1) В час пик a) a four- or five-car set

2) войти в книгу рекордов Гиннеса b) at least

3) двухэтажный вагон c) plush seats of an aircraft type

4) ехать на велосипеде d) during the rush hours

5) железнодорожный справочник e) shunting works

6) заказать обед в купе f) to enter in the Guinness Book of Records

7) интенсивное движение g) to carry goods by lorry

8) контактный провод h) heavy traffic

9) маневровые работы i) a double-deck coach

10) мягкие кресла самолётного типа j) to ride a bike

11) перевозить грузы на грузовике k) a contact wire

12) по крайней мере l) a railway-guide

13) состав из 4-5 вагонов m) to order dinner to the compartment

Translate the following sentences from English into Russian.

1) There is so heavy traffic on this street during the rush hours that it is faster to ride a bike. 2) In some trains of high comfort passengers can order dinner or supper directly to his compartment. 3) In Europe double-deck passenger coaches are used in four- or five-car sets on suburban lines where traffic is very heavy.4) The trains of Denver’s commuter network transport one million passengers a day but demand is at least three times that number.5) It is more convenient to carry these goods by lorry than by rail. 6) This train is equipped with plush comfortable seats of an aircraft type and the time of its departure is very convenient for passengers. 7) You will find all the necessary information about the train movement in the railway-guide.8) The diesel locomotive is not connected to the contact wire, like the electric locomotive, so it is especially suitable for shunting works. 9) In April 1998 there was a 300 km traffic jam on the N4 motorway[the main road from London to Wales]at the end of the Easter holidays. 10) The high-speed train running between Hiroshima and Kokura was entered in the Guinness Book of Records for the highest average speed – 261.8 km/h.

Ex.6. Choose the correct word and translate the sentences.

1) Passengers are required to show [passports; driver’s licenses; tickets] to conductors.

2) There is a [poster; advertisement; paper; notice] on the wall saying “Private Property. No Parking.”

3) It is so [dangerous; convenient; expensive; interesting] to have your own motor car because you don’t have to rely on the public transport.

4) Railway carriages that serve as restaurants are called [luggage vans; dining cars; passenger coaches; open-type cars].

5) If you are going abroad it’s [convenient; suitable; necessary] to have an entrance visa.

6) Various [subjects; locomotive crews; services] are proposed for passengers in high-class trains such as interurban telephone calls, branch press, medicare sets, food and security.

7) If you walk to work you will save $5 a week on bus [fares; traffic jams; drivers].

8) We [were late; changed; arrived; departed] at the airport in time to register and weigh our luggage.

9) When her car broke down, she had to [catch; take; transfer; miss] a taxi.

10) For the passengers’ [change; convenience; departure] the compartments of a sleeping car are equipped with mirrored sliding doors, loudspeakers, collapsible tables, ceiling lamps and wall lamps.

11) In New York a passenger may go by Metro all day long for the same fare, if he only changes [carriages; compartments; luggage; trains] but does not go out of the station.

12) The first bus developed by Shillibear [noticed; appeared; departed; disappeared] in London in 1861.

Ex.7. Fill in the blanks with the prepositions if necessary.

l) There are 5 minutes left before the train departs ___ Manchester ___ Liverpool. 2) We were waiting ___ the train arrival ___ the platform. 3) You can’t go ___ train ___ a ticket. 4) What is the fare ___ Washington ___ Montreal? 5) When we entered ___ the car, we opened the window because it was very stuffy ___ the compartment. 6) I was lucky to get tickets ___ the fast train ___ Moscow. 7) My first impressions of England are connected ___ rain and fog. 8) Several passers-by stopped to look ___ the strange bicycle out of curiosity. 9) The fare on the London Underground depends ___ the distance you travel. 10) ___ the time-table, the train is due to arrive ___ 12.30. 11) She seems to be ___ a hurry. It’s inconvenient to speak ___ her now. 12) You need not leave ___ the airport so early; I will give you a lift. 13) Passengers can buy tickets ___ the day ___ departure or reserve them ___ advance. 14). Two or more locos can be coupled together and operated ___ a single locomotive crew. 15) ___ the USA the average speed ___ trains ___ some lines reaches 90 miles (146 km) per hour. 16) There are waiting rooms ___ all railway stations where passengers may rest until it is time to board ____ the train. 17) Don’t bother! I’ll pay ___ all fares. 18) I am looking ___ my holiday. 19) I looked ___ my passport everywhere but couldn’t find it. 20) In the United States traveling ___ long-distance trains is not so popular as in many other parts ___ the world. 21) I want three first-class tickets ___ the “Red Arrow” ___ Friday ___ a separate compartment. 22) Is there a dining car ___ this train? 23) Which platform does the train ___ Paris leave ___? 24) Nobody took notice ___ his late arrival.