Ex.4. Answer the questions

1. Where are the Unites States of America situated in?
2. What kind of mineral and natural resources are produced in America?
3. What are the big cities in America?
4. What branch of the US Government, or the Congress, represents all of the American states?
5. Who is the president of the Senate?
6. How many justices the Supreme Court consists of?

Grammar: Non-finite form of the verb: Participle I.

The form of Participle I is the infinitive + ing: working, loving, sitting.

It uses:

· To form the continuous tenses: he is working

· As adjectives: running water

· After have + object: we have people standing on our steps all day.

· Participle I can sometimes replace a relative pronoun + verb: people who wish to visit the caves/ people wishing to visit the caves.

· After verbs of sensation: I see him passing my house every day.

· After catch/find/leave + object: I caught them stealing my apples.

· After go, come, spend, waste, to be busy: come dancing.

Ex.5. Translate the sentences from English into Russian? Paying special attention to the function of the participle in the sentence.

1. The boy playing in the garden is my sister’s son.2. He asked her to go on with her story, promising not to interrupt her again.3. Receiving no letters from her father, she called him.4. He left the office at three o’clock, saying he would be back at five.5. She stood leaning against the wall.6. He lay on the sofa reading a noewspaper.7. Seeing her he raised his hat.8. A person bringing good news is always welcome.9. Receiving the telegram, he rang the manager up.10. There are many wonderful books describing the life of people in the North.