- •Transport
- •1. Public transport
- •2. Read the text and fill in the sentences.
- •Travel and Communication
- •3. Finish the sentences not looking to the text.
- •Catch a bus, take a taxi
- •8. Read the dialogue.
- •9. Read the text and find the synonyms to the words below:
- •15. What are these vehicles?
- •16. Think of two vehicles. Give the definitions of these words and let your partner guess them.
- •17. Complete the sentences:
- •18. Translate the sentences:
- •19. Fill the gaps using the words in the appropriate forms:
- •20. Explain what are these things for:
- •21. Translate the sentences:
- •22. Fill the gaps with the correct words.
- •23. Answer these questions about your own country.
- •24. Answer the following questions:
- •25. Translate the sentences:
- •Driver forgets crashes
- •31. Look at the text below and discuss these questions:
- •32. Fill the gaps in these sentences with suitable word.
- •33. Read the text: son and father
- •34. Read three stories:
- •35. Write a story of a motor accident.
- •36.Read the anecdotes:
- •37. Read the story. Fill in the blanks with words from the box.
- •Motorway ballad
- •Cars in cities
- •Additional material Honda’s sports car gets a name and a face
- •Words to learn:
- •Answer the questions:
- •32 Valves and 300 Horses
- •Words to learn:
- •Answer the questions, please:
- •Mitsubishi Galant gtz
- •Daewoo Leganza cdx
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •II. Retell the text.
- •Maserati 3200 gt
- •A comeback kid for the coming millennium,
- •Available at your local Ferrari dealership.
- •Английский язык для студентов 2 курса факультета транспорта
- •660041, Г. Красноярск, пр. Свободный, 79
- •660041, Г. Красноярск, пр. Свободный, 82а
3. Finish the sentences not looking to the text.
Today the world seems smaller than it is because…
The time it takes to travel from place to place has become more important than…
The fastest way to cross the Atlantic now is…
There are three main kinds of transport …
In China, for example, there are very few cars and people use …
The earliest way of carrying things about was …
Railways were invented…
It is a very cheap way of transporting, but…
Another important way of moving products is…
But today aircrafts have replaced …
In poor countries people still…
4. Answer the questions:
Why does the world today seem smaller than it is?
How can people travel across snow and ice?
What is the fastest way to cross the Atlantic?
How many kinds of transport are nowadays?
Why do Chinese use bicycles to get about in?
When were railways invented?
5. Retell the text.
6. Read the definitions and using a dictionary define the words below:
Transport — means of taking goods or people from one place to another.
Vehicle — a machine usually with wheels and an engine which is used for transporting people or goods on land, particularly on roads.
Accident, driving license, pedestrians, driving test, traffic light, pavement
7. Some words on transport:
Cars:
bus автобус
bicycle = bike велосипед
coach туристический автобус, междугороднего
сообщения
ambulance скорая помощь
cart повозка
fire engine пожарная машина
scooter самокат, мотороллер, водный мотоцикл
breakdown truck «скорая помощь» для машинам
motorbike мотоцикл
van фургон
lorry грузовик
camper жилой туристический автоприцеп
tipper truck самосвал
dustbin lorry машина для уборки мусора
juggernaut многотонный грузовик
racing car гоночная машина
sports car спортивная машина
soft top кабриолет
hatchback пяти-дверная машина с люком
trailer трейлер
saloon car закрытый автомобиль
caravan кибитка, фургон
milk float молоковоз
hearse катафалк
estate car универсальный автомобиль с кузовом
to go by… ехать на чем-либо
to miss… пропустить, опоздать
to take… сесть (for example, to take a bus)
to overtake обгонять
kerb край тротуара, бордюр, обочина
roundabout окольный путь, объезд
crash авария
“No Parking” sign знак «Нет парковки»
traffic warder человек, ответственный за парковку
traffic light светофор
rush hour час-пик
traffic jam пробка
speed limit ограничение скорости
to slow down сбросить скорость
hitch-hiker человек, путешествующий автостопом
to get a lift подвести, подбросить
garage гараж
junction стык дороги
bend (to bend) поворот дороги, поворачивать
roadworks дорожные работы
road signs дорожные знаки
motorway шоссе
bridge мост
main road автострада, главная дорога
taxi такси
pedestrians пешеходы
crossing перекресток
pavement тротуар
petrol station заправка
to overtake обгонять
Catch a bus, take a taxi
Bus |
Train |
Plane |
taxi |
Bicycle |
Car |
Driver |
Driver |
Pilot |
Driver |
Cyclist |
Driver |
Drives |
Drives |
Flies |
Drives |
Rides |
Drives |
Fare |
Fare |
Air fare |
Fare |
— |
— |
Catch/take |
Catch/take |
Take |
Take |
Go on |
Go by |
Get on/off |
Get on/off |
Get on/off |
Get in/out |
Get on/off |
Get in/out |
Bus station |
Railway station |
Airport |
Taxi rank |
— |
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