Английский язык. Методические указания. Жесткова М.В. - 32 стр.

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I. Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на видовременные формы
сказуемых. Задайте общие вопросы и специальные вопросы к подчёркнутым словам.
1. Our train will depart at 10 a.m.
(When?) 2. The automatic driver was first tested on the
Moscow Underground. (Where?) 3. We have many various electric devices in our houses.
(Who?; What devices?) 4. The crew of the plane consists of four
people. (How many?) 5. We
were informed of our train delay. (Who? What?) 6. Our automobile is equipped with radio
communication and audio signaling. (What devices?) 7. He bought the plane tickets at the travel
agency. (Where?) 8. Each compartment has upper and lower berths. (What?) 9. The length of
the Great Trans-Siberian Railway is 8.000
km. (How many?) 10. Nowadays all rails are made
of steel.
(What?) 11. For many years engineers tried to find a new material for making sleepers.
(How long?) 12. The main advantage of the steel sleeper is its durability and reliability.
(What?) 13. The underground railways became very popular thanks to their cleanliness and
higher speeds. (Why?) 14. The railways play decisive role in the transportation of freight.
(What?) 15. The traffic is not very heavy in the early mornings
. (When?) 16. This mechanism
activates the emergency brake.
(What?) 17. Electrical equipment will be produced in France.
(Where?) 18. They learnt about the accident
from the newspaper. (What?) 19. The driver told
his passengers to fasten their safety belts.
(What?) 20. At the large railway stations porters use
electric
baggage trucks. (Who?; What?). 21. Several passers-by stopped to look at the strange
bicycle out of curiosity. (Why?).
II. Раскройте скобки, поставив глагол в нужную форму. Предложения
прочитайте и переведите.
1. The USA (to rank - Present Indefinite Active) first in the world in the volume of
freight traffic. 2. It (to take – Present Indefinite Active) passengers 7 hours to get from Moscow
to St. Petersburg if they (to goPresent Indefinite Active) by overnight “Red Arrow”
passenger train. 3. A large number of cars (to parkPast Indefinite Passive) near the terminal.
4. Hundreds of jobs (to create – Future Indefinite Passive) after the building of this plant. 5.
The speed of Metro trains (to reachPresent Indefinite Active) 90 km/h. 6. I (to prefer
Present Indefinite Active) to buy tickets in advance. 7. Special equipment (to usePresent
Indefinite Passive) for repairing locomotives. 8. Yartsev (to suggestPast Indefinite Active)
using cast iron rails instead of wooden ones in 1788. 9. This railway company (to transport
Future Indefinite Active) freight only. 10. The distance between rails (to callPresent
Indefinite Passive) the gauge. 11 The track repair work (to delay – Past Indefinite Active) the
arrival of the trains. 12. The first steam locomotive in Russia (to testPast Indefinite Passive)
in Nizhni Tagil. 13 This (to be
Present Indefinite Active) an excellent computer which (to
giveFuture Indefinite Active) many years of service. 14. The train (to comePast Indefinite
Active) to the station on schedule. 15. In the compartment passengers (to putPresent
Indefinite Active) their suitcases into a special box under the lower berth. 16. Wood (to replace
Past Indefinite Passive) by steel as a material for constructing passenger cars. 17. In the past
messages from Europe to America (to sendPast Indefinite Passive) by ship. 18. Sleepers (to
holdPresent Indefinite Active) the 2 rails at the exact distance. 19 The bridge (to join
Present Indefinite Active) the island to the mainland. 20. All passenger coaches (to equip
Present Indefinite Passive) with electric heating system. 21. I (to workPresent Indefinite
Active) for a construction company which (to have Present Indefinite Active) a lot of
contracts in other countries.