1. Дайте назву наступним речам.

A signalman, brake, traffic, efficiency, visibility, delay, safety, a signal box, rolling stock, a signal.

1) A movement or sound that you make to give sb. information, a warning, etc.

2) A period of time when somebody has to wait because of a problem that makes something slow or late.

3) The movement of trains or other vehicles along a particular route.

4) A person who operates signals on a railway.

5) The engines, trains, etc. that are used on a railway.

6) A device for slowing or stopping a vehicle.

7) Your ability to see far and well, especially as affected by the light or the weather

8) The state of being protected from danger or harm.

9) A building beside a railway from which rail signals are operated.

10) The quality of doing something well with no waste of time or money.

2. Знайдіть українські еквіваленти англійських слів та словосполучень.

Main objects, the arrangement of signalling, line capacity, a mainline, to proceed running, to be elaborated, visible signals, to display, application, to obscure, the rear of the train, a proper succession, to convey, populated centres, to distinct.

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

Захист, забезпечувати, застосовувати гальма, попереджуючий сигнал, кривизна, використання, сигнальний факел, завада, робити допущення, погодні умови, тривалість, спричиняти, маршрутний вказівник, стосуватися, межі видимості.

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

1) to provide 2) an engineman 3) to protect 4) tracks 5) to permit 6) departure 7) to match 8) railway signals 9) to depend on 10) obscure

a) to make sure that sb./sth. is not harmed, injured, damaged, etc.; b) to rely on; c) to supply; d) useful devices that allow you to control train movement; e) a man who drives a railway engine; f) to allow; g) not clearly seen; h) to be the same or very similar; i) rails that a train moves along; j) the act of leaving a place;

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

1. Signals were originally provided solely for the … of trains.

2. One of the main objects of railway operation is to … the freest possible movement of traffic.

3. The modern signalling is designed to serve two purposes: one for safety, and the other for … in working.

4. The “sighting point” is the point at which motorman must apply the … to make a service stop at the signal.

5. A … signal is green for Proceed.

6. An … signal is a more restrictive signal and it is yellow.

7, The braking … for any kind of mainline train is relatively long.

8. An allowance must be made for the possibility of rain, snow, smog or fog, reducing the range of … .

9. All signals in use are divided into … and sound.

10. According to the time of their application all visible signals are classified into … signals and … signals,