Text 3. English oak.
The sturdy enduring character of the oak, its long life, its national association, and the value of its timber, provide good reasons for planting it. An erect form makes it more beautiful than Lombardy poplar. It can be transplanted up to 14 feet or more, usually from November to March.
Growth. Normally slow, but can be rather fast after transplanting when conditions are ideal. Growth in the open, the mature tree develops a spread considerably greater than the height.
Soil. The English oak is tolerant of a wide range of conditions, but grows fastest and develops the best timber on stiff loams overlaying clay. It dislikes extremes of acidity or alkalinity, but will grow on light sandy soils.
Climate. Very hardly against wind and winter frost, though the young leaves are sometimes damaged by late spring frosts. In Britain, English oak is a tree of the lowland districts, its place being taken on higher land by other trees.
Habitat. English oak is the dominant woodland on all heavier soils of this country, and it is seen at its best on the clay. It also becomes dominant in sandy districts. Being deep rooted, and casting only moderate shade, it associates freely with other plants such as ash, maple, birch, cherry and poplar. The floor of oak woods is usually richly carpeted with flowering plants such as primroses, bluebells and foxgloves.
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Вариант 4.
Задание 1. Образуйте множественное число существительных:
Cat, fly, fox, woman, boy, suit, school, glass, shelf, child.
Задание 2. Переведите следующие словосочетания па английский язык, употребляя притяжательный падеж:
Телефон Джека, игрушки детей, сад нашей бабушки, сумка женщины, семья моего брата.
Задание 3. Образуйте степени сравнения следующих прилагательных и наречий:
Fast, heavy, dangerous, small, large, light, rare, common, bad, good.
Задание 4. Употребите прилагательные и наречия, данные в скобках, в нужной степени сравнения:
1) The Beatles was (popular) band last century.
2) For (far) information please contact the head office.
3) Making excuses is his (bad) trait of character.
4) Everest is (high) mountain in the world.
5) A whale is (big) animal on our planet.
Задание 5. Употребите нужную форму личных и притяжательных местоимений:
1) My granny lives in a country. I go to (her, she, them) on holidays.
2) My parents are doctors. (He, they, them) work in a hospital.
3) (Them, they, it) are going to school at the moment.
4) Is this (your, yours) room?
5) Peter is out. Show (he, him, she) these papers when he comes back.
Задание 6. Употребите глаголы, данные в скобках, в правильной форме.
1) Alice usually (to walk) to school.
2) The children (to have) a good time in the park yesterday.
3) The children (to watch) TV in the room now.
4) Some minutes ago they (to play) a game.
5) Now I am in my class. I (to sit) at my desk. I always (to sit) at the same desk.
Задание 7. Употребите модальные глаголы can, may, must, could, should, can't, mustn't, needn't и переведите предложения на русский язык.
1) They... not go to the park today because they are busy.
2) You... not smoke here.
3)... take your book? — I am afraid not: I need it.
4) He... not speak English yet.
5) I have very little time: I... go.
Задание 8. Задайте все типы вопросов к предложению.
Water covers nearly three fourths of the Earth.
Задание 9. Письменно переведите текст.
Text 4. Water is life.
Water is the natural resource we all know very well. We know its many forms - rain, snow, ice, vapour, fog. How does water get into the clouds? What happens when it reaches the Earth? Why is there sometimes too much and other times too little of it? And is there enough water for all the plants, and all the animals, and all the people? Water covers nearly three fourths of the Earth, most being sea water. But sea water contains various salts, including those that are harmful to most land plants and animals. Still, it is from the salty seas and oceans that most of our fresh water comes - no longer salty and harmful. Water moves from clouds to land and back to the ocean in a never-ending cycle. Ocean water evaporates into atmosphere leaving salts behind, and moves across the Earth as water vapour. Water in lakes and rivers also evaporates and rises into the air. Having cooled in the air the water vapour condenses and falls to the Earth as rain, hail or snow, depending on region, climate and season. This part of the cycle is very important because man can use water stored in the atmosphere only when it falls to the land. Water is an unchanging and renewing resource but its distribution on the surface of the globe varies greatly - there is either too little or too much water. No natural resource on our planet has so many uses as water. We need water to support our lives, to grow our crops, to water our stock, to power our industries and for other purposes. There is plenty of water on the Earth. But the amount of fresh water available to man is very small. People shouldn’t waste and pollute water. They must use water more efficiently in industry, towns and cities, in agriculture and irrigation. All life depends on water.
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Вариант 5.
Задание 1. Образуйте множественное число существительных:
Puppy, dog, cake, man, clock, watch, foot, driver, story, mouse.
Задание 2. Переведите следующие словосочетания па английский язык, употребляя притяжательный падеж:
Стихотворение Пушкина, вопрос учителя, офис моего дяди, новый дом Петра, инструменты рабочих.
Задание 3. Образуйте степени сравнения следующих прилагательных и наречий:
Clean, easy, good, dirty, fat, beautiful, sad, active, comfortable, hot.
Задание 4. Употребите прилагательные и наречия, данные в скобках, в нужной степени сравнения:
1) I am (happy) man in the world.
2) The Volga is (long) river in Europe.
3) Life in the country is (relaxing) than in the city.
4) He is one of (rich) people in the world.
5) My house is (modern) than yours.
Задание 5. Употребите нужную форму личных и притяжательных местоимений:
1) (We, us, she) always walk to school together.
2) He teaches (you, us, they) English.
3) He sits near (I, me, your) during the lesson.
4) I always speak to (he, his, him) in English.
5) The bookcase is in the room, (its, his) shelves are wide.