2. Reading Comprehension

1. What countries are serviced by Eurostar?

2. How is an aerodynamic train characterized from the technical point of view?

3. What is the expected reduction of journey time?

3. Vocabulary Focus

Match the words in A with the corresponding equivalents in B.

A. B.

1. purpose design a. споруджується в теперішній час

2. train service b. сконструйований спеціально для

3. five times as many c. у п’ять разів більше

4. rail freight vehicles d. служба руху

5. now under construction e. залізничний вантажний транспорт

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4.Vocabulary Development

-able or -ible?

A. Complete the adjectives in each set by using the correct letter. In addition, form the opposite using the correct prefix. The prefix will be one of the following:

il-, im-, in-, ir- or un-.

Finally, match the adjective formed with a suitable noun. Use each word

once only. Write your answer in the space provided.

Set1

avoid_ble _____________ accident

comfort_ble _____________ behaviour

ed_ble uncomfortable chair

favour_ble _____________ food

respons_ble _____________ report

Set 2

break_ble _____________ china

read_ble _____________ decision

reli_ble _____________ novel

revers_ble _____________ weather

season_ble _____________ witness

Set 3

digest_ble ____________ attitude

cur_ble ____________ explanation

flex_ble ____________ food

leg_ble ____________ handwriting

prob_ble ____________ illness

5. Vocabulary Exercises

A. Read the text given below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space.

Chunnel or Brunnel?

In the 1856 a French engineer, Thomè de Gamond, suggested the building of a tunnel (1) __________ the English Channel. The well-known British engineers Brunel and Stephenson became interested and the French government agreed to the (2) __________. But in 1883 the British government stopped the plans for political reasons.

In the 1950’s and 1960’s engineers again worked on plans for a Channel link. (3) __________ looked at three different ideas: a tunnel through the rock under the sea-bed, a tunnel on the sea-bed and a bridge.

But in 1975 the British government again decided not to start the building (4) __________. This time the cost of the scheme (5) __________ too high.

In 1984 the idea came up for the third time. Both the British and the French governments showed interest. (6) __________ time there are two main suggestions: the Chunnel and the Brunnel.

The Chunnel is the favourite and cheapest plan. It is a double rail tunnel. Motorists cannot drive through this, but trains carry cars and lorries through the

tunnel between England and France.

The Brunnel is the idea of the Euroroute company. It is for trains and road traffic. Trains use a tunnel all the (7) __________ way from England to France. Cars use a tunnel only for the middle of the journey. At (8) __________ ends there are bridges, from the land to islands several miles off the coast.

T he cost of both ideas is very high, and work cannot start (9) __________ the two governments agree. Some people think this is 100 years too late. Others, mainly British people, do not want a link of any kind between Britain and the continent of Europe. It is taking them a long time to get used to the idea (10) __________ being Europeans.

1. A. under B. into C. on D. near

2. A. design B. scheme C. circuit D. schedule

3. A. the B. there C. they D. their

4. A. action B. activity C. job D. work

5. A. are B. is C. was D. be

6. A. that B. this C. these D. those

7. A. route B. path C. way D. road

8. A. neither B. either C. no D. both

9. A. until B. since C. for D. because

10. A. for B. of C. from D. to

B. Read and decide which of these events are the most interesting to you.