Ex. 7. Read the sentences, replacing italicized Russian words with their English equivalents.

1. Современные ticket-vending machines have been недавно installed at the railway station.

2. Railway transport is an important отрасль of industry employing thousands of people.

3. Our company предоставляет free technical поддержку for those buying our computer оборудование.

4. Professor Wilson was invited to speak about the results of his исследования.

5. We asked high school students to принять участие в an anti-drugs campaign.

6. No one wants to принимать на работу somebody who badmouths (=says unpleasant things about) their former работодателе.

7. Доступ to this confidential information was denied to journalists.

8. The company plans to увеличить its штат to 1,000 сотрудников.

9. Regular servicing guarantees the smooth работу of the оборудования.

10. Such engineers as Frolov, Yartzev and Polsunov made great contribution (вклад) to the развитие of railway transport in Russia.

11. Различные транспортные средства are used for transporting passengers and freight over long distances.

12. The first suspension bridges (подвесные мосты) were made of six strong cables, four of which поддерживали a platform and two cables served as handrails.

13. Siemens has won a contract to оборудовать China’s first 300km/h line with signaling and communications equipment.

14. At the end of the conference, all the участников were asked to fill out a questionnaire.

15. The track gang (путевая бригада) must inspect a railway track and track сооружения all year round.

Ex. 8. Change one word in each sentence so that it makes sense.

1. You need a password to get support to the computer system.

2. All high-comfort passenger cars are offered with air-conditioning system.

3. Many state-of-the-art vehicles can be seen in the Transport Museum.

4. It is a multi-national corporation with 140,000 employers worldwide.

5. One of the world’s oldest universities was developed in Egypt in the 10^th century.

6. We will need a reference (рекомендательное письмо) from your last participant before we can employ you.

7. The use of modern research makes loading/unloading of freight cars easier and quicker.

8. The stone arch bridge is one of the town’s oldest developments.

9. After the reconstruction of the old railway bridge, the speed of trains will be decreased.

10. Track-laying machines and other up-to-date staff are used in railway construction.

Ex. 9. Choose the appropriate alternative to translate the words and phrases.

1. available

a) имеющийся в распоряжении b) удобный c) полезный

2. students’ body

a) количество студентов b) здание института с) студенты

3. students’ hall

a) столовая b) концертный зал с) общежитие

4. to enjoy services

a) выбирать услуги b) пользоваться услугами с) служить

5. to focus on

a) установить фокус b) сосредоточиться с) освещать

6. to grant a status

a) предоставить статус b) получить статус с) иметь статус

7. to install

a) ставить b) внедрять с) устанавливать

8. to keep fit

a) быть в форме b) носить форму с) купить форму

9. to meet the needs

a) требовать b) отвечать потребностям с) встречать

10. former student

a) первокурсник b) будущий студент c) бывший студент

Ex. 10. Match the English phrases in column A with their Russian equivalents in column B.

A	B
academic staff	строительство железных дорог
to cover interesting events	конкурс талантов
department	сетевые ПК
Doctorate degree holder	университетский городок
intellectual contest	кафедра
job market	широкий спектр услуг
to maintain contacts	перечень (разнообразие) курсов
networked PCs	освещать интересные события
online news services	учебный полигон
PhD paper	профессорско-преподавательский состав
portfolio of courses	рынок труда
railway construction	КВН
simulation test ground	доктор наук
talent show	кандидатская диссертация
university campus	поддерживать контакты
wide range of services	новости в режиме онлайн

Ex. 11. Read the sentences, replacing Russian words/phrases with their English equivalents from the list, and translate them.

For the students of факультета дневного обучения, the complete course of studies at most technical higher schools lasts 5 years. Students of the факультета заочного обучения have the opportunity to get высшее образование, combining work and study. Paul закончил from Stanford University with a degree in электротехнике. It is difficult to поступить Moscow University because the конкурс is always intense there. A recent study of Open University выпускников found that students aged 60-65 had better results than any other age group. Приём to the University of Transport is on the basis of the applicants’ results in the Unified State Examination for the secondary school. 15 teams representing 8 different cities participated in the volleyball соревновании organized by our higher school. For those graduates who want to continue their education, our University has a аспирантура. The Kuibyshev Railway has its own system of education and professional training. This system includes средние школы, профессионально-технические училища, техникумы, and a ВУЗ. Our University has a факультет дополнительного образования; railway engineers may take courses for improving their qualification once in six years with or without discontinuing work.

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