- •In this lesson you learn
- •1. Read and translate the text using the essential vocabulary. Road Transport
- •2. Match synonyms among the following words and word combinations and translate them into Ukrainian.
- •3. Fill in the gaps with the right expression from the text.
- •4. Match the term with its definition.
- •5. Define which statements are true/false according to the text.
- •6. Answer the questions to the text.
- •Part 2 text b
- •1. Read and translate the text using essential vocabulary (Jigsaw method).
- •2. Find in the text antonyms to the following words.
- •3. Complete the following sentences with the necessary proposition where it is necessary using the text.
- •4. Fill in the gaps using the vocabulary from the text.
- •5. Match the term with its definition.
- •6. Answer the questions to the text.
- •7. Which form or forms of transport would you choose for the following consignments, and why? What kind of cargo is involved in each case?
- •8. Speak about:
- •9. Annotate text b.
6. Answer the questions to the text.
1. What is an air terminal?
2. What is necessary for the efficiency of the airport?
3. Who organizes airport activities and traffic?
4. What are the duties of an air-traffic controller?
5. What does the coordination of flights concern?
6. What are the passenger trains made up of?
7. How are the passenger trains classified?
8. What are the Intercity Cervices?
9. What is the difference between express and through trains?
10. What is the rolling stock? Can it be sometimes changed and why?
11. What types of trucks do you know?
12. What is the purpose of the goods depot?
13. Where is the difference between domestic and ocean shipping?
14. What is the feeder service?
15. What types of sea-going ships carrying cargoes do you know?
16. What services does a port offer?
17. What sorts of ports do you know?
18. What is the home port?
19. What is the loading port?
20. What is the port of destination?
21. What port is called free port and why?
22. What documents are needed for transportation of goods by air/by rail/ by sea?
7. Which form or forms of transport would you choose for the following consignments, and why? What kind of cargo is involved in each case?
1. A large consignment of cars from Hamburg to Dresden?
2. A small consignment of flour from Wales to London?
3. A small consignment of china from London to Moscow?
4. An urgently needed consignment of tea from Bombay to Boston?
5. A cargo of timber (wood) from England via Rotterdam.
6. A consignment of diamonds from Cape Town to Cairo.
7. A large consignment of coal from Sheffield to Leeds (both in the north of England).
8. A cargo of bananas from the Caribbean to Dublin.
9. A large consignment of lorries from London to Warsaw.
10. A small consignment of cheese from Switzerland to the USA.
8. Speak about:
- road transport
- air transport
- rail transport
- domestic and ocean shipping
- different sorts of ports
9. Annotate text b.
Project Work
Choose one of the kinds of transport and make a presentation about it.