1. Дайте назву наступним речам.

1) The person who is responsible for the running of trains over a given division, for dispatching trains.

2) The person who is in charge of train running, the best possible utilization of locomotive and train crews, the running of special trains.

3) The person who is responsible for shunting operation facilities, the best possible use of the rolling stock, timely preparation of cars to breaking up.

4) The place from which train control is carried out.

5) The panel for the controls of electronic or mechanical equipment.

6) The operator who sends and receives massages by telegraph.

7) The instrument for changing sound waves into electrical waves, used to increase the volume of sound, as in telephone, radio, etc.

8) The use of machines to do work that was previously done by people.

9) The group of people with special skills working together on a train.

10) The movement of vehicles that are on a road at a particular time.

2. Знайдіть українські еквіваленти англійських слів та словосполучень.

Division, departing trains, movement, passing trains, in charge of, to direct, to keep traffic moving freely, utilization, a train crew, shunting operation facilities, without delay, operation.

3. Знайдіть в тексті англійські еквіваленти наступних українських слів та словосполучень.

Вирішувати проблему, посада, дорожній рух, відповідальний, повідомлення, місце знаходження, складний, забезпечувати, рухомий склад, виконувати, полегшувати, зменшувати.

4. До слів з лівого стовпчика знайдіть пояснення, наведені у правому стовпчику. Поставте відповідну літеру біля кожного слова.

1) a dispatcher 2) facilities 3) rolling stock 4) mechanization 5) device 6) responsibility 7) shunting operation 8) delay 9) section 10) location

a) all the carriages and wagons belonging to a railway; b) a duty to deal with or take care of smth. because of your job; c) a place where smth exists, the position of smth.; d) a person whose job is to see that trains leave on time; e) moving a train or a car of a train from one track to another; f) the change of a process so that the work is done by machines rather than people; g) any of the parts into which smth. is divided; h) buildings, services, equipment, etc. that are provided for a particular purpose; i) a piece of equipment that has been designed to do a particular job; j) a period of time when smb./smth. has to wait because of a problem that makes sth late.

5. Замість крапок поставте відповідні за змістом слова з тексту.

1. A large terminal has various problems which have to be … .

2. The constant problem of the terminal is to keep … freely.

3. Nobody on a railway … has a position of greater responsibility than the … .

4. The dispatcher’s work is very … .

5. The dispatcher is responsible for the running of … over a given … .

6. The dispatcher receives … of passing trains.

7. The dispatcher knows at all time the … of every train on his division.

8. The dispatcher provides the best possible … of locomotive and train … .

9. Dispatcher’s working place is provided with a special … by which the control can be … .

10. Centralized traffic control (CTC) is used on sections where traffic is … .