- •English in railway construction.
- •Vocabulary
- •Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •2. Read the text again and say if these statements true (t) or false (f):
- •3. Word formation. Put the words in brackets in the proper form, consult the text if you need:
- •4. Use the, a, zero article:
- •5. Discussion Corner. Choose any statement and prepare a short talk (5-7 sentences):
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Государственная налоговая служба
- •2. Read the text again and say if these statements true (t) or false (f):
- •3.Fill in the gaps with the proper preposition using the text:
- •4.Fill in: will or be going to
- •Vocabulary
- •Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •Read the text and say if these statements true (t) or false (f):
- •3. Choose the best variant -ing or infinitive:
- •4.Tag questions. Form the proper tag for each question:
- •5.Discussion Corner. Choose any statement and prepare a short talk (5-7 sentences):
- •Vocabulary
- •Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •Read the text and say if these statemnets true (t) or false (f):
- •Word formation. Form the adjectives from the given words using these suffixes: -ic, -al, -ous, -less, -ive:
- •4.Relative clauses. Fill in the gaps in the sentences with which, who, where, when, whose:
- •5.Discussion Corner. Choose any statement and prepare a short talk (5-7 sentences):
- •Vocabulary
- •Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •Read the text again and say if these statements true (t) or false (f):
- •Match different means of transport with their definition.
- •Modal verbs. Use can/can`t, must/mustn`t, have/don`t have to, should/shouldn`t, may or needn`t only once in the proper situation:
- •5.Discussion Corner. Choose any statement and prepare a short talk (5-7 sentences):
Find the English equivalents in the text:
двухъярусный/двухэтажный вагон
размещение
энергосберегающий
нижний этаж
садиться и сходить с поезда
низкие производственные затраты
спальный вагон
4-х местное купе
Межрегиональные перевозки
вагоны с кондиционерами
Read the text again and say if these statements true (t) or false (f):
The bilevel trains are designed to increase the speed.
The journey on double-deck trains are cheaper than on one-deck ones.
The great amount of people carried with the double-deck trains may cause some difficulties at train stations.
The car design depends on the platform length.
The Russian double-decker sleeper carriages can carry 64 passengers.
Match different means of transport with their definition.
Means of transport |
Definition |
1. a cart |
a) a boat with sails used for either racing or travelling for pleasure |
2. a shuttle |
b) a railway engine connected to carriages for carrying people or wheeled containers for carrying goods |
3. a shuttle |
c) a big road vehicle which is used for transporting large amount of goods |
4. a yaсht |
d) an aircraft without wings that has one or two sets of blades. It can land and take off vertically |
5. a truck |
e) a vehicle with two or four wheels pulled by an animal or a person which is used for carrying goods |
6. a train |
f) a ship that can travel under water |
7. a helicopter |
g) an aircraft that travels regularly between two places in space |
Modal verbs. Use can/can`t, must/mustn`t, have/don`t have to, should/shouldn`t, may or needn`t only once in the proper situation:
_______ I help you with your report?
Visitors __________ touch the works of art in the museum.
I _______ work Monday to Friday.
Sorry but Mr Turner ______ come to the phone right now. He is busy.
You ________ always obey the university rules.
You ______ buy any milk. I bought some yesterday.
He has a toothache. He _______ see the dentist.
Linda has broken her sister`s iPod. She ________ have been so careless.
You _________ to take a taxi. Sam will you give you a lift.
______ I stay a little longer?
5.Discussion Corner. Choose any statement and prepare a short talk (5-7 sentences):
The evolution of vehicles
Means of transport: advantages and disadvantages
The discoveries that have changed the world
Types of railway wagons
Taboos in your life
References:
The newspaper "Gudok" 16 July 2012