Agree or disagree with the following statements

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning in the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given.

Match the words from A with their synonyms from B.

Match the words from A with their opposites from B.

Write out the proper names used in the text (mind the articles) and transcribe them.

Find international words in the text and write them out. Learn their correct pronunciation.

Задание 2.

Задание 3.

Give Russian equivalents to the following word combinations:

in the mid Pacific Ocean; fertile, densely populated West coast; to be twice as large as all the countries of Europe combined; to be washed by; the USA has fought many a war; to remain untouched; the world's third longest river after the Nile and Amazon; to be made up of immigrants or their descendants; to constitute the largest single ethnic minority in the country; a parliamentary republic.

Задание 4.

Give English equivalents to the word combinations:

федеральный союз; на протяжении последнего столетия; стра­на богата запасами угля; практически со всех стран мира; насчитывать свыше тридцати миллионов; конституция, составленная в соответствии с федеральной конституцией; надежная охрана; поправка к конституции; "Билль о правах".

Задание 5.

A	В
fertile, vast, connect, contrast, war, immigrant, plain, rich, reliable	disconnect, sameness, peace, native, mountain, unreliable, poor, infertile, tiny

Задание 6.

A	В
majestic, constitute, soil, reliable, descendant, safeguard, virtually, amendment, across	practically, correction, offspring, make up, through, trustworthy, land, protection, grand

Задание 7.

1. It'll cost you double what you paid last time,

twice It'll cost you....

2. This law is very important for sole proprietors,

importance This law....

3. From a commercial point of view the decision was clever,

commercially It was a....

4. He now earns double the amount he used to.

twice He now earns....

5. Their prices are three times bigger than ours,

as Their prices are....

6. The report is very detailed.

rich The report is....

7. It is incredible how quickly he became a top manager,

incredibly He became....

8. The United States has a lot of mineral resources and fertile farm soil.

rich The United States is....

9. Extensive waterways are very important for the country's economic growth.

importance Extensive waterways are....

Задание 8.

1.All the states of the USA are situated on the North American continent. 2. The US territory is double the territory of all the countries of Europe combined. 3. Over the last century there were no wars fought on the territory of the USA. 4. American nature is very varied. 5. Most of American population is made up of American Indians' descendants. 6. The US Constitution of 1787 has been completely changed. 7. Apart from the Federal Constitution there are also State Constitutions.

Задание 9.

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