III. Перепишите и переведите предложения, поставив глагол в нужную форму.

1. Before 1947 the British Railways (to own – Past Indefinite Passive) by four private companies. 2. It (to take – Present Indefinite Active) only 35 minutes to travel by train from Britain to France. 3. The windows of his car (to make – Present Indefinite Passive) of unbreakable glass. 4. In London we (to transfer – Future Indefinite Active) from the train to a bus. 5. The policeman (to stop – Past Indefinite Active) the traffic so that the ambulance could pass.

IV. Перепишите и переведите предложения, обращая внимание на употребление оборота there + to be.

1. In Great Britain there is a left-hand traffic and a foreign driver must be very attentive. 2. There are several types of passenger cars such as: day coaches, open type cars, sleeping cars, mail cars, baggage cars. 3. How many stops will there be before the train reaches its destination. 4. There was a terrible rush (суматоха) at the station when I got there. 5. There are practically no curves and steep gradients on the Paris-Lyon high-speed route.

V. Перепишите и переведите предложения, обращая внимание на употребление окончания -s.

1. The management of the Oktyabrskaya Railway pays much attention to the improvement of passengers’ service at the terminals 2. The engine-driver’s cab is equipped with new signaling devices. 3. On the first railways there were no conductors and an engine-driver collected the passengers’ fares himself. 4. The engineers continue to work on the problem of increasing passenger trains’ speed. 5. After an hour’s break we resumed our work.

VI. Перепишите и переведите предложения, обращая внимание на употребление прилагательных в сравнительной и превосходной степенях. Подчеркните прилагательные в английских предложениях и укажите степень сравнения.

1. It is more convenient to carry these goods by lorry than by rail. 2. George Pullman invented the first sleeping car which was much simpler in design than the sleeping cars of today but it was much more suitable for long-distance travel than any other kind of cars in use at that time. 3. The underground railway is the quickest, safest, the most reliable and comfortable means of city transport. 4. The trip by high-speed ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn lasts an hour and a half, even faster than by plane. 5. Modern locomotives can haul the trains of 6.000 tons and heavier.