Ex. 1. Practice the reading of the words and phrases.

region, specialist, graduation, towards, company, industry, engineer, comprise, initially, faculty, construction, initiate, technical, structure, vehicle, service, install, kind, cover, event, among, various, recent, foreign, priority, intellectual, science, scientist, miniaturized;

higher educational institution, successful career, portfolio of courses and programs, extra-mural education, degree course, computing facilities, postgraduate student.

 

Ex. 2. Copy the following words and memorize their meanings.

1. access – доступ 2. advanced(= state-of-the-art, up-to-date) – современный, передовой 3. branch – филиал; отрасль 4. to comprise(=to contain, to include) – содержать, включать 5. to develop – развивать, разрабатывать 6. to equip with – оборудовать чем-л. 7. to employ – предоставлять работу; нанимать на работу 8. to establish(= to set up) – учреждать, основывать, создавать 9. facilities – аппаратура, оборудование; здания, сооружения 10. to increase(≠ to decrease) – увеличивать, возрастать increasingly – всё больше 11. to offer(=to propose, to suggest) – предлагать; предоставлять 12. to operate – работать (о приборах, механизмах); эксплуатировать; приводить в движение, управлять (машиной, оборудованием) 13. recent – недавний, последний 14. research – (научное) исследование 15. staff – штат, персонал, сотрудники 16. structure – сооружение 17. to support – поддерживать 18. to take part in(=to participate in) – принимать участие в чём-л. 19. various – различный 20. vehicle – транспортное средство

 

Ex. 3. Translate the nouns into Russian and memorize their meanings.

decrease, development, employee, employer, establishment, increase, participation, participant, proposal, suggestion, support, equipment, offer, operation, railway operator.

 

 

Ex. 4. Mind the translation of the words develop and development.

to develop a project, to develop speed, to develop a system, to develop industry, the development of national economy, the development of new equipment, development of a system, development of transport.

 

Ex. 5. Read the sentences and translate them.

1. The railway transport played a very important role in industrial development of Britain during the 19^th and early 20^th centuries.

2. There are plans to open a new high-speed rail line between London, Manchester and Leeds running at up to 180mph. These plans are supported by two political parties.

3. The Trans-Siberian Railway was built according to the project proposed by the Minister of Railways K.N. Posyet.

4. The railway bridge across the Amur river represents a solid (прочный) structure of metal and concrete almost 2,600 m long and 64 m high.

5. Competition between various kinds of vehicles is increasingly intensifying now.

6. Amtrak is the public company (акционерная компания окрытого типа), which operates passengers trains in the US. It was set up by Congress in 1970.

7. The railway has a permanent staff of 1,500 and in addition, it employs seasonal staff during the summer period.

8. About 11% of the Konkan Railway (India) is laid down in tunnels. These tunnels are equipped with sensors to monitor air contamination (загрязнение) temperature and visibility.

9. The National Railway Museum is a museum in York, which contains a large collection of old railway carriages and locomotives, including the world speed record holder for steam locomotive, the Mallard. The museum is a branch of the Science Museum in London.

10. Yartsev suggested using cast iron (чугунные) rails instead of wooden ones in 1788.

11. Over the past 10 years, Spain has built 64 technologically advanced tunnels with a total length of over 170 km. This is part of a program to develop the country’s high speed rail network to decrease journey (поездка) times and increase train speeds.

12. The most state-of-the-art electronic equipment is used for controlling train movement: if changes are necessary, they are made automatically and with lightning speed.

13. A train station is a facility where trains regularly stop to load or unload passengers or goods.

14. On some railway lines, the operation of double-deck trains is limited by low bridges and tunnels.

15. The Central Pacific Railroad is a U.S. railroad company established in 1861 by a group of California merchants, including Mark Hopkins and Leland Stanford.

Ex. 6. Complete the sentences with a word from the list.

1. On this dangerous section of track, trains usually ___ their speed. 2. The station building was a high wooden ___ with a curved roof. 3. Some of the new metro stations in Hong Kong will be ___ with high-speed lifts instead of conventional escalators. 4. Pavel Melnikov ___ George Whistler, a famous American railroad engineer, to be a consultant on the building of Russia's first major railroad, the Moscow-St. Petersburg line. 5. In ___ years, the speed of passenger and freight traffic has been greatly increased. 6. The railway operator ___ additional discounts for passengers traveling to Finland with children under the age of 17. 7. The rail transport is a ___ of industry playing a very important role in economical life of our country. 8. Traveling by train from London to Norwich (184 km) takes exactly two hours, ___ stops. 9. All the ___ was conducted behind a screen of secrecy. 10. The middle part of the bridge is ___ by two huge towers. 11. There are regular class discussions, but some of the students never ___. 12. Tell the mechanic to check the ___ of the braking system. 13. People ___ use the Internet to book train tickets. 14. Our best diesel locomotive ___ a speed of 170 km per hour. 15. About 250 trains ___ daily on the Shinkansen network, running at 7.5-minute intervals during the morning and evening rush hours.

a) branch b) decrease c) develops d) employed e) equipped f) including g) increasingly h) offers i) operate j) operation k) participate l) recent m) research n) structure o) supported

 

Ex. 7. Read the sentences, replacing italicized Russian words by their English equivalents.

1. Современные ticket-vending machines have been недавно installed at the railway station.

2. Railway transport is an important отрасль of industry employing thousands of people.

3. Our company предоставляет free technical поддержку for those buying our computer оборудование.

4. Professor Wilson was invited to speak about the results of his исследования.

5. We asked high school students to принять участие в an anti-drugs campaign.

6. No one wants to принимать на работу somebody who badmouths (=say unpleasant things about) their former работодателе.

7. Доступ to this confidential information was denied to journalists.

8. The company plans to увеличить its штат to 1,000 сотрудников.

9. Regular servicing guarantees the smooth работу of the оборудовани я.

10. Such engineers as Frolov, Yartzev and Polsunov made great contribution (вклад) to the развитие of railway transport in Russia.

11. Различные транспортные средства are used for transporting passengers and freight over long distances.

12. The first suspension bridges (подвесной мост) were made of 6 strong cables, four of which поддерживали a platform and two cables served as handrails.

13. Siemens has won a contract to оборудовать China's first 300km/h line with signaling and communications equipment.

14. At the end of the conference, all the участников were asked to fill out a questionnaire.

15. The track gang (путевая бригада) must inspect a railway track and track сооружения all year round.

 

Ex. 8. Change one word in each sentence so that it makes sense.

1. You need a password to get support to the computer system.

2. All high-comfort passenger cars are offered with air-conditioning system.

3. Many state-of-the-art vehicles can be seen in the museum of transport.

4. It is a multi-national corporation with 140,000 employers worldwide.

5. One of the world's oldest universities was developed in Egypt in the 10^th century.

6. We will need a reference (рекомендательное письмо) from your last participant before we can employ you.

7. The use of modern research makes loading/unloading of freight cars easier and quicker.

8. The stone arch bridge is one of the town's oldest developments.

9. After the reconstruction of the old railway bridge, the speed of trains will be decreased.

10. Track-laying machines and other up-to-date staff are used in railway construction.