Ex.14. Read the following text using the verbs given in brackets in the required tense form in the Active Voice. Put 5 questions to the text.

LILLIPUTIAN TRAIN*

One of Moscow designers* [ to make – Present Indefinite] micro models of different vehicles* – this [ to be – Present Indefinite] his hobby. His first model [ to be – Past Indefinite] a plane; its weight [ to be – Past Indefinite] 0.35 gr., it [ to work – Past Indefinite] and [ to make – Past Indefinite] several circuits in the air. In the last 10 years he [ to construct – Past Indefinite] 8 unique working micro models. He [ to make – Past Indefinite] them of wood with the help of a knife.

His collection [ to include – Present Indefinite] a little locomotive and a car – thirteen and eighteen centimeters long respectively. The locomotive [ to consist – Present Indefinite] of 2, 566 separate parts and the car – of 1, 035. It [ to take – Past Indefinite] him 4 months to study the locomotive design and 15 months to build this model. The locomotive and the car [ to work – Present Indefinite] like* full-size models, even down to* the gears* – including one for reverse*. There [ to be – Present Indefinite] even a two-note whistle* 1 mm. long. You can control the whole operation from the locomotive.

Notes: lilliputian train – поезд-лилипут designer – конструктор

vehicle – транспортное средство like – как

reverse gear – шестерня заднего хода down to – вплоть до

whistle – свисток

Ex.15. Express the idea in the Present, Past and Future Indefinite (use the adverbials).

1) Passengers [to cross] the railway lines by the bridge. 2) A lab assistant [to show] the equipment to the students. 3) The automobile plant [to produce] 1, 000 cars daily. 4) The students [to repeat] new words before the lesson. 5) He [to have] enough time to do this work. 6) Our dean [to deliver] a course of lectures on Physics. 7) The airplane [to leave] at noon. 8) The trains [to be late] because of track repair works. 9) The buses [to run] every five minutes. 10) The mechanic from the garage [to do] simple radio repair. 11) Summer holidays [to begin] in July. 12) It [to cost] a lot of money to go to England by air. 13) Robots [to substitute] people in some monotonous operations. 14) Railway lines [to connect] all parts of this country. 15) This company [to provide] us with all the necessary equipment. 16) We [to meet] every Sunday.

Ex.16. Read and translate the following sentences paying attention to the tense form of the predicates in the Passive Voice. Put general questions and special questions to the underlined words.

1) The traffic was stopped by the policeman so that the ambulance could pass. [Why…? ] 2) The tickets will be checked by the conductor during the journey. [When…? ] 3) Since Paris is located in the center of the country [Where…? ], the passengers who spend a day in the capital can reach any city the same evening. 4) The renewal of signaling equipment on all the railroads will be financed by the government. [Whom…? ] 5) More than a million students were enrolled to the institutes and universities of this country last year. [When…? ] 6) The air in the London Underground is changed every quarter of an hour [How often…? ] and the temperature is maintained at 69-79 degrees Fahrenheit all year round. 7) The trains of the future will be operated by automatic drivers. [Whom…? ] 8) The first escalator was installed in the London Underground in 1911. [When…? ] 9) The new car will be tested on the mountain roads. [Where…? ] 10) A lot of roads in the USA were built by private companies [What…? ] and are paid to use; they are called toll [платный]roads. 11) At the factory young workers are trained to use the new equipment. [Who…? ]