2. Answer the questions.

1. Are many or few people killed in road accidents? (1). 2. What news will you often hear over the English radio at 8 o'clock? (2) 3. What problem is paid great attention to in many countries? (3) 4. Why do so many accidents happen? (3). 5. Whose fault was it that the woman was knocked down? (4). 6. Why was it difficult for the boy to control his bicycle? (5). 7. What happened to the boy? (5). 8. To which side of the road does the traffic keep in Great Britain and to which in the USSR? (6). 9. What must you do before crossing the road? (7). 10. Who must you help to cross the road? (7) 11. What must the driver do to make the roads safe? (8) 12. Do all the cyclists in Delhi obey the traffic rules? (8) 13. Where must the drivers be especially careful? (9).

5. Car tyre safety.

1. Vocabulary to be remembered:

Wholesale	оптом
Independent survey	независимый осмотр
Technically roadworthy	технически пригодный
Lifespan	промежуток времени
Fumigation	дезинфекция
Appropriate duty	соответствующая пошлина

2. Read and translate the text.

Car tyre safety.

While the tyre industry in Australia is up in arms at the wholesale importation of used car tyres, consumers should be alerted by the safety aspects of RACV's independent survey. More than 500,000 used tyres were imported in the last financial year. Most are considered technically roadworthy, but as RACV's survey found 30 percent of the tyres purchased were unroadworthy. The majority will have a limited lifespan, accelerating Australia's scrap tyre pile. Motorists purchasing a typical set of four used tyres, therefore, could expect to have at least one unroadworthy tyre in the set. There are no restrictions on importing used tyres into Australia, provided a fumigation certificate is provided and the appropriate duty is paid. These tyres come

from countries such as Japan, which has a policy of scrapping or de-registering relatively young cars and need to dispose partly used tyres. Imported secondhand tyres are aimed motorists who are unable or unwilling to buy new tyres. There are false economics here considering $55 to $75 will buy reputable brand new tyres for small to large cars. Although many second hand tyres may superficially seem acceptable, there is no way of determining the conditions under which the tyres have been used in their country of origin. Of the 100 imported tyres RACV purchased from a range of outlets across Melbourne, 31 were classified as unroadworthy for reasons of severe damage to the tyre bead, poor repairs, repairs to tyre wall, side wall damage, shoulder wear, nails in tread and exposed belt wire. These are conditions that make a vehicle particularly unsafe. RACV's survey highlights the unacceptably high number of secondhand imported tyres that are unroadworthy and therefore not fit to be sold for their intended purpose. The problem is compounded by used tyres generally having an unknown background and a limited life.