Задания для студентов з/о социологического факультета (спец. - регионоведение)

4 курс 8 семестр. Контрольная работа № 8

Иностранный язык.

Exercise 1. Choose and use.

A.        To hear, to listen (to).

–When did you.... the news program yesterday?

– In the morning.

–I... this program in the morning too.

I'd like to see England. I... so much about it. Do you sometimes... English lessons on television? The man is very old. He cant... well. – Have you... the latest news? We've signed a large contract with GML.

       – Oh, really? I haven't... about it.

I like... records on stereo equipment. I... the announcement about my flight and went to the plane.

B.        The other day, one of these days

– I'm flying to the Caucasus...

–Have you made a reservation for the plane?
–Yes, I did it...

... the British businessmen are arriving in Moscow to have talks with the engineers of Rosexport. A new comedy is on at the Rossiya Cinema. I'm going to see it... ... we signed a contract with Green & C° for the latest model of compressors. ... Voronin together with the inspectors went to the plant to see the new chemical equipment of Blake & C°. ... my family and I will go to the country to have a quiet rest on the Moskva River.

Exercise pply the correct words.

  In, later. 

(A few days) I'm going to London. The plane took off at 12 o'clock and it landed at Heathrow Airport (four hours). My friend arrived in New York on Friday and (two days) he phoned Mr. Brown. I'm going on holiday (a month). The Seller and the Buyer discussed the terms of the contract on Monday and (a week) they signed it. We shall deliver the goods to the Buyer (a year).

Exercise 3. A. Read the text.

НЕ нашли? Не то? Что вы ищете?

Mrs. Foster lives with her husband in New York City, but her daughter lives in France. Today Mrs. Foster is going to fly to Paris.

    "The plane is leaving at 11," she told her husband. "But I must be at the airport an hour in advance to check in for the flight. Has the car come?" "Yes, it's waiting. The driver is going to put the luggage in," Mr. Foster said. A few minutes later Mr. and Mrs. Foster went out and got into the car. At the airport Mrs. Foster went to the information-desk: "Is the plane to Paris leaving on time?" "No," the clerk said. "There is a delay as ifs foggy and windy. But please don't leave the airport. The weather can clear any moment." When Mrs. Foster heard the news she went to the departure lounge. Only at 6 in the evening she heard the announcement: "Flight 205 to Paris will leave at 11 o'clock tomorrow."

Mrs. Foster was very tired, but she didn't want to leave the airport and go home.

(After The Way up to Heaven by R. Dahl)

B. Say what you have learned from the text about.

1. Mrs. Foster's family; 2. The information she received at the airport.

Exercise 4. Answer the following questions:

Where and when did you last go by plane? When did you arrive at 1he airport? When did the plane lake off? How long did the first flight last?

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From what airport did you go by plane last? Where did you fly? Whom did you give your ticket and passport? Did you have much or little luggage with you? How long did you wait for the announcement about the flight?

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To what Russian city are you flying soon? By what plane will you fly? When wilt you leave Moscow? When will you arrive in that city?

Exercise 5. Give extensive answers.

Why do people make reservation for flights in advance? Why do people usually arrive at the airport an hour or an hour and a half before
the take-off time? What do passengers usually do when they check in at the airport? Are clerks at check-in desks usually very busy? Why? Why must information clerks at large airports speak some foreign languages? What kind of place is a departure lounge? Do planes always leave on time? Why can there be a delay?

Exercise 6. Speak on the topics.

Moscow airports. The flight you have made lately.

Exercise 7. Translate into English.

Мой друг уезжает в отпуск на следующей неделе. Он собирается поехать в Гурзуф. В следующем месяце мы подпишем контракт на компрессоры с фирмой «Блэк & К°». Фирма начнет поставлять компрессоры через полгода, Через три дня в нашем кинотеатре будет идти новая цветная комедия. Мы собираемся посмотреть ее. Наш  директор уезжает  в Лондон  послезавтра.  Он  будет  вести переговоры с несколькими фирмами. Он пробудет в Лондоне месяц.

Exercise 8. Write down the questions on the situation: Our General Director will go to Prague next week, he'll go there by plane.

Exercise 9. Translate into English.

    Могу я заказать билет на самолет в Париж? Да- Когда вылетает самолет? Самолет вылетает в 10.30 утра и прилетает в Париж в 13,00. Это меня устраивает. Когда мне надо приехать за билетом? Завтра или послезавтра.

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Шереметьево – очень крупный аэропорт.  Каждый день сюда прибывает много самолетов из разных городов нашей страны и других стран.

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    -        Самолет в Токио вылетает вовремя? -        Нет,  возможно,  он  задержится  на час  или  полтора.  Пройдите, пожалуйста, в зал ожидания и подождите там сообщение о рейсе. Спасибо.

Exercise 10. Write about your last flight.

Основной язык изучаемого региона.

1. Translate the text. Make up seven questions to it.

TEXT 12

London has many faces. You can find beautiful houses and poor dirty buildings, there are streets full of well-dressed people and streets where dirty children play; big shops which sell wonderful things and small shops full of old clothes.

There is a lot of traffic in the streets of London - lines of buses and cars. Most buses in London are (he famous red double-deckers that have two plat­forms for passengers. Bright-red buses took very nice in the streets of London.

There are also green single - deckers, 'they run from, London to the coun­try.

In Britain the traffic keeps to the left, and not to the right as in other coun­tries. That is why when English people want to cross the street, they must look first to the right and then to the left.

The traffic lights are also different there. The red light means "Stop", the green means "Wait", and only when you see the yellow light, which means "Cross", you may cross the street. "'Keep left" is the general rule in Great Britain and people keep left.

People cross the street at the black-and-white zebra crossing, but some­times they just run across the street.

In London you may see people with unusual occupations, for example, buskers, What is a busker? It is a man who sings or plays in the streets, near cinemas and theatres or at bus stops – and people throw money in his hat. Buskers are usually young people between seventeen and thirty years old. Some of them play classical music and some play pop music

One o'clock is lunch time in London. The streets are full of people going to have their lunch. Many of them go into a pub to have lunch.

Londoners do not have to go very far to find green parks, because London is very rich in parks and gardens. Londoners are very proud of their parks. One of the most popular parks is Hyde Park. Londoners love it. On Sundays you may see many Londoners there sitting with their families on the grass. Hyde Park is the place for all kinds of parades and meetings.


Translate the text. Make up seven questions to it.

TEXT 13

English people are naturally polite and fond of phrases like "Thank you" and "I'm sorry".

Most English love gardens and this is why so many  people want to live in houses more than in flats.

It's a tradition with English people to have a fireplace in their house. Л fireplace is usually made of stone in the wall of a room. For many years the fireplace was the natural center of interest in the room. People may like to sit at a window on a summer day, hut in autumn and winter they like to sit round the fire. In the evening when people come home, they like to sit round the fireplace. Nowadays the television set is becoming the center of interest in the room. But in many houses you can still see a fireplace.

English people like animals very much. Pet dogs, cats, birds and other friends of man have a much better life in Britain than in any other country. In Britain there are special shops that sell food, clothes and other things for dogs. There are special places where the> bury dogs, 1 he English do all they can to make animals feel well in their homes and outside their homes too. There are different societies in England, protecting all sorts of animals. The English be­lieve that they are the only nation in the world that is really kind lo animals.

Most people in Britain work a five-day week, from Monday to Friday. Schools are closed on Saturdays. How do the English spend their weekend?

Those, who live in town, like to go away for the weekend. They may go to stay in the country or at the sea. Every Englishman loves nature.

Those who stay at home for the weekend do all the jobs they were too busy to do during the week. Some go shopping on Saturday morning (the shops in the center of big cities usually close at one o'clock in the afternoon on Satur­days and they are closed all day on Sundays). Saturday evening is the best time for parties, dances, going to the cinema or theater.

Sunday is a day for inviting friends and relatives to afternoon tea.

On Monday morning when people come back to work they ask each other, "What did you do at the weekend?" or "Did you have a nice weekend?"