Задание 1. Прочтите и переведите текст.
Переведите текст, обращая внимание на перевода the Passive Voice. (Read and translate the text paying attention to the Passive Voice.)
When Diana opened her eyes in the morning it was almost 9 o’clock. She
overslept, because she had not got a wink of sleep almost all night and drowsed off
only at sunrise. Her mood matched the weather outside that was very depressing.
She took a quick shower, dressed up, and hurried to work without breakfast.
Although she had been thinking all night she didn’t make a decision what line of
behavior to take. The best way was to pretend as if nothing had happened. She
hoped to slip to her cubicle unnoticed but at that very moment her mobile rang and
Silvia asked her to come to Mr. Robinson’s office. Diana had nothing to do, but to
face the reality. When she entered the office Silvia told her that a message was left
for her by Mr. Robinson who had gone to Chicago. Diana couldn’t refrain from
sighing with relief when she heard the news. On her boss desk Diana found a short
memo which read as follows:
Please read the contract and make amendments where necessary. I’ll get in
Next to it there was a printed copy of the contract. She also noticed a name
with a telephone number written on the calendar. That was it. She tried to
memorize the number and went quickly to her working place. She left the contract
on her desk and hurried downstairs out of the building. Five minutes later she was
sitting in a cafe, dialing a number.
Задание 2. Переведите с русского на английский, используя модальные глаголы to be и shall.
1 Чтобы получить деньги с аккредитива, вы должны предъявить в банк
определенные документы.
2 Она должна была отправить это письмо вчера, но
не сделала этого.
3 Согласно условиям контракта ваша компания
осуществляет авансовый платеж в размере 30% от общей стоимости товара в течение 7
рабочих дней с даты подписания контракта.
4 Если ты сделаешь это, то никогда
больше не увидишь этих денег.
5 Вы еще о том, что не выполняете
свой долг!
Упражнение 3. Поставьте глаголы в правильную форму. Используйте the Present Perfect или the Past Simple.
My family and I (move) from London to Cardiff last summer, so we (live) in Cardiff for seven months now. I miss my friends in London. My best friend is called Megan. We (meet) at primary school, so I (know) her for nine years. Unfortunately, I (not see) her since last summer.
I go to Greystone Secondary School in Cardiff. I (be) at the school since last September. At first I (not like) it because I (not have) any friends here. But the students in my class are really nice and I'm happy here now.
It took her just over thirty hours to complete the distance, and for nearly ten of those hours she was swimming in complete darkness.
Everyone applauded Brenda for her strength and stamina, but they also applauded her for her bravery in tackling this most mysterious of Scottish lakes.
Fact or Fiction?
Loch Ness is the legendary home of probably the world's most famous monster.
In fact, less than three weeks before Brenda made her journey, the monster, or 'Nessie', as it's known to the local people, had made yet another appearance.
Four people reported seeing three great black humps on the loch surface, and said they had watched them travelling at high speed for three minutes before the creature dived.
There are reports of similar appearances as far back as the last century and every summer many new appearances are reported.
Is the monster fact or fiction?
Experts have been discussing that question for years, but in recent times more and more people have become convinced that a whole colony of giant creatures may live in the loch.
In 1962 a group of people formed an organization called the Bureau for the Investigation of the Loch Ness Phenomena.
Each summer, the Bureau enlists the aid of volunteers who watch the loch in daylight hours. And in 1966, they established powerful cameras on the banks to try for a picture that would prove 'Nessie's' existence.
Other people have photographed something on the loch's surface, but the pictures have never been quite good enough to convince anyone, although a film made in 1961 convinced a lot of people that there's something there.
The film was examined by photographic experts, who reported that it showed an object twenty-eight metres long, travelling at sixteen kilometres per hour.