Unit IV. Town
Warm-up activities
Look at the pictures.
Do you know these places? Can you name them?
Where are these buildings and monument situated?
What can you say about them?
Vocabulary
suburb['sʌbɜːb] - пригород
to live in the suburb – жить в пригороде
slums - трущобы
outskirts - окраина; on the outskirts of a town – на окраине города
dormitory area, town / US bedroom community – спальный район, город
to live in N. street – жить на улице N
to decorate streets with – украшать улицы
by-street/lane - переулок
back street - глухая улица, закоулок
boulevard[ˈbuːlvɑː, -vɑːd] - бульвар
dead-end -тупик
pavement - тротуар
passer-by - прохожий, проезжий
pedestrian - пешеход
queue/line (US) - очередь
to stand in a queue/ line (for) – стоять в очереди
street lamps/lights - уличные фонари
lamppost - фонарный столб
light - освещать; зажигать; to light a lamp
sign/signboard - вывеска
shop-window - витрина
greenery - зелень
bush - куст
shrubbery/shrubs - кустарник
to keep streets clean - содержать улицы в чистоте
to water a street; water-cart - поливочная машина
embankment [ɪm'bæŋkmənt] - набережная
a bridge crosses a river - мост переброшен через реку
thoroughfare['θʌrəfɛə] - главная магистраль; оживленная улица
traffic - движение, транспорт
right/left-hand traffic – правостороннее/левостороннее движение
heavy traffic – интенсивное движение
rush-hours - часы «пик»
to direct/control traffic – регулировать движение
to observe the traffic rules – соблюдать правила
traffic-lights - светофор
to cross a street at a crossing under the green light – переходить улицу по переходу на зеленый свет
to walk straight – идти прямо
to turn to the left/to the right/ - повернуть налево/направо
take the first/second turning - поверните в 1/2 переулок
zebra [`zebrə], [zibrə] - пешеходный переход
round the corner – за углом; at a corner - на углу
lorry - грузовик
coach - междугородний автобус
underground/Metro['metrəu] /tube/subway(US) - метро
booking/ticket office - билетная касса
slot-machine – автомат
50.to get/obtain a ticket from a slot-machine – приобретать билет в автомате
moving staircase - эскалатор
to go/to travel by tram/bus etc. - ехать трамваем/автобусом
to take/board a tram/bus - сесть на
take the metro - сесть в метро
to get off a tram - выходить
in/on the tram/bus etc. – в трамвае/автобусе
fare - плата за проезд
fine – штрафовать
pay a fine – платить штраф
change – сдача; пересадка
to change trams/trains - пересаживаться на другой трамвай
to change for/to a bus - пересаживаться на автобус
to get to … - добираться до
to go as far as… - доехать до
inquiry office - справочное бюро
booth [bu:ð] киоск; палатка; information booth — справочное бюро
phone / telephone booth – телефонная будка
stall - палатка, лоток
to face smth – быть обращенным к; выходить окнами на
to go sightseeing - осматривать достопримечательности
to see the sights of the town - осматривать достопримечательности
to do the town - осматривать достопримечательности
accident - несчастный случай, авария, катастрофа
to meet with an accident - потерпеть аварию, крушение
incident - случай,происшествие, событие
to witness an incident - быть свидетелем
knock down - сбить с ног
bus service — (местное) автобусное сообщение
car hire['haɪə] agency – прокат машин
cathedral [kə'θiːdr(ə)l] - кафедральный собор
fortress – крепость
mosque [mɔsk] мечеть
temple - храм; церковь; сооружать церковь
cemetery ['semətrɪ] - кладбище
real estate agency - агентство недвижимости
job centre - биржа труда
law court - суд
register office бюро записей актов гражданского состояния
Town/City hall здание муниципалитета
amusement park (US)/funfair (UK) - парк развлечений
Ferris wheel (US); Big wheel, London Eye (UK)
roller coaster ['rəulə kəustə] - американские горки
cosmopolitan [ˌkɔzmə'pɔlɪt(ə)n] – многонациональный, космополитичный, свободный от национальных предрассудков, чувствующий себя как дома в любой стране мира
Consolidate the vocabulary
I. Translate the following sentences (words part I):
The rich send their children to private schools and the middle classes move to the suburbs.
He realized that the job at which he had been aiming all these years seemed to him to be a dead end.
The terrible effect was that the world's largest and richest city of the time contained the world's most extensive slums.
Then, without warning, a tremendous blast smote the city, knocking pedestrians to the ground.
A neon sign flashed on and off in the window.
Fat screaming women ran across the boulevard to get in line for the quiz shows.
We heard gunshots as we drove through the outskirts of the city.
There was a long queue for the toilets.
What annoys me is that everyone parks on the pavement in front of our house.
They moved down the narrow crooked streets of the old town.
II. Read the definition and give the keyword (words part I) :
the main church of a particular area under the control of a bishop
a street that is away from the main streets
an area where people live which is away from the centre of a town or city
a street with no way out at one end; a situation from which no more progress is possible
a small bush with several woody stems
narrow unimportant roads, often behind a row of houses
a person walking along a road or in a developed area
a plant with many thin branches growing up from the ground
a line of people waiting to enter a building, buy something etc, or a line of vehicles waiting to move a tall pole that supports a light over a street or public area
III. Translate the following sentences (words part II):
Dan said that one driver had lost control of his car and spun out, rolling down an embankment, but was unhurt.
By the next day the railways were paralyzed and Paris bus stations, metro lines and post offices had been occupied.
I couldn’t find the moving staircase, or the door I came in when it was time to go out.
The driver had not seen anyone on the platform and neither had the booking office clerk.
I had to work home because I didn’t have enough money for the fare.
Quietly, competently, she shut up her flat before making her way to the Underground to catch the tube to Heathrow.
He must have taken a wrong turning in the dark.
Having assisted an old woman at a zebra crossing, I was granted three wishes.
Service is frequent, with trains running every 7 minutes during rush our and once every 30 minutes on Sundays.
He hadn’t enough money for a taxi so they took the bus back to Champney.
IV. Read the definition and give the keyword (words part II):
a set of red, yellow, and green lights that control traffic
a bus, esp. one that is comfortably equipped and used for longer journeys
the time of the day when the roads, buses, trains etc are most full, because people are traveling to or from work
a machine that you buy cigarettes, food or drink from
the price you pay to travel somewhere by bus, train, plane
a place marked with black and white lines where people who are walking can cross a road safely
a place where you can buy train or bus tickets
a road that connects with the one you are on
a machine consisting of an endlessly circulating belt of steps driven by a motor, conveying people between the floors of a public building a large amount of traffic
V. Complete the sentences.
A building made for people to live in is called …
A town or village road with houses on both sides is called …
A place where goods are shown and sold is called …
A building for exhibition of pictures is called …
A large and important town is called …
A field for sports with seats round it is …
A garden in which animals are kept for exhibition is …
A place where you can take a book for reading is…
A statue or other object that is made to honour a person or event is …
A building in which you can see the movements of the Sun, moon and stars on the ceiling is…
A large piece of ground in town with greenery for public use is …
A building for teaching and learning is …
An underground railway is …
VI. Say what the following words mean:
Capital 2. Square 3. Sky-scraper 4. A tube 4. Rush-hours 5. Pedestrian
6. Request stop 7. Queue 8. Shop-window 9. Fare 10. Conductor 11. Inquiry office 12. dead-end.
VII. Fill in the correct name of a public building.
I need to buy some stamps, could you tell me the way to the … please?
She goes to the … twice a week to borrow books.
My train leaves at 11.00 ! I have to hurry to the … .
The soldiers have a training every day inside the … .
There's a football match tonight, let's go to the … .
When I got to the … I saw my plane to London take off.
When he had that accident he was taken to … .
My car has been stolen, I'd better go to the … .
When you go to Windsor you have to visit the … ; it's gorgeous !
Cambridge ... is famous all over the world