B) Переведите письменно

A. The motor cars which took part in a procession from London to Brighton failed to show their reliability.

B. The cars of that time were without any roofs.

C. The first practical internal combustion engine was a four-cycle engine.

D. The first self-driven vehicle was constructed in 1763.

E. The maximum speed of the steam-drive¹: engine was as high as four miles per hour.

F. The car engineers did their best to standardize common components of engines.

G. The gradual development of vehicles driven by internal combustion engines resulted in the flow of huge capital into the automobile industry.

H. The internal combustion engine was more efficient than the steam engine.

Задание 4. Поставьте знак T, если утверждение верное, и знак - F, если неверное.

1 The steam engine was invented in 1765 by James Watt.

2 After the abolition of the Red Flag Act motoring started in Great Britain.

3 A procession of motor cars which took place in 1896 showed how reliable the new cars were.

4 The first cheap motor car became very popular due to Henry Ford.

5 Buses appeared in London in 1920.

6 Many inventors from different countries contributed to the creation of a car.

7 At the end of the 19^th century there were no repair or filling stations to serve cars.

8 With the invention of the steam engine the problem of engine efficiency was solved.

Задание 5. Из трех предложенных вариантов вопросов выберите тот, который соответствует утверждению. Запишите перевод в форме диалога.

1 The carriage was a great achievement but it was far from perfect and extremely inefficient.

A. What was a great achievement?

B. Why was the carriage far from perfect and extremely inefficient?

C. What was characteristic of the carriage?

2 The vehicle carried 18 passengers and covered 8 miles in 45 minutes.

A. Did the vehicle carry 18 or 4 passengers?

B. What were the vehicle's capacity and speed?

C. How many passengers could the vehicle carry?

3 There was a great need for a more efficient engine than the steam engine.

A. There was a great need for a more efficient engine, wasn't there?

– GRAMMAR

Задание 6. Вставьте артикль, где необходимо.

I have... colour TV-set.... TV-set is on... little table in... corner of... room. 2. There is... book,... pen, and... paper on my... writing-desk. 3. My... brother is... teacher. He works at... school. He has... very good books. His... books are in... big bookcase. 4. There is... tea in my... glass. There is no... tea in my... friend's... glass. His... glass is empty. 5. Where is... coffee-table in your... room? —... coffee-table is in... front of... sofa. There is... cup on... coffee-table and... newspa­pers. There is... coffee in... cup.

Задание 7. Поставьте следующие предложения во множественное число.

1. This is my stocking. 2. He has a new suit. 3. This metal is very hard. 4. That ship is a Russian one. 5. I heard her voice. 6. His dog does not like bread. 7. The plate was on the table. 8. This town is very large. 9. I was talking to her at the tram stop yesterday. 10. Is that girl your sister? 11. I shall give you my book. 12. This story will be a good one. 13. Is this a good match? 14. The boy put his book on the desk. 15. She took off her hat.

Задание 8. Поставьте следующие предложения в отрицательную и вопросительную форму.

1. They have done something. 2. He has given them some money. 3. You have brought something for us. 4. I have taken some English books from you. 5. She was reading something. 6. He has written a letter to somebody. 7. Somebody by the name of Petrov lives on the third floor. 8. They have some English books. 9. There are some tall trees in front of their house. 10. Peter has something in his box. 11. There are some parks in this town, 12. There are some good book shops in our district.

Задание 9.

A) Соедините технологии (слева) с достижениями (справа), запишите через тире.

1 digital technology	A satellite navigation systems, mobile phones
2satellite communication	B efficient design of human environments
3 biotechnology	C digital photography, video and sound recording, digital broadcasting
4 artificial intelligence (AI)	D genetic modification of plants
5 ergonomics	E satellite navigation system, mobile phones

B) К какой технологии относятся следующие предметы и явления, дополните в скобках словосочетаниями из левой части таблицы.

1 a round the world yachtsman trying to establish his exact position (хххх)

2 a designer creating a new type of computer keyboard which would be more efficient

3 a scientist producing a new type of wheat which does not need to be sprayed against the insects

4 a camera that does not use film

5 a computer that could make decisions for itself

Задание 10. Заполните пробелы в тексте, выбрав из предложенных вариантов А, В, С или D.

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