New Zealand
Insert the prepositions. Read the text about New Zealand and translate it.
Географическое положение и государственное устройство Новой Зеландии.
Предлоги времени
Choose the right answer. Only one answer is correct.
1.The capital of Australia is:
a) Ottawa; b) Canberra; c) Sydney; d) West Coast.
2.The history of modern Australia begins in:
a) 1770; b) 1778; c) 1897; d) 1492
3. An Australian wild dog is called:
a) Hot dog; b) Sausage dog; c) Lassie; d) Dingo.
5. The English navigator Captain James Cook chartered almost the entire eastern coast in :
a) 1770; b)1365; c) 1778; d) 1828;
6. The northern and western coasts of Australia were discovered by the Dutch in the :
a)17century; b) 11 century; c)15 century; d)18 century;
Предлоги – это служебные слова, которые показывает отношение существительного (или местоимения) к другим словам в предложении. Они не выполняют самостоятельной функции в предложении и поэтому не являются членами предложения.
in – в ( время дня ,месяц, сезон , год, век)
at – в ( час , праздники)
on – в ( дни недели, даты, со словами день и ночь on a cold day, on a summer night )
by – к ( срок совершения действия )
for - в течение ( период времени )
Следующие выражения с предлогами студенты должны знать наизусть:
Above all - главным образом
After all - в конце концов
Day after day – день за днем
Soon after that –вскоре
Long after–спустя долгое время
At all - вообще
At best – в лучшем случае
At home - дома
At the age (of) –в возрасте
At the beginning – в начале
At the end – в конце
At the expense – за счет
By chance – случайно
By mistake – по ошибке
From day to day –со дня на день
From morning till night --c утра до вечера
on business – по делу
In conclusion –в заключение
In exchange – в обмен
In fact – в действительности
In time – вовремя
In vane – напрасно
By the(week) -понедельно
By (day) - днём
On the way - по дороге
On foot - пешком
And so on - и так далее
New Zealand is situated … the southwest of the Pacific Ocean … large islands: the North Island and the South Island. Its total area is 268,112 sq. km.
Less than 1/4 … the territory of the country lies below 200 m contour line. The South Island is significantly more mountainous than the North Island. New Zealand has a temperate, an ocean climate without marked seasonal variations … temperature rainfall.
The total population … 1986 was … 3.3 mln people … average population density of about 12 persons per sq. km. About S of the population is classified as Europeans. Most of them are …British descend. English is the universal language.
The capital … New Zealand is Wellington. Like the United Kingdom New Zealand is a constitutional monarchy. Officially the head … the state is the British Queen (or the King) whose representative, the governor-general, is appointed … a five-year term. The Head … the government is the Prime Minister.Legislative body is theHouse … Representatives, a unicameral body consisting 84 members elected … universal suffrage … 3 years. Four of the members of the House of Representatives are elected directly by the Maori people.
Local divisions are about 100 counties, 128 boroughs 10 towns and districts.
The government … New Zealand is democratic and modeled on that o: United Kingdom.
The economy of New Zealand has traditionally been based on pastoral farming. The last decades have seen a large expansion in the light industries. New Zealand draws many thousands of tourists to its shores because of the beauty, diversity, and compactness of its natural attractions.