Методические указания и контрольное задание №4 по английскому языку для студентов заочного факультета всех специальностей. Дугарова С.С. - 6 стр.

  ordinary things of everyday life. They are prepared to stand         XI. Перепишите и письменно переведите 1-й и 3-й
  out from the crowd.                                                   абзацы.
4. Some, like botanist Alan Fairweather, a potato fanatic, have
  turned their eccentricity into a career – he worked for the
  Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food as a potato
  inspector. He has lived for thirty years on a diet of potatoes                              Вариант 2
  boiled in their jackets, supplemented by Mars bars, baked            I. Прочтите и устно переведите следующие
  beans and Vitamin C.                                                 предложения; определите функцию инфинитива и
  He won’t sleep in a bed and his idea of a break is a visit to the    запишите в тетрадь только форму инфинитива и его
  International Potato Centre in Peru. There are others who are        функцию.
  spare time eccentrics, like Barry Kirk, a computer technician,
  who likes to paint himself orange and pretend to be a baked          Образец:
  bean.                                                                When Mary Brown has a dinner-party she is helped by Mrs
                                                                       Higgins, the woman who comes in to help her with the
                      Пояснения к тексту                               housework each day.
                                                                       To help- обстоятельство цели.
1. walk of life – общественное положение; занятие,
  профессия                                                            1. The main problem was to find a house.
2. tape – записывать на пленку                                         2. Few people can afford to hunt, but even if they have not a
3.stand out – выделяться                                                    horse of their own many enjoy horse-riding, especially on
4. mad as a hatter – совсем сумасшедший, безумный (фиг.)                    television.
                                                                       3. Some people go to the races to see the horses and to enjoy
X. Прочтите текст еще раз и следующие за ним                                themselves, but others are more interested in betting.
утверждения. Проверьте себя, как вы поняли текст.                      4. Sue was hoping to go to a pop concert at the weekend to see
Запишите номера утверждений, которые соответствуют                       a famous pop group.
содержанию текста.                                                     5. He usually finds it impossible to come home for lunch, and
                                                                            so he goes to a cafe or a restaurant.
1. British people used to have the reputation of being eccentric.      6. It is interesting and amusing to meet the kind of people who
2. There are more male eccentrics than female ones in the UK.               go to holiday camps.
3. Eccentrics’ lifestyle is similar to the way ordinary people live.   7. There are nurses to look after small children, so that the
4. They are known to live longer and enjoy good health.                     parents can be free to amuse themselves.
5. Eccentricity can be hobby or full-time occupation.                  8. He was the first man to tell me about it.
                                                                       9. To travel around a lot is to find out what’s really like there.
                                                                       10. He demanded to be told everything.