И. А. Курбасова Е. И. Силантьева

ВВОДНЫЕ УПРАЖНЕНИЯ К ТЕКСТУ


1. Укажите, какие определители существительного помогают найти неявное сказуемое в Present Indefinite.

1. An air-conditioning unit тктЩ^^т reqiiltS. fern-'* perature in the vehicle. 2. On, ^Keacfr^>£!raf:k both types of trains move in the same d1reMoiT;'"~3. Many tramcars consist of two identical parts. 4. This type of air-conditioning system ensures more comfortable travelling in all weather. 5. Thanks to the wide doors each passenger boards the train quickly and easily. 6. Every coach seats 48 passen­gers. 7. To provide high speeds track and motive power are to be improved; this costs money.

2. Переведите предложения; помните, что слово there перед личной формой глагола не переводится.


Образец: There are (exist) different types of engines.
Имеются (существуют) различные типы двига­телей.
1. There is a wide network of railways in our country.
2. There exist many ways of long-distance communication.
3. At the beginning of the 19th century there appeared railways on which the trains were drawn by steam engines.
4. There have been many improvements in the methods of building underground railways. 5. Without transportation there could be no civilization.

2. 
   Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на со­четание «one + модальный глагол».
   

Образец: One may suppose... Можно предположить...
One can hear... Необходимо знать...
One must know... Можно слышать...

1. One may say that the introduction of long-welded rails on concrete sleepers has greatly improved the stability of track. 2. One must understand that the work of the engine driver reufffires¹"' much experience.

3. One can expect that the average speed of trains will be increased. 4. At the exhibition one could see the latest track-laying machine.
5. One must remember (помнить) that sometimes the metro lines have to be laid as close to the surface as possible.