Swift, … famous English writer, was travelling one day on … horseback with his servant. …
weather was bad, it was raining, and … roads were muddy. In … evening the two men came to … inn.
Before going to … bed Swift told his servant to clean his boots. But … servant was lazy and did not do it.
In … morning Swift asked … servant why he had not cleaned … boots. “What‟s … use of cleaning …
boots now?”said … servant. “… roads are muddy, and … boots will soon be dirty again.” “Äll
right,”said … writer. “Let‟s go. We must continue … journey.” “But I haven‟t had … breakfast,” said …
displeased servant.” “Well, what‟s … use of giving you … breakfast now?” said Swift: “You will soon be
hungry again.”
B. Вставьте местоимение, определите его тип.
1. John's nice. I like ... a lot.
2. "Is Mary at home?" "Yes, ... is." "Can I speak to ..., please?" "Of course."
3. My brother is a young teacher. Every day he spends ... time preparing for his lessons.
4. I know very ... about this writer. It is his first book that I am reading.
5. Do you have ... relations?
6. Can I have ... milk? - Yes , you can have ....
7. No, this is not my ticket. This is …!
8. There isn‟t … in this bag.
C. Раскройте скобки, употребив нужную степень сравнения прилагательного.
1. Winter is (cold) season of the year.
2. Which is (long) day of the year?
3. This camera is (expensive) than that one.
4. She speaks Italian (bad) than English.
5. This nice looking girl is (good) student in our group.
6. He was (quiet) than his sister.
7. This sentence is (difficult) than the first one.
D. Употребите оборот there + to be в Present, Past или Future.
1. Look! … a photograph of your brother in the newspaper.
2. … a good film on TV yesterday evening.
3. „Excuse me, … a bank near here?‟ „Yes at the end of the street.‟
4. I think everything will be OK. I don‟t think … any problem.
5. When we arrive at the cinema, … a long queue to see the film.
6. „… any problem?‟ „No, everything is OK.‟
7. … some rain tomorrow afternoon.
8. … any letters for me yesterday?
E. Вставьте глагол to be или to have got в Present, Past или Future.
1. He ... a pupil twenty years ago.
2. I … blue eyes.
3. Where ... your mother now? — She ... in the kitchen.
4. When I come home tomorrow, all my family ... at home.
5. „Where‟s my pen?‟ „I don‟t know. I … it.‟
6. … you … an umbrella?
7. Where ... your books now? - They ... in my bag.
8. Sarah … not… a car. She goes everywhere by bicycle.
F. Постройте отрицательные и вопросительные предложения (альтернативный,
разделительный, специальные и общий вопросы)
1. I like my tea with cream.
2. Last winter our students visited Rome.
3. Although the weather was fine they decided to stay at home.
4. I work from 9 to 6.
5. I will come and see you next week.
6. There are some English books on the table.
7. Mary will teach her children to play the piano.
G. Употребите глаголы в Present, Past или Future Simple. Переведите предложения на
русский язык.
1. He (to turn) on the television to watch cartoons yesterday evening.
2. I always (to go) to the Altai Mountains to visit my relatives there.
3. They (to enjoy) themselves at the symphony yesterday evening?
4. Who (to take) care of the child in the future?
5. How often you (to go) to the dentist?
6. It usually (not to snow) at this time of the year.
7. If we (to have) televisions at our supermarket, they (to inform) customers about things in the store.
8. As soon as I (to return) from school, I (to ring) you up.
9. We (to go) to the country the day after tomorrow.
10. I (to be) very busy last summer and I (not to go) there.
I. Переведите текст письменно и ответьте на вопросы.
EMILE BAUDOT
Emile Baudot was born in France on the II-th September 1845, very early in the era of the electric
telegraph. His father was a farmer, his mother a dressmaker.
His formal education was limited to that provided by the local primary school. His vocation was to
follow in his father‟s footsteps and he trained as a farmer.
At the age of 24 Baudot left agricultural work and joined the telegraph service where he was to
become famous as the inventor of a new telegraph system. At the time he joined the Telegraph
Administration he was ignorant about the existence of printing telegraph equipment. His knowledge was
limited to a superficial understanding of the Morse and the dial telegraphs. In September 1869 he was
sent to Paris for a course on the famous Hughes telegraph, which automatically printed its message at the
receiver in Roman type. Baudot studied the Hughes equipment until the following Spring.
After completing his course Baudot joined the Central Paris telegraph station in July 1870 before
moving to Bordeaux at the end August. By then the Franco-Prussian War had broken out and by the end
of the year he had been commissioned with the rank of Lieutenant and was serving with the military
telegraph service of the Second Army. After the war ended, Baudot once again become a civilian and
returned to duty in Paris in February 1872.
Baudot had already started to acquire a reputation as an inventor for improvements he had
suggested to existing equipment. He was now encouraged by the Chief Inspector of the exchange to
design a “multiple Hughes”. But in the evening he was designing his own printing telegraph. On the 25-th
July, 1874 Baudot sent a letter to the authorities describing his proposals. They recommended a budget of
2000 francs for the construction of a prototype. In December the following year (1875) tests began which
led to a quintuple telegraph being made for regular service.
Baudot died in 1903 at the early age of 58. Montoriol described him as prematurely worn out by a
life of labour without rest but, unlike many inventive genuses, he was privileged to have seen his genius
“radiate around the world”.
His telegraph met with rapid success when it was introduced in France and was soon in use
throughout Europe, India and South America. An early British use was on the Anglo-French cable and it
was used extensively by the British Telegraph Service.
Вопросы:
1. When and where was Baudot born?
2. What did he know about the printing telegraph?
3. When did he join the Telegraph Administration?
4. What happened during the Franco-Prussian War?
5. How did Montoriol describe Baudot?
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