- •Вантажні перевезення
- •Unit 1 the role of transportation in logistics chain
- •1 Here are the answers to some questions from the text. What are the questions?
- •2 Find Ukrainian equivalents in b to English phrases in a.
- •3 Study the following:
- •4 Translate the sentences into English. Pay attention to the choice of words above mentioned.
- •5 Read the text and fill in the gaps with phrases from the box above the text. Translate the text.
- •7 Translate the pairs of word combinations. Pay attention to noun-noun structure.
- •Unit 2 the essentials of freight transportation
- •2 The following words in column a are often misused. Study the words and their definitions in column b.
- •3 Fill in the gaps with words from Exercise 2.
- •4 Think about the functions of freight transportation and complete the chart below.
- •5 Study the following:
- •6 Translate the following sentences into English choosing from goods, merchandise, commodity or wares.
- •Intermodal transportation (Part I)
- •1 Are the following statements true or false, according to the text?
- •2 Study the following phrases, recall the sentences in which they are used in the text and use them in sentences of your own.
- •3 Find antonyms in a and b.
- •4 Read the sentences and fill in the gaps with prepositions from the box below. Translate the sentences.
- •5 Translate the following sentences into English:
- •6 Read the text and fill in the gaps with words from the box below and translate the text.
- •Intermodal transportation (Part II)
- •1 Add the necessary words to make up questions with the following cues and then answer the questions.
- •2 Draw a diagram of a multimodal chain of container-transportation services and explain the process of intermodal freight transportation.
- •3 Complete the table. Put a stress mark in front of the stressed syllable in each word.
- •4 Complete the gaps with words from Exercise 3. Pay attention to the grammatical context.
- •5 Study the following:
- •6 Translate into Ukrainian.
- •8 Translate into English.
- •Unit 5 history of intermodal freight transport
- •Answer the questions.
- •2 Match the English words in a with the Ukrainian equivalents in b.
- •3 Find Ukrainian equivalents in b to English phrases in a.
- •4 What do the following numbers in the text refer to?
- •5 Study the following and find sentences with participles in the text.
- •6 Study the table in Exercise 5. Complete the sentences. Use the correct forms of participle.
- •7 Study the table in Exercise 5. Translate the sentences into English. Use participles.
- •Unit 6
- •Intermodal vehicles
- •1 Read the paragraphs about rail transport and answer the questions.
- •2 Are the following statements true or false, according to the paragraphs about container ships, trucking and barges?
- •3 Find Ukrainian equivalents in b to English phrases in a.
- •4 Study the following:
- •5 Translate the following sentences into Ukrainian:
- •6 Study the following:
- •7 Translate the sentences. Use passive infinitive.
- •Unit 7 containers
- •1 Here are the answers to some questions from the text. What are the questions?
- •2 Complete the definitions using the information from the text.
- •3 Match the English words in a with the Ukrainian equivalents in b.
- •4 Study the following about numbers:
- •5 Practise saying the following numbers:
- •6 Read the text and fill in the gaps with the words from the box below. Translate the text.
- •Double-stacked container transport
- •Unit 8 types of containers
- •Fig.1 Types of Containers
- •1 Answer the following questions:
- •2 Match the descriptions of a material (column a) with its name (column b).
- •3 Read the text and fill in the gaps with the words from the box below and translate the text.
- •4 Match the phrases in a with their Ukrainian equivalents in b.
- •5 Translate into English.
- •Unit 9 high-cube and hard –top containers
- •1 Choose the correct answer.
- •2 Match the phrases in a with their Ukrainian equivalents in b.
- •3 Do Exercise 4. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form.
- •5 Translate the following sentences into English:
- •Unit 10 refrigerated containers
- •1 Answer the questions.
- •2 Find Ukrainian equivalents in b to English phrases in a.
- •3 Study the following:
- •4 Translate the sentences into Ukrainian paying attention to the usage of the preposition for followed by the infinitive.
- •6 Fill in relative pronouns and translate the sentences.
- •Unit 11 open-top, tank containers and flatracks
- •1 Add the necessary words to make up questions with the following cues and then answer the questions.
- •2 Match a line in a with a line in b.
- •3 In the following lists of four words the pronunciation of a letter or a combination of letters in one word is different. The two vowel sounds are given to help you.
- •4 Find synonyms in a and b.
- •5 Fill in the gaps with words from exercises 3 and 4.
- •6 Translate into English.
- •Unit 12 coordination of container transport
- •1 Here are the answers to some questions from the text. What are the questions?
- •2 Match the English words in a with the Ukrainian words in b.
- •3 Fill in the gaps with words from Exercise 2.
- •4 Underline the stressed syllables.
- •Unit 13 a satellite navigation system
- •1 Answer the questions.
- •2 Find in the text English equivalents to the following Ukrainian phrases:
- •3 Complete the gaps with the words from Exercise 4. Pay attention to the grammatical context.
- •4 Match a line in a with a line in b.
- •5 Study the following:
- •6 Choose un-, in-, il-, non-, or im- to form the opposites of the following words:
- •7 Read the text and fill in the gaps with words from the box above the text. Translate the text.
- •Transport hub
- •Unit 14
- •Interaction between fleet manager and site manager
- •1 Add the necessary words to make up questions with the following cues and then answer the questions.
- •2 Find Ukrainian equivalents in b to English phrases in a.
- •3 Study the following:
- •4 Translate the following sentences into Ukrainian:
- •5 Translate the following sentences into English.
- •Unit 15
- •Internal and external costs of freight transport
- •2 Fill in the gaps with words from Exercise 1. Pay attention to the grammatical context.
- •3 Read the text and complete the chart.
- •4 Do Exercise 3. Retell the text. Unit 16 Environmental impact of road freight transport
- •1 Are the following statements true or false, according to the text?
- •2 Find Ukrainian equivalents in b to English phrases in a.
- •3 Discuss the best ways of reducing environmental impact of road freight transport in major cities.
- •4 Study the following phrases with prepositions and recall the sentences in which they are used in the text:
- •5 Translate into English.
- •6 Choose the right form to fill in the gaps.
- •Unit 17 rail freight transport
- •5 Find English equivalents of Ukrainian verbs. Pay attention to the prepositions:
- •6 Translate the sentences using the verbs from Exercise 5
- •Unit 18 rail freight service in great britain
- •1 Answer the questions.
- •2 What do the following numbers in the text refer to?
- •3 Find Ukrainian equivalents in b to English phrases in a.
- •4 Match a line in a with a line in b.
- •5 Fill in the gaps with words from Exercise 4. Pay attention to the grammatical context.
- •6 Read the text and fill in the gaps with the prepositions from the box below. Translate the text.
- •Unit 19 freight on british rail and the channel tunnel
- •1 Answer the questions.
- •2 Find synonyms in a and b.
- •3 Match the phrases in a with their Ukrainian equivalents in b.
- •4 Match a word in a with its definition in b.
- •5 Fill in the gaps with the words from Exercise 4.
- •6 Find the sentences in the text used in the Present Indefinite Tense (Passive).
- •7 Rewrite the following sentences in the Present Simple Passive and translate the sentences.
- •Unit 20 the near future of the freight movements
- •Answer the questions.
- •2 Find synonyms in a and b.
- •3 Match the words in a with their synonyms in b.
- •4 Write the summary of the text using the following „scheme”:
- •5 Translate into English.
- •References
6 Study the following:
Many verbs in English are followed by object + infinitive, rather than by a that-clause.
Example: They don`t allow people to smoke.
They need liquids to be carried tomorrow.
7 Translate the sentences. Use passive infinitive.
Цей метод дозволяє перевозити вантажі швидко.
Компанії потрібно розмістити контейнери на палубі.
Використання нового обладнання дозволяє зменшити витрати під час транспортування.
Їм потрібно перевантажити пасажирський багаж якомога швидше.
Ці контейнери дають можливість піднімати краном вантажі на платформу.
Оператор наказав завантажити товари у контейнери.
Вони рекомендують перевозити швидкопсувні товари літаком.
Компанії потрібно замінити застаріле обладнання на сучасніше.
Unit 7 containers
Containers, also known as intermodal containers or as ISO containers because the dimensions have been defined by the ISO, are the main type of equipment used in intermodal transport, particularly when one of the modes of transportation is by ship. Containers are eight feet (2438 mm) wide by eight feet (2438 mm) high. Since introduction, there have been moves to adopt other heights, such as eight feet six inches (2591 mm), nine feet six inches (2896 mm) and ten feet six inches (3200 mm). The most common lengths are 20 feet (6096 mm) nominal or 19 feet (5.8 m) – 10 ½ in (6058 mm) actual, 40 feet (12192 mm), 48 feet (14630 mm) and 53 feet (16154 mm), although other lengths exist. They are made out of steel and can be stacked on top of each other.
On ships they are typically stacked up to seven units high. They can be carried by truck, rail, container ship, or aeroplane. When carried by rail, containers can be loaded on flatcars or in container well cars. In Europe, stricter railway height restrictions (smaller loading gauge and structure gauge) and overhead electrification prohibit containers from being stacked two high, and containers are hauled one high either on standard flatcars or other railroad cars. Taller containers are often carried in well cars single stacked on older European railway routes where the loading gauge is particularly small.
Some variations on the standard container exist. Open-topped versions covered by a fabric curtain are used to transport larger loads. A container called a tanktainer, consisting of a tank fitted inside a standard container frame, allows liquids to be carried. Refrigerated containers are used for perishables. There is also the swap body, which is typically used for road and rail transport, as they are built too lightly to be stacked. They have folding legs under their frame so that they can be moved between trucks without using a crane.
European containers are often about two inches wider than the ISO standard although otherwise conformant, which can carry the euro-pallet standard pallet load. Specialised containers used in Europe include containerised coal carriers, and recently ‘bin-liners’ – containers designed for the efficient road/rail transportation of rubbish from cities to recycling and dump sites.
Truck trailers are often used, in countries where the loading gauge is sufficient, for freight that is transported primarily by road and rail. Typically, regular semi-trailers can be used, and do not need to be specially designed.