I. Перепишите следующие предложения, определите в них видовременные фopмы глаголов, предложения переведите. 1. We shall study a book about the mechanization of transportation.
2. The station was put into operation in 1905.
3. These railway lines connect distant parts of our country.
4. The greatest increase in railway construction began in the nineties of the last century.
5. The railway engineers are solving very complicated problems of the Interlocking (централизация) system now.

Britain which is formally known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political unity of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. 
It is located on the British Isles
Its total area is about 244 thousand square kilometres. 
The coasts of the UK are washed by seas of 2 oceans:  the Arctic and the Atlantic.
The scenery is the coastline is rather picturesque.
The capital of the UK is London.
The official language is English.
The national symbols of the UK are the Red rose and the Lion, the flag 'Union Jack', and the anthem 'God Save the Queen'.
Its form of government is a constitutional monarchy.
Officially the supreme legislative authority is the Queen in Parliament
and the two Houses of Parliament .and the elected House of Commons. 
But The Queen officially opens each Parliamentary session.
The  three major parties are the conservative party, the new labour party, and the democratic liberal party.
The largest cities are Birmingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester, Edinburgh, Belfast and Cardiff.
The chief river is the Thames River 
Britain's major industries include  iron and steel engineering, shipbuilding, electronics.

Yesterday I woke up at half past seven but I got up at quarter to eight! I had a shower, and then I had breakfast. I had some juice and a coffee for breakfast. Then I went to work. I got to the office at nine. I worked from nine to one and then I went out for a coffee with my colleagues. Then we went back to work. Finally, I left the office at three. 
I had lunch in my grandmother's house. She's a very good cook, and she's really funny, so it was great!
In the afternoon I picked up my cousin from school. He's really cute! We walked to his house. Then I took the bus to my house. 
At home, I listened to music and danced a bit. Then I read a bit, too. I had dinner at half past ten and I went to bed a bit late, at about midnight, because I was surfing the Internet for a couple of hours! I love the Net!
It was a very good day! But today I'm very sleepy!
That's all!