2) What do the so-called “Bulldogs” do if a student whom they come up to runs away?

The students can stay out till twelve o'clock. Each evening a Proctor [административное лицо, в чьи обязанности входит надзор за поведением студентов и наложение дисциплинарных взысканий] with two assistants, called “Bulldogs”, walks about the town keeping an eye on the students' behavior. If he sees a student breaking a rule he will come to him and say: “Are you a member of the University, sir?”, and if a student runs away, then “Bulldogs” run after him and if they catch him (they are chosen, it is said, because they are good runners), fine him.

Apart from fines a student may be dismissed from the University for one term.

3) In what case is “Boredom Button” pushed?

In most schools and universities teachers give their students marks for their work. All students hate a “D” and are happy if their teacher gives them an “A”. Now at one American University both the students AND the lecturers must work hard if they want good marks.

During classes the students give their lecturers marks. Each desk is equipped with a “Boredom button”. If a student thinks that the lecture is boring he can press the special button. When he does this, a light at the back of the classroom is switched on. There is one light there for every student. The lecturer can look at the lights and he can see if his students think the class is interesting or boring. The lecturer can't see which students are pressing the buttons. So, the students can be completely honest. If too many lights come at the back of his class, a lecturer knows that he must do something quickly and make the class more interesting.

LESSON TWO

Traveling by train

Ex.1. Practice the reading.

► -ture, -sure

▪ lecture, future, departure, mixture, expenditure, structure, puncture, fracture, manufacture, creature, fixture, curvature, feature, conjuncture, adventure, moisture;

▪ measure, pleasure, leisure, closure, disclosure, embrasure, treasure, treasury;

▪ BUT: sure, ensure, insurance

► ea

▪ increase, conceal, mean, defeat, eager, treaty, feasible, heater, lead, reasonable, heaver, release, dean, dealer, leave, easy, beacon, lease, meaning, reach, treatment, weak.

▪ BUT: overhead, headway, tread, ready, steady, spread, instead, treadle, measure, pleasure, weather, meant, heavy; break; really, create, realize

► pay attention to the letters which are not pronounced:

half, walk, talk, should, could, would, hour, high, height, straight, frighten, slightly, sight, alight, fight, might, midnight, freight, retighten, ought, weight, design, benign; sign, alignment, consignment, assign, what, wheel, wharf, whistle, wrong, wrist, write, wrench, shipwreck, deck, click, rack, reckon, stock, cockpit, know, knot, knock, knuckle, climb, comb.

Words and word combinations to be remembered

1) to appear – появляться; казаться

2) to approach – приближаться, подходить

3) to arrive – прибывать

arrival – прибытие

4) average – средний

5) berth – спальная полка (в вагоне)

lower berth – нижняя полка

upper berth – верхняя полка

6) bridge – мост

7) to call – называть; вызывать; звонить

so-called – так называемый

8) carriage – вагон

9) to carry – перевозить, транспортировать; нести

10) to change – менять, изменять(ся)

to change (trains) – делать пересадку

change – изменение; пересадка; сдача

11) compartment – купе

12) to connect – соединять, связывать

connection – соединение, связь

13) crew – бригада, экипаж

locomotive crew – локомотивная бригада

train crew – поездная бригада

14) to depart – отправляться

departure – отправление

15) destination – место назначения

16) discount – скидка

17) fare(s) – плата за проезд

to pay the fare(s) – оплачивать проезд, брать билет(ы)

18) fast – быстрый, скорый

19) heavy – тяжёлый; интенсивный, сильный

20) to improve – улучшать, усовершенствовать

improvement – улучшение, усовершенствование

21) junction – железнодорожный узел, узловая станция

22) necessary – необходимый

23) to notice – замечать

notice – объявление

24) porter – носильщик

25) to propose – предлагать

26) to serve – служить, обслуживать

service – услуга, обслуживание; перевозки

27) suburb – пригород

suburban train – пригородный поезд, электричка

28) suitable – подходящий

29) terminal (terminus)– вокзал, конечная станция

30) ticket – билет

single ticket – билет “туда” (билет в одном направлении)

return ticket – билет “туда и обратно”

31) traffic – движение, перевозки

traffic frequency – частота движения

traffic jam – пробка на дороге

32) to try – пытаться, пробовать