II. Перепишите следующие предложения и переведите их, обращая внимание на особенности перевода на русский язык определений, выраженных существительными (см. образец выполнения 2).

1. London is one of the most beautiful capital cities in the world.

2. The bus stop is not far from here.

3. The Clock Tower of the Houses of Parliament is famous for its big hour bell, known as "Big Ben".

III.Перепишите следующие содержащие разные формы сравнения и переведите их

На русский язык.

1. London is one of the oldest and most interesting cities in the world.

2. The more you walk about London the more you like it.

3. Westminster Abbey has much more historic associations than any other building in Britain.

4. The East End is not as popular with tourists as the West End is.

IV. Перепишите и письменно переведите на русский язык следующие предложения, обращая внимание на перевод неопределенных и отрицательных местоимений.

1. To any visitor the city is an exciting mixture of sights, sounds and people.

2. There are some famous ancient buildings within the City.

3. If you want to see priceless collection of ancient manuscripts, coins, sculptures you must go nowhere but British Museum.

V. Перепишите следующие предложения, в них видо-временные формы глагола и укажите их инфинитив. Переведите предложения на русский язык (см. образец выполнения 3).

1. Almost a million people work in the City during the day.

2. That was long before the Romans came.

3. In the centre of London you will see famous buildings -Buckingham Palace, the Houses of Parliament.

4. London began on two small patches of dry land in the middle of a marsh on the north bank of the Thames.

VI. Прочитайте и устно переведите на русский язык с 1-го по 4-ый абзацы текста. Перепишите и письменно переведите 1,2 и 3-ий абзацы текста.

LONDON

1. London is one of the most complex cities in the world. To the Londoner it is more a collection of village areas than one large city. To the visitor it is an exciting mixture of sights, sounds and people.

2. London began on two small patches of dry land in the middle of a marsh on the north bank of the Thames. That was long before the Romans came. In Roman times it was named Londinium, and was already a large centre of trade. Alfred the Great took London from the Danes and it gradually

replaced Winchester as the capital. Since then it has grown and grown. Today it covers a greater area than any other city in the world, has about 9 million inhabitants and is the capital of England, of Great Britain.

3. As you approach the centre of London, you see the busy shopping streets and catch a first glimpse of the famous building - Buckingham Palace or the Houses of Parliament -or focal points like Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square. Everywhere there are bright red buses, and black taxis and busy restaurants; it is the most pleasant surprise to see so many parks, trees and gardens in London.

4 .The heart of London is the City, its financial and business centre. Numerous banks, offices and firms are situated there, including the Bank of England, the Bailey. Few people live here, but over a million people come to the City to work. There are some famous ancient buildings within the City. Perhaps the most striking of them is St. Paul's Cathedral; the greatest of English churches. It was built in the 17th century by Sir Christopher Wren. The Tower of London was founded by Julius Caesar and in 1066 rebuilt by William the Conqueror. It was used as a fortress, a royal palace and a prison. Now it is a museum.

Пояснения к тексту:

The Bank of England - Английский банк

The Stock of Exchange - Лондонская фондовая биржа

Тhe Old Bailey - Центральный уголовный суд

Focal points - главные достопримечательности

VII. Прочитайте 4-ый абзац текста и вопрос к нему. Из приведенных вариантов ответа укажите номер предложения, содержащий правильный ответ на поставленный вопрос.

How many people come to the City to work?

1 Few people live here but over a million people come to the City to work.

2. Few people live here but half a million people come to the City to work,

3. Few people live here but over two million people come to the City to work.

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