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2. Reading Comprehension

  1. What is the most modern and efficient public transport in London?

  2. How can one plan the route in the London Underground?

  3. Whose assistance can a passenger get if he/she needs help?

3. Vocabulary Focus

A. Match the word combinations on the left with the Ukrainian equivalents on the right.

  1. correct platform a. персонал, що добре володіє практичними

навичками

  1. price of the fare b. квиток, строк дії якого минув

  2. automatic ticket gate c. відповідна платформа

  3. expired ticket d. турнікет

  4. well-trained staff e. вартість проїзду

B. Find the words in the text which mean the following and write them in the blanks.

  1. the system of trains that run under the ground in London

____________________________

  1. the things you own, especially things you can carry with you

____________________________

  1. a set of moving stairs that takes people to different levels in a building

____________________________

  1. the people who work for an organization

____________________________

    1. a smaller, less important part of a railway that leads away from the larger more important part of it ____________________________

4. Vocabulary Development

Some compound nouns can be formed by combining two words with no hyphen.

A. Look at these compound nouns from the text.

wheelchair pushchair underground

B. Here are some other compounds with the words ‘chair’, ‘ground’.

chairman chairwoman chairmanship

groundnut groundwork groundwater

C. Match the words from A and B to make compound nouns. Check your answers in a dictionary. Give the corresponding Ukrainian equivalent.

A. B.

1. journey a. bill

2. way b. mate

3. travel c. work

4. rail d. card

5. help e. way

5. Vocabulary Exercises

A. Fill in the gaps with one of the words given in the box and read the short text about the metro.

Word List (American English)

nickel – 5 центів

dime – 10 центів

quarter – 25 центів

one dollar bill – квиток, що коштує 1 долар

vending machine – торгівельний автомат

fare card gate сhange

visitors fare side

The Metro

Travelling on the Washington Metro presents difficulties for (1) _________ because of the clear colour-coded map. At the bottom of the map you will find (2) _________ and travel time information. You buy fare card at one of the yellow vending machines. You can use nickels, dimes, quarters, one-dollar and five-dollar bills, and the machine will give you (3) __________. You have to use your (4) __________ to enter the Metro system by inserting it into the slot at the (5) __________. It will be returned to you at the other (6) __________ of the gate. Do the same thing when exiting the system.

B. Use the words given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space and read the text. The first one has been done for you.

The London Underground is (1) linked (LINK) in at Bank, under the City of London, and a number of other stations with the Docklands Light Railway (DLR). This is an (2) ____________ (AUTOMATE) system of driverless trains which opened in 1987. The DLR has 28 kilometers of route in East London, (3) ____________ (PRINCIPAL) linking in the Docklands (4) ____________ (DEVELOP) with the City. In 1998 it carried 26 million passengers. It is run on a franchise basis, a contract won by the (5) ____________ (MANAGE) team in 1997. An extension to Greenwich and Lewisham was (6) ____________ (OPEN) in January 2000.

C. Here are some very brief explanations of the phrases (words) which you can find in the text below. Write these words in the blanks.

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