Commentaries
Paisley – Пэйсли, город в Шотландии.
Bath – Бат, курорт с минеральными водами к западу от Лондона.
Amedee Bollee – Амедей Боле(1844 – 1917), владелец французской «фамильной» фирмы, выпускавшей в период с 1873 по 1890 гг. паровые повозки. Его сын, Амедей Боле (1867 – 1926), был одним из конструкторов первых автомобилей промышленного концерна «Дитрих».
Exercises
Exercises 1. Match the beginning of sentence on the left with its ending on the right.
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1 Gurney’s steam coach carried |
1 at the rear and heated by coke. |
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2 James and John Scott Russell |
2 a number of attacks, verbal and physical, were made on steam coaches. |
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3 The development of the railway ran neck-to-neck |
3 the advent of the steam coach. |
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4 This was in 1822, three years |
4 several completely new devices. |
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5 Amedee Bollee designed and built a vehicle |
5 it offered its passengers more comfort and speed. |
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6 Its boiler was mounted |
6 18 passengers at a speed of 12.5 mph and weighed two tons.
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7 In England, the early 1820s saw |
7 before Stephenson built the first steam railway. |
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8 Its cylinders |
8 ran a regular steam coach service between Glasgow and Paisley. |
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9 Amedee Bollee designed and built a vehicle equipped with |
9 of steam-driven vehicles was to show sporadic revivals in France with the development of advanced vehicles. |
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10 Between 1834 and 1839 |
10 capable of speeds up to 25 mph |
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11 The railway had some advantage as |
11 in the progress-on-wheels race. |
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12 It is true that road travel by means |
12 were under the chassis. |
Exercises 2. Match the words and phrases with their Russian equivalents.
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progress-on-wheels race |
– независимая передняя подвеска |
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– паровой экипаж |
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differential |
– задние ведущие колеса |
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neck-to-neck |
– переключатель скоростей |
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forward-mounted engine |
– серия автомобильных гонок |
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chassis |
– сталкиваться |
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rear driving wheels |
– горизонтальный карданный вал |
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a steam coach |
– двигатель, смонтированный в передней части |
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financial field |
– технический уровень |
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independent front suspension |
– шасси |
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to collide |
– устройство, прибор |
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device |
– финансовая сфера деятельности |
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a speed change |
– параллельно |
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technical level |
– дифференциал |
Exercises 3. Answer the following questions.
1 Where did the early 1820s see the advent of the steam coach?
2 Jules Griffith’s was a designer and constructor of a bus, wasn’t he?
3 Was Griffith’s bus the first ever to be put into regular public service for the transport of passengers?
4 When did Stephenson build the first steam railway?
5 Were two methods of transport to give rise to competition on technical level and in the commercial and financial fields?
6 Who ran a regular steam coach service between Glasgow and Paisley?
7 Who ran a similar one between London and Bath?
8 How many passengers did Gurney’s steam coach carry?
9 Where was its boiler mounted?
10 Its cylinders were under the chassis, weren’t they?
11 Did the development of the railway run neck-to-neck in the progress-on-wheels race?
12 What advantage did the railway have?
13 Why were a number of attacks made on steam coaches?
14 In France at the same time a similar situation had developed, hadn’t it?
15 What vehicle did Amedee Bollee design and build?
16 What vehicle did Amedee Bollee produce later?