Практикум по английскому языку (по истории Англии Средних веков). Пилипенко В.А - 32 стр.

     8. Is it a constitutional document?
     9. Did 24 barons restrict the king’s power? How?
     10. What is the historical role of Charter?

III. Translate this text from Russian into English.
     Ïåðèîä ìåæäó ïåðèîäîì çàâîåâàíèÿ è 1200 ãîäîì õàðàêòå-
ðèçîâàëñÿ ðàñòóùåé âëàñòüþ ãîñóäàðñòâà. Äæîí, êîòîðûé öàðñòâî-
âàë â ýòî âðåìÿ, ïîïûòàëñÿ íàðóøèòü ôåîäàëüíûå çàêîíû ÷àñò-
íîé ñîáñòâåííîñòè. Èç-çà ýòîãî îí ëèøèëñÿ ïîääåðæêè áàðîíîâ è
öåðêîâíèêîâ. Õàðòèÿ ïîÿâèëàñü êàê äîêóìåíò, íåîáõîäèìûé ïðåæ-
äå âñåãî áàðîíàì. Îíà îãðàíè÷èâàëà âëàñòü êîðîëÿ. Ýòîò äîêóìåíò
íåëüçÿ ñ÷èòàòü êîíñòèòóöèîííûì, íî îí ïîäãîòîâèë ïîÿâëåíèå
íîâûõ êëàññîâ íà ïîëèòè÷åñêîé àðåíå.

IV. Comment upon the tense-forms of the verbs:
     - it was recognized...
     - John did make the attempt...
     - he levied fues...
     - Magna Charter has been regarded...
     - Magna Charter shows that...
     - it is mainly provided...

V. Reading.

1. Read the text and translate it into Russian orally:
      In the past, of all the many influences that have fashioned our
landscape, the most important has been the need to grow food. That
need, the basic human necessity, is likely to provide the most reliable
indicator when we are seeking guidelines to fashion the landscape of
the future. Whatever else we may forecast about the future of these
islands, it is clear that we shall need to grow more of our own food.
We shall no longer be able to import half the temperate food we eat,
as we have so needlessly been able to do in the recent past.
      With few exceptions the landscape that is fashioned by efficient
farmers will provide scenery that pleases the eye.

2. Give some derivatives of the words:
     influence, prove, fashion, base, necessity, forecast, provide.




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