Английский язык. I курс. - 7 стр.

      III. Перепишите следующие предложения, содержащие разные формы сравнения и
переведите их на русский язык.
1. The White House is the oldest public building in Washington, D.C. . 2. Washington is
smaller in size than the largest cities of the U.S.A. . 3. The more I learn about the history of
America, the more I want to visit this country.

      IV. Перепишите и переведите предложения на русский язык, обращая внимание на
перевод неопределенных и отрицательных местоимений.
1. Does he know any foreign language? 2. Any exhibit of this museum is valuable.
3. Some museums contain many historical objects and great works of art.

      V. Перепишите следующие предложения, определите в них видовременные формы
глаголов и укажите их инфинитив. Переведите предложения на русский язык ( см.
образец выполнения 3 ).
1. Abraham Lincoln became the sixteenth President of the United States in 1861. 2. The
American flag has thirteen stripes. 3. He will fly to America tomorrow.

     VI. Прочитайте и устно переведите на русский язык с 1-го по 4-й абзацы текста.
Перепишите и письменно переведите 1-й, 3-й, 4-й абзацы.

                                      Washington, D.C.

       1. The United States is a federal union which is made up of fifty states and one
independent district - the District of Columbia. The District of Columbia is the territory of the
national capital of the U.S.A., Washington, with its own laws and regulations. Washington,
D.C. is situated on both banks of the Potomac river, between the two states, Maryland and
Virginia.
       2. Washington, D.C. does not belong to a state. Don’t confuse it with the State of
Washington, which is located in the northwest of the United States. Washington, D.C. is located
on the East Coast.
       3. This place was chosen by the first American President George Washington. The plot of
land of a hundred square miles was bought from private owners by the state. In 1790 George
Washington laid the corner stone of the Capitol where the Congress sits. The place was called
the District of Columbia in honour of Columbus, the discoverer of America. The Washington
after the name of its founder. Washington has been the federal capital since 1800.
       4. Washington is sometimes called the heart of America. It is the place where the federal
government works and where each President of the United States lives. Washington is smaller
in size than the largest cities of the U.S.A., such as New York, Chicago, Detroit or Los Angeles.
The population of Washington is about 11 million people. The buildings in Washington are not
very tall because no building must be taller than the Capitol. But in political sense Washington
is the centre of the country and the most important city of the United States.

     VII. Прочитайте 2-й абзац и вопрос к нему. Какой из вариантов ответа
соответствует по содержанию одному из предложений текста?

      Where is Washington, D.C. located?