IX. Study Vocabulary Notes and translate the illustrative examples Into Russian.

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IX. Study Vocabulary Notes and translate the illustrative examples Into Russian.

X. Supply suitable words (consult Essential Vocabulary I);

1. The English .... in its narrowest part (the ... of Dover) is only 32 km wide. 2. The ... of Scotland is noted for its wild and desolate beauty. 3. The rivers of Great Britain are of no great ... as waterways, some of them are joined by means of

... . 4, The relief of Great Britain ... to a rem arkable degree. 5. They took ... of their stay in London to brush up their English. 6. The chief grain., are oats and barley. 7. Rivers

in E ngland are

seldom frozen.

... are

ice-free. 8. N ext

to

coal an d iron,

stone and slate

are

m ost ... m inerals

in

England. 9. The rich ... of south-east England is well culti­ vated. 10. The W elsh M ountains are very ... and difficult to climb. 11. The seas surrounding the British Isles are very ..., usually less than 300 feet deep. 12. Britain's complex geolo­ gy is one of the main reasons for its rich ... of scenery. 13. In w inter eastern Britain faces the colder continent w hereas western Britain faces the ... warm Atlantic. 14. In most areas

the farm er ... only the valley lands

and the ... w here soils

are deeper and richer. 15. There are

... types of wild vegeta­

tion, including the natural flora of woods, fens and marches. 16. The Lake District is famous for its ... .

XI. Express the same idea in your own words or explain the following substituting synonyms for the words in italics:

1.

Tom Ramsay spent two happy years in the various cap­

itals of Europe. 2.

Blodwyn, gazing at the dark outline of

m ountains

before

her, knew th a t rain w ould fall b efore

night-tim e.

3. The windows of sem i-circular shape were on

the level of the floor. 4. He was wandering about with two pence in his pocket and nowhere to go for the night. 5. It was the string of pearls Miss Robinson was wearing and it was valued at 50 thousand pounds. 6. Larry had a wonderful­ ly m elodious voice with a singular variety of tone. 7. The children appreciated the m echanical toys they had never seen before. 8. His hands were long, but not large for his size, beautifully shaped and at the same time strong. 9. She has tw enty years advantage over me. 10. Both had the a d ­ vantage of speaking good and fluent French. 11. They have ju st had a terrific scene. 12. I used to w ander about the sweet-smelling meadows in the evening. 13. He was not in­ terested in your views on the social and moral value of their relationship. 14. Though she had lost the fresh bloom of ex­ treme youth, there was not a line on her forehead or under her hazel eyes. 15. The climate is sufficiently varied for both sub-tropical and sub-arctic plants to be cultivated within the extent of the British Isles. 16. The British farmer cultivates a com paratively small tract of land producing a variety ol products. 17. Tom ran around and stopped within a foot or two of the flower. 18. Owing to num erous rapids the river is not navigable. 19. Julia Pendleton liked to sit cross-legged on the couch just to show her shapely legs in silk stockings.

XII. Fill in prepositions. Make a study of the text:

Ju st off the

coast ... the m ainland ... north-w estern Eu­

rope and only

nineteen m iles distant ... it ... the nearest

point lies the small group ... islands known as the British

Isles.

British Isles include G reat Britain, Ireland and ь

The

num ber

... small islands. Great Britain consists ... England,

Scotland and Wales. The southern two thirds ... Ireland art occupied ... the Irish Republic which borders ... N orthern Ireland.

Great Britain is a region ... varied lowlands, rolling hills and few mountains. Although the highest peak, Ben Nevis ...

the Gram pians ... Scotland, rises ... 4,400 feet, such-heights seldom occur. The Pennine Range ... northern England rises only slightly ... 3,000 feet, as do the Cambrian m ountains ...

Wales.

... the extreme south ... England are the famed chalk hills some ... which form the Dover Cliffs.

The rivers ... the region are short and ... general flow ...

the central and southern lowlands ... the surrounding seas. M any ... them are connected ... each other ... canals. The coasts ... the British Isles are washed ... the Atlantic Ocean, the Norwegian, N orth and Irish seas and two big channels (the English Channel and the North Channel).

XIII. Write questions about the text, using new words and phrases in each question. When asking and answering the questions use the map.

XIV. Give English equivalents of the Russian word мелкий in its different meanings. Use them in sentences of your own.

XV. a) Read and translate the following text:

The warm currents in the Atlantic O cean influence the climate of Great Britain. The winters are not severely cold, while summers are rarely hot.

Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year.

The percentage of the cloudiness is high, well over half thedays of the year being overcast; fogs along the coast as well as occasionally in the interior frequently hide the sun. Thefogs of London, often made severe by mixture with city smoke (smog), have a world-wide reputation, but one not to beenvied.

b) Talk (or make up a dialogue) on the climate of the European part of Russia using the terms from the text above.

XVI. Translate these sentences into English:

1. Разные л ю д и , которых мы не ожидали, появились в зале. 2. Ангара вытекает из озера Байкал и впадает в Енисей. 3. Едва ли вы найдете в нашей стране такой район, где бы не выращивались сельскохозяйственные культуры. 4. Просто удивительно, как мо­

жет водиться столько рыбы в таком мелком озере. 5. Орел — боль­ шая птица, сильная, с острым зрением. Он обычно живет в скалах или на вершинах гор. 6. Этот одинокий утес напоминает мне по форме древнюю башню. 7. Если бы вам удалось защитить эти тюльпаны от жары, они бы не завяли (fade) так скоро. 8. Гористый ландшафт встречается главным образом на юге и на востоке на­ шей страны. 9. Он не раз видел, как олени бродят по тундре (the tundra). 10. Детей следует ограждать от дурного влияния. 11. Те­ перь уже едва ли вы найдете на карте белые пятна (blank spaces).

XVII. Fill in:

a)to change, to vary orto differ.

1.The soil ... within a few miles in m any districts, pro ­ ducing sharp contrast of scenery and flora. 2. The climate of

G reat Britain ... greatly

from that

of the C ontinent. 3. The

w eather ... very often in

England.

4. The face of Scotland ...

from that of South East England. 5. The educational system of Great Britain ... from that of the United States. 6. Tastes ....

7. He looked exactly as she rem em bered him, as young, as frank, but his expression was .... 8. The average winter tem ­ p eratu re ... betw een —3°C and — 7°C. 9. W hat can have happened to ... him so much? 10. That is a point on which you and she would certainly ....

b)different, various orvaried:

1.Russia has a ... climate because of its vast territory. 2. ..

branches of industry are found in G reater London. 3. This good w heat land is quite ... from those being cultivated ir. northern regions. 4. Britain is im m ensely ... within a sm ar area. 5. The insect fauna in Britain is less... than that of Conti nental Europe. 6. He has been to ... places of the extreme North. 7. A glance at the map is enough to see how ... the sur face of England is. 8. A home in the country is very ... from ai>

apartm ent in the city. 9.

I have com e across him in recen 5

years on ... occasions. 10.

The young man asked me ... kind5

of questions. 11. The new spapers carried ... reports of th< storm. 12. W hat we wear nowadays is quite ... from what ou: ancestors wore. 13. He started to teach me German. He woulc tell me the Germ an for the ... objects we passed, a cgw, < horse, a man and so on, and then make me repeat simple Gei

man sentences. 14. Through many years of ... conditions he kept thinking of his family. 15. Having tried ... topics of con­ versation I felt exhausted.

c)to value or to appreciate',

1.She told Count Borcelli that her necklace was ... at eight thousand pounds. 2. Judging by his words he ... your help.

3.Being asked what he thought of a possible change in the plan he said he ... it. 4. But I would not like him to think that I

do n o t ... the honour that he has done me. 5. The picture is ...

at a thousand dollars. 6 . 1suppose only a Frenchman can ... to the full the grace of Racine and the music of his verse. 7. Jane Austen's work is to be ... primarily as satire. 8. Mr. Cook ... his secretary for her accuracy.

d) lonely or oJone:

I . She stayed ... in her room refusing to come downstairs. 2. Theirs was a ... house isolated by the mountains. 3. He felt m iserable and .... 4. ... in the house was Miss Sarie Villier. 5. Elliot in his well-cut dinner jacket looked elegant as he ...

could look. 6. “Do you know that m eeting you for the first time is to me like a ... traveller com ing across some bright flowerlet in the desert!” — said Sir Francis. 7. He was ... when I was ushered in. 8. Frau Becker seemed to look for opportu­ nities of being ... with Larry. 9. The British farmhouse is often some distance from a public road. The life there is hard and ....

10. Young Jolyon ... am ong the Forsytes was ignorant of Bosinney's nickname.

XVIII. Translate the sentences into English:

I . Чем лучше обрабатывается почва, тем выше урожай, 2. Об­ ширная равнина простирается от Уральского хребта до реки Ени­ сей. 3. Волго-Донской канал — одна из наших главных водных ма­ гистралей, он судоходен на всем своем протяжении. 4. Во Влади­ востоке прекрасная гавань, многие российские иностранные паро­ ходы бросают в ней якори (cast anchor). 5. Па-де-Кале отделяет Ве­ ликобританию от материка, а Северный пролив — Шотландию от Ирландии. 6. Эта культура ценна как корм для скота. 7. Едва ли приходилось вам наслаждаться более живописными видами. 8. Бблыная часть пахотной земли в этом районе занята под пшени­

цей. 9. Уже на расстоянии мили от берега мы видели отчетливые очертания кораблей, стоящих в гавани. 10. Линия побережья К ас­ пийского моря сравнительно ровная, только у устья Волги берег изрезан и имеет много островков и бухт.

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