. Перепишите следующие предложения. Определите по грамматическим признакам, какой частью речи являются слова, оформленные окончанием -s и какую функцию это окончание выполняет, т.е. служит ли оно:
а) показателем 3-его лица единственного числа глагола в Present Indefinite;
б) признаком множественного числа имени существительного;
в) показателем притяжательного падежа имени существительного.
Переведите предложения на русский язык:

1. The second train leaves 10 minutes after the arrival of the first one.

2. Reading is fond of my son’s best friend.

3.
4. Water consists of oxygen and hydrogen.

5.
6. His mention of this town on the river Volga

7. The book is at an arm’s length.
8. These women’s handbags are quite new.

9. Russian Federation’s higher school is going to celebrate 250-th anniversary the Moscow state Lomonosov’s University.

10. Russia and the USA are carrying out joint projects to study and project the Arctic regions.

11. His child studies very well.

12. Ann speaks German very well.

a) Why did Mr Fox ask Badger not to talk about his tail?

Mr Fox asked Badger not to talk about his tail because it was a painful subject.

b) Was Badger a good digger?

Yes, he was. He was a great digger!

c) Why did Mr Fox know that they were under Bunce's farm now?

Mr Fox said he could find his way around those farms with his eyes closed. To him it was just as easy below ground as it was above it.

d) Was what they saw a paradise for hungry animals?Why?

Yes, it was. There were thousands of ducks and geese plucked and ready for roasting and a lof of smoked ham and bacon.

e)What did Mr Fox borrow from Bunce?

He took four young ducks, three biggest geese and three smoked ham, a side of bacon and ten buches of carrots and put all of these into two Bunce's pushcarts.

f) Where did Mr Fox ask his two sons to run with the cart full of food?

He asked them to run home, to their mother.

a) Why did the Small Fox run along the tunnel as fast as he could?

He wanted to show the three hens to his Mum, Mrs Fox, and tell her to prepare a feast.

b) What did Mrs Fox say when she saw her son?

She said she was dreaming.

c) Whad did the Small Fox explain to her?

He told her they had made a tunnel right under the floor of Boggis's chicken house and caught the hens there.

d) Was Mrs Fox happy to hear about the feast?

Yes, she was.

e) What were Mr Fox and his other sons doing at this time?

They were digging another little tunnel.

f) Did Mr Fox tell them of his new plan?

No, he didn't. He told his sons to start digging.