Finish the sentences not looking to the text.

 

a) Today the world seems smaller than it is because…

b) The time it takes to travel from place to place has become more important than…

c) The fastest way to cross the Atlantic now is…

d) There are three main kinds of transport …

e) In China, for example, there are very few cars and people use …

f) The earliest way of carrying things about was …

g) Railways were invented…

h) It is a very cheap way of transporting, but…

i) Another important way of moving products is…

j) But today aircrafts have replaced …

k) In poor countries people still…

 

4. Answer the questions:

 

1. Why does the world today seem smaller than it is?

2. How can people travel across snow and ice?

3. What is the fastest way to cross the Atlantic?

4. How many kinds of transport are nowadays?

5. Why do Chinese use bicycles to get about in?

6. When were railways invented?

 

Retell the text.

6. Read the definitions and using a dictionary define the words below:

Transport — means of taking goods or people from one place to another.

Vehicle — a machine usually with wheels and an engine which is used for transporting people or goods on land, particularly on roads.

Accident, driving license, pedestrians, driving test, traffic light, pavement

 

7. Some words on transport:

Cars:

 

bus автобус

bicycle = bike велосипед

coach туристический автобус, междугороднего

сообщения

ambulance скорая помощь

cart повозка

fire engine пожарная машина

scooter самокат, мотороллер, водный мотоцикл

breakdown truck «скорая помощь» для машинам

motorbike мотоцикл

van фургон

lorry грузовик

camper жилой туристический автоприцеп

tipper truck самосвал

dustbin lorry машина для уборки мусора

juggernaut многотонный грузовик

racing car гоночная машина

sports car спортивная машина

soft top кабриолет

hatchback пяти-дверная машина с люком

trailer трейлер

saloon car закрытый автомобиль

caravan кибитка, фургон

milk float молоковоз

hearse катафалк

estate car универсальный автомобиль с кузовом

to go by… ехать на чем-либо

to miss… пропустить, опоздать

to take… сесть (for example, to take a bus)

to overtake обгонять

kerb край тротуара, бордюр, обочина

roundabout окольный путь, объезд

crash авария

“No Parking” sign знак «Нет парковки»

traffic warder человек, ответственный за парковку

traffic light светофор

rush hour час-пик

traffic jam пробка

speed limit ограничение скорости

to slow down сбросить скорость

hitch-hiker человек, путешествующий автостопом

to get a lift подвести, подбросить

garage гараж

junction стык дороги

bend (to bend) поворот дороги, поворачивать

roadworks дорожные работы

road signs дорожные знаки

motorway шоссе

bridge мост

main road автострада, главная дорога

taxi такси

pedestrians пешеходы

crossing перекресток

pavement тротуар

petrol station заправка

to overtake обгонять

 

 

Catch a bus, take a taxi

 

Bus	Train	Plane	taxi	Bicycle	Car
Driver	Driver	Pilot	Driver	Cyclist	Driver
Drives	Drives	Flies	Drives	Rides	Drives
Fare	Fare	Air fare	Fare	—	—
Catch/take	Catch/take	Take	Take	Go on	Go by
Get on/off	Get on/off	Get on/off	Get in/out	Get on/off	Get in/out
Bus station	Railway station	Airport	Taxi rank	—	—

 

Read the dialogue.

A.: How did you get here?

B.: I came by bus.

A.: And the others?

B.: Sue and John came by car.

A.: And Paul?

B.: He missed the bus< so he had to take a taxi.

 

9. Read the text and find the synonyms to the words below:

 

Sometimes buses don’t arrive at the correct time. Where I live buses should come every ten minutes, but sometimes I wait at the place where buses usually stop to let passengers get on and off for half an hour with a long line of people, and then three buses come together, and they’re all full of people so that no more people can get on. On other occasions the bus is early and I don’t catch it.

 

Queue, miss it, punctual, full up, bus stop, run.

Car exterior:

windscreen лобовое стекло

windscreen wiper дворники

number plate номерной знак

wheel колесо

boot багажник

bonnet капот

bumper бампер

wing крыло

brake тормоза

exhaust pipe выхлопная труба

rear window заднее стекло

door handle дверная ручка

window winder кнопка для опускания окна

steering wheel управляющий руль

horn сигнал

seat belt ремень безопасности

glove compartment бардачок

ignition зажигание

gear level рычаг передач

clutch сцепление

 

10. Correct the wrong words:

 

a) You mustn’t drive a motorbike without a crash helmet.

b) She told him to get on the car and fasten his seat belt.

c) Bus tickets are getting more expensive.

d) We were late, so we had to catch a taxi.

e) I left my house a bit late and I lost the bus.