Английский язык. Жесткова М.В - 30 стр.

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Ex.27. True or false? Correct the statements which do not correspond to the contents of text
A.
1) Several years ago Mark Twain arrived in Washington where he was to change buses. 2) At
the railway station there were many people trying to get into the train. 3) Mark Twain bought the
ticket in the booking office. 4) There were many vacant seats in the train. 5) When Mark Twain
turned to the official at the railway station, the latter was very polite to him and said he was ready to
do anything for the writer and his companion. 6) Mark Twain was very disappointed when nobody
recognized him. 7) The conductor gave Mark Twain and his companion a poor little corner in a
sleeper which was already overcrowded. 8) The conductor’s name was Tom. 9) There were four
berths and two chairs in the compartment. 10) Mark Twain asked the porter to repair the berth.
11) The porter tried to please Mark Twain because he thought him to be Mayor of New York.
Ex.28. Complete the following sentences using words and phrases from the Vocabulary List. Try to think
of as many variants as possible.
1) I consulted the railway-guide and found out that___. 2) Passenger trains are very rarely late nowadays
but___. 4) If you did not book your ticket beforehand, you would have to___. 5) I phoned the
Information Bureau and found out that___. 6) Where is the cloak-room, I wonder? I want to___. 7) If
you want to buy a ticket for your journey, you must___. 8) We had to leave Moscow by a slow train
because___. 9) If you have much luggage you can___. 10) They did not want to miss the train, that’s
why___. 11) The train was ready to leave, that’s why___. 12) The train starts in twenty minutes, so if
you are hungry you can___. 13) We have so much luggage. The rack won’t really hold it. We shall have
to___. 3) He always buys season tickets because___.
Ex.29. Answer the following questions.
1) How many railway stations are there in Samara (Moscow)? 2) Where can you buy a ticket for
your journey? 3) What are waiting rooms for? 4) Who can help you with your luggage? 5) What
carriages do you prefer to travel by? (sleeping car, open-type car or day coach). Give your reasons.
6) Where can a passenger have a snack? 7) What trains have dining cars? 8) Do you prefer to book your
tickets beforehand or buy them just before your departure? 9) What is the left-luggage room for?
10) Do you usually travel light or with a lot of things? 11) Where can you buy a newspaper at the
railway stations? 12) Do you like seeing your friends and relatives off? 13) Do you like it when
your friends and relatives come to see you off? 14) Where can a passenger get information about the
time of trains arrival and departure? 15) Do you usually buy a single or return ticket? Give your reasons.
16) Do you like an upper or a lower berth? 17) Are there smoking and non-smoking carriages on our
trains? 18) To whom does a passenger show his ticket before entering the carriage? 19) Do you like
reading (talking, sleeping, etc.) on a train? 20) How do you like to travel: by air, by sea, by car or by
rail? Explain your choice.
Ex.30. Make up sentences, saying what you have to do (or had to do) and why?
Model: to get up early → I had to get up early because I was afraid to miss the first train.
1) to stay in town all summer; 2) to go to the booking office at 7 a.m.; 3) to catch an early train;
4) to wait for a long time; 5) to pack my suitcase in a hurry; 6) to go to the railway station; 7) to see my
friend off; 8) to talk about dull things; 9) to give a ring to the enquiry office; 10) to eat uneatable cereal.
Ex.31. Your friend tells you how he gets from Washington to New York. Choose suitable
verbs from the box and fill in the blanks . Be careful with Grammar.
to arrive to depart to catch to miss to cost to board to get to be
to go to travel to leave to reach to propose to take

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