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to be in a traffic jam
попасть в пробку
finally
наконец, в конце концов
bygones
['ba
ons]
прошлый
Let bygones be bygones
Кто старое помянит, тому
глаз вон
narrow
узкий
speed
скорость
speed limit
предел скорости
front
передний
to restrict
ограничивать
to clamp
зажимать
to tow away
отбуксировать
illegal
незаконный
illegally
незаконно
to describe
описывать
highway
шоссе
code
код
petrol
['petr
]
бензин
petrol station
бензозаправочная станция
syn garage
to select
выбирать, отбирать
super
первоклассный
lead
свинец
unleaded
без свинца
diesel
горючее
automatic
[,
t
'm
t
k]
автоматический
pump
ПОСОЛ
cashier
[k
'
]
кассир
attendant
служитель
Exercises
1. Find the answers in the text:
Where did the participants plan to go that evening?
Was it an ordinary film?
How much free time did they have before the film?
Did they go sightseeing by tube?
Did they talk with Mr. Hill during the ride?
About what did they speak?
2. Use the verbs in the right forms:
There (is, are) different speed limits in towns and on motorways in England.
Two yellow lines on the load (to mean) no parking.
One yellow line (to mean) parking (to restrict).
I know that when you (to be) in Russia you (to hire) a
car and (to drive) it a few days. (to
be) it very
difficult to drive on the right?
Oh, it (to be) very difficult at first.
It was especially difficult when I (to want) to overtake
But the hardest (to be) roundabouts.
We, Englishmen always (to drive) on the left.
3. Insert prepositions:
One .. the evenings they decided to go .. the cinema.
.. the film was to start they had an hour... their
disposal.
They decided to have a ride. . London. . Mr. Hill's car.
We might have a ride . this entertainment area... Leicester
Square.
The Strand is famous .. its rich hotels.
We could also drive... St Paul's Cathedral.