КОНТРОЛЬНАЯ РАБОТА №1
Вариант 1
1. Перепишите следующие предложения. Определите по грамма-
тическим признакам, какой частью речи являются слова, оформленные
окончанием -s, и какую функцию это окончание выполняет, т.е. служит
ли оно:
а) показателем 3-го лица единственного числа глагола в Present
Indefinite;
б) признаком множественного числа имени существительного;
в) показателем притяжательного падежа имени существительного.

Переведите предложения на русский язык.
1. The city covers an area of 620 square miles.
2. One of the most beautiful places of interest is Trafalgar Square with the
Nelson’s Column in the centre.
3. The bell “Big Ben” chimes the hour.
4. London is the centre of country’s cultural life.
5. There are many picture galleries and museums there.

2. Перепишите следующие предложения, содержащие разные формы
сравнения прилагательных, и переведите их на русский язык.
1. More than half a million of people come to the City of London to work in
the daytime.
2. Westminster Abbey is one of the best examples of the Early English
Architecture.
3. The more you listen to English speech, the better you understand it.
4. The oldest and very small part of London is the City.
5. The famous British Museum is one of the most extensive and valuable
museums in West Europe.

3. Перепишите следующие предложения и переведите их, обращая
внимание на особенности перевода на русский язык определений,
выраженных именем существительным.
1. Londoners like to rest and listen to Hide Park speakers on the Speaker’s
Corner.
2. The Tower Bridge is one of the finest bridges in London.
3. Not long ago our family moved into a large four-room flat.
4. The oldest building in the city is the 500-year old castle.
5. I waited at the hotel reception desk.

4. Перепишите и письменно переведите предложения на русский
язык, обращая внимание на перевод неопределенных и отрицательных
местоимений.
1. Everybody knows that one can find any book in the British Museum
Library.
2. Some 9 million people now live in London and its suburbs.
3. No places of interest in London are as famous and beautiful as
Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey and the Tower of London.
4. You can catch any bus. They all go to the centre.
5. Can you give me some information about places of interest in the city?

5. Перепишите следующие предложения, определите в них
видовременные формы и функции глаголов – to be, to have; переведите
предложения на русский язык.
1. Many scientists and writers had to work in the National Library.
2. The Tower of London was a fortress, a royal residence, a prison, now it is
a museum.
3. There are no English banks and offices in the poorest part of London.
4. Our guests are to come in time.
5. Admiral Nelson was killed at the battle of Trafalgar.

6. Перепишите и письменно переведите на русский язык 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
абзацы и устно – 4, 7, 8 абзацы текста.
Пояснения к тексту:
1. “Greater London” – Большой Лондон, административно-
территориальная единица
2. the West End – Вест-Энд, западная фешенебельная часть Лондона
3. the East End – Ист-Энд, большой промышленный и портовый рабочий
район к востоку от Лондонского Сити (the City of London)

Дополнительная информация о товаре:
4. Buckingham Palace – Букингемский дворец
5. Westminster Abbey – Вестминстерское Аббатство, особая
королевская церковь в Лондоне, место коронации английских монархов.

LONDON

1. London is the chief city of England and the United Kingdom. London
became the capital of England in the 12
th
century. It is now the largest port and
industrial city in England. London today stretches for nearly thirty miles from
north to south and nearly thirty miles from east to west. This is the area known
as “Greater London” with a population of 9 million. London lies on both banks of
the river Thames.
2. The oldest and very small part of London is the City. The City of London
covers an area only about a square mile, and the number of people who live
and sleep in the City is only about 10 thousand. It is the banking and
commercial centre of the country.
3. Two main districts of London are the West End and the East End. The
West End consists of the fashionable houses and shops of the rich, of art
galleries, many famous museums, monuments, theatres, palaces and fine
parks. The East End was and still is a poorer district full of factories, plants and
docks. The main branches of industry are machine-building, ship-building,
metal-processing and others.
4. There are many places of interest in the centre of London. One of the
most beautiful of them is Trafalgar Square with the Nelson’s Column in the
centre, 185 feet high. The most famous older buildings in London include
Buckingham Palace as the royal residence, the Houses of Parliament, Saint
Paul’s Cathedral, Westminster Abbey and the Tower of London.
5. The Houses of Parliament, the seat of the British Government, stand on
the bank of the Thames at Westminster Abbey. It was set up in the 13
th
century.
At the end of the Houses of Parliament there is a tower with a large clock in the
world. The largest bell, known as “Big Ben”, chimes the hour.
6. Westminster Abbey was a monastery built in the 8
th
century and is one of
the best examples of the Early English architecture. It contains the memorials of
kings and queens of England, and many great statesmen, writers and poets.
7. London is famous for its green parks. Hide Park is the most popular of
them. It is the place where Londoners like to rest and listen to Hide Park
speakers on the Speaker’s Corner.
8. London is the centre of country’s cultural life too. There are many picture
galleries and museums there. The National Gallery houses a priceless
collection of paintings. The famous British Museum is one of the most extensive
and valuable museums in West Europe. It also comprises the National Library.
Monuments of past greatness are everywhere in London.
7. Прочтите 8-й абзац, письменно ответьте на вопрос и переведите
его.
What picture galleries and museums is London famous for?