Английский язык. Методические указания. Жесткова М.В. - 9 стр.

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Х. Укажите, какие из следующих утверждений соответствуют содержанию
текста. Используйте фразы: It is right. It is wrong. Исправьте неверные
утверждения.
1. The steam engine is the most powerful one, and it is widely used nowadays. 2. Water
wheels were used for irrigating fields. 3. Internal combustion engines are very economical and
do not need fuel to function. 4. The very first locomotive was powered by the steam engine. 5.
Wind-powered engines played a very important part in the history of transport. 6. In an internal
combustion engine, there is a furnace and a boiler. 7. An internal combustion engine is smaller
and lighter than a steam engine. 8. Internal combustion engines are used in airplanes. 9. Jet
engines are made of a very resistant metal. 10. A jet engine does not have a boiler.
ВАРИАНТ 3
I. Перепишите и переведите предложения, обращая внимание на
употребление времён группы Indefinite (Present, Past, Future) в действительном
залоге. Выпишите сказуемые и укажите их видовременные формы.
1. This train will proceed to its destination without any stops. 2. The price of the ticket in
the London Underground depends on the distance you travel. 3. The invention of a steam
engine started the first industrial revolution. 4. The top speed of the first steam locomotive was
thirteen miles per hour. 5. Students of technical institutes have practical training at various
enterprises, and it gives them an opportunity not only to watch production processes but also to
take part in them.
II. Перепишите и переведите предложения, обращая внимание на
употребление времён группы Indefinite (Present, Past, Future) в страдательном залоге.
Выпишите сказуемые и укажите их видовременные формы.
1. Since Paris is located in the center of the country, the passengers who spend a day in
the capital can reach any town the same evening. 2. Our flight will be delayed because of a
strike of air-traffic controllers. 3. The freight turnover was reduced because of a considerable
increase of transportation cost. 4. New plastic and synthetic materials are widely used for the
interior and exterior finishes of carriages. 5. The demand for tickets was so great that they were
sold out as soon as the booking office was opened.
III. Перепишите и переведите предложения, поставив глагол в нужную форму.
1. This railroad (to design – Present Indefinite Passive) to handle only freight trains. 2.
We (to leave – Past Indefinite Active) our car in the parking lot near the terminal. 3. The
shuttle-train (to cover – Present Indefinite Active) the distance from London to Paris in three
hours forty minutes. 4. Steel rails (to use – Past Indefinite Passive) in the USA for the first time
in 1863. 5. You (to catch – Future Indefinite Active) the train, if you (to hurry – Present
Indefinite Active) up.
IV. Перепишите и переведите предложения, обращая внимание на
употребление оборота there + to be
.
1. We missed the last train and tried to get tickets for the morning train but there were no
tickets available in the booking office. 2. In the USA, there is a special discount for those
passengers who buy round-trip tickets. 3. There are road works in the center streets of the city
that is why long jams are expected. 4. There was no bridge in this place and we took a boat to

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