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Exercise 2. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate prepositions. Consult the box.Date: 2015-10-07; view: 614. Exercise 1. Pay attention to prepositions (in italic). Match the beginnings of the sentences with their endings. LANGUAGE SPOT. Exercise 9. Fill in the gaps in the text using the verbs in the box. Remember to use the correct form of the verb. Exercise 8. Tell about old trains. Give answer in 5-6 sentences. Do you like old trains? Why/Why not?
Ian Wright_______Science in a school in Sussex. He _______his job, but in his free time he_______another job. He_______a train driver. He_______steam engines on the Bluebell Railway in Sussex. The steam engines_______very old and they do not_______very fast, but Ian_______driving them.
1) ___ the information received by us the ship will arrive on the 10th of April. 2) I go by bus ___ the Library and then walk a few blocks to my office. 3) ___ his help we finished our work early. 4) Taking off the plane was delayed ___ a heavy rain. 5) The dispatcher can communicate with the loco driver over long distances ___ a radio. 6) The new equipment was used ___ test the vibration of the engine. 7) ___ the trouble in the engine there appeared another in the transmission. 8) The work is going on ___ the schedule. 9) He was late ___ heavy traffic. 10) The Metro station is ___ my house. 11) ___ the new project, the railway will be extended ___ the seaport. 12) ___ win in the competition with air transport, the efficiency and quality of freight and passenger services must be improved. 13) The train departure had not been delayed ___ the accident. 14) ___ this device we can carry out more operations in shorter time. 15) ___ the problem with the car, we enjoyed the journey very much. 16) The engine didn't operate well ___ bad fuel. 17) ___ to sails the boat was also supplied with a motor. 18) No traffic was allowed ___ the accident. 19) In big ports ships are loaded and unloaded ___ powerful cranes. 20) ___ the traffic lights ahead, the car continued moving at the same speed. 21) It is necessary to build good roads ___ promote the rapid development of this region. 22) D.I. Mendeleyev arranged chemical elements ___ their atomic weights.
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