Vocabulary:

Maneuver -маневр

To overtake – догнать, настичь, перегнать

Hazard - риск

Carriageway – трасса, шоссе

Safety - безопасность

Gear – коробка передач

Acceleration – превышение, увеличение

Target - цель

Steering wheel - руль

Smoothly – гладко, ровно

Vocabulary exercises:

Exercise1. Find the following English equivalents in the text:

Очень важно, увеличить скорость, путь свободен, не рискуйте, дорожные условия, переключение передач, вызывать неудобства препятствие, обгон, ускорение, срезать угол, передача, руль, технические возможности, держаться сзади

Exercise2. Read the Rules of overtaking again. Try to remember them. Put aside the text and try to recollect them, using the following words:

Hang back, to gain maximum forward visibility, views past the left and the right of the target, select the gear, acceleration, to signal before starting the manoeuvre, move to the side of the carriage way, pull out, commit oneself with acceleration, adequate space to complete the overtake, overtake quickly, road surface condition, vehicle, performance, gear changing – to avoid, have the momentum, never cut in.

Exercise3. Complete the sentences:

1. Early planning, good observation skills and … are essential.

2. Think of the consequences if the driver … as you try to … .

3. The second stage is the overtaking triangle technique, which ….

4. “The closer you are to the vehicle in front, the …”.

5. Select the appropriate gear … .

6. Check your mirrors … .

7. Do not start … as you pull out, this will leave you … with nowhere to go if … .

8. Confirm that … before committing yourself with acceleration.

9. Ensure that your … is clear, that there are no … ahead.

10. Do not overtake into … .

11. Gear changing is … during the maneuver.

12. Never … after overtaking. Instead, return … to the nearside.

Exercise4. Choose pairs of synonyms out of the following list:

Pointless fluid senseless nasty

Hazard risk bombast strategy

Performance calendar characteristics tariff

Target anticipation objective tanzy

Momentum impetus blunt analogy

Acceleration increase bog boil

Carriageway road haunt

Topical vocabulary:

Means of transport: a cruise, a submarine, a moped, an airship, a canoe, a rowing boat, a barge, a van, a rocket, a liner, a jeep, a tram, a helicopter, a jet, a double-decker bus, a yacht, a glider, a hot-air balloon, passenger jet / airplane, flight ship, coach / bus, vehicle, jag

Part of transport: a compartment, a bonnet, an engine, a cockpit, an aisle, a motor, gear

Stations: a railway station, an airport, a boarding ticket, a bus station, a departure lounge, a buffet car, a sundeck, a quayside, a platform, a departure gate, port, a gangway

People: a captain, a bus driver, an engine driver, a flight attendant, a steward, a conductor

Verbs: to set sail, to pull in, to take off, to trek, to hunt, to snowboard, parachuting, to raft, to camp, to catch / get on, to get off, to journey, to arrive, to get on / board, to get off / disembark, to embark, voyage, to leave, to go on business trip, to accelerate, to reduce, to overtake, to increase, to hitch-hike