LISTENING PRACTICE

The authorities in your region have decided to open a museum of land transport. Now you have the opportunity to describe your own project. Present information on:

1)the city m which the museum should be situated,

2) the building it will be housed in;

3) the types of land transport which should be included in the exhibition,

4) the vehicles of the past which will be shown in the museum.

5) the vehicles of the present which will be shown in the museum,

6) transport engineers and scientists whose portraits should be exhibited,

7) the people who will visit the museum;

8) why you think the museum of land transport will be popular.

2. Pairwork. Paul is crazy about cars. He is a member of a racing team. Today he has given a lift to Julia and Ann in the sports car he will drive during the next racing car competition.

a) Listen to their conversation.

JULIA : What is your car speed during the races? PAUL. Up to 200-230 km/h.

ANN: So fast? But it seems to me that in town you drive so slowly. PAUL. The roads are crowded and you should be careful And besides I

remember a day when I drove too fast. ANN: What happened then?

PAUL: I was driving along the main road. All of a sudden a blue car shot

out of the side road. JULIA : Just in front of you?

ANN: Without any warning? Was it possible to slow down? PAUL: It was completely unexpected. I braked as hard as I could. I stopped just in time. I was lucky there were no cars or trucks around me

Since that time I've never driven faster than 55-60 km/h in town.

JULIA: So when in town you follow the proverb "Haste makes waste".

b) Complete the following dialogues.

I. A.: ...? 2. A : What happened?

В Up to 80 km/h B:............

A.: So fast? .. A Just in front of you?

В ............

З А.: How fast were you driving? В

A Did you see anybody in front of you⁹

B:.............

A. : Were there any cars around?

B. :........

3. Think of some good answers to the following questions. The answers needn't be true.

h Too big. 6. I don't think so.

2. I'm glad. 7. The inventor himself.

3. No, the same. 8. Engineers.

4. At once. 9. In the introduction.

5. Rather good. 10.1 think you are right.

4. a) You are preparing for a driving test. Say what a driver must do when he sees the following road signs.

b) A traffic inspector is examining a student who wants to get a driving license. The student can pass a driving test if he gets five points. One point is given for each correct answer.

INSPECTOR: During the test you show eight road signs without legends and ask the driver to explain what he must do when he sees them.

STUDENT: Try to answer all the inspector's questions.

5. Discussion. The first cars appeared on the roads at the end of the 19th century. Nowadays there are a lot of cars in the streets. In some towns it
is very difficult to find parking. We can't imagine life without a car. At the same time driving a car causes a lot of problems. So, is the car our friend or enemy?

a) Read the following arguments Think of some more

b) Discuss the problem in groups of 3-5 students in order to make a decision.

c) Fill in the chart and give your reasons.

READING PRACTICE

1. a) Transportation playi a very important role in modern world. In our everyday life we ukland transport maybe more often than any other means of transport Read the text "The History of Land Transport" and be ready to do the exercises that follow It

TEXT 8A

THE HISTORY OF LAND TRANSPORT Introduction

1. The word transport means to carry people or goods from place to place It is also used for the vehicles that carry people or goods - for example, motor transport includes buses, lorries, motor coaches and motor

cars. The American word for the same thing is transportation, and the remark "transportation is civilization" was made by an American, the motor-car manufacturer Henry Ford.

The history of transport is divided into two stages. The first stage is that in which all forms of transport depaided directly on the power of men or animals or on natural forces such as winds and current. The second stage began with the development of the steam engine, which was followed by the electric motor and the internal combustion engine as the main sources of power for transport.