On the road

Ex.1. Read the dialogues and practice them. / Прочитайте та відтворіть діалоги:

Anne: Lee! You can’t park here/There’s a fire hydrant.

Lee: Oh, we’ll be back in a few minutes. It’ O.K.

Anne: Oh, no, it isn’t! You’ll get a parking, ticket if you leave it here.

Lee: No, I won’t. It’s five-thirty. All the traffic officers have gone home.

Anne: Oh, Lee…

Lee: Yes?

***

Traffic officer: Is this your car, buddy?

Patrol Officer: May I see your license?

Lee: Sure. Oh, I left it at home.

P.O.: in, that case, you’ll have to come with us to the station.

Lee: But … but why?

P.O.: you were speeding, buddy.

Lee: But I was only doing 35!

P.O.: There’s a 30 mile-an-hour speed limit. It’s a residential section.

Lee: Really? I didn’t see the sign.

P.O.: We’ve been following you.

Lee: So you were doing 35 too.

P.O.: No. We were doing 60 miles an hour – and we couldn’t catch you!

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Ex.2. Make your own dialogues. / Створіть власні діалоги:

? It is interesting...

London transport

Public transport in London is expensive. The fare depends on the length of the journey; you can not buy books of tickets in advance. Children under 16 pay half, and those under five travel free. You usually buy bus tickets from a conductor, but on some buses you pay the driver. Most London buses are “double-deckers”. On the underground railway (“tube”) you buy your ticket from a machine or a ticket office, and give it up at the end of the journey. Not all trains from one platform go to the same place, so watch the signs.

Ex.3. What do you think? / Що ти думаєш?

1. Say how road signs are helpful to the drivers and to the pedestrians.

2. What would you do if were driving a car saw a school sign?

3. Are the traffic laws and regulations necessary? Why or why not?

Useful exspressions

By-street/lane/drive провулок

At the corner на розі

Block квартал

Traffic jam вулична пробка

One-way / two-way street вулиця з одностороннім /

двостороннім рухом

Rush hour година пік

to take the second right / left звернути у другий поворот праворуч

ліворуч

to walk / go straight йти прямо

last stop кінцева зупинка

fare оплата за проїзд

Tоurist routs

Ex. 1 Read the text and translate into Ukrainian. / Прочитайте текст та перекладіть на українську мову :

Motoring is the most exciting way to see а country. More and more people are seeing the Ukraine way.

Motoring tourists ride along roads that connect the big cities and major tourist centers and pass through the most picturesque localities. Among the touring routes are: Brest – Minsk - Moscow (1,035 km.); Moscow – Yaroslavl (248 km.); Moscow – Leningrad – Vyborg (847 km.); Moscow – Kharkov –

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Yalta (1,460 km.); Kharkov – the Big Caucasus Ring; Rostov-on-Don – Pyatigorsk – Ordzhonikidze – Tbilisi – Sukhumi – Sochi – Rostov-on-Don (2,250 km.); Tbilisi – Yerevan (281 km.).

Each route has its own attractions and is quite different from the others. The Brest – Moscow and the Moscow – Yalta routes cross Belorussia, Russia and Ukraine.

Another tour that is very popular is that from Moscow to Yaroslavl, а city famous for its beautiful ancient Russian architecture. This trip takes only 2 days. But generally motor-tours are long in Russia.

Filling and service stations are located 200 to 250 kilometers apart. They carry A-92, А-95 and A-98 gasoline, diesel fuel and motor oil. There are automobile reраir shops in the larger cities. Beautiful places, such as shores of lakes and river banks, woods and parks have been, chosen as sites for the camping grounds. The motorist will find everything he needs there.

Vocabulary

• motoring – автомобільна справа

• exciting – захоплюючий

• picturesque locality – мальовнича місцевість

• ancient architecture – старовинна архітектура

• gasoline – 1) газолін, 2) амер. бензин

• diesel fuel – дизельне паливо

• motorist – автомобіліст.

Ex.2. Answer the following questions. / Дайте відповіді на питання:

1. What is the most exciting way to see a country?

2. What do motoring roads connect?

3. What are the most famous routes?

4. Does each route have its own attractions?

5. What do the motorists find in every city?

6. Have you ever travelled by car?

Ex.3. a) read the situations and practice them. / Прочитайте та відтворіть ситуації:

At the service/gas station.

• Where is the (nearest)

• service/gas station?

• motel?

• police station?

• There is something wrong with my car. Would you look at it?

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***

• The motor is not working.

• Can you fix the car?

• Can I go on without fixing this?

• How long will it take to fix.

• the engine

• the wheel

• the trouble

• Fix it, please.

***

• Fill it up, please.

• Fill it with

• regular

• unleaded

• super unleaded

• Wash the windows, please.

• Check the oil, please.

• Check the air pressure in my tires, please.

• Where can I get my car washed?

• Where is there a car wash?

b) make your own dialogues. / Створіть власні діалоги:

Cамостійна робота 8

A) Вставте частку to перед інфінітивом, де потрібно.

1. I’d like … dance. 2. She made me… repeat my words several times. 3. I saw him … enter the room. 4. She did not let her mother… go away. 5. Do you like… listen to good music? 6. Would you like … listen to good music? 7. That funny scene made me … laugh. 8. We had … put our overcoats because it was cold. 9. They wanted… cross the river. 10. It is time for you … go to bed. 11. They heard the girl … cry out with joy. 12. You look tired. You had better … go home. 13. I was planning … do a lot of things yesterday. 14. I think I shall be able … solve this problem. 15. What makes you … think you are right?

B) Перекладіть на англійську мову, вживаючи словосполучення з інфінітивом.

1. Їм не було чого їсти. 2. Хто винний? 3. Мені нема куди їхати влітку? 4. Щоб перекласти цю статтю, ви повинні скористатися словником. 5. Про те, щоб купатися у цій річці не могло бути і мови. 6. Учора Катя прийшла до школи останньою. 7. Що робити? 8. Вона була невинна.

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9. Щоб читати Діккенса, в оригіналі, ви повинні добре знати мову. 10. Бачити означає вірити. 11. Йому не було з ким обміркувати цю проблему. 12. Не може бути мови про купівлю цієї машини. 13. Їй ні з ким поговорити.