Vocabulary:

reference — ссылка to date — датироваться to carry — везти; носить horse-drawn .wagon — гужевой фургон to convey — переправлять advanced — передовой delivery — доставка reliable — надежный governor — губернатор, наместник military officials — военные должностные лица faraway provinces — отдаленные провинции to dispatch — посылать, отправлять amazing — удивительный, поразительный stagecoach — почтовый дилижанс postcard — открытка envelope — конверт stamp — марка registered letter — заказное письмо to stick — приклеивать condition — условие recipient — получатель message — сообщение required — нужный, необходимый airmail — авиапочта instant — мгновенный, немедленный to arrive — прибывать parcel — посылка scales — весы to weigh — взвешивать to depend on — зависеть

Questions:

1. When did the postal systems appear in Egypt? 2. When did mail service start in China? 3. What kind of postal delivery system did the Roman Empire build? . 4. What was the main feature of the Roman Empire's mail service? 5. How was the mail transportation organized in Europe in the 19th century? 6. What is today's quickest mailing service? 7. What do we need to do if we want to post an ordinary letter or a postcard? 8. What must one buy for a Registered letter? 9. What kind of mail service does Internet offer? 10. What do you need if you want to send a parcel?

International words

Moment	Момент
Telegram	Телеграмма
Address	Адрес
Internet	Интернет
Administrators	Администраторы
Office	Офис
Protocol	Протокол
Server	Сервер
Organizations	Организации
Program	Программа

The list of synonyms and antonyms

Antonyms	Translations	Synonyms	Translations
Necessary - unnecessary	Необходимое – ненужный	All- round, versatile.	всестороннее, универсальное.
Much – few	Многое – мало	Amazing, wonderful, incredible	Удивительно, замечательно, невероятный
Usual – unusual	Обычная - необычная
Quickly – slow	Быстро – медленно	Utilize,advantage.	использовать, преимущество,
Reliable – unreliable	Надежный – ненадежный	Other,  different, another	другие, другая, другой

Exercise 3. Parts of speech

Communication (n.) = communicate ( v) + tion = коммуникация

Relatively (adv.) = relative (n.) + + ly = относительно

Regardless= regard (v.) +less = несмотря на

scientific = science (n.) + tific = научный

establishment= establish (v) + ment = установление

The Postal service annotation

This text is dedicated to the theme "The Postal Service". According to the name in the text provides information about the history and proskhozhdeniya postal service. Gvoril that the postal service has been developed at the time of the Roman Empire, because they needed the connection of Rome with governors and military officials in the provinces separated. Also, the article says that the very fast delivery service is airmail. And nastayaschy the time of writing can be sent via the postal service on the Internet if the recipient is also connected to the Internet. It lists a number of action, by which you can send a letter or a parcel via regular mail. This article predstavliyaet special interest for e-mail. Access them from the Internet and back via the mail gateway.