9. Read and translate the dialogue into English. Testing a New Car

Mr. Violini: What do you think of this car?

Mr. Warski: Altogether, I've formed a high opinion of it.

Mr. Violini: This car has already been given a long trial on your roads. Although your highways...

Mr. Warski: Trunk roads, you mean?

Mr. Violini: National roads is another term, in fact. But what I want to say is that I congratulate you on having good main roads. Coming back to this little ve­hicle, what do you think of its seats?

Mr. Warski: I must say the seating position at the wheel is well designed for control and good visibili­ty, but...

Mr. Violini: But?

Mr. Warski: ...but the passenger on the back seat has no centre armrest when the car is turning first one way and then the other on mountain roads.

Mr. Violini: You can be sure that I'll report about it at Torino. Any more remarks?

Mr. Warski: It's a pity there are no pockets in the door as they are really needed when on tour.

Mr. Violini: I agree with you. But door-pockets can be added.

Mr. Warski: Now, as no luggage boot is available in this type of car, it's a pity that there's no roof rack.

Mr. Violini: There are suitable roof racks. The roof rack can be fitted and detached quickly and easily.

Mr. Warski: That's good because the motorist in Poland makes great use of it when he takes his holiday tour. Be careful now, we're approaching a roundabout.

Mr. Violini: What's your opinion about the car's steering?

Mr. Warski: Oh, it's light. What is more, a strong self-centring action is very helpful on twisty and curve roads. But the suspension is a little too hard and this was felt on a bumpy part of our route. Mr. Violini: Some sections of today's route were bumpy. What about brakes?

Mr. Warski: They are good even on those long descents from the Morskie Oko.

Mr. Violini: Beg pardon?

Mr. Warski: I mean from that Lake we saw this morning.

Mr. Violini: I see. It's good that it was raining when we were going back to Zakopane.

Mr. Warski: Why? You did not see our pleasant mountain views.

Mr. Violini: That's true, but you had a chance of convincing yourself that the wipers performed well and that this car is really weatherproof.

1. Pedestrians' duties.

1. Vocabulary to be remembered:

Pavement	тротуар
Foot path	пешеходные дорожки
Absence	отсутствие
Row	направление
Edge of traffic way	край проезжей части
Wayside	обочина
Сat’s eyes	световозвращающие элементы

II. Read the text attentively and be ready to answer the questions after it.

1. 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 the 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 be seen by drivers of transport means.

2. 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 go, at night time or in conditions of bad visibility they must switch 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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 account signals of traffic light (regulator).

7. If transport means is approaching with switched blue flasher lamps or special sound signal pedestrians must not cross the road and those who are at the road must let these transport means go and immediately clear traffic way.

8. 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 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.

While moving across the traffic way to the stop of route taxi or from it pedestrians must follow requirements of paragraphs 4.4-4.7 of the Rules.