Transport

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 572.

Unit 2

Pre-FCE

Head of TA “Vostkaznedra” X.X.XXXXXXX

Brown coal

Brown coal is confined to the third carboniferous level and is poorly explored. Can be used as energy and chemical raw material in selective production of disconnected layers and bundles. Expected resources of category R1 + R2 are 800 mln. tons.

Kenderlyk field resources are rational to be used for energy production simultaneously, having built a power station of the field territory.

Since the sites are located in one area, and for their thorough and cpmlex examination, it is desirable that they should have one Earth interior developer.

an encyclopedia- a book or CD, or a set of these, containing facts about many different subjects, or containing detailed facts about one subject:

"Does anyone know when Mozart was born?" "Look it up in the encyclopedia." Two five-dollar bills had fallen out from behind the encyclopedia just when she was needing money so badly.

to dream of sth (dreamed / dreamt) - to think about something that you would like to happen or have:

to dream of going faster (flying);

She dreamed of becoming a chef. Stephanie often dreams of long sea journeys. When I was at college I dreamed of becoming a great novelist.

a dream - a wish to do, be, or have something - used especially when this seems unlikely:

to fulfill (realize) a dream, to realize a dream of becoming a reporter, the man (woman, dress, place) of your dreams (=the perfect man, woman etc);

Her dream is to make a movie. She had dreams of university. I fulfilled a childhood dream when I became champion. I have just met the man of my dreams! Never in my wildest dreams had I thought I would go to Hollywood.

a cart - a vehicle with no roof that is pulled by a horse and used for carrying heavy things:

to put the cart before the horse;

A cart drove very loudly into the yard below. The cart moved off along the bumpy road towards the rocky mountains in the distance.

an idea for sth – to have a plan or suggestion for a possible course of action, especially one that you think of suddenly:

an idea for a new TV game show;

Here are some new ideas for quick meals that taste great. The idea for the book came from an old war movie.

gradually - slowly, over a long period of time, opposite suddenly:

Gradually, my ankle got better. Standards of education are gradually improving across the country. She gradually got sicker and sicker. The climate is gradually becoming drier and warmer.

track – 1) a circular course around which runners, cars etc race, which often has a specially prepared surface:

to roller-skate round the track;

To run a mile, you have to run four circuits of the track.

2) the two metal lines along which trains travel, synonym railway line:

train tracks, to come off the tracks, to cross the tracks, to walk along the tracks;

The track was damaged in several places.

a vehicle - a machine with an engine that is used to take people or things from one place to another, such as a car, bus, or truck:

the first vehicle, to use vehicles, to transport in one vehicle, a description of the stolen vehicle

Have you locked your vehicle?

to fall off sth – 1) if part of something falls off, it becomes separated from the main part:

The door handle keeps falling off. A button had fallen off her jacket.

2) if the amount, rate, or quality of something falls off, it decreases, synonym fall; opposite rise:

Audience figures fell off during the second series of the programme.

3) somebody nearly/almost fell off their chair = used to say that someone was very surprised when something happened:

When I saw my brother on the stage I nearly fell off my chair.

unharmed - not hurt or harmed:

The hostages were released unharmed. The girl managed to escape unharmed. Four people were injured, one severely, and 84 escaped unharmed.

a hydrofoil - a large boat with wing-shaped parts on the bottom that lift it above the surface of the water when it travels fast:

From here regular hydrofoils and ferries connect to Garda, Malcesine and Riva, so getting about is never a problem. Much more fun are the hydrofoils which ply up and down the lake. The hydrofoil had done four return journeys before its driver began to get really worried.

a hovercraft - a vehicle that travels just above the surface of land or water, travelling on a strong current of air that the engines produce beneath it:

from 75 minutes by car ferry and from 30 minutes by hovercraft;

The hovercraft moved around a lot.

a pedal – 1) one of the two parts of a bicycle that you push round with your feet to make the bicycle go forward;

2) a part in a car or on a machine that you press with your foot to control it:

the gas pedal, to put feet on the pedal;

She put her foot down on the accelerator pedal. Her foot slipped off the pedal. Most cars have 3 pedals for the driver.

to become a reality – to become what actually is true, not what is imagined or thought:

The paperless office may one day become a reality. Frank's dream of opening a restaurant became a reality in 1987. During the next couple of years, however, this dream may have a chance of becoming a reality. More than 100 years ago, Jules Verne was writing about them, but now they are becoming a reality. That dream became a reality.

challenge – 1) smth that tests strength, skill, or ability, especially in a way that is interesting:

to face (take on, accept) a challenge (=be ready to deal with one), to meet a challenge / to rise to a challenge (=successfully deal with one), intellectual (physical) challenge, to look for a challenge;

The company is ready to meet the challenges of the next few years. Martins now faces the biggest challenge of his career. I like the challenge of learning new things.

2) when someone refuses to accept that someone or something is right and legal:

The strike represented a serious challenge to the government. In grade school, Clint was a real challenge to all of his teachers.

3) when someone tries to win something or invites someone to try to beat them in a fight, competition etc:

They are ready to mount a challenge for the championship. They threw down the challenge that he couldn't wash 40 cars in one hour (=invited him to try to do it).

a cushion - a cloth bag filled with soft material that you put on a chair or the floor to make it more comfortable:

a velvet cushion;

She sat cross-legged on a cushion on the floor. She hid it under cushions, in vases, under the stair carpet, and then forgot where she had put it. The guests were offered cushions on the floor.

steam - the hot mist that water produces when it is boiled:

steam trains;

Steam rose from the hot tub. The steam cools and condenses to become water.

to drive sb crazy – to make someone feel very annoyed or excited:

This cough is driving me crazy! I hate doing crossword puzzles -- they drive me crazy. Those kids are enough to drive anyone crazy. I'll be glad when they go back to school.

fuel - a substance such as coal, gas, or oil that can be burned to produce heat or energy:

the car's fuel consumption (=how much fuel it uses to travel a particular distance), an empty fuel tank;

Coal is one of the cheapest fuels. The fuel tank holds 14 gallons.

smooth - with no sudden movements or changes of direction, especially in a way that is graceful or comfortable:

a smooth flight;

The jet made a smooth landing. It was one of the smoothest flights I've ever had. The car has excellent suspension and the journey was really smooth.

to hit (hit, hitting) – 1) to touch someone or smth quickly and hard with your hand, a stick:

The robbers hit him over the head with a baseball bat.

2) to move into something or someone quickly and with force:

to hit the coast (land);

The tanks exploded as the plane hit the ground. He was hit by a car.

3) to move a part of your body quickly against something accidentally, causing pain, synonym bang:

The ceiling's low, so be careful you don't hit your head. She slipped and hit her head on the sidewalk.

to drive sb home - to take someone to his place in a car, truck etc:

I'll drive you home. He drove her home but watching her to make sure she got in okay.

a taxi rank - a place where taxis wait for customers, synonym cabstand:

to wait at a taxi rank;

The front line is this taxi rank in the town centre.

a fare - the price you pay to travel somewhere by bus, train, plane etc:

a bus (train, air, cab) fare, half-fare/full-fare, to pay fare;

Air fares have shot up by 20%. Children under 14 travel half-fare. A one-week stay in Majorca costs $779 including air fare. How much is the train fare from Toronto to Montreal? I had to walk home because I didn't have enough money for the fare. The fare is cheaper on Saturdays and Sundays. I finally run out of money and had to borrow train fare from Chamonix to Geneva. He told me how much the fare was.

an airline - a company that takes passengers and goods to different places by plane:

a national airline, an airline pilot, to fly with the airline, to work for an airline;

Long before other airlines adopted electronic ticketing, Southwest Airlines was using it to reduce costs and loading times. The aircraft is popular among commuter airlines.

underground - below the surface of the earth:

an underground passage, London underground system, an underground station, to use underground, to have a wonderful underground railway system, to dig coal from underground, to put cables underground;

The car park is underground. The office's parking garage is underground.

the underground - a railway system under the ground, synonym subway.