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1 Answer the questions.

  1. Is the British railway system the oldest in the world?

  2. How long is the British railway system?

  3. What was it originally built for?

  4. When was the railway system brought under the government control?

  5. What does the “big four” consist of?

  6. Why did the rail companies reduce their revenue in 1920-1930s?

  7. What did they accuse the government of?

  8. How did British Railways appear?

  9. When were railway operations privatized?

  10. How many main rail freight operating companies are there in Great Britain?

  11. Did Britain see an increase in rail transoportation between 2002-2003?

  12. How long did Britain prefer trains to motor transport?

2 What do the following numbers in the text refer to?

3,062; 1923; 1948; 2007; 1920s; 1994-1997; 87; 13%; 18.7; 37%.

3 Find Ukrainian equivalents in b to English phrases in a.

A: standard gauge track; private local companies; advantages of amalgamation; to reduce revenue for the rail companies; to favour road haulage; construction of roads; in terms of the weight of freight; switching to road haulage; to become profitable; under government control.

B: приватні залізничні компанії; ставати прибутковим; переваги злиття; сприяти автомобільним перевезенням; колія стандартного розміру; будівництво доріг; під контролем уряду; зменшити дохід залізничних компаній; враховуючи вагу вантажу; перехід на автомобільні перевезення.

4 Match a line in a with a line in b.

A B

freight

something that consists of many different parts

competitor

income from business activities or taxes

handful

to say thatsomeone has done something wrong or commited a crime

revenue

goods that are carried by vehicles

to amalgamate

to sell someone the right to sell your goods or services in a particular place

patchwork

a company that sells the same goods as another company

to accuse

to join two or more organizations

to franchise

a very small number of people or things

5 Fill in the gaps with words from Exercise 4. Pay attention to the grammatical context.

  1. Air transport system was originally built as … of local private airlines.

  2. In Great Britain a rail network is equipped to carry both passengers and ….

  3. The market was dominated by … of freight operating companies.

  4. All our major … are also bidding for the contract.

  5. Profits have increased since two freight companies … last year.

  6. Australia’s national airline had been losing … for months.

  7. Much of the milk delivery service has been … in recent years.

  8. She says thather employers …her of theft.