А. И. Иргалиева, Д. Ю. Тулепбергенова

А. И. Иргалиева, Д. Ю. Тулепбергенова

Английский язык

 

Сборник текстов по иностранному языку для студентов 2 курса специальности 190702.65

«Организация и безопасность движения (в автомобильном транспорте»

АСТРАХАНЬ 2010

Составители: ассистент кафедры «Иностранные языки в инженерно-техническом образовании» Иргалиева Алия Ивановна,

старший преподаватель кафедры «Иностранные языки в инженерно-техническом образовании» Тулепбергенова Диляра Юрьевна

Рецензент:

Старший преподаватель кафедры «Иностранные языки в инженерно-техническом образовании» Ибляминова М.Р.

 

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UNIT I

POLICEMEN AND PEDESTRIANS DUTIES

I. Forms and methods of traffic supervision.

Vocabulary to be remembered.

Traffic Patrol Service	ДПС
Helicopter	вертолет
Concealed supervision	скрытое наблюдение
Chief of STSI	начальник ГИБДД
Badge	значок
Civvy	штатская одежда
Verge	обочина
Simultaneously	одновременно
Mutual actions	совместные действия
Violations of traffic rules	нарушения правил дорожного движения
Escorting platoons	сопровождение колонны автомобилей

Read and translate the text paying attention to the vocabulary.

The main forms of road guard realization are:

1. Car, motorbike or helicopter patrolling.

2. Pedestrian patrolling.

3. Realization of road guard at posts (including stationary).

4. Escort of transport means.

Traffic supervision using transport means can be open (general), concealed and mixed. Open supervision is realized by traffic policemen on cars and motorbikes with special colouring. Concealed supervision is realized on cars with usual colouring without inscriptions and identification signs. It is realized as usual in day time, and in night time it is realized only on the parts of road with enough light, width and good surface.

An officer of combat subdivision or a chief of STSI (State traffic safety inspectorate) makes a decision to realize concealed supervision with making notes about it in guard report. In case if traffic policeman wears civvies he must have a badge. Mixed supervision is realized simultaneously on both cars: one with special colouring and identification signs, the other with usual colouring. Requirement ratio of cars with usual colouring must not exceed 0.25 to the total quantity of guard transport.

Cooperation among the parties at mixed supervision and coordination of their mutual actions is realized by radio communication.

The following main methods are used at realization of traffic patrol duty using cars and motorbikes with special colouring:

- Moving in the current of transport means (for control of drivers' behaviour in order to prevent and identify violations of traffic rules).

- Moving ahead of transport current with speed not exceeding the fixed one (to prevent overspeeding).

- Stop at dangerous places from emergency point of view (to eliminate danger and set a limit of traffic rules violations by drivers and pedestrians).

- Stop of patrol car or motorbikes in places of their best visibility for all the participants of traffic and simultaneous traffic policeman's transfer to the most critical areas of traffic.

The usage of methods, their interchange and choice of speed are determined by a set task given at instruction and the situation appeared during supervision.

Helicopter supervision is realized predominantly on roads of Federal and Republican importance with high intensity of traffic. Duties of patrol helicopters are formed from inspectors of front subdivisions. With the help of helicopters the following measures can be taken: first aid to the injured in accident and their transportation to hospital, supervision of traffic, escorting of platoons, organization of large scale events with a large number of transport means and people, search of drivers who disappeared from the place of road traffic accident or from the stolen cars.

Subdivision officer (group leader) informs about the order and time of helicopter work, place and time of patrol for every 24 hours to the standby unit. Immediately before the flight he conducts instruction for the workers of Traffic Patrol Service taking part in helicopter patrolling.

The duty of patrolling helicopter includes: chief inspector (the chief of duty), medical assistant, and the duty of patrolling car includes not less than 2 workers of Traffic Patrol Service.

Pedestrian patrolling is used for controlling the movement at short distances, and dangerous parts of road with high intensity of traffic.

During pedestrian patrolling traffic control is realized in open form by moving along the verge. The place of patrolling is chosen in such a way that traffic policeman can be seen by most part of traffic participants and has an opportunity to prevent violations.

During patrolling special attention is paid to searching of transport means the drivers of which have disappeared from the place of road traffic accident, revealing of stolen transport means, transport means with defects, threatening to traffic safety and also transport means used on criminal purposes.

The workers of other police subdivisions can be engaged in patrolling especially at night time by the decision of city or district bodies of internal affairs authorities.

The leaders of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, State Interior Management or Interior Management of Russian Federation subjects can make a decision aboutbuilding stationary posts of Traffic Patrol Service at roads for the reasonable suggestions by STSI.

The question of building stationary posts of Traffic Patrol Service on the roads of Federal importance is coordinated with the chief administration of STSI of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Stationary posts at which the work is organized 24 hours are provided with special technical means, medical equipment and medicines, logs:

a) of joining and leaving post,

b) of incoming directions,

c) of register transport means being in search, of reception and distribution of transport means, papers for making notes. For comfortable inspections of passing transport and provision of traffic safety the territory near the posts must be well lighted.

Try to guess the meaning of the following words and word combinations.

Pedestrian patrolling, STSI, at realization of traffic patrol duty, concealed supervision, interchange of methods, roads of federal and Republic importance, subdivisions, verge, threat to the traffic safety.

Translate into English.

1. Кто обнаружил украденное транспортное средство?

2. Сколько транспортных средств с неисправностями было обнаружено при техосмотре?

3. Что угрожает безопасности дорожного движения?

4. Его транспортное средство не было использовано в криминальных целях.

5. Кто принимает решение о строительстве стационарных постов ДПС?

6. Почему они не смогли найти журналы приема и сдачи поста?

7. Кем была сделана последняя запись?

8. Если бы работа была организована должным образом, мы бы не искали сейчас журнал учета транспортных средств.

9. Если бы его машина не находилась в розыске, он не исчез бы с места ДТП.

10. Что угрожает безопасности дорожного движения?

Testing a New Car

Mr. Violini: What do you think of this car?

Mr. Warski: Altogether, I've formed a high opinion of it.

Mr. Violini: This car has already been given a long trial on your roads. Although your highways...

Mr. Warski: Trunk roads, you mean?

Mr. Violini: National roads is another term, in fact. But what I want to say is that I congratulate you on having good main roads. Coming back to this little ve­hicle, what do you think of its seats?

Mr. Warski: I must say the seating position at the wheel is well designed for control and good visibili­ty, but...

Mr. Violini: But?

Mr. Warski:...but the passenger on the back seat has no centre armrest when the car is turning first one way and then the other on mountain roads.

Mr. Violini: You can be sure that I'll report about it at Torino. Any more remarks?

Mr. Warski: It's a pity there are no pockets in the door as they are really needed when on tour.

Mr. Violini: I agree with you. But door-pockets can be added.

Mr. Warski: Now, as no luggage boot is available in this type of car, it's a pity that there's no roof rack.

Mr. Violini: There are suitable roof racks. The roof rack can be fitted and detached quickly and easily.

Mr. Warski: That's good because the motorist in Poland makes great use of it when he takes his holiday tour. Be careful now, we're approaching a roundabout.

Mr. Violini: What's your opinion about the car's steering?

Mr. Warski: Oh, it's light. What is more, a strong self-centring action is very helpful on twisty and curve roads. But the suspension is a little too hard and this was felt on a bumpy part of our route.Mr. Violini: Some sections of today's route were bumpy. What about brakes?

Mr. Warski: They are good even on those long descents from the Morskie Oko.

Mr. Violini: Beg pardon?

Mr. Warski: I mean from that Lake we saw this morning.

Mr. Violini: I see. It's good that it was raining when we were going back to Zakopane.

Mr. Warski: Why? You did not see our pleasant mountain views.

Mr. Violini: That's true, but you had a chance of convincing yourself that the wipers performed well and that this car is really weatherproof.

 

II. Pedestrians' duties.

1. Vocabulary to be remembered:

Pavement	тротуар
Foot path	пешеходные дорожки
Absence	отсутствие
Row	направление
Edge of traffic way	край проезжей части
Wayside	обочина
Сat’s eyes	световозвращающие элементы

 

Choose the correct answer.

 

1. Pedestrians must move along:

a) Pavements;

b) Bicycle lane;

c) The edge of traffic way.

2. Persons moving in invalid carriages can move along:

a) Waysides;

b) Foot paths;

c) Roads with separating strip.

3. Pedestrians must:

a) Go towards the moving transport means;

b) Follow the direction of transport means.

4. Groups of children are accompanied by:

a) Parents;

b) Policeman;

c) Adults.

5. Where can you receive statement about studying persons?

a) At the social agency;

b) Local government;

c) Educational establishments.

6. Where can you receive conclusion about the necessity of additional nursing?

a) At medical establishment;

b) At Court;

c) At the employment service.

7. What is necessary for calculation of lost income compensation?

a) Birth certificate of a child;

b) Dead certificate of the died in the road traffic accident;

c) Amount of earning.

8. Additional expenses are:

a) Expenses for rest;

b) Prosthetic repair;

c) Purchase of car.

9. How many persons must be in every row of columns?

a) Not more than 5;

b) Not more than 3;

c) Not more than 4.

10. Pedestrians must cross the traffic way along:

a) Pedestrians subways and overpasses;

b) Outside edge of the traffic way;

c) Waysides.

PRACTICE

 

MAKING CONNECTIONS

 

7. Match the phrases. Then make sentebces with so, because, and or .but.

a	traffic	arm
	Restrictive	means
	Transport	signal
	Noted	motion
	raising	braking
	Emergency	light
	Restrictive	place
b	to fulfill	at crossing – road
	to use	requirements
	to follow	distinctive mark
	to wear	duties
	to have	troubles
	to cause	baton
	to stop	uniform

8. Using suffixes -ment-, -tion-, -ty- give the nouns which are related to the following verbs.

 

require	define	identify
move	establish	realize
Safe	violate	cooperate
determine	coordinate	eliminate
regulate	direct	inform

 

UNIT II

INSURANCE AND PAYMENTS

PRACTICE

MAKING CONNECTIONS

 

6. Match a line in A with a translation in B. Then make sentebces with so, because, and or .but.

a)

Demanding compensation		согласно социальному обеспечению
Proving expenses		требуя компенсацию
Including beyond		обеспечивая их документами
Basic program
According to the social maintenance		подтверждая расходы
Providing them with the following documents		в том числе сверх базовой программы

 

b)

Harm	справка
Breadwinner	жертва
Insurance payment	обязательное страхование
Medical conclusion	дополнительные расходы
Additional expenses	страховые выплаты
Local government	медицинское заключение
Victim	кормилец
Obligatory insurance	местное самоуправление
Statement	учреждение
Establishment	вред

 

A Funny Incident.

Persons

William Norman, a policeman.

Derek Hunt, a man of about forty years of age.

Place: a room in Swanning police station.

 

(Afternoon. Norman is writing at the table in the middle of the room. The door opens and Hunt comes in. He stands and waits quietly.)

Norman (looking up and putting his pen down): Good afternoon, sir. What can I do for you? (He stands up and comes towards Hunt.)

Hunt: It's about a car.

Norman: Oh! Anyone hurt or killed? (He gets his pen and some paper.)

Hunt: Oh, no, no! Nothing like that! No. It's about the number of a car that I saw about an hour ago by the sea.

Norman: What number? Which car?

Hunt: Perhaps it will be best if I begin from the be­ginning. My name is Derek Hunt. I'm forty-one years old.

(Norman starts to write.)

Norman: And your address, Mr. Hunt?

Hunt: 634, Coverdale Road.

Norman: Oh, you live here, in Swanning.

Hunt: Yes. Well, last week I bought a car, and this afternoon I went for a drive along the road by the sea, and then I saw this other car with the dog in it. Its num­ber was FAR 2579, and that seemed a very strange thing to me because, you see, the number of my own car is also FAR 2579. But two cars can't have the same number, can they?

Norman: (writing notes all the time) Certainly not, Mr. Hunt. You're quite right to come to tell us. There's something unusual about this. What did you do when you saw this car?

Hunt: Well, of course, I was very surprised, and so I followed it. I was thinking about its number, you see. When thieves steal a car they-change its number so that the police can't find it. Isn't that so? I felt sure that this was a stolen car.

Norman: Yes, you may be right. Well, what hap­pened then?

Hunt: I followed the car and it went away from the sea and into the High Street; and there it stopped and the driver got out and walked quickly away from it. So I got out too and followed him. He was walking very fast, but I saw him go into a shop.

Norman: What kind of shop?

Hunt: It was a shop that sells men's clothes. So I followed him inside, touched him on the arm, and spoke to him.

Norman: (writing busily) Oh, you spoke to him! Good!

Hunt: Yes. I asked him where he bought his car, and he seemed very angry. He told me to mind my own bu­siness. The people in the shop all turned towards us, but I felt that I must find out the truth about the car.

Norman: Quite right. Did the man try to run away?

Hunt: Oh, no.

Norman: Well, continue. What happened after that?

Hunt: I asked him his name and address.

Norman: Good! What is his name?

Hunt: He didn't tell me. He asked a man to go and bring a policeman.

Norman: That's very strange!

Hunt: I didn't like the people who were standing round us. So I started to move towards the door. At first

they wanted to stop me, but the owner of the car told them to let me go.

Norman: Yes. If he's a thief, he doesn't want any trouble with a policeman!

Hunt: Well, I left the shop, and went back to my car and drove home, and then I walked here to tell you all about it. I'm sure that it was a stolen car. That man stole it, and changed the number. But the number that he put on happened to be the same as mine. Have any cars been stolen here lately?

Norman: Yes. A car was stolen about two weeks ago, and we haven't been able to find it.

Hunt: So I was right, you see! You couldn't find it because it has a different number now. Its number now is FAR 2579. Look for a tar with that number, and you'll find the stolen car.

Norman: I'm sorry that you didn't get the man's name. What kind of a man was he?

Hunt: A big man, well dressed. I was surprised when he spoke to me. He spoke quite well. Perhaps he isn't the thief. Perhaps he bought the car from the thief.

Norman: What kind of car was it? Big? Small? What colour was it?

Hunt: It was a big blue car.

Norman: Well, it can't be the car that was stolen here two weeks ago. That was black. A big blue car, you say. (He is still writing notes.) Did you say that there was a dog in it?

Hunt: Yes, there was. The driver left the dog in the car when he got out.

Norman: What kind of dog was it? Did you no­tice it?

Hunt: Oh, yes. It was a small white dog. Let me think, now. Yes, I remember. It had short hair and long ears. And it was wearing a little red coat.

Norman: A little white dog with a red coat? That's like Bingo.

Hunt: Bingo?

Norman: Yes, That's the name of Mrs. Fisher's litt­le dog. I know it quite well.

Hunt: There are hundreds of white dogs in the world, and many of them wear red coats.

Norman: Not in this town, Mr. Hunt. Just wait.

 

 

UNIT III

SAFETY

I. Safety in the car.

1. Vocabulary to be remembered:

Steering you to safety	руководство по безопасности
Vital	жизненный
To encounter	сталкивать
Occasion	случай
Precaution	предосторожность
A series of guidelines	ряд руководящих принципов
To commence the journey	начать путешествие
Gauge	размер, мера
To make certain	убедиться

II. On the road.

1. Vocabulary to be remembered:

 

Be alert	быть бдительным
Apparently	явно, очевидно
To confirm suspicions	подтвердить подозрения
Deliberately forces	умышленно, нарочно
To depart	уехать
to pick up hitchhikers	брать автостощиков
To falter	давать сбой
Genuine	подлинный, истинный
Intersections	перекресток
Reveal	показывать, обнаруживать, разоблачать
To reverse	дать задний ход
To stall	заглохнуть

On the road.

Check your doors are locked before driving off, and if you need the windows open for fresh air, only have them open a few centimeters to prevent someone reaching through.

If you car starts to falter, stop in a safe place rather than continuing to your destination, risking a breakdown.

If you see someone with a car apparently broken down, consider whether they need assistance, particularly a woman alone. If the breakdown appears genuine, you could stop within calling range and speak through a partially open window, offering to telephone for assistance.

Do not pick up hitchhikers.

When halting at traffic lights, or intersections where there are not many people or vehicles about, be alert to any person approaching your car. Check the rear view mirror and be prepared to move off quickly if necessary, if someone does manage to jump into your car when it is temporarily halted, you can attract attention by flashing the headlights and using the horn. The objective should be to attract attention and escape from the car as quickly as possible, preferably at a place where there are people around.

Other motorists

If a passing motorist indicates to you to stop, keep driving to a busy area before getting out to check your vehicle.

If you think you are being followed, confirm your suspicions by making turns and staying on busy and brightly lit streets if at night.

If the other car continues to follow you, do not drive home revealing where you live. Drive to a Police station, open service station or similar place where you can call the Police. Try to note those details of the car that you can, registration number, colour, make, description of driver and direction the vehicle was last seen travelling in. If you have a mobile telephone, call the Police while you are being followed.

If a driver ahead of you deliberately forces you to stop by breaking or blocking the road, do not turn off the engine as you may stall when trying to restart.

If the driver gets out of the car and comes towards you, remain in your car with doors locked and windows shut. Sound your horn and flash your lights.

Look around to see if there is enough space behind to reverse and accelerate away. If there is no room to manoeuvre around the other driver's vehicle you may have to turn around and depart quickly from the rear direction.

If another motorist bumps into your car in a quiet or isolated area, do not get out of your car to check the damage or speak to the other driver. Drive to a place where there are other people before stopping. Note the registration number of the vehicle and report it to the Police if the other driver has not followed to exchange names and addresses.

 

If the car breaks down.

If you are unfortunate enough to experience a breakdown you will have to consider your options depending on the location, time of day and pedestrian and vehicle traffic density.

If there are warning signs, you may have enough time to reach a busy public place where you can stop.

If you have a flat tyre, think about driving slowly to a safe place to stop. You may damage the tyre and wheel rim, but this may be more desirable than compromising your safety.

If it is dark and you breakdown in a very isolated spot, you may have to consider spending the night in your locked car. It is best to plan your travel schedule so you are not driving in remote areas at night time.

Make a judgment depending on time and location whether you consider it safe to leave the car to call for assistance.

If you do not feel it's safe to leave the car and go for assistance, put your hazard lights on and raise the bonnet after checking no-one is about. Wait in your locked car until someone approaches.

Remain in your car if someone offers assistance and speak through a partially opened window. Ask the person to call for help for you.

If no-one stops to offer assistance, you could consider briefly exiting you car, waving down a passing motorist, then returning to your car and locking yourself in.

Do not accept offers of a ride from other motorists.

Even if you do consider it safe to go for assistance, the nearest telephone may be too far away and you may have to rely on another motorist making a call for you.

If you decide to leave the car, lock all doors, take your valuables with you and conceal those too bulky to carry.

Once you have called for assistance you may feel safer where you are than walking back to your car. Try to arrange to be uplifted from that location.

The nearest telephone from where your car breaks down may be at a house. If you decide to approach a private home, stand back from the door once you have knocked. Ask the occupant to call on your behalf and be wary about being invited inside.

Parking your car

Consider the area you are parking in if not returning to your car until after dark. Does the area have adequate lighting?

Avoid, if possible, parking in quiet or isolated areas.

Avoid parking too close to walls, high fences or vegetation, which might provide cover for an attacker.

Be alert when entering car park buildings, basements or other enclosed areas. Try to park near an entrance or exit, ramp or staircase, where there is likely to be a steady stream of activity.

Reverse you car into position so you can drive straight out for a quick exit if necessary.

Before getting out of your car, look around first to check that the vicinity appears safe. If you see any suspicious people loitering nearby, do not get out: Drive to a different location.

Always lock your car when parking and remove valuables. Any items left should be placed out of sight.

Do not leave house keys or papers with personal details in the car, and remove the house keys if handing over the car keys to a parking attendant or other person.

When returning to your car, have the keys in your hand for quick access.

Pause a couple of car lengths from your vehicle, look around and behind you. Make sure there are no suspicious persons lurking nearby in a position to confront you as you open the car door.

Before you open you car door, visually conduct a proper check to make sure no-one is hiding inside, particularly behind the front seats.

When putting packages in the boot, stand side on so you can see anyone approaching from behind. Avoid bending over with your head

and body inside the lid of your boot.

Reported speech.

1. They ordered: “Remain in the car.”

2. The policeman said: “Raise your bonnet.”

3. The director of a company said: “Send a message on my behalf.”

4. The neighbor complained: “I can’t rely on my driver.”

5. The occupant asked: “Who knocked?”

6. The driver called to the service station and said: “My lorry broke. I need help.”

7. They answered us: “We don’t carry bulky goods.”

8. He warned me: “Be wary about being invited inside.”

9. My friend asked me: “Do you have a spare tyre?”

10. Passengers exclaimed: “Why do you move so slowly?”

11. He asked us: “Don’t put the hazard lights on.”

12. The passer-by didn’t understand: “Why was the bonnet of this car open?”

13. He asked me: “Where have you parked my car?”

14. The driver warned us: “Take your valuables with you.”

15. He asked his neighbor: “Who lurked behind the car?”

16. We answered them: “The letter was written on our behalf.”

17. The Englishman exclaimed: “Why don’t your drivers follow the Traffic Rules?”

18. The pedestrian warned us: “Be wary on the crossroads!”

19. The deputy director asked us: “Who called on my behalf?”

20. The policeman warned me: “Pay attention to the warning signs next time!”

А. И. Иргалиева, Д. Ю. Тулепбергенова

Английский язык

 

Сборник текстов по иностранному языку для студентов 2 курса специальности 190702.65

«Организация и безопасность движения (в автомобильном транспорте»

АСТРАХАНЬ 2010

Составители: ассистент кафедры «Иностранные языки в инженерно-техническом образовании» Иргалиева Алия Ивановна,

старший преподаватель кафедры «Иностранные языки в инженерно-техническом образовании» Тулепбергенова Диляра Юрьевна

Рецензент:

Старший преподаватель кафедры «Иностранные языки в инженерно-техническом образовании» Ибляминова М.Р.

 

Данный сборник иностранных текстов предназначен для студентов II курса специальности «Организация и безопасность движения (в автомобильном транспорте». Целью данного сборника является овладение терминологической лексикой, приобретение и совершенствование навыков устной речи по специальности, а также овладение навыками чтения литературы по данной специальности на английском языке для извлечения необходимой информации.

Каждый текст сопровождается словарём с незнакомыми выражениями и словами по специальности, подлежащий активизации, а также комплексом упражнений, направленный на закрепление и проверку нового лексического материала, овладение навыками перевода и развития устной речи.

Представленный сборник может использоваться как для аудиторной, так и внеаудиторной работы студентов.

Сборник иностранных текстов соответствует предъявляемым требованиям и может быть рекомендован к распространению через участок ротапринтной печати АГТУ и использованию в учебном процессе.

 

 

Сборник упражнений одобрен и утвержден на заседании кафедры «ИЯИТО» от 26.05.10., протокол № 11.

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