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LESSON ONE
Ex. 1. Practice the reading of the following words and word combinations:
merely, tonnage, modernization, private, enthusiast, strategy, separately,
purchase, adequate, survive, bargain, prototype, logistics, dilapidated, obsolete, inherit,
occur, regauging, whether, available, obviously;
Brazilian Federal Railways, financial losses, tonnage share, ordinary
maintenance, familiar situation, retired locomotives, recent import, microprocessor
control, with very few exceptions, second-hand standard-gauge locomotives, latest
technology products.
Ex. 2. These are the key words to lesson 1. You are to copy them and
memorize their meanings.
Word-box:
an axle – ось;
a booster – локомотив-толкач;
a grade – уклон, подъем;
a bogie, a bogie gauge – тележка вагона (локомотива);
to regauge – менять тележки;
a steep grade – крутой уклон (подъем);
loading gauge – габарит нагрузки;
(the) power – тяговый подвижной состав;
density – плотность;
tractive effort - тяговое усилие;
to switch – маневрировать.
Ex. 3. Copy the following words and memorize their meanings:
a share – доля, часть; акция,
to share – делить, пользоваться совместно;
available – имеющийся в распоряжении, наличный,
availability – наличие; эксплуатационная готовность;
obvious(ly) – очевидный; очевидно;
loss – потеря,
to suffer losses – понести потери;
lack – недостаток,
to lack – испытывать недостаток.
Translate the sentences from English into Russian.
1. The cake was shared between the three children. 2. Jim won a lot of money
and decided to share some of it with his friends. 3. You have your own room, but
you’ll have to share the kitchen and bathroom facilities. 4. She took a temporary job
because a permanent job was not available. 5. The availability of books and magazines
