- •Vocabulary
- •Camping holidays
- •1. Pronounce correctly and transcribe. Consult the dictionary if necessary.
- •2. Answer the questions.
- •3. Give Russian equivalents to the following words and word combinations. Find and translate sentences with them in the text.
- •4. Give English equivalents to the following words and word combinations.
- •5. Make up word combinations, translate them and find them in the text.
- •6. Match the synonyms. Find them in the text.
- •7. Retell the text.
- •Vocabulary
- •The vacation situation in america
- •1. Pronounce correctly and transcribe. Consult the dictionary if necessary.
- •2. Answer the questions.
- •3. Give Russian equivalents to the following words and word combinations. Find them in the text and translate sentences with them.
- •4. Give English equivalents to the following words and word combinations.
- •5. Retell the text.
- •Vocabulary
- •Air travel
- •1. Pronounce correctly and transcribe. Consult the dictionary if necessary.
- •2. Answer the questions.
- •Vocabulary
- •Going to sea
- •1. Pronounce correctly and transcribe. Consult the dictionary if necessary.
- •2. Answer the questions.
- •3. Give Russian equivalents to the following words and word combinations. Find and translate sentences with them in the text.
- •4. Give English equivalents to the following words and word combinations.
- •5. Compare and mind the difference:
- •6. Make up your own sentences with these word combinations to show the difference in meanings.
- •7. Make word combinations, translate them and find them in the text.
- •9. Make a summary of the text.
- •Vocabulary
- •At the railway station
- •7. Make a summary of the text
- •Vocabulary
- •Road rage
- •1. Pronounce correctly and transcribe. Consult the dictionary if necessary.
- •2. Compare and mind the difference:
- •3. Answer the questions.
- •4. Give Russian equivalents to the following words and word combinations. Find and translate sentences with them in the text.
- •5. Give English equivalents to the following words and word combinations.
- •6. Match the synonyms in columns. Translate the pairs and find them in the text.
- •7. Make a summary of the text.
1. Pronounce correctly and transcribe. Consult the dictionary if necessary.
Private, ownership, spread, phenomenon, psychological, human, carapace, quiet, wheel, phrase, fight, murder, hours, exhaust, figures, accident, vehicles, mature, neighbours, deaths, actually, serious, consequences, extremely, failure, cause.
2. Compare and mind the difference:
AmE
Gasoline or Gas (for short)
Gas pump
Kilometer
To rent a car
Driver
Hood
Trunk
Neighbor
To symbolize
BrE
Petrol
Petrol station
Kilometre
To hire a car
Motorist
Bonnet
Boot
Neighbour
To symbolise
3. Answer the questions.
1. When did private car ownership start growing rapidly?
2. Why did public transportation lose its dominant role?
3. Why did railways cut lines and stations?
4. Why was government happy to see the railway wither away?
5. Why did roads become overcrowded?
6. What was the solution for overcrowded roads?
7. What strange phenomenon occurred after building the new road?
8. What is M25? Why was it built? What happened to it immediately?
9. What psychological effect does car driving have on human beings?
10. What is "road rage" and why does it happen?
11. Why don't road accident figures increase with number of vehicles on the road?
12. What can you say about seat belt laws for vehicle drivers and passengers in Britain?
13. What side of the road do British drive on?
14. Do they plan to change? Why?
15. What other countries drive or used to drive on the left?
16. Why don't British car owners shift to public transport?
17. What does British transport lack seriously?
18. What is the common name of London Underground?
19. Does the Tube work according to the 21st century standards? Why?
20. What has been a cause of considerable embarrassment to the British since the Channel Tunnel was opened?
4. Give Russian equivalents to the following words and word combinations. Find and translate sentences with them in the text.
Railways wither away, private car ownership, small rural communities, roads became over-crowded, massive new motorway, Outer London, dramatic example, overloaded immediately, traffic jam, human being, aggressive shell, common theme, it was no longer a joke, a new phrase was coined, road rage, to commit a murder, obviously not good for people, road accident figures, mature culture of driving, better record, number of deaths per 10,000 vehicles, seat belt laws for vehicle drivers and passengers, to respect the laws, island nation, road traffic across the borders, however crowded the roads are, too slow, too expensive, the excuses of people, to blame others for creating the traffic jams, serious lack of government investment, terrible delays, when things go wrong, to fail to invest, to bring the Tube up to the 21st century standards, one particular failure, considerable embarrassment.