5. Ask your friend:

   1. what means of transport he prefers;

   2. where one should cross the street;

   3. what he thinks about the underground in Kyiv;

   4. if he has ever used the underground in London or other towns abroad;

   5. if he is fond of sightseeing in new towns/ports.

6. Give the Ukrainian equivalents for the follow­ing:

"No Stopping" "Wet paint"

"Station Full" (at the parking lot) "Tickets and Trains" (in the Lon­don Tube)

"Obey Park Regulations" "Look Out When Crossing"

"No Left Turn "Cross here" "Parking" "No Parking" "Slow Down" "No passage" "Used Ticket""Admittance Free"

"Look Out When Crossing"

"Bus Stop Request"

"No Admittance"

"One Way Only"

"Private"

"Taxi-stand"

"Keep Our Town Clean" "Horns Forbidden" "Keep Off the Grass" "Two Line Traffic" "Keep Left" "Filling Station" "Beware of Cars" "For Litter

"

5. In what situations would you say the following:

1. I think your best way from here is ... . 2. Are you going my way? 3. Excuse me, sir, how do I get to ... ? 4. You can't miss it. 5. There is no bus in sight. 6. You get off at the next stop but one. 7. Straight down this way and then cross the street.

5. Read and dramatize the following dialogues:

A: Excuse me, sir, could you tell me the shortest way to

the underground? B: Certainly. Go straight ahead and then take the second turn.

A: I shall find it all right. Thank you very much. B: You are welcome.

• • *

A: I'm sorry to trouble you, madam. Can you tell me — is

there a bus from here to Kensington High Street? B: No trouble at all. It's quite a distance from here. You see the bus-stop across the street. Bus number 73 will take you right there. A: Thanks a lot. B: You're welcome.

• • *

A: Excuse me, can you tell me the way to Trafalgar Square?

B: Certainly. Go down Regent Street to Piccadilly Circus

and in a few minutes you'll be at Trafalgar Square. A: Thank you very much. How far is it from here?

B: If you walk, it'll take you ten minutes. A: Is there a bus?

B: There's sure to be. But you'd better ask the policeman over there. He will give you all the information you want. A: Thank you.

* * *

A: Excuse me, madam! I want to go to Columbia Univer­sity. Am I on the right train? B: I'm going right up that way myself. You just watch me and get off one station after I do.

XI. Complete the following dialogues:

A: Pardon me, where is the taxi stand? B: ...

A: Oh, yes. Thank you. B: ...

* * *

A: Excuse me, is this Brest-Lytovsky Prospect? B: ...

A: Thank you. B: ...

• * •

A: ...

B: No, take the street on the left, go straight and the the­atre is in front of you across the river. A: ...

B: You're welcome.

XII. Ask questions on the text and retell it:

In the streets, roads and squares of the town 'we see people walking and vehicles driving. The vehicles are: trams, buses, trolley-buses, taxis and motor-cars, motor-cycles, motor-scooters and bicycles.

Along the streets there are street lamps, at the corners of the streets there are traffic lights. The street lights are switched on when it gets dark; they are switched off when it gets light. When the red traffic light is switched on, the traffic stops; when the green light is switched on, the ve­hicles drive on.

Along the streets we also see bus, trolley-bus and tram stops. People get on and off public transport there. In the streets there are also Tube stations where people get on and off the underground electric railway.

At big crossroads in large towns and cities there are subways for pedestrians and fly-overs for vehicles. At nearly all street corners there are pedestrian crossings for people to cross the road.

In England vehicles drive on the left. In Ukraine the traffic drives on the right.

Outside the towns we travel from one place to another by train, plane or boat.

THE PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE GRAMMAR EXERCISES