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LESSON ONE
Ex. 1. Practice the reading of the following words and phrases:
automatic, principle, diagram, console, circuit, approach, delay, entire, wholly, single, route, prove,
effectiveness, exceed, ensure, handle, database, device, technology;
route-setting panel, computer-based centralized traffic control, color light signals, single control center,
trunk line, up-to-date electronic equipment, digital computer, high-frequency generator.
Ex. 2. These are the key words to Lesson 1. You are to copy them and memorize their meanings.
Word-box:
аutomatic train operation (ATO) – автоведение поездa;
аutomatic route setting (ARS) – автоматическая установка маршрута;
сentralized traffic control (CTC) – диспетчерская централизация (ДЦ);
a color light signal, a traffic light – светофор;
a point – стрелочный перевод;
a circuit – цепь,
short-circuit - короткое замыкание,
a track-circuit – рельсовая цепь,
to track-circuit – оборудовать рельсовыми цепями;
a trunk line, a main line – магистраль;
a control console – пульт управления;
a single control center – единый центр управления;
a track diagram – схема пути;
a switch – переключатель,
a push-button switch – кнопочный переключатель.
Ex. 3. Copy the following words and memorize their meanings:
a delay – задержка,
to delay – задерживать;
an approach – подход,
to approach – приближаться, подходить;
to avoid – избегать;
entire – целый, весь;
conventional – стандартный, типовой; обычный, традиционный.
Read and translate the following sentences into Russian:
1. Our plane was delayed by fog. 2. Mr Evans has been delayed but will be joining us shortly. 3. Any
delay in the production process is costly to a company. 4. You can expect long delays on the roads because of
vacation traffic. 5. A tourist approached us and asked us the way to the theatre. 6. She was approached by
a waiter. 7. As the train approached the station, its whistle sounded shrilly. 8. Mr Kohara rose to his feet at the
approach of his guests and made a little bow. 9. The best way to lose weight is to avoid eating fatty food.
10. When preparing for exams late-night parties are best avoided. 11. At last, I had an entire day to myself.
12. I realized that our entire conversation had been recorded. 13. This function of the word-processor allows
you to correct the entire document before printing. 14. Rosemary led quiet, conventional life until she went to
the university. 15. Some people believe in acupuncture but I still believe in a more conventional approach to
medicine.
Ex. 4. Translate the words given in the box into English:
подход, весь, задерживать, избегать, задержка, приближаться, обычный.
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word and translate the sentences.
1. We decided to … our holiday until next month. 2. We … that strange insect with care. 3. Don’t …:
