и устно переведите текст.


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