III. Перепишите следующие предложения, содержащие разные формы сравнения и переведите их на русский язык.

1. Washington is not so large as New York.

2.The largest and tallest among the buildings is the Capitol with its great House of

Representatives and the Senate chamber.
3.There are no sky – scrapers because no other building must be taller than the

Capitol.
4.The library of Congress is the largest national library in the world.
5.In Washington D.C. there are memorials to the most famous American

Presidents.

IV. Перепишите следующие предложения, определите в них видо - временные формы глаголов и укажите их инфинитив; переведите предложения на русский язык.

1.It was G. Washington, who chose the place for the District and laid in 1790 the

corner - stone of the Capitol, where Congress sits.
2.Not far from the Capitol is the Washington Monument, which looks like a very

big pencil.
3.Washington has nothing characteristically American in it, as its conception is

purely French.
4.The 16-th President of the US gave freedom to Negro slaves in America.
5.The Constitution, laws and traditions of the United States give the people the

right to determine who will be the leader of their nations, who will make the

laws.

V. Прочтите и устно переведите на русский язык с 1-го по 7-ой абзацы текста. Перепишите и письменно переведите 1, 2, 4, и 7 абзацы.

Пояснения к тексту:

to be named in honour – быть названным в честь

scrap paper – макулатура

hollow – полый, пустой

sky-scraper – небоскрёб

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