И. А. Курбасова Е. И. Силантьева

2. Определите значения выделенных слов и словосоче­таний, не пользуясь словарем.

1. Passenger cars are also called "carriages" while the freight cars are known as "wagons". 2. The very first pas­senger and freight cars were pulled by horses. 3. When transported, some goods must be protected from rain. 4. Some freight cars can convey many types of goods.

5. In Northern countries deep snow covers the earth in winter. 6. Covered cars are cars with roofs. 7. The roof is the top part of the car; its lower part is called the floor or the bottom of the car. 8. The early railway cars looked like boxes on wheels. 9. The sleeping cars are divided into small separate parts or compartments. 10. If a coach has 60 seats, we say that this coach seats 60 passengers. 11. In coaches the seats are arranged on both sides of the vehicle. 12. In order that the workers could prepare food the work trains are provided with electric stoves. 13. Old carriages were heated by stoves; modern cars have central heating. 14. Diodes and resistors are common electrical devices. 15. Metals may be protected from corrosion by paint; paint helps the metals resist corrosion.

3. Прочтите текст (5 мин. на каждую часть) и ска­жите, а) какие три типа грузовых вагонов использова­лись на первых железных дорогах и какие типы грузовых вагонов эксплуатируются на железных дорогах в наши дни (часть I); б) о чем говорится в каждом абзаце части //.