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Лексична тема: “Assembling the train; movement of passenger traffic”.
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Граматична тема: “Повторення минулого неозначеного часу.”
I. Read the words correctly:
Mining, numerous, suggest, iron, cast, superior, plant, inauguration, metallurgy, straight, Baltic, tremendous, unique, necessity, freight, available, foreign, locomotive, machines, mechanisms, technique, efficient, maintenance, axle, resources, mountains, path, through, via, Danube, Mediterranean, weight, tunnel, data, supply, sewerage, major, Siberia, Urals, Asia.
II. Do the tasks of the test:
| Variant 1 | Variant 2 |
| 1. Mark the stressed syllables in the following words: | |
| Danube, Mediterranean, inauguration, necessity, mountains, maintenance. | Tunnel, tremendous, numerous, available, superior, mechanisms. |
| 2. Translate the words and word combination into Ukrainian: | |
| 1) to determine the necessity; 2) railway network; 3) automatic couplers; 4) passenger carrier; 5) shop; 6) industrial enterprises; 7) to meet the needs of the works; 8) the Mediterranean; 9) luggage; 10) amber trade; 11) sewerage; 12) remote control. | 1) trunk lines; 2) diesel traction; 3) tremendous area; 4) reinforced-concrete ties; 5) great ability and zeal; 6) mining industry; 7) steam engine; 8) to put into operation; 9) over long distances; 10) path; 11) possible; 12) accounting. |
| 3. Form as many words using suffixes and prefixes from the words below as you can: | |
| Possible, pain, drive, harm (шкідливість, шкода) | Important, read, act (діяти), use. |
| 4. Translate the following sentences into Ukrainian: | |
| 1) The same only a narrower specialization is provided by technicums. 2) Modern railways run a transcontinental passenger service. 3) It was on that railway that the graphic method of timing train movements³ was first applied. 4) Direct passenger service was available to many capitals of foreign countries. 5) The rails Frolov used were elliptical instead of being angular. | 1) Institutes of Railway Engineers provide higher education of specialists on an up-to-date level. 2) Many thousand kilometres of lines were converted to diesel traction. 3) Much attention was paid to track facilities. 4) It is to the Cherepanovs that Russia owes the right to be placed among the countries which were the first to use steam as tractive power. 5) In Roman times, roads became important for military reasons. |
III. Learn how to read the following words:
Ascertain [ֻ æ sə `teı n], appliances [ə `plaı ə nsı z], air [ε ə ], baggage [`bæ gı ʤ ], parlour [`pα: lə ], dining [`daı nı ŋ ], assigned [ə `saı nd], departure [dı `pα: ʧ ə ], crew [kru: ], schedule [`ʃ edju: l], few [fju: ], vacuum [`væ kjuə m], refrigerators [rı `frı ʤ ə reı tə ], cupboard [`kʌ bə d], linen [`lı nı n].
IV. Learn the following words and the word-combinations:
1) stock – постачати;
2) couple – зчіплювати;
3) to ascertain – упевнитися;
4) appliances – пристрої, пристосування;
5) to assemble – збирати;
6) car yard – вагонний парк;
7) express coaches – експрес вагони;
8) dining car – вагон-ресторан;
9) parlour – вагон-салон;
10) sleeping cars – спальні вагони;
11) switching engine – маневровий локомотив;
12) assigned departure track – призначена колія відправлення;
13) crew – бригада;
14) terminal – термінал, вузлова станція, кінцева станція;
15) duty – обов’язок, чергування;
16) according to schedule – згідно з графіком;
17) require – вимагати;
18) railroad employees – службовці залізниці;
19) store rooms – кладові;
20) refrigerator – холодильник;
21) pantry – буфет, кладова для харчів.
V. Read and translate the text:
ASSEMBLING THE TRAIN; MOVEMENT OF PASSENGER TRAFFIC
After preparing the cars and cleaning and stocking them with supplies, they are coupled, inspected, and tested to ascertain whether mechanical appliances such as air brakes and signal and steam lines, are functioning properly.
Passenger trains are assembled in a car yard with a number of specified cars as baggage, mail and express coaches, dining, parlour and sleeping cars.¹ When ready a switching engine moves the trains to the assigned departure track at the station.
The road locomotive has been inspected.
The crew takes over the locomotive at the terminal, ² moves it to departure track and couples it to the train. Here, again, the train receives tests of air brakes and signal lines.
The train crew has been mobilized; they are called for duty according to schedule.
A modern train stands in the terminal ready to receive its passengers. It departs at the moment called for by its schedule. The program of departure seems so simple that few passengers realize that it has required the service of a small army of railroad employees to make the movement possible.
Every car in the train has received careful inspection inside and out to make certain of³ its mechanical condition. Each car has been washed: not only have inside woodwork and floors been scrubbed, but carpets and seats have been gone over with vacuum cleaners⁴.
Preparations for dining service constitute a considerable operation.
Food supplies have been requisitioned from the store rooms, and stored in the refrigerators, cupboards and small but complete pantry. Clean linen has been stocked.
The train is now ready to receive its passengers, baggage and mail.
