Английский язык. Жесткова М.В - 39 стр.

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5) Electric train can be [driven; propelled; powered] either by electric locomotive or by motor
cars.
6) The invention of the [fuel; double-track railway; steam engine] aroused great interest; it was
much spoken and written about.
7) The first [electric; jet; steam] locomotives were not strong and they often broke down.
8) An atomic icebreaker needs only a few grams of [coal; diesel fuel; atomic fuel] a week,
whereas an ordinary icebreaker needs more than 100 tons of fuel a day.
9) The underground is a very convenient [means of transport; form of transport; vehicle] but it
does not suit me because I live a long way from the station.
10) There were many passengers at the airport on New Year’s Eve as many flights were
[delayed; required; prevented] because of the snowstorm.
11) New plastic and synthetic materials are widely [applied; used; substituted] for the interior
and exterior finishes of carriages.
12) As the railways now have a [standard gauge; narrow gauge; broad gauge], it is possible to
travel over several lines without changing bogies [тележка].
Ex.6. Read the following sentences, replacing the Russian words by their English
equivalents. Be careful with Grammar!
1) Werner von Siemens [создавать] the first experimental [электровоз]. 2) There was
something wrong with the front [колесо] of the car. 3) Box cars [использоваться] for [перевозка
грузов] which [требовать] protection from the weather. 4) There was some [двигатель] trouble
and the driver asked the passengers to [выходить] the bus. 5) On the first railways [шпала] were laid
down along [железнодорожный путь]; nowadays [шпала] are laid down transversely. 6) Samuel
Morse
[изобретать] a code in which letters of the alphabet [заменять] by dots and dashes. 7) At
the railway stations there are announcement boards that inform passengers when and to what [путь]
the train [прибывать]. 8) A dispatcher controls [движение поездов] over a definite section of
[путь]. 9) The construction of new railway lines is always preceded by long and thorough
[изыскательская работа]. 10) In the past the word «engineer» [означать] [конструктор
двигателей]. 11) The trains [задерживать] [в пути] by the snowstorm for a couple of hours.
12) After the accident they had to [заменять] [топливный] tank. 13) When the first [самоходное
транспортное средство] appeared, measures were taken to limit their speed in many countries.
Ex.7. Pay attention to compound prepositions: according to, as far as, because
of, by means of, due to, in addition to, in front of, in order to, on account of, owing
to, thanks to, in spite of. Match the beginnings of the sentences with their endings.
1) Because of bad weather… a) due to careless driving.
2) He ran across the street… b) the Metro station with you.
3) Everything went… c) on account of low clouds.
4) The accident has happened… d) in order to catch the bus.
5) No planes took off on that day… e) according to the plan.
6) In addition to the usual methods of
computation…
f) the passenger service in the city was
improved.
7) I will go as far as… g) the train was not late.
8) By means of telephone… h) they used computers.
9) Is there a bus stop… i) the number of accidents went down.
10) Owing to the establishment of the new trolley-
bus route…
j) people communicate with each other at
great distance.
11) Thanks to the new system of regulations… k) the match was postponed for a week.
12) In spite of the dense fog… l) in front of your house?

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