
- •М іністерство транспорту та зв’язку україни Дніпропетровський національний університет залізничного транспорту імені академіка в. Лазаряна
- •Types of railway freight and passenger cars
- •I. Essential vocabulary
- •Types of passenger and freight cars
- •III. Tasks Reading Comprehension
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •IV. Grammar Exercises
- •V. Tests
- •VI. Extra Reading
- •Cooperation of Scandinavian rail car designers
- •The designation of railway freight cars
- •Essential vocabulary
- •The designation of freight cars
- •III. Tasks Reading Comprehension
- •IV. Vocabulary Exercises
- •V. Vocabulary Practice
- •VI. Grammar Exercises
- •VII. Extra Reading
- •Main elements of freight cars construction
- •I.Essential vocabulary
- •The main elements of the freight car make up
- •III. Reading Comprehension
- •IV. Vocabulary Exercises
- •V. Vocabulary Practice
- •VI. Grammar Exercises
- •VII. Extra Reading
- •Vehicle modernization on state railway of Thailand
- •The freight car trucks
- •I.Essential vocabulary
- •II. Text
- •III. Reading Comprehension
- •IV. Vocabulary Exercises
- •V. Vocabulary Practice
- •VI. Grammar Exercises
- •VII. Extra Reading
- •Inter-Car Gangways for Shanghai
- •Variant 1
- •Variant 2
- •Variant 3
- •Variant 4
- •Variant 5
- •Variant 6
- •49010, Дніпропетровськ, вул. Лазаряна, 2
III. Tasks Reading Comprehension
1. Прочитайте уважно текст. Вам необхідно визначити, які з поданих нижче тверджень відповідають змістові тексту. Запишіть номери цих речень.
1.The passenger and freight car fleet consists of some cars for various purposes and designs. 2. There is only one type of passenger cars. 3. Long-distance trains often need baggage cars for the passengers' luggage. 4. A flat car has sides and ends above the floor. 5. The most popular freight car is covered hopper car.6. Most tank cars are built of alluminim and ware.
2. Перегляньте текст ще раз і знайдіть у ньому відповіді на такі запитання.
1. What is the main idea of the text? 2. What kinds of cars are existed in the railways nowadays? 3. What types of passenger and freight cars are mentioned in the text? 4. What does a flat car look like? 5. Where may wooden stakes be placed? 6. What is a refrigerator car? 7. Why are the walls and a roof of a refrigerator car insulated? 8. What doors are used in cars? 9. What is a container car? 10. What materials are used for building tank cars?
Vocabulary Exercises
3. Доберіть до термінів у лівій колонці визначення, котрі подані праворуч:
1. А boxcar A) is a car for the transportation of liquids or gases.
2. A flat car B) is a similar to gondolas but with the bottom dump doors for easy unloading of things like coal, ore, grain, cement, ballast and the like.
3. A gondola car C) is a railroad car with an open top but enclosed sides and ends, for bulk commodities and other goods that might slide off.
4. A hopper car D) is a similar to gondolas but with the bottom dump doors for easy unloading of things like coal, ore, grain, cement, ballast and the like.
5. An open wagon E) a box shape with the roof and a side or end doors.
6. A tank car F) is used for larger loads that don't load easily into a boxcar.
4. З’єднайте терміни правої колонки з їх перекладом у лівій. Утворіть із з’єднаними словами 10 словосполучень.
1.A freight car A) слой, прокладка
2. A sleeping car B) вагон-платформа
3. To insulate C) перевозити
4. A floor D) кузов
5. A flat car E) повітронепроникний
6. To place F) розташовувати
7. To hold G) спорожняти
8. A waterproof H) спальний вагон
9. An airtight I) водонепроникний
10.A layer J) вантажний вагон
11. To carry K) ізолювати
12. A body L) пол
13. To empty M) ізолювати
5. Доберіть до термінів у лівій колонці переклад з правої колонки. Утворіть з словосполученнями 7 речень.
A B
1) a sliding door а) рідкі вантажі
2) a coupling mechanism b) розвантажувальний люк
3) a discharging hatch c) запобігающий клапан
4) an end door d) механізм зчеплення
5) a floor covering e) торцеві двері вагона
6) liquid goods f) настил підлоги
7) a safety valve g) розсувні двері
6. З’єднайте слова рядка A з їх синонімами у рядку B.
A) A coach, a seat, a section, a different, a truck, a large, to use, freight, a kind
B) goods, a passenger car, a type, a big, a various, a berth, a compartment, a bogie, to perform.
7. Продовжіть речення та перекладіть їх.
1. There are different kinds of cars for different kind of … . 2. The simpliest type of a car is the … . 3. The most common type of a car is the … . 4. The walls and roof of a refrigerator car are … . 5. The doors of the car are also … . 6. Some of the tank cars which carry acids, chemicals are lined with … . 7. The day coaches are formed of compartments seating on each side for 6 or 8 … . 8. It is a flat car or gondola car carrying several removable … .
8. Заповніть пропуски сполучниками (for, at, to, of, with, with, of, between,out).
The car is designed … passenger service … speeds up … 160 km/hr. It consists … an all-metal body, a welded steel uderframe and running gear. The car ends are outfitted … automatic couplers and shock-absorbing draft gear. The body interior is sheathed … plywood sheets and finished with plastics. Thermal-insulating sheets … foamed plastic are laid … the outer and inner walls to keep … cold.
An uderframe – подрамник, рама, a running gear – ходовая часть,
a draft gear - сцепной прибор, амортизирующее устройство