Practical tasks:
Ex.1. Complete the sentences with one of the following verbs in the correct form.
include |
leave |
be served |
offer |
travel |
have |
Great Britain ………… an extensive railway network.
Snacks and drinks ………… in buffet cars.
You can ………… to many cities from London.
British railway companies ………… certain groups of passengers tickets at specially reduced rates.
A London Visitor Travel card ………… trips by train, underground and buses.
Trains to Edinburg …………the capital every hour during the main part of the day.
Ex.2. Insert the missing words from the text.
BritRail is a ………… name .
A one-way ticket is called a …………ticket.
In Inter-City trains you can choose a window or an aisle seat.
Inter-City trains usually have a ………… cars, where snacks and drinks are served.
Under the process of British Rail's privatization, operations were ………… into many companies.
Some rail cards are sold to certain groups of rail travellers at half-price or at specially ………… rates.
There is ………… a part of Britain that can’t be reached by train.
The BritRail trains serve over 2000 ………… a day.
Ex.3. Choose a, b, or c, in each question below. Only one choice is correct.
1. BritRail is the ...
a) association of private companies.
b) private company.
c) national company.
2. There are …carriage
a) non-smoking
b) non-smoker
c) non-smoked
3. A London Visitor Travel card is issued for travel on a ...
a) single night
b) single day
c) weekend
4. Under the process of British Rail's privatization, operations were ... among more than 100 companies.
a) depended
b) divided
c) decided
5. The British railway network is connected with that of continental Europe ... the Channel Tunnel.
a) buy
b) by
c) but
6. Travel by British railways is fast and ... .
a) condensed
b) conclusive
c) convenient
7. ... private railways are narrow-gauge.
a) No
b) Some
c) Any
8. Since 1995 the amount of freight carried on the railways ... sharply.
a) increased
b) was increasing
c) has increased
9. If you are going to return on the same day, buy a day ... ticket.
a) single
b) round
c) return
10. There are four... freight operating companies in the UK.
a) mane
b) mean
c) main
Ex.4. Match the words in bold with their explanation.
a) destination |
b) continent |
c) aisle |
d) rate |
e) buffet |
f) passenger |
g) countryside |
h) snack |
1. a counter where light refreshments are served
2. a person travelling in a car, train, boat, etc., not driven by him
3. a rural area or its population
4. a light quick meal eaten between or in place of main meals
5. the predetermined end of a journey
6. mainland as opposed to islands
7. a passageway separating seating areas
8. a price or charge with reference to a standard or scale
Ex.5. Choose the right variant.
1. According to the text, the First class carriages are more ............ .
a) costly |
b) coster |
c) costed |
d) cost |
2. BritRail was ............ as an initiative by the many private railway companies of ATOC.
a) made |
b) developed |
c) managed |
d) established |
3. You can ............ much money, buying a ticket, if you are a young person under 24 y.o.
a) save |
b) spend |
c) get |
d) earn |
4. A fast Inter-City network links London with Cardiff, which is the ............ of Wales.
a) county |
b) countryside |
c) capital |
d) village |
5. Railway operations were privatized ............. 1994–1997.
a) by b) at c) in d) during
6. From 1995 until 2009, 27 new lines and 68 stations............. .
a) was opened b) are opened c) opened d) were opened
7. In 2010, there............ 1.33 billion journeys on the National Rail network.
a) is b) were c) was d) are
8. There are also a number ............ local or specialized rail services.
a) of b) by c) to d) at
Ex.6. Make sentences from the following words.
1) ticket, for, of, There, a lot, are, travelers, options.
2) You, a UK resident, are, if, a BritRail Pass, you, buy, can, not.
3) any, reach, by, city, You, can, English, train.
4) in, have, trains, Great Britain, accommodations, do , 1st class, not, Some.
5) discounted, get, old, age, pensioners, The, can, tickets.
6) rail, year, are, cards, valid, Some, for, one.
7) track, Rail, of, managed, the, Most, railway, by, Network, is.
8) British, first, High-speed, by, in, introduced, the 1970s, rail, was, Rail, in, Great Britain.
Ex.7. Match the opposites.
long minor cheap easy to issue fast to create reduced to link wide |
to separate overstated slow difficult expensive major to destroy to withdraw narrow short
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Ex.8. Translate the following sentences into English.
1. Великобританія має розвинуту залізничну систему.
2. Купуючи квиток, ви можете обрати місце біля проходу або біля вікна.
3. Потягом можна достатися майже усіх міст країни.
4. У вагоні-ресторані вам можуть запропонувати гарячі страви та різноманітні напої.
5. До Йорку, Лидсу та Кардіфу з Лондона можна доїхати на потязі менш ніж за дві години.
6. Проїзні квитки на потяг купувати значно вигідніше, особливо заздалегідь.
7. Щодня залізницями Великобританії курсують більш ніж 18 тис.пасажирських та 1 тис. вантажних поїздів.
8. Є плани із спорудження нових швидкісних залізниць до 2025 року.
9. Залізнична мережа Туманного Альбіону з’єднується з мережею континентальної Європи завдяки тунелю під проливом.
10. Подорожі на англійських потягах – швидкі і комфортні.
Ex.9. Complete the sentences using comparative/superlative forms.
1. Trains are not the fast… means of transport.
2. A return ticket is cheap... than a single ticket.
3. Travelling in Britain is … expensive than in European continent.
4. The railway system in Great Britain is the old… in the world.
5. The trains are slow… than the planes.
6. The sleeping car can accommodate all its passengers in beds to make nighttime travel … restful.
7. Some of the … luxurious types of cars have private compartments.
8. Despite many lines having closed in the 20th century the UK railway network remains one of the dens… rail networks.
9. The UK railway network is one of the bus… railways in Europe.
10. For some years, Britain has been said to have the high… rail fares in the world.
Ex.10. Are the following statements true (T) or false (F)?
1. British Rail was privatized in the late nineties.
2. ATOC entice international travellers to visit Britain and explore its countryside by train.
3. Inter-City trains are rather slowly.
4. You can not travel with a London Visitor Travel card by bus.
5. All railway tickets are of the same price.
6. English carriages are of two classes: first and standard.
7. You never find a restaurant and/or buffet cars in Inter-City trains.
8. When you buy a ticket, you can choose a smoker or a non-smoker carriage.
9. The private railways are primarily short tourist lines.
10. The British railway network has connection with that of continental Europe.