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their seats. 7) We got off the train and asked the locomotive crew to carry our luggage to the bus
stop. 8) Various discounts are offered for both single and one-way tickets. 9) The suitcase was so
light that Robert had to change it from hand to hand all the time. 10) In the day coach there are nine
four-berth compartments for passengers, a compartment for the conductors, two toilet rooms and
two vestibules. 11) On the first railways there were no conductors and an engine-driver collected
the passengers’ luggage himself. 12) Thanks to wide doors in Metro cars passengers can quickly
get on and off the station. 13) The reason I didn't buy the car was that I thought it was too
comfortable. 14) If you buy a train ticket on the day of departure, you'll have to pay some extra
money. 15) Pocket-size dictionaries are heavy for traveling purposes.
Ex.5. Match the Russian word combinations with their translation into English.
1) в час пик a) a four- or five-car set
2) войти в книгу рекордов Гиннеса b) at least
3) двухэтажный вагон c) plush seats of an aircraft type
4) ехать на велосипеде d) during the rush hours
5) железнодорожный справочник e) shunting works
6) заказать обед в купе f) to enter in the Guinness Book of Records
7) интенсивное движение g) to carry goods by lorry
8) контактный провод h) heavy traffic
9) маневровые работы i) a double-deck coach
10) мягкие кресла самолётного типа j) to ride a bike
11) перевозить грузы на грузовике k) a contact wire
12) по крайней мере l) a railway-guide
13) состав из 4-5 вагонов m) to order dinner to the compartment
Translate the following sentences from English into Russian.
1) There is so heavy traffic on this street during the rush hours that it is faster to ride a bike. 2)
In some trains of high comfort passengers can order dinner or supper directly to his compartment. 3)
In Europe double-deck passenger coaches are used in four- or five-car sets on suburban lines where
traffic is very heavy. 4) The trains of Denver’s commuter network transport one million passengers
a day but demand is at least three times that number. 5) It is more convenient to carry these goods by
lorry than by rail. 6) This train is equipped with plush comfortable seats of an aircraft type and the time
of its departure is very convenient for passengers. 7) You will find all the necessary information
about the train movement in the railway-guide. 8) The diesel locomotive is not connected to the
contact wire, like the electric locomotive, so it is especially suitable for shunting works. 9) In April
1998 there was a 300 km traffic jam on the N4 motorway [the main road from London to Wales] at
the end of the Easter holidays. 10) The high-speed train running between Hiroshima and Kokura
was entered in the Guinness Book of Records for the highest average speed – 261.8 km/h.
Ex.6. Choose the correct word and translate the sentences.
1) Passengers are required to show [passports; driver’s licenses; tickets] to conductors.
2) There is a [poster; advertisement; paper; notice] on the wall saying “Private Property. No
Parking.”
3) It is so [dangerous; convenient; expensive; interesting] to have your own motor car because
you don’t have to rely on the public transport.
4) Railway carriages that serve as restaurants are called [luggage vans; dining cars; passenger
coaches; open-type cars].
5) If you are going abroad it’s [convenient; suitable; necessary] to have an entrance visa.
6) Various [subjects; locomotive crews; services] are proposed for passengers in high-class trains
such as interurban telephone calls, branch press, medicare sets, food and security.
7) If you walk to work you will save $5 a week on bus [fares; traffic jams; drivers].

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