Vocabulary

spoilt – избалованный

distinct – отличительный

area – область

opportunity – возможность

challenge – вызов, трудность

represent – представлять собой

in the order – в порядке

warehouse – хранить на складе

distribution – распределение

account for – насчитывать

issue – вопрос

confront – стоять перед кем-л.

productivity – производительность

supply – поставлять, доставлять

clear from – убирать, удалять

option – вариант

are sold on – поддаются уговорам

be they – независимо от того, являются ли

они

primarily – главным образом

tend – иметь тенденцию

4×4 drive – полноприводный

cope – справляться

incline – наклон

ramp – рампа

common – распространённый

fetch – доставлять

carry – перевозить

haul – тащить, тянуть

gross – брутто-регистровый

powerful – мощный

bhp = brake horse power – лошадиная сила

traction – тяга

dead weight – собственный вес

ro-ro = roll on, roll off

lo-lo = lift on, lift off

split – разделение

dominate – преобладать, господствовать,

доминировать

in excess – более

truck – грузовой автомобиль, товарная

платформа

length and breadth – вдоль и поперёк, из

края в край

are committed – принимают на себя обяза-

тельства

fed – p.p. from feed – зд. доставлять

pier – пирс, причал

2. Repeat the words after the teacher

distinct, area, opportunities, issue, advocates, primarily, Mediterranean, excess, breadth

3. Read and translate the international words

industrial, industry, confront, productivity, advocate, trailer, multi, transport, infrastructure, ramp, ballast, dominate, local, division, continent, pier

4. Translate the verbs, give 3 forms of the irregular ones

spoil, provide, grow, represent, distribute, confront, turn around, recognize, supply, advocate, believe, sell, cope, fetch, carry, need, demand, mean, account, approach, dominate, feed

5. Give the derivatives of the words, translate them

grow, industry, house, product, weak, structure, power, in, long, broad

6. Give Russian equivalents

business area, provide growth opportunities, warehousing and distribution industries, account for, issue confronting the container industry, increasing size of ships, maximize ship-to-shore crane productivity, supplied to and cleared from crane, the weakest link, advocates of various options, 4×4 drive, cope with the incline of ship ramps, to haul 350 tonnes, more powerful engine, to provide extra traction, dead weight, locally manufactured machines, in excess of, the length and breadth of the continent, fed to and from the pier

7. Find answers to the questions in the above article

1. What two business areas has the tractor business?

2. What issue confronts the container industry?

3. What is the weakest link in the container industry?

4. What options do people advocate?

5. Where is ro-ro industry a major element of the transport infrastructure?

6. What terminal tractors are used for ro-ro?

7. What tractors are more common in container carrying?

8. What tractors do multi train systems demand?

9. What is often required to provide extra traction?

10. What dead weight can tractors have?

11. What can you say about the world market for terminal tractors?

12. What makes the US the big market for the 4×2s?