И. А. Курбасова Е. И. Силантьева

19. Найдите в тексте и переведите на русский язык предложения, содержащие (а) сказуемое в форме Conti­nuous (часть II), (б) модальный глагол be to (часть II); (в) причастие I, II в функции определения (абз. 2, 6, 7, 8).
20. Проработайте § 29 грамматических пояснений и переведите текст письменно со словарем (20 мин); пом­ните, что перевод глагола to be зависит от слова, стоя­щего справа.


The Underground in Rome

The project for the underground line in Rome was first proposed in 1881, but it was only in 1938 that the con­struction of this railway was initiated. This line was to become an important artery of the capital running from the Termini, Rome's main railway station, to the site of a great exhibition which was to be held in 1942. But the exhibition was not held because of the war, and the con­struction of the line was stopped until 1946.

While building the railway the workers encountered many difficulties including different structure of the subsoil. So at some places the line had to be laid a's much as 54 ft deep.
It is not a well-known fact that the builders found ancient ruins and statues when they were constructing the underground tunnels. The statues and mosaics discov­ered were removed, and nowadays they are to be seen at the Termini station.
When completed in 1955, the line was called the Metro-politana. It had ten stations. Electric trains usually com­posed of two cars were used. But as one of the problems was to handle traffic at peak hours, it was decided to operate seven-coach trains in busy periods.


21. Прослушайте вопросы и ответьте на них согласно тексту.
1. What new transport appeared in big cities in the second half of the 19th century? 2. In what country was the world's first underground railway built? 3. Why wasn't the Metro­politan line a success in its early days? 4. What discomforts did the passengers experience on the Metropolitan line? 5. What were the advantages of the electric traction intro­duced on underground railways? 6. What features make the Moscow Underground the best system in the world? 7. What factor made the construction of the first metro line in Moscow difficult? 8. What lines does the Moscow Metro consist of? 9. Why can our Metro handle several millions of passengers a day? 10. How is safety of travel ensured on the Moscow Underground? 11. What develop­ments will be introduced on the Moscow Metro in the future?


22. Используя инструкцию, данную к упр. 24, У рок 3, подготовьте сообщения на следующие темы

1. The advantages of the modern underground systems.

2. The disadvantages of the early underground railways.