Match the synonyms in the columns. Translate the pairs and find them in the text.

space coach

motorway by rail

deal schedule

small fortune nowadays

nasty shock room

by train round trip ticket

bus at minimum

at present way

return ticket bargain

middle a very unpleasant surprise

route center

timetable highway

at least a great deal of money

Match the antonyms in the columns. Translate the pairs and find them in the text.

rule merit

full price without

best off-peak hour

Unit 4. Travelling By Train

9. Make antonyms to the following words using negative prefix­es: ил-, /л-, im-, j 7-, dis-_f or mis -. Consult the dictionary if nec­essary. Translate the pairs.

Advantage, connected, integrated, populated, pleasant, fair.

10. Make pronouns from these nouns using the suffix - less. Trans­late the pairs.

Use, help, top, bottom, price.

Make a summary of the text.

Compare British and Russian or American and Russian railway systems.

Choose the right word from the list below. Mind the forms of the verbs. Translate the story.

AT THE STATION

__ for the Bristol train when a

___ asked me if I knew the time of the next

_____________ to Oxford. I

inyself, so I knew. A few_____

Whether the train for Bristol had hadn't so of course I

_____ have to go to Oxford

later a man wanted to know

______ left. I knew that it

him. The other man

why the train from Birmingham was late. I didn't

know but I told him it was pairs. I couldn't_____________________

^____________ me questions. Then I

Standing next to a big sign that said: because of the line re-

why all these people were

that I was

Already, usually, often, platform, train, minute, lady, to inquire, to ask, to understand, to notice, to tell, information.

Английский язык для турбизнеса и сервиса

Agree or disagree with the following statements. Give your rea

Sons.

fpr agreement use: I quite agree, I agree with you. I fully agree. I think you are right.

For disagreement use: Actually, I don' agree. I don't think that's right. I don't think that's true (correct). Well, I am not sure if that's true (right, correct).

1. Trains in Britain are still a safe, fast and comfortable way of trav­elling.

2. Train ticket prices are not very high in Britain.

3. There are special types of train tickets in Britain.

4. There is one major railway station and a lot of smaller ones in Lon­don.

5. Coach services are more convenient than trains.

6. Coach services are much cheaper than trains.

7. The bus timetable usually doesn't match the ferry timetable.

8. Integrated transport system exists in Britain.

9. Integrated transport system exists in Russia. 10. Trains are the most popular transport.