Английский язык. Методические указания. Жесткова М.В. - 7 стр.

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will cover the distance from Moscow to St. Petersburg in 3 hours if it moves at a speed of 250
km/h. 5. Heavy snowstorms disorganized the movement of trains in this region.
II. Перепишите и переведите предложения, обращая внимание на
употребление времён группы Indefinite (Present, Past, Future) в страдательном залоге.
Выпишите сказуемые и укажите их видовременные формы.
1. About 60% of the Moscow-St. Petersburg railway line is equipped with an auto-block
system, over one third is electrified and more than one fourth has two or three track lines. 2. At
first coal gas was used as fuel for diesel engines. 3. The diesel locomotive is not connected to
the contact wire, like the electric locomotive, so it is particularly suitable for shunting work. 4.
Thanks to new cars with greater capacity, the freight turnover will be increased. 5. Morse
invented a code in which the letters of the alphabet were replaced by dots and dashes.
III. Перепишите и переведите предложения, поставив глагол в нужную форму.
1. A diesel engine (to belongPresent Indefinite Active) to a class of internal
combustion engines. 2. The equipment (to deliverFuture Indefinite Passive) in containers
from door-to-door. 3. Taiwan Railways (to buyPast Indefinite Active) 225 trailers and 56
motor cars last year. 4. Four million passengers a year (to travelPresent Indefinite Active
)
the Helsinki-Tallinn route. 5. Passengers (to askPast Indefinite Passive) to show their tickets.
IV. Перепишите и переведите предложения, обращая внимание на
употребление оборота there + to be
.
1. There are four pairs of sliding doors on each side of a Metro car. 2. There is not
enough time for us to catch the next train. 3. In the very first days of railways, there were no
signals and there was no need for them. 4. There are many goods that can be transported by air.
5. The construction of the first tunnels required much time, effort and money because there
were no special equipment for it and only manual labor was used.
V. Перепишите и переведите предложения, обращая внимание на
употребление окончания -s
.
1. The “Repin” train departs from St. Petersburg’s Finlandsky terminal. 2. Few people
know that the first programmer in the world was Lord Byron’s daughter. 3. Lloyd’s is one of the
world’s largest insurance companies. In this company one can
(можно) insure not only an
airplane or a space satellite but also a football player’s legs or a pianist’s hands. 4. The railway
station is an hour’s drive from my house.
VI. Перепишите и переведите предложения, обращая внимание употребление
прилагательных в сравнительной и превосходной степенях. Подчеркните
прилагательные в английских предложениях и укажите степень сравнения.
1. The concrete sleepers are more reliable than the wooden crossties, and they last longer.
2. As the rail joint is the weakest part of the permanent way, it is necessary to use longer rails.
3. The most outstanding miniature railway in the world is the track, which encircles the Disney
Park. 4. The efficiency of electric locomotives is 4 times higher than that of steam locomotives.
5. Heathrow, Britain’s largest international airport is linked with the capital by the
Underground.