VIII. Translate the sentences into English.
Что вы имеете в виду? 2. Сидения не удобные. 3. Хорошая видимость – это одно из преимуществ этого автомобиля. 4. Очень жаль, что сидения без подлокотников. 5. Доложите об этом. 6. Пассажиры спрашивают, почему нет карманов в дверях. 7. Дороги в этой местности извилистые и кривые. Будьте осторожны. 8. Очень жаль, что нет багажника на крыше. 9. Ещё замечания? 10. Какие у вас впечатления об этом маршруте? 11. Здесь вы сможете наслаждаться прекрасным горным видом. 12. Дворники работают прекрасно.
IX. Have a fun. Read and translate short stories.
The Hardest For Her
“Tell me, please, what seemed to be the hardest when you were learning to drive?”
“The trees!”
fig.1
“May I see your permit to carry extra headlights, miss?” (fig.1)
Text II Pedestrians' duties
I. Read the text attentively and be ready to answer the questions after the text.
Pedestrians must move along pavements or foot paths and in case of their absence along waysides. Pedestrians transporting or carrying heavy objects and persons moving in invalid carriages without engine can move along the edge of traffic way if their movement disturb other pedestrians. In case of pavements, foot paths and waysides absence and also in case of impossibility to move along them pedestrians can move along bicycle lane or go in one row along the edge of traffic way (at roads with separating strip -along outside edge of traffic way). While moving along the edge of traffic way pedestrians must go towards the moving transport means. Persons moving in invalid carriages without engine, driving motorbike, bicycle must follow the direction of transport means. While moving along the edge of traffic way at night time or in conditions of bad visibility pedestrians are recommended to have objects with cat's-eyes and make them seen by drivers of transport means.
Movement of organized pedestrian columns along the traffic way is allowed only in direction of transport means at the right side not more than 4 persons in every row. Ahead and behind the column at left side attendants with red flags must be going, at night time or in conditions of bad visibility they must have switched on flashlights: ahead of white colour, behind of red colour. Groups of children are allowed to move only along the pavement and foot paths and in case of their absence along the edges of traffic way but only in day time and accompanied by adults.
Pedestrians must cross traffic way along pedestrian subways and pedestrian overpasses and in case of their absence at cross roads along the line of pavements or edges. In case of absence in seeing coverage pedestrian subways and pedestrian overpasses or crossroads it is allowed to cross the road at right angle to the edge of traffic way at the areas without separating strip and barriers at the areas where it is well seen from both sides.
In areas where the traffic is regulated, pedestrians must follow regulator's or pedestrian traffic light signals and in case of its absence follow signals of transport traffic light.
In areas where the traffic is not regulated pedestrians may go to traffic way after they have evaluated distance to the approaching transport means .their speed and made sure that crossing will be safe for them. While crossing traffic way outside pedestrian subways and pedestrian overpasses pedestrians must not disturb transport means movement and come out from standing transport means or other obstacle reducing visibility without making sure that there are no approaching transport means.
Having come to traffic way pedestrians must not stay or stop if it isn't connected with traffic safety. Pedestrians who didn't manage to cross the road must stop at strip separating traffic stream of opposite directions. Pedestrians can continue crossing having made sure in safety of further moving and taking into means go and immediately clear traffic way.
Waiting for route taxi or taxi is allowed only at elevated above the traffic way landing fields and in case of their absence at pavement or edge. In places not equipped by elevated above the account signals of traffic light (regulator).
If transport means is approaching with switched on blue flasher lamps or special sound signal pedestrians must not cross the road and those who are at the road must let these transport traffic way landing fields it is allowed to come out to traffic way only after the transport means has stopped. After landing it is necessary to clear traffic way without delays.
II. Learn the vocabulary to the text.
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Pavement
тротуар
Foot path
пешеходные дорожки
Absence
отсутствие
Row
направление
Edge of traffic way
край проезжей части
Wayside
обочина
Сat’s eyes
светоотражающие элементы