Задание 7. Выберите подходящий модальный глагол. Запишите и переведите полученные предложения.

1. The plane _____ carry 100 passengers at maximum.

a) may b) can c) must d) might

2. The aircraft _____ have flown on two engines, but there were three operating, and in good condition.

a) can b) could c) may

3. The mechanics say the pneumatic duct _____ have cracked in flight.

a) must b) can c) need

4. If you are tired, you _____ have a holiday.

a) must b) need c) should

5. He missed the plane, it _____ have left ahead of shedule, but nobody informed him.

a) must b) should c) ought

6. Your washing mashine doesn’t work well, I think you _____ call a mechanic.

a) must b) should c)need

7. _____ the ground crew make the repair work go quicker, please?

a) must b)could c)ought

8. Who of the diagnostic specialists _____ certify the plane as airworthy?

a) can b) need c) ought

9. A 380 is a real wonder, you _____ see it at the next airshow!

a) need b) must c) could

10. If the engine is out of order, it _____ be removed and a replacement installed.

a) need b)must c)ought

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Задание 8. Перефразируйте предложения, используя данные модальные выражения вместо модальных глаголов или других выражений. Не забудьте употребить модальные выражения в соответствующем времени. Запишите и переведите полученные предложения.

Model: He must go to work every day.

to have to _____

He has to go to work every day.

1. When he was young, he could run ten miles.

to be able to _____

2. She works as a flight attendant, so sometimes she must get up very early in the morning.

to have to _____

3. When he gets to Moscow, he will find a way to call you.

to be able to _____

4. The passenger was not permitted to smoke on board the plane.

to be allowed to

5. The technicians were made to examine the engine, and then the plane was taken back into service.

to have to _____

6. The pilot had to test the repaired plane before it could make the next international flight.

to be to _____

7. The pilot was ordered to take off in bad weather conditions

to have to _____

8. According to the instruction, the engine must be run on the ground.

to be to _____

9. The Ground Maintenance Department was supposed to be quick and do all the repair work in time.

to have to _____

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Задание 9. В каждой полной строке данного упражнения есть одно лишнее слово. Найдите и выпишите эти слова отдельным списком. Затем переведите исправленный текст.

F light Two was be to take off early in the morning. According to the instruction, each of the four engines of the plane had had to be tested on the ground and only diagnostic specialists could is do the job. Everyone was sure the plane must to operate well and reach the airport of destination on time. But one of the engines had should to be shut down in flight, because it overheated. The flight, however, can able be continued on three engines if necessary. The problem is that it must is be fully examined after landing and all the replacements have has to be made quickly. All damaged parts should can also be sent to the special shops for analysis, and only then the plane may was be certified as airworthy.

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Задание 10. Подставьте вместо русских слов в скобках подходящие по смыслу модальные глаголы или модальные выражения. Обращайте внимание на грамматическое время предложения. Запишите и переведите готовые предложения.

1. The aircraft (может) land in any weather.

2. The mechanics (должны были) check the engines yesterday.

3. The students were (разрешили) to go on board the plane.

4. Extremely hot air (мог) have damaged the wires.

5. Flight engineers (приходится) study all new avionics.

6. If you want to be in Moscow on time, you (следует) go by plane.

7. Chanеging of the wires (должно было) to be completed by the next morning.

8. Our mechanics won’t be (смогут) to manage it.

9. (Можете) you fly a small plane?

10. They (может быть) go to New York by an international charter.

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Задание 11. Составьте предложения из данных слов, расставив их в нужном порядке. Запишите и переведите полученные предложения.

1. A, with, turbofan, can, a, passengers, carry, four, Boeing 707, engines, hundred.

2. An, must, overheated, shut, be, down, engine.

3. A, mechanics, had to, of, crew, check, engines, the, all, again.

4. The, was, to, test, allowed, pilot, the, plane, new.

5. The, had to, standards, company, high, safety, maintain.

6. They, change, the, also, may, undamaged, wires.

7. The, located, trouble, be, must, quickly.

8. The, cowlings, should, replaced, be, engine, also.

9. The, was, land, to, airliner, at, midnight.

10. He, able, wasn’t, the, service, to, accept, for, plane.

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Задание 12. Ответьте на вопросы к основному тексту.

1. Was Boeing 707 a large plane? 2. What happened to one of the engines during the flight from Dusseldorf? 3. Did the plane land safe? 4. What actually caused the accident? 5. Why did the airline deside to change so many wires? 6. What flight of the plane was missed because of the repair work? 7. Did the technicians do all the work in time? 8. How had the plane been tested before it was accepted for service again?

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Задание 13. Определите, какие предложения из приведенных ниже соответствуют содержанию текста. Верные варианты перепишите и переведите, неверные – исправьте и переведите.

1. The jet liner was powered by two turbofan jet engines.

2. The engine was shut down as a result of overheating.

3. Diagnostic specialists located the trouble in two days.

4. To remove the damaged engine and install a replacemenmt was relatively simple.

5. The wires from the aircraft’s electrical system were not damaged.

6. The airline decided not to change the wires.

7. The airline didn’t agree to accept a finantial loss that was so big.

8. The technicians managed to complete the job three hours before the next scheduled departure time.

9. The air test was not necessary.

10. When the test pilot landed, the plane was taxied to the hangar.

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Задание 14. Выберите в каждой из предложенных серий предложений одно, наиболее полно отражающее содержание соответствующего абзаца текста (с 1-го по 5-ый). Выпишите и переведите эти предложения.

1. The plane performing Flight Two was a very large intercontinental jet liner.

One of the engines of the liner was shut down in flight because it overheated.

None of the passengers noticed the plane was operating on three engines.

2. The problem with the engine was caused by a cracked pneumatic duct.

The mechanics replaced the engine easily, but there was a danger that the electrical system could be damaged together with the engine. The more complicated problem was connected with the hot air escaping into the engine nacelle.

3. No wires were found damaged. The airline decided to change even the undamaged wires for the sake of safety. A non-stop day-and-night work of teams of mechanics was organized.

4. The Aircraft Maintenance Department worked quickly and effectively. The repair works and ground and flight tests were completed in due time. The plane was certified airworthy right after the air test.

5. After the tests the plane was taken straight to the boarding gate for loading.

Food and baggage were loaded soon. When the doors were sealed, the crew started preparations for the take-off.

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Задание 15. Дополните каждое из выбранных предложений еще одним или двумя составленными самостоятельно и составьте письменное высказывание на тему: “ How the aircraft are repaired after flight accidents.”

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