3. Відповіді на питання.- Answer the following comprehension questions:

1. Was Gerda the best driver or the worst driver John ever saw in his life ?

2. What had Gerda never been able to begin to do ?

3. Did John’s remarks make his wife nervous and unhappy or did she take no notice of them?

4. Why did Gerda keep pressing the starter again and again ?

5. Why did the car leap forward with a jerk ?

6. What was Gerda stopping for ?

7. Why did the cross-traffic hoot angrily ?

8. Why did Gerda always find the traffic lights so worrying ?

9. Why was Gerda relieved at John’s silence ?

10. Did John keep silent because he was enjoying the beauty of the autumn woods around them or for some other reason ?

4. Переклад і транскрипція слів. - Translate and transcribe the words correctly:

1. Gear

2. Nervously

3. Alarmed

4. Anxious

5. Absorbed

6. Occasional

7. Disastrous

8. Ascent

9. Jaw

10. Autumn

5. Складання короткого змісту тексту. - Make up an outline of the text. Write out the key words for each point of the outline.

6. Give all the derivations to the words:

1. Moves

2. Light

3. Cope

4. Confidence

5. Speed

7. Give synonyms to the following words:

1. Silent

2. Nervous

3. Sudden

4. Resolution

5. Clumsy

8. What phrases with the following nouns, verbs and adjectives do you know ?

1. Start

2. To press

3. Quick

4. To keep

5. To move

6. Long

7. Confidence

9. Read the following dialogue and translate it:

Mr and Mrs Kelly and their son James are out in their car. They are driving along a narrow road in the country. James is driving. Mr Kelly is sitting with James. Mrs Kelly is at the back.

Mrs Kelly:	Careful, James ! There’s a bend and level crossing. Look for the gates !
James:	All right, mother! I’m going very slowly. Only forty miles an hour. I can stop in fifty yards, or less than that.
Mrs Kelly:	Forty miles an hour isn’t slow! Here’s the bend. Do be careful.
James:	We’re down to twenty miles an hour now.
Mrs Kelly:	The gates are closed, you see. Here’s the train. Isn’t it a long one ?
Mr Kelly	The man’ coming. He’s going to open the gates. Get ready to go, James ! (five minutes later)
Mrs Kelly	Careful, James. There’s the sign for a crossroads.
James:	All right mother, I have seen it.
Mr Kelly:	James is a very good driver, dear. Motoring isn’t dangerous if the driver is careful.
Mrs Kelly	Oh, I know James is a careful driver. Look! There is a large van coming along other road.
James:	I’ve seen it, mother. Don’t worry!

10. Supply the missing prepositions or adverbs:

1. Just drive …, I’ll show where to stop.

2. The car was drawn … … the side of the road.

3. The car leapt … the kerb.

4. He wave his hand … as I drove.

5. You must slow … when you drive …a school.

6. What are you stopping … ? – I thought the lights might change.

7. The car stopped just … the point where the road began to ascend.

8. You’ve forgotten to switch … the engine.

9. The car stopped just … the lights.

10. The driver had just drawn … the filling station to get some petrol .

11. Who look … your car ?

12. We picked him… our way … the station.

13. I got … the car and drove … .

14. Shall I take you … the station … my car ?

15. The engine started and the car moved … .

16. He came all the way … Kalinin ….car.

17. When Oleg drove … his wife was busy cooking supper … the kitchen.

18. The lights have been green …a long time, they may change … the red any moment.

19. They drove … hours and hours without saying a word.

20. My trouble is that I become absent-minded … the wheel and am not able to act quickly.