- •Транспортні засоби: історія та сучасність
- •Contents
- •Introduction ……………………………………………………..…4
- •Sources ……………………………………………………………….95
- •Introduction
- •To the teacher
- •Unit one. Education
- •Make sure you know these words:
- •Read the Text *** Education in the usa
- •2. Reading Comprehension
- •5. Though much is spent by the state for education
- •3. Vocabulary Focus
- •4. Vocabulary Development
- •5. Vocabulary Exercises
- •A Degree
- •Studying at University (in England and Wales)
- •6. Grammar Focus Direct and Indirect Speech
- •M rs. Clark
- •7. Speaking Practice
- •Unit two. Transport
- •1. Read the Text *** Urban Public Transport
- •4. Vocabulary Development
- •5. Vocabulary Exercises
- •6. Grammar Focus Uses of ‘one’, ‘ones’
- •In these examples you need to add an extra word too:
- •7. Speaking Practice
- •B____________ leave it till Tuesday____________.
- •1: Motorways in the u.K. Are given the letter m
- •2: Main roads in the u.K. Are given the letter a
- •Unit three. Cars
- •1.Read the Text *** Mercedes Gas Turbine
- •2. Reading Comprehension
- •3. Vocabulary Focus
- •4. Vocabulary Development
- •5. Vocabulary Exercises
- •By Taxi
- •Grammar Focus Conjunctions
- •B. How many people caught the train?
- •Conjunction joke
- •Speaking Practice Learning to Drive
- •A. Compare the system for learning to drive in Britain with the one in your country.
- •Unit four. Buses
- •1. Read the Text *** Local Buses
- •2. Reading Comprehension
- •3. Vocabulary Focus
- •4. Vocabulary Development
- •5. Vocabulary Exercises
- •Travelling within Cities
- •National Coach Network
- •True/False Statements:
- •Travelling Around by Coach
- •London Transport Museum
- •Queueing
- •Grammar Focus Participles
- •The Highway Code
- •Find and underline both types of participles.
- •7. Speaking Practice Local Buses
- •Information
- •Unit five. Trams
- •Metrolink
- •2. Reading Comprehension
- •3. Vocabulary Focus
- •3. Vocabulary Development Compound nouns
- •5. Vocabulary Exercises
- •B. Use the words given in capitals in brackets to form a word that fits in the space
- •Minirail
- •Kiev High-Speed Tram
- •6.Grammar Focus The Passive
- •7. Speaking Practice Everyday English
- •Unit six. Trolleybusses
- •2. Reading Comprehension
- •3. Vocabulary Focus a. Match the words on the left with the words on the right.
- •4. Vocabulary Development
- •5. Vocabulary Exercises
- •Walking in Cities
- •London Transport Museum
- •6. Grammar Focus Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
- •Speaking Practice Trolleybuses in Everyday Speech
- •Unit seven. Trains
- •Make sure you know these words:
- •Eurostar
- •2. Reading Comprehension
- •3. Vocabulary Focus
- •4.Vocabulary Development
- •5. Vocabulary Exercises
- •Chunnel or Brunnel?
- •Other Interesting Crossings
- •Important Facts
- •Fascinating Facts
- •Travelling by Train
- •Le Compromise
- •6. Grammar Focus Prefixes and Suffixes
- •7. Speaking Practice Going by Train Buying a ticket
- •Speaking to another passenger
- •Unit eight. Underground
- •1. Read the Text *** London Underground
- •2. Reading Comprehension
- •3. Vocabulary Focus
- •3. Vocabulary Development Uses of ‘like’
- •5. Vocabulary Exercises
- •The Dominance of London
- •6. Grammar Focus Uses of ‘used to’
- •7. Speaking Practice
- •Dialogue 1
- •Dialogue 2
- •Dialogue 4
- •Practice 2
- •Practice 3
- •Unit nine. Heathrow
- •Part 1. Heathrow Airport
- •2. Read the text and answer the following questions *** Part 2. Heathrow – Terminal 5
- •3. Vocabulary Focus
- •4. Vocabulary Development
- •5. Vocabulary Exercises
- •Travelling by Plane
- •British Airports
- •Arriving by Air
- •Travelling within Britain by Air
- •Airports
- •6. Grammar Focus Uses of ‘have something done’
- •7. Speaking Practice Enjoy Your Flight!
- •Sources
- •61002, М. Харків, вул.. Революції, 12 хнамг
- •61002, М. Харків, вул.. Революції, 12 хнамг
3. Vocabulary Development Compound nouns
A.
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Look at these compound nouns from the text.
Compound nouns can be formed by combining two nouns.
Example: tram network public transport
rail station city centre
B. What other compounds do you know with these words?
network c. transport
station d. centre
C. Match the words from A and B to make compound nouns:
A. B.
1. congestion a. city
2. track b. work
3. tram c. traffic
4. shift d. railway
D. Complete the table below using a dictionary. The first one has been done for you.
Noun (for people, device) |
Noun (for idea) |
Verb |
Adjective |
designer |
design |
design |
designed designing |
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decided |
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operate |
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transport |
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planner |
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E. What suffixes can you add to these words?
a. locate b. achieve c. exceed d. expand
5. Vocabulary Exercises
A. Fill in the blanks with one of the words given in the box and read the text about trams.
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equipped may be open direction freely
motorized new shapes powered
convenience become element
Trams
Trams, or trackless trains, come in many sizes and (1) _____________. They are usually segmented, drawn by a (2) _________________ cab, and (3) ______________ or enclosed. Normally they have designated and posted routes, but since they are under the control of an operator as to speed and (4) __________________ they may share walk paving where widths allow, and move about (5) _____________ even amidst a throng of pedestrians. (6) ___________ by energy cells and (7) _________ with plastic-clad wheels, they will (8) __________ as familiar in the compact (9) ___________ centre cities as are now the prowling taxi cabs on our downtown city trafficways. As a contributing (10) ___________ of advanced transit systems, trams may be subsidized and provided without fares as another urban (11) ________________.
B. Use the words given in capitals in brackets to form a word that fits in the space
and read the text about minirails. The first one has been done for you. ***
Minirail
We have seen them in major airports (1) whisking (WHISKY) from the gateway portals to the terminal lobby – the small single or (2) _________ (COUPLE) cars that move on narrow elevated or subsurface tracks. They are completely (3) _______ (AUTOMATE) – doors, operating speeds, and even taped announcements. People stand or lean, for the distances are short; many can be (4) ___________ (TRANSPORT) comfortably and quickly.
Such minirail cars, with or without seating, are well (5) ______________ (SUIT) for direct back and forth or looped point-to-point interconnection – as from the peripheral garages of the centre city to the governmental trade, (6) __________ (FINANCE), or entertainment plazas, as from one such plaza to another, or as between two or more stops within an urban centre.
C. Read the text. Find the words given in column A and match them with their very brief explanations in column B.