Agriculture. In 1724, Jonathan Swift wrote, 'Whoever makes two blades of grass or two ears of corn grow where only one grew before serves mankind better than the whole

In 1724, Jonathan Swift wrote, 'Whoever makes two blades of grass or two ears of corn grow where only one grew before serves mankind better than the whole race of politicians'. In Europe our farmers have done this. In 1709, whole villages in France died of hunger. Now, in Europe we can't eat all the food we produce. If only the politicians could find a way to share it with those parts of the world where there is still famine.

We are still here

The last wonder of the modern world is simply that we are still here. We have bombs that could destroy the world but we have not used them. This is surely the greatest wonder of all!

Прочитайте следующие предложения, перепишите их и определите, какое из современных чудес они описывают. Напишите соответствующие номера абзацев из текста после каждого предложения.

a) Surgeons can perform the most amazing operations.

b) We see people from warring countries shake hands.

с) Small children can program them, sometimes more easily than adults!

d) No government dares to use such weapons.

e) Maybe visiting one country a day is not your idea of the best way to see the world!

f) We produce enough to feed the world.

g) Progress in this area is slower now. Not as much money goes into research as in the 1960s.

5. Письменно переведите на русский язык следующие абзацы текста: Space Travel, Medical Science, Agriculture.

КОНТРОЛЬНОЕ ЗАДАНИЕ № 2

ВАРИАНТ 2

1. Перепишите предложения, выбрав правильную форму глагола-сказуемого, и переведите предложения на русский язык.

1). It was raining/rained hard this morning when I was waking/woke up.

2). I was writing/wrote a letter to my Italian Penfriend last night.

3). He was completely out of breath as he ran/had run all the way to the station.

4). The children were in high spirits as they just finished/had just finished their exams.

2. Перепишите предложения, поставив глагол в скобках в правильной видовременной форме, и переведите предложения на русский язык.

1).You should … his face when I told him. (to see)

2). I … that book twice. (to read)

3). I … read this book. (to go)

4). It’s a holiday tomorrow. I … have a rest. (to be able to)

5). I … to London for the first time in 1993. (to go)

3. Перепишите предложения, употребив глагол в соответ-ствующей форме действительного или страдательного залогов, и переведите предложения на русский язык.

1). The police … the driver. (to arrest)

2). The driver …. (to arrest)

3). They … two new motorways. (to open)

4). Two new motorways … recently. (to open)

4. Прочитайте и устно переведите на русский язык следующий текст, а затем выполните задания к нему.