1.Переведите текст:
The modern world is becoming smaller all the time. Every day distances between different
countries seem less. For this reason it's becoming more and more important to know different
languages, especially English. One billion people speak English today. That's about 20% of the
world's population. 400 million people speak English as their first language. For the other 600
million people it's either a second language or a foreign language.
English is the first language in the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Australia and
New Zealand. It is one of the official languages in Canada, the Irish Republic and the Republic
of South Africa .As a second language English is spoken in more than 60 countries.
2.Озаглавьте текст.
3.Задайте к тексту 2 -4 во Выполните грамматические задания.
А). Раскройте скобки, употребляя глагол в Present, Past и Future Passive.
The bags (to take) to the post office.
B). Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в нужном времени. Укажите время.
1 He usually (help) his parents in the morning. 2 Next week they (give) a concert for the war veterans.
3 The day before she (visit) her ill neighbor.
It seems to the Nottingham sheriff of our day that whatever legend may say, it is still harmful, since the unauthorized redistribution of wealth is by no means noble. The Sheriff believes that the Nottingham Forest football team and the famous skaters Jane Torvill and Christopher Dean are more worthy of the attention and honor of their fellow countrymen than the noble outlaw. Greensmith managed to win over the city government, and a consortium of local businessmen hired four advertising agencies to create a new symbol of the city, not reminiscent of robbery and violence.
ответ на русском:
Ноттингемскому шерифу наших дней кажется, что, как легенду ни крути, она все равно вредна, поскольку самовольное перераспределение богатства отнюдь не благородно. Шериф считает, что футбольная команда Nottingham Forest и знаменитые фигуристы Джейн Торвилл и Кристофер Дин более достойны внимания и почитания земляков, чем благородный разбойник. Гринсмит сумел привлечь на свою сторону городские власти, и консорциум местных бизнесменов нанял четыре рекламных агентства, перед которыми поставлена задача — создать новый символ города, не напоминающий о разбое и насилии.