V.Выберите форму единственного или множественного числа глагола to be. Переведите предложения на русский язык

1. A computer receives, stores and manipulates data. There’s/There are three main steps in handling data.

2. Lucy and Chris are driving. There’s/There are very little petrol in the tank.

3. It’s going to rain. There’s/There are a lot of black clouds in the sky.

4. Wood is subjected to deterioration. There’s/There are lots of natural defects in wood.

5. The English proverb says: “There’s/There are no bad weather, there’s/there are bad clothes”.

6. It's hard for some trees to get light and nutrition if there’s/there are too many trees.

7. It's a very convenient place to live. There’s/ There are quite a few trains and buses that stop near.

VI. Раскройте скобки, поставив глаголы в правильную видовременную форму (Past Indefinite or Present Perfect). Переведите предложения на русский язык

1. I (have) my notebook since my parents (give) it to me.

2. Yesterday I (work) on my computer for four hours, but I (not print) the material yet.

3. I (live) in London for seven years and now I miss it a lot.

4. Dickens (begin) to write when he (be) very young.

5. The rain (stop) and the sun is shining in the sky now.

6. You ever (spend) your holidays in the Crimea?

7. The lecture (not/begin) yet and the students are talking in the classroom.

VII. Переведите предложения, выделяя оборот “дополнение с инфинитивом”

1. They want the workers to dismantle the installation.

2. He permitted the treasure to be returned to the people.

3. This analysis permitted them to tackle the problem directly.

4. The information enabled the scientist to make a forecast for the next few years.

5. We believe it to be the best way out of this situation.

6. Parents usually expect their children to be obedient.

7. The scientists expectthis effect to be relatively small.

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