Английский язык. Никитина С.Я - 43 стр.

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Ex. 10. Copy the following words. One word in line doesn’t belong to the
group. Cross out the odd word and explain your choice.
Model: coal, automobiles, passengers
, high-power transformers.
Coal, automobiles and high-power transformers are carried in freight
cars; passengers are carried in passenger cars.
1) compressed gasses, live stock, oil, kerosene;
2) door, side, sill, wing;
3) meat, fruits, grain, vegetables;
4) mineral fertilizers, cement, cattle, grain;
5) columns, parts of hydraulic turbines, automobiles, high-power transformers;
6) dump cars, rack cars, tank cars, refrigerator cars.
Ex. 11. Here are some features of freight vehicles. Which of freight cars do
they refer to?
1. The body of this car consists of a tank for carrying liquids such as oil, vinegar,
acids, etc., compressed gasses and granular solids.
2. This is a freight car having neither sides nor ends, without any body above.
3. This is a car with sides and ends which has no roof and is used for freight in
bulk.
4. This is a car with floor sloping from the ends and sides to one or more hoppers;
the load is discharged by gravity through the hopper doors.
5. This is a specially designed boxcar, insulated and equipped with ice bunkers, or a
mechanical cooling system and usually adapted for the installation of heating
units; it is used primarily for the movement of goods that need protection from
heat and cold.
6. This is a car equipped with water supply and ventilation systems.
7. This is a car designed specially for transporting motor vehicles.
8. This is a car used to carry bulky and very heavy goods, for example high-power
transformers.
9. Dumping body of this car provides automatic unloading of freight.
Ex. 12. Imagine that you are an industrial traffic manager of some large
enterprise. Your business is very diversified: it means that you produce everything
from machinery to foodstuff. Here is the list of goods you are to dispatch. Which
type of car will you use?
Cement, grain, mineral fertilizers, automobiles, refrigerators, television sets,
mobile phones, kvas, vodka, mineral water, computers, wool, oil, grain.
Ex.13. A friend of yours was given the task to tell about special-purpose
freight cars. Unfortunately, he failed to do this job and got a bad mark. Here is
his summary of the text you’ve read. Look through your friend’s summary, find
out mistakes, correct them and explain your choice.

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