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cross the river. 5. There are nine four-berth compartments for passengers, a compartment for
the attendants, two toilet rooms and two vestibules in the sleeping car.
V. Перепишите и переведите предложения, обращая внимание на
употребление окончания -s
.
1. The first Stephenson’s steam locomotive is demonstrated now in the London museum.
2. There is a train radiotelephone in each driver’s cap and a dispatcher can communicate with
the driver in the case of emergency. 3. Almost 500 million vehicles fill the world’s roads
nowadays. 4. The driver of the bus is responsible for his passengers’ safety. 5. Heathrow,
London’s major airport was opened in 1929 as a small base for airplane tests.
VI. Перепишите и переведите предложения, обращая внимание употребление
прилагательных в сравнительной и превосходной степенях. Подчеркните
прилагательные в английских предложениях и укажите степень сравнения.
1. In Australia, the traffic is heavier during the winter months, when many tourists travel
in passenger trains. 2. It is much more convenient to travel by express train because it does not
stop at small stations, and it takes you less time to get to your destination. 3. The world’s
longest road tunnel links France and Italy beneath Europe’s highest peak Mont Blanc. 4.
Statistically, it is safer to travel by air than to drive a car. 5. The maximum train speed on the
West Coast railway line (Great Britain) is 77 miles per hour but there are many sections where
the speed is much lower because of tight curves and steep gradients.
VII. Перепишите и переведите предложения, употребив прилагательные,
данные в скобках,
в сравнительной или превосходной степени.
1. Russia possesses (heavy) helicopters MI-26 in the world which lift and transport
cargos up to 20 tons. 2. This road is (bad) I have ever traveled over. 3. The environment
contamination remains one of (important) problems in the modern world. 4. The first steam
locomotive the“Rocket” was much (small) and (light) than modern locomotives. 5. The Pan-
American Highway is (long) road in the world.
VIII. Перепишите предложения. Задайте общие вопросы и специальные
вопросы к подчеркнутым словам.
1. The incandescent lamp was invented by Edison.
2. Railway track will be strengthened
on this section of the mainline because it is planned to increase the volume of freight traffic
here. 3. Road accidents are more frequent in rainy weather. 4. In some countries, the
locomotive pulls the train in one direction and pushes in the other. 5. Steel sleepers first
appeared in Europe in 1868
, mainly because of the shortage of durable wood in some countries.
6. In our Metro, trains run every 8 minutes
. 7. Civil engineering means the construction of
roads, railways, bridges, tunnels, canals, etc.
IX. Перепишите и переведите текст.
FROM THE HISTORY OF THE LONDON UNDERGROUND
The underground railways as a kind of city transport appeared in the second half of the
19
th
century. The first underground system was proposed by Charles Pearson in 1843. Twenty
years later the first line of the London Underground was opened for traffic. Its length was

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