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(A) Перепишите предложения и переведите их. Укажите степень сравнения прилагательных.
1. In Australia, the traffic is heavier during the winter months, when many tourists travel in passenger trains.
2. It is much more convenient to go by the fast train because it doesn’t stop at small stations, and it takes you less time to get to your destination.
3. The earliest trains had no sleeping cars. There was no need for them as the railways were short, the longest journey lasted a few hours, and nearly all trains went in the daytime.
(B) Перепишите предложения, употребив прилагательные в скобках в сравнительной или превосходной степени, и переведите их.
1. Railway transport is one of (cheap) ways of transporting freight over long distances.
2. The first steam locomotive called Rocket was much (small) and (light) than modern locomotives.
3. An electric engine is (ecologically friendly) engine because it doesn’t pollute environment with exhausted gases.
Упр. 5. Перепишите предложения. Задайте общие вопросы и специальные вопросы к подчеркнутым словам.
1. George Westinghouse invented the air brake for railway trains in 1869.
2. The surface station of the Samara Metro is called Yungorodok.
3. The shuttle-train covers the distance from London to Paris in 3h 40min.
4. Because of its very small size, the first 3 HP locomotive was called a midget.
5. In the US, railroads carry about 40 per cent of the total volume of freight transportation.
Упр. 6. (A) Прочитайте текст и устно переведите его. Выполните упражнения, данные после текста, письменно.
