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Ex.8. Read the following sentences replacing the Russian words by their English equivalents. Be careful with Grammar.

1) In the USA some trains have special business купе for one person equipped with a toilet, a wash-basin, a откидная полка and arm-chairs; купе for two persons without удобства and large sleeping купе for the family. 2) The information about the номер платформы and times when trains прибывать and отправляться may be получать in the справочное бюро. 3) If you take a носильщик to carry your багаж, it is appropriate to давать чаевые. 4) Foreign tourists are provided by AMTRAK (“American Track” – the major passenger railroad company) with the railway билеты for 14, 21 and 60 days, which give them the right to ездить на любом поезде in any купе and to делать пересадку in any place and at any time. 5) When we заходить the compartment нижние полки had been already occupied by a woman with a child. She asked us to take верхние полки. 5) To добраться до New Orleans we will have to делать пересадку in Birmingham. 6) In Britain there are three types of trains: скорый intercity trains, поезда, идущие со всеми остановками and пригородные поезда. 7) One of the first things a foreigner замечать about the British railways is the platforms. They are almost on a level with the floor of the вагон. This makes it easier for passengers to заходить и выходить из вагона with their багаж. 8) Last year плата за проезд в поезде more than doubled because of inflation. 9) This train will proceed to its место назначения without any stops. 10) In the USA there is a special скидка for those passengers who buy билеты туда и обратно. 11) They got stuck in a пробка на дороге on the way to the airport. 12) If you drive быстро, you добираться до the village in two hours.

Ex.9. Complete the text with suitable words.

When I got to the railway (1) ___ I saw a really long queue at the ticket (2) ___. So I got my (3) ___ from the ticket machine. Then I ran to the (4) ___ and got (5) ___ the train. The journey was fine. I managed to get some sandwiches and some tea from the (6) ___ car. My train (7) ___ in Edinburgh with a thirty-minute delay. The result was that I was (8) ___ for the meeting and I didn’t (9) ___ the train home. I had to spend the night at the railway hotel.