Ex.2. Read and translate the following sentences using the predicates in the required tense and voice forms.

1) In Great Britain a first-class ticket [ to cost – Present Indefinite Active] 50% more than a second-class ticket.

2) They [ to give – Past Indefinite Active] him no explanation why the experiment [ to stop – Past Perfect Passive].

3) I [ to prefer – Present Indefinite Active] to buy tickets in advance.

4) During the last 5 years traffic on Britain’s roads [ to increase – Present Perfect Active] by 27 per cent.

5) The equipment [ to deliver – Future Indefinite Passive] in containers from door-to-door.

6) Train fares [ to increase – Present Perfect Passive] several times during the past year.

7) The construction of both the bridge and the dam [ to complete – Future Perfect Passive] by the beginning of the navigation season.

8) The problem of the old terminal reconstruction [ to discuss – Present Continuous Passive] now.

9) The permanent way [ to consist – Present Indefinite Active] of rails, sleepers and ballast.

10) The distance between rails [ to call – Present Indefinite Passive] the gauge.

11) Be careful! The train [ to approach – Present Continuous Active] the station!

12) He appeared on the platform just as the train [ to pull out – Past Continuous Active].

13) A.S. Yartsev [ to suggest – Past Indefinite Active] using cast iron rails instead of wooden ones in 1788.

Ex.1. Read and translate the phrases given below into Russian. Pay attention to Participles I in different functions.

A

▫ the student attending all the lectures ▫ the bridge linking two islands

▫ the passengers waiting for the train arrival ▫ the roads leading to the centre of the city

▫ the loco developing a speed of 180 km/h ▫ the plant producing machinery

▫ the growing population of the country ▫ the applicants entering the Academy

▫ the engineers carrying out the test ▫ the approaching train

▫ the plane flying very low ▫ the shop selling computers

B

▫ beginning the experiment ▫ preparing for the exam in English

▫ using new methods of production ▫ not wishing to discuss this problem

▫ moving at a high speed ▫ building the railroad across the desert

▫ entering the compartment ▫ leaving the room

▫ looking out of the window ▫ checking the examination papers

▫ writing the telegram ▫ buying a return ticket

C

▫ having passed all the exams ▫ having discussed the plan in details

▫ having bought the tickets in advance ▫ having phoned the travel agency

▫ having taken the books from the library ▫ having got a snack

▫ having obtained the necessary data ▫ having put our things on the rack

▫ having booked the ticket by phone ▫ having returned home

▫ having arrived in London ▫ having received an urgent message