задания к аудированию

1. Дайте ответы. a) Where was the bushfire disaster? b) How many people and animals were killed in the fires, and how many homes were destroyed? c) Why was it almost impossible to stop the fires? (What helped the fires?) d) Who or what were the fires caused by? e) What helped the fire fighters to get the fires under control eventually? f) What kind of weather has been forecast for the weekend? g) Why do you think fires in uninhabited areas are sometimes allowed to burn themselves out? h) Why do you think a fund to help people hit by the Austra¬lian bushfires was set up in Britain - not, for example, in Germany? 2. Употребите глагол в соответствующей форме страдательного залога. a) Washing machines (use) in most British households. b) Yesterday an Underground train (stop) because there was a gunman on board. c) In 1932 Chandler (fire) from his job for drinking. d) The Big Sleep (publish) in 1939. e) The brakes (check) about a month ago. f) These bills here must (pay). g) Does your passport have to (extend)? h) Mark, can you help me? The let¬tuce has to (clean) and the peas have to (sort). i) A man has just (arrest) and charged with starting the fires. j) Your bags have already (pack). k) Bushfires can usually (put out) before too much trouble (cause). 1) Last week’s fire may (start) deliberately. 3. Преобразуйте активную форму в пассивную. They have set up a fund. - A fund has been set up. a) Someone has turned off the electric heater. b) The bushfires have hit thousands of people. c) The firestorm has destroyed 2.000 home. d) You must book hotel accommodation, e) We will arrange some excursions. f) Someone has to unload the truck. g) The staff locked the robber in. h) A spokesman praised the staff for stopping the train. i) A gunman seized £8.500 from a camera shop yesterday. 4. Употребите глагол в отрицательной форме в страдательном залоге. They could not stop the fires. - The fires could not be stopped. People don't play squash here. - Squash isn't played here. a) We couldn’t put the fire out. b) You can’t use a vacuum cleaner here. c) They won’t search the train. d) We don’t unload the trucks during the day. e) They don’t clean the toilets often enough. f) He didn’t start it deliberately. g) They didn't lock him up. h) You didn’t check the brakes. i) You haven't paid the bill. 5. Употребите глаголы, данные в скобках, в соответствующей форме: to + Infinitive, -ing-форма или Past Participle. a) In uninhabited areas, bushfires are often allowed (burn) themselves out. b) He was charged with (shoot) an assistant in a Baker Street camera shop. c) Most of the equipment (destroy) by the fire was rather old. d) Part of the money comes from a fund (set up) in Britain (help) people (hit) by the bushfires. e) There was nothing we could do (stop) the fire. f) Some of the brochures (publish) by London Transport are very useful. g) How did you manage (put) the fire out? h) She’s thinking of (write) a book about Humphrey Bogart. i) If there is a strong wind, (fight) a bushfire can be extremely difficult, j) I must have my passport (extend). 6. Вставьте be или been; предложения переведите. a) Vegetables should … fresh and clean. b) You have to … very quick in this kind of business. c) Have you … to the post office? d) What kind of person do you have to … if you want to become a rep? e) Fires can usually … put out before too much damage has caused. f) Some of the fires may have … started deliberately. g) A fire may … started deliberately. h) 2,000 homes have … destroyed. i) 2,000 pounds of coffee have to ...destroyed. j) The book must … very good. k) The brakes must … checked. i) The papers must have … burnt. 7. Переведите. а) Тысячи квартир были разрушены вследствие лесных пожаров. Ь) 90% всех лесных пожаров возникают по вине людей. с) В большинстве случаев (case) пожары могли быть потушены прежде, чем они нанесли большой урон. d) Распространению пожаров помогали (help) сильные ветры. е) 19¬летний юноша был обвинен в том, что он умышленно устраивал пожары в районе Аделаиды. f) Обвиняемого посадили в тюрьму для его же безопасности. g) На выходные дни (снова) предсказывают повышение температуры.