Referat engleza Testul 2I. Translate the following text into Romanian:

Principalele activitati industriale din Marea Britanie sunt industria otelului, industria metalelor, industria constructiilor navale, transportul maritime, sectorul bancar, asigurari, industria textila, industria chimica, industria electronica, industria constructiilor de avioane, industria constructiilor de masini, industria distileriei.

30% din suprafata este arabila, fiind cultivata in principal cu cereale, sfecla de zahar, fructe si legume. Cresterea de bovine si oi aduc un venit mare. Bogatiile naturale ale Marii Britanii sunt in principal: carbunele, staniu, petrol, gaze naturale, piatra de var, fier, sare, argila, calcar si plumb.

Doar 1,5% din forta de munca lucreaza in agricultura, 30% lucreaza in domeniul industrial si cel al tehnologiei si aproximativ 59% lucreaza in domeniul serviciilor.

Moneda folosita in Marea Britanie este lira care este echivalentul a 100 de pennies.

Principalii parteneride afaceri ai Marii Britanii sunt Germania, Statele Unite, Franta si Tarile de Jos.

II. Complete the sentence below with the correct verbal forms:

1. Dont go into his room! He is sleeping.

2. Life was difficult in the 1940s.

3. It was a long time since you wrote me.4. He usually speaks so quickly, that I understand nothing.

5. I have been trying to open this box for the last 40 minutes.

6. I am sure they will arrive soon, perhaps tomorrow.

7. He comes in, to take his gun and shoots everybody.

8. She is going to the library every two days.

9. He is watching TV at the moment.

10. I have been waiting for you since 2 oclock. Where have you been?

III. Comment on three cultural symbols of Great Britain, e.g. monarchy, Big Ben, football, road traffic, etc.(at least 10 lines)

Great Britain, also known as Britain, is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, off the north-western coast of continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world and the largest island in Europe.Big Ben is the nickname for the great bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, and often extended to refer to the clock and the clock tower. The tower is now officially called the Elizabeth Tower, after being renamed in 2012 (from "Clock Tower") to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II. The tower holds the largest four-faced chiming clock in the world and is the third-tallest free-standing clock tower. The tower was completed in 1858 and had its 150th anniversary on 31 May 2009, during which celebratory events took place. The tower has become one of the most prominent symbols of both London and England and is often in the establishing shot of films set in the city.Tower Bridge (built 18861894) is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in London which crosses the River Thames. It is close to the Tower of London, from which it takes its name, and has become an iconic symbol of London. The bridge consists of two towers tied together at the upper level by means of two horizontal walkways, designed to withstand the horizontal forces exerted by the suspended sections of the bridge on the landward sides of the towers. The vertical component of the forces in the suspended sections and the vertical reactions of the two walkways are carried by the two robust towers. The bascule pivots and operating machinery are housed in the base of each tower.Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument in Wiltshire, England, about 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Amesbury and 8 miles (13 km) north of Salisbury. One of the most famous sites in the world, Stonehenge is the remains of a ring of standing stones set within earthworks. It is in the middle of the most dense complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in England, including several hundred burial mounds.

Corfe Castle is a fortification standing above the village of the same name on the Isle of Purbeck in the English county of Dorset. Built by William the Conqueror, the castle dates back to the 11th century and commands a gap in the Purbeck Hills on the route between Wareham and Swanage. The first phase was one of the earliest castles in England to be built using stone when the majority were built with earth and timber. Corfe Castle underwent major structural changes in the 12th and 13th centuries.