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1. Add the necessary words or word combinations:
1. When the world demand for the products of Britain’s main industries – textiles, coal and machinery – decreased, it began seeking compensation in new engineering products, such as … (cars; atomic power reactors; electrical goods; electronic equipment).
2. It is characteristic of Britain’s industry to produce … (semi-finished goods; cheap articles; raw materials; high quality expensive goods; articles requiring skilled labour; precision instruments; electronic equipment).
3. The main products of Britain’s industry are … (precision instruments; high quality consumer goods; electronic equipment, chemicals, textiles, ready-made clothing; manufactured goods; petrol).
4. A great number of new industries were added to the traditional ones such as … (the aircraft industry; the textile industry; the electronic industry; the shipbuilding industry; the automobile industry; mining; engineering).
2. Complete the questions and give the answers:
1. Does Great Britain live by agriculture or …?
2. Does Great Britain export raw materials or …?
3. Did the world demand for the products of Britain’s main industries after World War I increase or …?
4. Does Great Britain’s industry produce high quality goods or …?
5. Is Britain’s industry located in one area or …?
6. Is Britain still a mighty colonial power it used to be or …?
3. Find the wrong sentences, correct them:
1. Great Britain is an agricultural country.
2. Great Britain is rich in natural resources, such as oil, copper zinc and others.
3. Great Britain exports raw materials to other countries.
4. After World War I the world demand for the products of Britain’s main industries – textiles, coal and machinery – increased greatly.
5. As a result of the crisis of 1929 – 1933 Britain’s share in the world industrial output became greater.
6. The crisis of 1929 – 1933 brought about mass unemployment.
7. Very few people are employed in the mining and manufacturing industries in Great Britain.
8. Britain’s industry produces mostly very cheap low quality goods.
9. A shortage of raw materials makes it profitable for Great Britain to produce semi-finished goods and cheap articles.
10. No emphasis is made on the development of war industry.
11. Britain’s industry is concentrated in one area.
12. All Britain’s industries and services have been nationalised.
4. Give the answers:
1. What natural resources does Great Britain have?
2. What raw materials does Great Britain import?
3. What does Great Britain export?
4. What did the crisis of 1929 – 1933 bring about?
5. What is the characteristic feature of Britain’s industry?
6. Why is it unprofitable for Great Britain to produce semi-finished goods or cheap articles?
7. What are the main articles produced by British industry?
8. What are the main industrial centres of Great Britain?
9. What are Britain’s main industries?
10. What can you say about Britain’s agriculture?
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5. Translate the sentences with the Modal Verbs:
1. Private limited companies may not offer shares to the public.
2. The company must lower the price of its goods because they are not in large demand.
3. Not all partners in a firm must take an active part in management.
4. You will have to keep your word.
5. We were to complete this work last month.
6. The country had to decrease its imports.
6. Insert the necessary form of the verb:
1. After the crisis production and employment (to increase) as a result of some revival in world trade.
2. World War II (to bring about) a further weakening of Britain’s might.
3. Britain (to produce) high quality expensive goods.
4. Glasgow and Newcastle (to become) great centres of engineering and shipbuilding.
5. The production, processing and marketing of such oil products as petrol (to make up) one of America’s largest industries.
6. Great Britain mostly (to depend) on imports.
7. Translate the following word combinations paying attention to the Participles:
1. the leading US exports
2. a world’s leading motor car producer
3. person employed in agriculture
4. the leading imperial power
5. articles made of various kinds of synthetic (man-made) materials.
6. Wheat, barley, oats and potatoes are the most important crops grown.
7. The USA is a highly developed industrialised country.
8. Leeds is a centre of clothing industry producing woollen articles.
9. Britain mostly produces articles requiring skilled labour, such as precision instruments, electronic equipment, chemicals and high quality consumer goods.
8. Translate the sentences in the Continuous Tense:
1. Britain’s share in the world industrial output is still increasing.
2. The number of people out of work in the UK is rising.
3. Real exports are growing.
4. Industry will be spreading out.
5. The production was increasing very slowly.
6. The world demand for steel is steadily growing.
7. The service sector will be developing very fast.
8. The prices were steadily rising during the years of recession.
9. A great number of schools are training young people to become industrial leaders.
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