Английский язык. Методические указания. Жесткова М.В. - 28 стр.

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The permanent way of underground railways differs from the usual railway track. The
sleepers are only 0.9 m long. They are shorter than those of the railroad track which are 2.7 m
long. The sleepers of the usual track are laid upon ballast made of broken stone or other
materials. The crossties of the underground railway are laid directly on concrete base. It is more
expensive but keeps air free from dust. If the ballast were made of slag, gravel, sand or even
broken stone, the train would be followed by the dust clouds.
All Metro trains are powered by electricity. The current is obtained from the third rail.
This contact rail is laid along the whole track and transmits the direct current of 825 volts to the
train electromotor through the pantograph.
The Underground carrying capacity depends on the number of coaches, which ranges
from 2 to 8 per train and the frequency of train running which ranges from 80 seconds to 8
minutes.
Nowadays there are underground railways in 80 cities all over the world. The first Metro
railways lines were constructed in London in 1863. It is the oldest but not the longest
Underground. New York was the second city to build the subway. The first track was laid in
1868 and nowadays it is the longest Metro in the world. The shortest Metro line was
constructed in Turkey. Its length is only 600 m but Istanbul is very proud of the metropolitan
means of traffic.
XI. Ответьте на общие вопросы в соответствии с содержанием текста.
1. Is the underground railway the quickest means of transport?
2. Can Metro solve the problem of carrying a great number of passengers in large cities?
3. Does the underground railway system include only subsurface lines?
4. Are the sleepers of the underground railway laid on concrete base?
5. Do the Metro trains always consist of 4 coaches?
6. Are there underground railways in 80 cities all over the world?
7. Was London the second city to build the Metro?
8. Did New York construct its Underground in 1963?
9. Do you know where the shortest railway line in the world is?
10. Have metro lines been already constructed in all large cities all over the world?
ВАРИАНТ 5
I. Перепишите и переведите предложения, обращая внимание на
употребление времён группы Continuous (Present, Past, Future) и группы Perfect
(Present, Past, Future) в действительном и страдательном залогах. Выпишите
сказуемые и укажите их видовременные формы.
1. According to schedule, this train was due to arrive at 12.30, but because of track repair
work, it is being delayed. 2. The passengers had been invited to get on the train and now they
were exchanging farewells with those who had come to see them off. 3. China is planning to
construct several thousand kilometers of high-speed lines for the transportation of 1.5 billion
passengers and 2.1 billion tones of freight a year. Specific plans have been drawn up to upgrade
the busiest main lines for semi-express train running at 160 km/h or express trains moving at
250 km/h. At the same time, the possibility of the train speed increase up to 350 km/h is being
investigated.
II. Перепишите и переведите предложения, поставив глагол в нужную форму.

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