Canals.

Canals are artificial waterways that are constructed to provide a new path of travel for vessels (as opposed to improving a natural waterway along its current course). At one time, canals were built mostly for small wooden barges drawn by horses or other draft animals. Today, major canals are built to allow passage of large ocean-going vessels (see Ship canal) to connect harbours with or create a shortcut between seas and existing waterways, such as the Kiel Canal between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea, which is the most heavily used canal worldwide.

Blueway.

A blueway or water trail is a water path or trail that is developed with launch points, camping locations and points of interest for canoeists and kayakers. Blueways are typically developed by state, county or local municipalities to encourage family recreation, ecological education and preservation of wildlife resources.

Вариант №3.

I. Перепишите предложения, определите степени сравнения прилагательных или наречий, переведите на русский язык.

1. In spring the days are longer and warmer than in winter.

2. The Ob is one of the longest Siberian rivers.

3. This is the highest building in our town.

4. This collective farm is the richest in our region.

5. Baikal is the largest fresh-water lake in Europe and Asia.

 

II. Перепишите предложения, определите видовременные формы глаголов и укажите их инфинитив, переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. We went to this farm last year.

2. He has made three experiments today.

3. I have seen this film.

4. We will begin our work next week.

5. They had finished their lessons by 7.

 

III. Перепишите предложения, подчеркните в каждом из них модальный глагол или его эквивалент, переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. You must come tomorrow.

2. He was to speak at the meeting.

3. You should read this book.

4. He can translate this text.

5. They had to go to the library

IV. Перепишите предложения. Подчеркните причастия, установите функции каждого из них (определение, обстоятельство, часть сказуемого). Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. We see growing plants.

2. What are you doing?

3. Working at this problem they had to read many books.

4. The work done by the students is very interesting.

5. The translation made without a dictionary was very good.

V. Прочитайте переведите текст.

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