- •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
1 Answer the following questions:
1. What is general purpose container?
2. Why is standard container the most widespread?
3. Are there distinctions between different types of standard containers?
4. What are the main differences between them?
5. What are the advantages and disadvantages of making walls of corrugated steel?
6. What materials do they mostly use producing general purpose containers?
7. What is the best material for constructing containers?
8. What is a „forklift pocket”?
2 Match the descriptions of a material (column a) with its name (column b).
A B
easily deformed
easy to repair
susceptible to corrosion aluminium
high tare weight corrugated steel
high material cost plywood
difficult to clean
resilient
strong
the cheapest
3 Read the text and fill in the gaps with the words from the box below and translate the text.
air cargo motor delivery rails
Long-distance moving or … transportation is always a big problem and causes a lot of problems. You leave to another town and have to move your furniture and home appliances? Do you have to move from one office to another and ship your computers and documents? Do you have business connected with cargo …? Already on the first stage of moving you may meet with adversities such as incompetent movers. Long-distance transportation mode should be chosen carefully. Each type of transportation has its own advantages and disadvantages. Undoubtedly, … transportation is the fastest one. It is pleasure to imagine how „steel bird” delivers your freight in a couple of hours for over than thousand kilometers. However, air transportation is really expensive mode. Not less popular cargo transportation mode is … transportation. You may order an entire covered truck or a separate container. Motor transportation is the most mobile freight delivering mode. Motor vehicles depend neither on … nor on non-flying weather. They criss-cross the country being driven by the long distance truckers. At present there are a lot of vehicles used in transportation, for example articulated lorries, trucks with semi-trailers and refrigerated trucks. The price of cargo transportation depends on truck you chose and travel time.
4 Match the phrases in a with their Ukrainian equivalents in b.
A׃ bottom cross member; susceptible to corrosion; corrugated walls; stiffening profiles; to be quickly dented; glass fiber plastic coating; moderate tare weight; planking; forklift pockets; to impregnate against infestation; gooseneck tunnel.
B׃ рифлені стінки; настил; захищати від вологи; стійкий до корозії; покриття із скловолокнистого пластику; помірна вага тари; Г-подібна ніша контейнера типу «гусяча шийка» (тунель); грубі профілі; швидко гнутися; гнізда для вилок вантажопідйомника; нижня перехресна складова.