2. Repeat the words after the teacher

AutoRack, Associates, commercial, subsidiary, automobile, Turkish, Turkey, vehicles, hydraulically, height, alternative

3. Read and translate the international words

system, commercial, automobile, specialist, operator, hydraulically, standard, transport, effective, traditional, barge, transit, centre

4. Translate the verbs, give 3 forms of the irregular ones

enter, carry, put, take, use, form, deliver, add, plan, link, report, build, accommodate, raise, lower, stack, load, handle, allow, transport, interlock, reposition, look for, offer, include, reduce, move, sail, distribute, get, produce, grow

5. Give the derivatives of the words, translate them

container, special, deliver, week, add, previous, collapse, rack, low, high, full, lock, position, move, distribute

6. Give Russian equivalents

vehicle carrying system, has been put into use, has taken delivery, weekly service, as previously reported, collapsible flatrack, accommodate up to three vehicles, upper deck, raised and lowered, corner posts, overheight vehicles, capable of, stack 5-high, ISO, dry freight container, collapsed and interlocked, for repositioning purposes, look for cost-effective alternative, a number of advantages, door-to-door movement, frequency of sailings, onward movements, get enquiries

7. Find answers to the questions in the above article

1. What new system has been put into use?

2. What AutoRacks have been delivered to the UK-based subsidiary of Japanese specialist?

3. How many AutoRacks have been delivered?

4. Where will they be used?

5. How many units have been ordered?

6. What cars are now shipped to the Caribbean islands in AutoRacks?

7. What country is going to use Auto Racks in work with Russian partners?

8. How many decks are there in the flatrack?

9. How many cars can they accommodate?

10. In what way is the upper deck raised?

11. In what way are the loaded flatracks handled?

12. In what way are the empty units repositioned?

13. What are the advantages of AutoRack over ro-ro?

8. Insert the proper word (choose from the words given below)

1. The new containerised … carrying system has been put into use bу its first customers.

2. A UK-based … of Japanese automobile shipping specialist Yuwa Shipping has taken delivery of 175 40ft and 45ft AutoRacks.

3. G&G Shipping in Florida is now us­ing AutoRacks to … Suzukis to the Caribbean is­lands.

4. Another Turkish operator is planning to use Auto­Racks in а new service … Turkey and Russia.

5. The AutoRack, built bу Kumbong Container Industry in Indonesia, is а 40ft or 45ft … flatrack with two cargo decks.

6. Each deck саn … uр to three large vehi­cles.

7. The upper deck is raised and … hydrauli­cally.

8. The AutoRack is handled in the same way as а standard ISO dry … container.

9. When empty, five AutoRacks саn bе collapsed and … to form а 9ft 6in high module for reposi­tioning purposes.

10. Shippers are … for а cost-­effective alternative to traditional ro-ro services for transporting vehicles.

11. AutoRack offers а number of … over ro-ro.

(accommodate, advantages, collapsible, freight, interlocked, linking, looking, lowered, ship, subsidiary, vehicle)