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Ex.3. Read and translate the following sentences paying attention to Participles II.
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1) The first steam locomotive built by G. Stephenson could draw a small train of loaded cars at a speed of 13 miles per hour.
2) When reconstructed, the railway bridge will be used for the movement of heavy freight trains.
3) The new materials recommended for bridge construction were described in the article written by our professor.
4) I’m not sure that it is possible to repair this badly damaged car.
5) When drawn by an electric locomotive, the train may consist of more than 90 cars.
6) The first British petrol-driven car called “The Knight” moved at a speed of only 8 miles per hour.
7) The first steam engine invented by James Watt was installed in a machine at a large mine to pump out the water.
8) When heated by sun, the rails become longer.
9) The things left behind by passengers are usually taken to the Lost Property Office.
10) The first Siemens’s electric locomotive built in 1879 was so small that the driver straddled it like a horse but it could haul a train with 30 passengers.
11) During the test run the steam locomotive produced by Peter Cooper raced against a coach pulled by a horse.
12) Signals installed at frequent intervals along the whole mainline inform the engine drivers of the position of other trains.
13) If compared with electric locomotives, diesel locomotives have a higher maintenance cost.
14) The motor coaches are supplied with electric motors placed under the floor of the coach.
15) Before opened for traffic, the railway lines are carefully inspected and tested.
Ex.4. Read and translate the following sentences paying attention to –ed forms.
1) The first television set produced quite a sensation in 1939. The first television set was produced in 1939. The first television set produced in 1939 was a tiny nine-by-twelve inch box.
2) The new car model developed by our student design bureau will be shown on TV. The new car modelwas developed by our student design bureau. The new car model developed a speed of 50 miles an hour.
3) The trains equipped with robot engine drivers operate on some underground lines.
4) Though first developed for military purposes, radar can be used in modern cars.
5) The car suddenly stopped in the middle of the road.
6) The gas station on the highway was closed.
7) New technologies reduce the number of workers needed.
8) When invented, the steam engine started the industrial revolution.
9) Toyota Co., a very successful Japanese company, has increased their sales to six million cars and trucks a year.
10) One of the main advantages of the diesel loco is the low cost of the fuel consumed.
11) Though conducted with great care, the test did not give the expected results.
12) The talks between these two presidents were conducted behind the closed doors.
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