Академия туризма и международных отношений
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- Bu sahifa navigatsiya:
- B. Give a s u mmary of the Text i n the name of (a) the w ri ter. (b) the
- Vocabulary Exercises
3. — Did yo
u call a cab? — Yes, 1 did. — Okay. Where to, lady? — The Twilight Room. — Uh, is that the one i n the Riverview Hotel? — No, it ' n er of the 5th a n d Market dow n tow
n . — Oh, s u re, 1 k
n ow where that is. I’ll take you there i n
time. — Fi
n e.
4. — Yo
u are a famo u s raci
n g- d river. Yo u' ve had a very d a n gero u s life, haven ' t yo
u , Joe? 1 mea n ,
u' ve almost bee n killed several times, have n' t yo u ? — Yes, 1 s u ppose that ' s right. — Whe n was yo u r worst accide n t?
— I’d say last year. It was d u ri n g the British Gra n d Prize. I smashed i n to a wall. The car was co m
t ely r
u i n ed a n d m y left leg was broke n . L
u ckily,
n obody was killed. — Is that the only time yo u' ve bee n close to dea t h?
— No. O n ce, d urin g the Mexica n Gra
n d P
ri ze, two cars in fro n t of me
h ad a bad accide n t. O
n e of the m ra
n i n to the other. I swe rv ed to av o id them and hit a fe n ce. My car was badly damaged b u t l uc kily I was n' t eve
n
h urt. — You must enjoy da n g
r. 1 mea n , yo u wo
u ld n' t be a raci n g-driver i f y ou d i d n' t, w
on ld yo
u ? — I d on' t k
no w abo
u t that. 1 had a very frighteni n g experie n ce q
u ite recently. 1 was f righte
n ed
to death ! 1 tho u ght 1 was goi n g to b
e k i ll e d at a n y moment. — Really? When was t h at? D u ri n g yo u r last race? — No. It was o n
m y way to this st u dio. 1 had to drive thro u g h Lo n do n d u ri n g t h e l
un ch
ho u r. 5. — Have yo u or has a n yo n e yo u know ever see n or had a n accide
n t?
— I o n ce backed i n to my
n eighbo
u r ' s car. — Oh
, dear
!
— I simply did n' t look.
H e was parked i n fro
n t of his ho u se doing n o harm to a n yo
e. I n fact, he was i n doors asleep a n d I backed o u t of the garag e . 1 ca
n' t imagi
n e why 1 didn ' t look a
n d the
n ext
thi n g 1 k n ew there was a sort of cr un ch.
- Uh, heave n s
What happe n ed? Was h e a
n gry?
- Well, he seemed to be more a n noyed abo u t bei
n g woke
n up!
- Oh, dear! TEXT 1. RENT A CAR This is a car re n tal advertisement yo u wo
u ld fi
n d i
n a phone book if you looked u p under Car Rentals in the Yellow Pages. The two largest American car rental companies, Hertz and Avis, have offices all r the U.S ., with co
un ters at most airports a n d i
n
m a n y internatio n al cities. Other n ati
o nal car re n tal compa n ies yo
u ca
n find at airports, s u ch as Thrifty , Natio
n al, B
u dget or
Dollar, have offices in other c o un tries, too, so yo u may wa
n t to reserve a car through your travel age n
u r ow
n co
un try
.
In or der to re n t a car, yo u have to have a major credit card , s
ch as t er Card or Visa, or a credit card with the co m pa n y itself. Wit hou t a credit card yo u may have to pay a very high deposit o n
he car.
It is also possible to rent u sed cars rather tha n
n ew cars. R en t-A-Junker and Ugly Duckli n g,
which have offices i n 40 states, are two of the ma n y u sed car rental compa n ies. Their rates are ofte n l o wer and they do n' t always dema n d a credit card. Sometimes they h ave special offers that make the total cost of re n ting a car even lower. Answer the questio n s:
1. If yo u don ' t have a credit card, will it be easier to r en t a car from Hertz or Ugly Duckli n g? 2. Name some other rent - a-car compa n ies. If yo u wa
n t to drive a n ew car, which companies should yo u go to? 3. Which is cheaper at Ugly D u ckli n g — the daily or the weeekly r ate?
4. D oes Ugly D u ckli
n g have a special offer? Explain it. 5. Yo u
n t a
n Ugly D
u ckling car a n d d
ri ve it for three days. W hich rate applies? How m u ch do you have to pay per mile? 6. Yo u have the car a week a n d drive 800 miles. Do yo n
ve to
pa y
m ore tha n $70 ? Why?
7. D oes Ug ly D
u ckli
n g have a counter at the airport? 8. H
u get to the U gly
Du ckli
n g city office
airport? TEXT 2. CAR DRIVING AND TRAFFIC REG U LATIONS
I. With tra
ffic co n gestio n in big cities getti n g wo
rse from year to year walki
n g may soo n becomethe s u rest way of getti n g places. But even the pedestrian has to obey the traffic r u les if he wants to get there safe and sound. Here are some things to remember: 1. Obey the traffic lights. Do n' t cross before the light t u r n s gree n or the sig n al reads « walk
» . 2. Do n' t cross s t reets i
n the mi
d dle of a block. 3. The pedestria n walks on a sidewalk i n the
U .S ., b u t o n the
paveme
n t i
n Britain. II. If yo u are o u t to hail a taxi cr u isi
n g the streets look o u t for the lighted roof sig n
taxi » . Yo u
may fi n d it easier to pick u p a cab a t the taxi sta n d (ra
n k). Passe n gers pay by the m eter. I
n the
U n ited States there is a n additio
n al to
l l for bridges a n d t
unn els o
n the way. III. Those of yo u who will have to drive a car while travelli n g abroad sho u ld start by getti n g a
n
i n ter
n atio
n al drivi n g per
m it
( lice
n c e ) back home. Always keep yo u r drivi n g lice
n ce a
n d registratio n paper o
n yo
u . n g reg
u latio
n s (highway code) are strictly e n forced. I n the
U SA yo
u
drive o n the
ri ght. I
n Britai
n, Japa
n a n d several other co un tries yo u m u st keep to the left. 2. Parki
n g i
n ma
n y cities ca n be a problem. Remember there ar e s uch t h i n gs as
« No Parki
n g » sig
n s , parki n g m eters, a
n d parki
ng lots.
3. I f y ou violate t h e parking laws yo u are sure to fi n d a
« ticket
» pasted on your windscree n .
umm ons to appear i n co
rt. Yo u may either se n d pay
m e n t for yo u r fi n e by mail or pay yo
u r fi
n e i
n perso
n i n c ou rt. THINGS TO DO 1. Read the Text a n d say what o ne sho
u ld get i
f o n e is goi n g to d ri ve a car while travelli n g abroad. 2. Say what the differe n ces are i n some co
un tr i es betwee n motoring reg u latio
n s?
TEXT 3. I had a
n ew car. It w as an exciti n g toy, a big BMV 3.3 L i, w
h ich
means 3.3 litre, long wheelbase, f u
n jectio
n . It had a top sp ee d
ph and terrific acceleratio n . The body was pale bl u e.
The seats insid e were darker bl u e a
n d they were made of leather, ge nu i
e softleather of the fi n est q u ality. The windows were elect ri cally operated and so was the s un -roof. The radio aerial popped u p when I switched on th e ra d io, a
n d disappeared w h e
I switched i t off. The powerful engine growled a n d gr un ted impatie n tly at slow speeds, but at sixty miles an ho u r the growling stopped a n d the motor bega n to purr with pleas u re.
I was driving u p to Londo n by mysel f . It was a lovely June day . They were haymaking i n the
fields and there were b u ttercups along both sides of the road. I was whispering alo n g at
seve nty miles an hour, lea n
n
m y seat, with n o more than a coup le of
fingers resting l ightly o n the wheel to keep her steady. Ahea d of
m e I saw a ma n th
um bi n g a lift. I to u ch e d the
footbrake and
b ro u ght the car to a stop beside him. I always stopped for hitch-hikers. I kn ew j u st how it used to feel to b e sta
n di ng on•the side of a country r oad watchi n g t
he cars go b y.
I
ha ted the drivers prete n di n g they did n' t
e o n es i n big cars with three empty seats. The large expe n sive cars seldom stopped. It was
always the s m aller o
n es that offered yo u a lift, or the old r u sty o
n es . or the o n es that were already crammed f u ll of childre n a n d the
d ri ver wo
u ld say, «I thi n k we ca
n sq
u eeze i
n
o n e more
» . The hitch-hiker poked his head thro u gh.
« Yes... 1 said... J u mp i
n» . He got i n a n d I drove on. (R. Dahl. The Hitch-hiker) THINGS TO DO
1. Ca
n yo
u describe the writer ' s car?
2. Where was the writer drivi n g to? 3. What did the w ri ter do whe n he saw a ma n ?
' s attit
u de towards hitch - hikers?
5. What ki n d of cars us u ally offered hitch - hikers a lift? B. Give a s u mmary of the Text i n the name of (a) the w ri ter. (b) the h itch-hiker. TEXT 4 Read the passage a n d a
n swer the q u estio
n s 1. Why did the author ask for a lift? 2. Why did the chauffe u r give a lift to the author? 3. Do yo u ever give lifts to people or get lifts from people? 4 . Have yo u ever hitch - hiked?
Exha u sted at the e n d of two days filmi n g in a small part at Pi n ewood St
u dios, 1 fou n d that
n o tra n sport back to Lo n do
was available and began the fo u r mile walk to Oxbridge statio n in the
rai n . The n a limousi n e stopped beside me. « Lik
e
a lift in to Lo n do n , lady? » i n quired the smiling cha u ffe
u r.
« You
' r e very ki n d » , I said, « Are yo
u s u re? »
« J u st ca rr yi ng o u t the bos s' orders » , he replied, « Every day h e sa
ys to me whe n l've dropped him :
« Do n' t k no w whe n I’ll fi
n ish. I’ll go
back o
n my ow
n . Yo
u j u st take the car a n d drive h ome
a n yo n e who
's walki
n g».
«What’s your boss’ name? » I asked thankfully as the car purred softly on.M «Eh? It’s Michael-Michael Caine».
American English British English to rent
boot
fender
petrol
hood
pave
m e n t windshield
caravan trunk
to h
i re
tire
wi n g/m u d g u ard
licence plate
filling statio n
gas/gasoli n e
wi n dscree
n
gas station
tyre trailer/camper/mobile home
pave
m e n t underpass
bo n ner
side walk
s u bway detou r
n umber plate
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