Английский язык. Методические указания. Жесткова М.В. - 38 стр.

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XVII. Переведите тексты на русский язык и ответьте на общие вопросы.
A) The Stourbridge Lion
One day in 1830 people came from miles around the small Pennsylvania town to see the
first run of the steam locomotive, the Stourbridge Lion. The engineer refused to let anyone ride
with him – perhaps because the engine had not been tested before. As the signal to start was
given, there was a moment of suspense. Then, slowly, the wheels began to turn. Cheers went up
as engineer Allen opened the throttle wide and began his historic trip. All along the route, men
were waving their hats, small boys were shouting, and women were looking in amazement as
the Lion thundered past at the fantastic speed of ten miles an hour. Who would have believed
that anything so big could move so fast without a horse to pull it!
Questions:
1. Did many people come to see the first run of the steam locomotive?
2. Was the new steam locomotive called “the Rocket”?
3. Had the steam locomotive been tested before that historic run?
4. Were there any passengers on this train?
5. Did the engineer let his mate ride with him?
6. Was there a moment of suspense as the signal to start was given?
7. Were small boys waving their hats?
8. Did the Lion move at a speed of ten miles an hour?
9. Was the steam locomotive pulled by a horse?
10. Did this event take place in Denver?
B) The Bluebell Railway
The Bluebell Railway is a private railroad. About 500 men and women work on the
railway in their free time. They don’t get any money – the railway is their hobby. They have old
steam engines and carriages – one of them is 120 years old. Passengers can have lunch or
dinner in the lovely old restaurant carriage.
The Bluebell Railway goes from Sheffield Park to Horsted Keynes and back again. That
is about 14 kilometers. The journey there and back takes an hour. The tickets cost three pounds
for a single and six pounds for a return. The trains move at a speed of about thirty km per hour.
Over two hundred and fifty thousand passengers travel on the Bluebell Railway every year.
Questions:
1. Is the Bluebell Railway a private railway?
2. Do 500 men and women work on the railway?
3. Do the railwaymen work for money?
4. Have they only steam engines and carriages?
5. Is the oldest engine 120 years old?
6. Can passengers have lunch in the new restaurant carriage?
7. Does the Bluebell Railway go from London to the airport?
8. Is the length of the railway 40 km?
9. Does the journey by the steam train take two hours?
10. Do single tickets cost 3 pounds?
11. May passengers buy return tickets?
12. Do two hundred passengers travel on the Bluebell Railway every year?

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