TEXT WORK
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 511.
1. Phonetic Drill. Translate, transcribe and pronounce
correctly:
Luxury, coach, weary, to usher, inefficiency, consequence, eventually, harassed, excursion, vehicle.
2. Give Russian equivalentsof:
A passenger's experience; a luxury coach; a weary traveller; our destination was Scarborough; the departure queue; a fistful of papers; a party of three (four, five, etc.); sheepishly; to feel
very foolish; some people get away with it; a harassed waitress; the outward journey; it was all double talk to me; passengers for all parts were lumped together; to feel utterly fed up.
3. Give English equivalents of:
Так называемый; попасть в беду; выйти из шеренги; входить в автобус; во главе очереди; последствия; быть довольным; изнуренный; совсем другое дело; позолоченный; озадаченный; поджимать губы; трудности; багажное отделение; пересесть на другой автобус; быть сытым по горло; потребовать деньги назад; ежегодный отпуск.
4. Give synonyms to the following words:
To plonk, plenty, complication, utter, eventually.
5. Explain the following and say in what situations the
sentences are used in the text.
1. But every seat was full.
2. ... hearing remarks from the crowd about "jumping the queue".
3. Some people get away with it.
4. ... feeling quite contented with the world in general.
5. Lunch was a hurried affair.
6. I had been charged for three full meals.
7. ... which was all double talk to me.
8. ... passengers for all parts were lumped together.
9. ... there was a deuce of a row.
10. Passengers save for 50 weeks for their annual holiday.
6. Find evidence in the text to support the following statements.
1. As soon as we arrived we ran into trouble.
2. Lunch was a hurried affair.
3. The return journey was a different matter.
4. The inspector's wards were all double talk to the author.
5. They failed to get on the Blackburn coach.
They arrived feeling utterly fed up very foolish; some people get away with it; a harassed waitress; the outward journey; it was all double talk to me; passengers for all parts were lumped together; to feel utterly fed up.
3. Give English equivalents of:
Так называемый; попасть в беду; выйти из шеренги; входить в автобус; во главе очереди; последствия; быть довольным; изнуренный; совсем другое дело; позолоченный; озадаченный; поджимать губы; трудности; багажное отделение; пересесть на другой автобус; быть сытым по горло; потребовать деньги назад; ежегодный отпуск.
4. Give synonyms to the following words:
To plonk, plenty, complication, utter, eventually.
5. Explain the following and say in what situations the
sentences are used in the text.
1. But every seat was full.
2. ... hearing remarks from the crowd about "jumping the queue".
3. Some people get away with it.
4. ... feeling quite contented with the world in general.
5. Lunch was a hurried affair.
6. I had been charged for three full meals.
7. ... which was all double talk to me.
8. ... passengers for all parts were lumped together.
9. ... there was a deuce of a row.
10. Passengers save for 50 weeks for their annual holiday.
6. Find evidence in the text to support the following state
ments.
1.As soon as we arrived we ran into trouble.
2. Lunch was a hurried affair.
3. The return journey was a different matter.
4. The inspector's wards were all double talk to the author.
5. They failed to get on the Blackburn coach.
6. They arrived feeling utterly fed up.
7. Arrange the points in logical order and reproduce the
original text using the key-words given below.
1. counter; a bemused look; another point.
2. a deuce of a row; an assortment; everyday lives.
3. the luggage compartment; at the head of the queue; consequences.
4. to run into a trouble; a fistful of papers; to step out of the ranks.
5. departure time; coach station; a half-pitying look.
6. conductor; harassed waitresses, price list.
7. to mutter; complications; a sign.
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