B) Use them in sentences of your own.

A) Write out the sentences in which they are used in the text.

Пахать, течь, извиваться, меняться, бродить, ценить, снабжать, ломать, выращивать.

d) Give the plural of the following nouns. Translate them into Russian:

deer, sheep, fish, mouth, foot

IV. Supply adjectives:

1.... water is warmer than... water. 2. Cornwall is famous for its... cliffs. 3. Its... soil is deeply cultivated. 4. This part of the country is noted for... cold. 5. The U. K.... area is some 94,250 square miles. 6. There are... fields in the east of Eng­land. 7. There are... harbours for ships. 8. In the northern Highlands of Scotland you'll enjoy the sight of... mountains. 9. They were making their way through... hills. 10. There were... plains stretching for miles and miles. 11. Lowlands is the... plain of Scotland.

V. Answer the following questions (use the map on p. 240):

1. What do we call the group of islands situated to the north-west of Europe? 2, What are the names of the biggest islands? 3. Do the United Kingdom and Great Britain mean the same? 4. What countries are situated on the British Isles? What are their capitals? 5. What is Great Britain prop­er? 6. What are the names of the waters washing the coasts of the British Isles? 7. Why do the English call the strait be­tween Great Britain and the mainland the "Strait of Dover" and the French call it "Pas-de-Calais" (international term)? 8. What are the most important rivers in Great Britain? 9. What are the names of the chief mountain ranges on the island? 10. Where are the Cumbrian and the Cambrian mountains situated?

VI. Translate the following sentences in writing. (Consult Essential Vocabulary (I).) Respond to the questions and statements, using the conversational formulas (see p. 164, Ex. XI 8):

1. Вы можете показать на карте важнейшие порты Великобри­тании? 2. Эта карта не представляет большой ценности. 3. Знаете ли вы, куда впадает река Северн? 4. Благодаря постоянным до­ждям реки Англии служат хорошим источником пресной воды. 5. Какие горы отделяют Англию от Шотландии? 6. К северо-восто­ку от Шотландии находятся острова. Как они называются? 7. Ост­ров Мэн имеет сравнительно правильные очертания, судя по карте. 8. Что может предохранить посевы от сильного холода? 9. Сравнительно большая часть пахотной земли на юго-востоке Англии занята под пшеницей. 10. В каком районе страны находят­ся большие запасы угля? 11. В нескольких милях от Лондона нахо­дится город Кройдон (Croydon), в котором имеется большой аэро­порт.

VII. Study the following derivatives and compounds:

sandy, noticeable, plough-land, sea-loving, heather-cov­ered, muddy, navigable, sugar-beet, low-lying, waterways, fruit-growing.

c) Give English equivalents of the following:

солнечный, туманный, дождливый, снежный, скалистый, гряз­ный, дымный, водянистый, холмистый, песчаный, сахарный, удли­ненный, предпочтительный, ценный, судоходный, заметный, отде­лимый, определимый, подходящий.

d) Give Russian equivalents of the following:

variety-show, wheat-field, coal-supplier, ploughman, heather-moor, horseshoe, seashore, seascape, earthquake;

deer-hunting, wheat-growing, sheep-breeding, crop-gathering, land-ploughing, snow-ploughing;

shipbuilding (yards), leaf-bearing (trees), nature-loving (nation), furbearing (animals), ocean-going (steamers), food-producing (industries);

snow-covered (fields), smoke-filled (room), man-made (canal), grass-covered (plain), sea-bound (ship), weather-beaten (face), moon-lit (path).

VIII. Supply articles where necessary. Write answers to the questions:

1. Look at... map of... British Isles. Do you know what... two largest islands are called? 2.... right-hand side of... map is... East. What sea is east of... Great Britain? 3. In what direction is... Irish Sea from... Great Britain? 4. Point to... body of... water which is west of... Ireland. What do we call it? 5. Towards... bottom of... map is... South. What is to­wards... top of... map? 6. In what direction is... Great Brit­ain from... English Channel? 7. What country is west of... England? 8. Find... Thames.... rivers' always flow towards... sea. In what direction does... Thames flow? 9.... Severn flows into... Bristol Channel, doesn't it? 10. Where does... Severn rise? 11. What do we call... highest part of... Scot­land? 12. Find... Edinburgh and... Glasgow. In what part of... Scotland are they situated? 13. Where are... Cheviot Hills? 14. In what direction are... British Isles from... main­land? 15. What water body separates... British Isles from... Continent?

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