Grammar

PARTICIPLE II

7. Translate the following verbs, form Participle II from them:

Example: visit-visited

To know, to place, to make, to compress, to design, to attach, to power, to use, to require, to carry, to build, to set, to develop, to reach

8. Translate the following word combinations including Participle II:

Foundation made of concrete, compressed earth and gravel, types of wagons designed for particular purposes, covered cars, the locomotive powered by steam, mechanized works, transported freight, beams placed on a foundation, passengers or freight carried by trains, high-speed rail used for passenger travel, steel rails known as a railway or railroad

9. Translate the sentences; pay attention to the Participles I and II:

1. She heard the sound of the radio through the closed door. 2. The new Opera House built two years ago is one of the finest buildings in our city.

3. Coming up to the window, he opened it and listened to the sounds. 4. Feeling homesick, he decided to return home. 5. Feeling tired and having nothing to do, she sat down in the armchair. 6. Speaking in the congress, he paid particular attention to the problem of peace in that region.

LESSON 18: WAGONS

PARTICIPLES I / II

1. Give terms to the following definitions:

a) freight car which looks like a platform;

b) a covered car which looks like a box on wheels;

c) a wagon equipped with refrigerator units;

d) a special car designed to convey liquids;

e) a kind of open-top wagon intended to haul coal and ore;

f) a wagon carrying automobiles

2. Answer the questions:

1. What types of freight cars do you know?

2. What goods do the covered cars carry?