И. А. Курбасова Е. И. Силантьева

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Грамматика: 1. Глагольные формы Continuous (§ 17,. 18). 2. Прича­стие 1 (§ 34). 3,, Модальный глагол to be to (§ 24— 26). 4. Функ­ции и перевод глагола be (§ 29). 5. Числительные (§10—12). 6. Нахождение в предложении и перевод группы подлежащего (§ 3, 53;.

ВВОДНЫЕ УПРАЖНЕНИЯ К ТЕКСТУ А

1. (а) Опираясь на формальные ограничители группы существительного, найдите группы подлежащего в данных предложениях; в каждой группе выделите основное слово.

1. In the near future the electronic computing ma­chines will make man's labour much easier. 2. At first both wooden and metal wheels were solid discs. 3. In the streets of our cities many Tatra-built street cars are running serv­ices providing fast transportation. 4. Some years later another mainline diesel locomotive was designed. 5. On each track of a double-track railway all passenger and freight trains move in one direction. 6. Thanks to wide doors each passenger can quickly get on and off the car

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(б) Найдите правые определения к существительным; переведите группы существительного на русский язык.
1. Both diesel and electric locomotives operated on long­distance railways can draw heavy freight trains. 2. An effective ventilation system supplying clean air to the car has pro­vided comfortable conditions of travel. 3. The report put forward an idea of building an underground railway sys­tem which could meet the needs of the rapidly growing