Ex. 4. Translate the sentences, paying attention to the nouns in the Possessive Case

1. The Cherepanovs, who were Demidov’s serfs (крепостные), built Russia’s first steam locomotive.

2. The length of the London Underground’s first line was almost four miles.

3. One of Europe’s first railway tunnels (130 m long) was built on the Sverdlovsk railway.

4. Much of the world’s freight is transported by train; and in the US, the rail system is used more for transporting freight than passengers.

5. On a large diagram in a dispatcher’s room, small lights display the location of each train.

6. Several Ann’s friends came to the terminal to see her off.

7. In the 19^th century, the railroad had an important influence (влияние) on every country’s economic and social development.

8. About 70 of the train’s 500 passengers were injured in the crash.

9. Last year was very good for Paris’ public transport: ridership (= the number of passengers) increased for the first time in three years.

10. Singapore’s 20km fully-automatic underground North East Line was opened for passenger service on June 20, 2003.

Ex. 5. Give 4 forms of the following regular verbs. Mind the reading of the -ed ending.

• to allow • to attend • to broaden • to carry • to complete • to comprise • to connect • to control

• to construct • to contain • to cover • to decrease • to develop • to devote • to discuss • to divide

• to employ • to enter • to equip • to establish • to finish • to graduate • to include • to increase

• to install • to limit • to link • to move • to offer • to operate • to own • to participate

• to provide • to record • to start • to stop • to support • to train • to vary • to use

 

Ex. 6. Learn 3 forms of the following irregular verbs.

• to be • to become • to begin • to break • to build • to buy • to come

• to do • to draw • to drive • to find • to get • to give • to go

• to grow • to have • to hear • to know • to lay • to learn • to leave

• to lose • to make • to mean • to meet • to pay • to run • to say

• to see • to sell • to send • to speak • to spend • to take • to think

 

Ex. 7. Translate the sentences, paying attention to the verb tense form. Put general questions and give short answers.

1. Passenger trains never stop at this station.

2. The company plans to renew its fleet (парк) of vehicles.

3. The first steam locomotive moved at a speed of 12 km/h.

4. During peak hours, the trains in the Moscow Metro run with intervals of about 80 seconds.

5. This train will proceed to its destination without any stops.

6. A mail train is a train that carries letters and packages.

7. The first U.S. railroad, the Baltimore-Ohio, began operation in 1827.

8. Four million passengers travel the Helsinki-Tallinn route annually.

9. Our train will leave from platform No 2 in five minutes.

10. The train ride from Moscow to Vladivostok takes about seven days.

11. Most of us use public transport to get to work.

12. France’s high speed train TGV set a new world speed record of 320 m/h in 1990.