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Thoughts, that help us live
1. The important thing is not to stop questioning. (Albert Einstein, a physicist)
2. Shoot for the moon. / Even if you miss, you will band among the stars. (Les. Brown, an American writer)
3. If we wait for the moment when everything, absolutely everything is ready, we shall never begin. (Ivan Turgenev, a Russian writer)
4. The supreme happiness in life is the conviction that we are loved. (Victor Hugo, a French writer)
5. The liar’s punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else. (G.B. Shaw, an English writer)
6. The difference between men and boys is the price of their toys. (Robert Frost, an American writer and poet)
7. The test of a man or woman’s breeding is how they behave in a quarrel. (G.B Shaw)
8. Travelling makes men wiser but less happy. (Thomas Gefferson, a US president)
Exercise 58 Here’s a personality test. Do you like to be the centre of attention or do you prefer to be on your own? Do you like to be the leader or do you prefer to be part of a team? Are you confidential, quiet, bossy, and sensitive? Find out more about yourself from the personality test.
1. If you worked in films, which would you like to be?
a a cameraman, b a writer, c a director, d a star
2. If you were a member of a pop group, would you:
a play the bass guitar? b play the lead guitar? c play the drums? d sing?
3. If you were an animal, what would you be?
a a horse, b a fox, c a shark, d a cat
4. If you could improve one part of yourself, what would you change?
a your body, b your mind, c your personality, d your face
5. If you could travel, where would you go?
a London, b China, c Russia, d Hollywood
6. If you went to live in another country, which would you miss most?
a your family, b your possessions, c your language, d your friends
7. If you won some money, what would you buy?
a something useful, b records and books, c presents for other people d clothes
8. If you were on a desert island and could only have one thing, what would you take with you?
a a knife, b a book, c a dog, d a mirror
9. If you were on a desert island, with one other person, who would you choose?
a a doctor, b a famous scientist c a politician d a film star
10. Which of these would you most like to be?
a loved, b free, c rich, d famous
How did you score?
Did you score mostly ‘a’s? You are a very practical person. You don’t like to work alone and you like to help people. If your dreams come true, you would be a doctor or an engineer.
Did you score mostly ‘b’s? You are a loner. You are interested in ideas. You like to be free and to work on your own. You don’t like to be on the stage. In your dreams you would be a writer or an artist.
Did you score mostly ‘c’s? You are a natural manager. You like to direct other people. In your dreams you would be a politician, a football manager or a business executive.
Did you score mostly ‘d’s? You are an ‘I’ person. You think a lot about your image. You like to be the centre of attention. If your dreams come true, you would be a film star, a pop star or a model.
Was no letter dominant? You have a balanced personality.
INDEX
A
according to 2
account (for) 1
accountant 9
acid 6
actually 5
actuate 2
adjust 2
admit 2
adopt 3
adult 4
advantage 3
affect 7
agreement 8
allow 4
although 10
annual 4
application 6
approach 4
arrange 2
arrive 2
assign 2
as well 3
attempt 1
attractive 8
authority 9
average 4
avoid 4
awareness 9
axis 8
B
be aimed at 7
be capable of 5
because of 3
be concerned with 8
be familiar with 5
be in the vanguard 8
be in wide use 1
belong to 10
benefit 8
be on the brink 7
be over 1
besides 4
be similar to 6
be responsible for 9
be underway 7
booking office 5
border 3
boring 5
boundary 10
brake 7
break up 2
bridge 5
bring smth into line 10
bullet train 8
by-product 6
C
cable 5
call 1
capital 9
capture 6
cargo 6
carriage 1
carrier 8
carry 1
carrying capacity 4
cause 4
cell 6
centralized traffic control (CTC) 2
chain 7
challenge 1
challenging project 5
change 1
cheap 4
choose 1
civil engineer 5
claim 4
classification yard 2
combat 8
combine 1
commence 8
commuter train 2
compatible 4
compete 1
complete 1
complex 5
comprise 5
concept 7
conduct 10
connect 1
consequence 6
consist 2, 5
constant 7
construct 1
construction cost 4
consume 6
consumer behaviour 9
continuous welded rail (CWR) 3
contribute 2
convenient 8
conventional 4
conversion 4
convert 6
conveyance 9
cope with 9
cost 4
cost-effective 10
cover 9
coupling 7
cross-border traffic 7
create 7
crew 2
current 6
currently 4
D
dangerous 5
deal with 9
decisive 10
decrease 2
dedicated lines 4
define 9
delay 2
delivery 5
demand 5
department 9
deploy 8
design 2
desirable 8
destination 2
develop 1
device 2
different 1
dispense with 2
distribute 8
double-wing 8
doubt 1
due to 1
duplex double decker 8
E
ease 3
elimination 3
emit 4
employ 4
enable 10
end-to-end service 9
engine 1
enhance 9
ensure 2
entirely 2
environment 4
equip 4
erect 5
establish 7
eventually 10
ever-expanding 7
exceed 10
except 2
exist 3
expect 10
external combustion engine 6
F
face 10
facilitate 2
farther 5
fasten 3
fear 4
feature 3
feed 4
fill 4
financial statement 9
flexible 7
float 6
fluid 6
follow 4
for 3
forecast 9
foreseeable 7
fossil fuel 6
freight train 2
frequent 4
fuel efficiency 6
fulfil 10
G
gain fame 5
gauge 3
get acquainted with 3
get an access to 1
goal 8
goods train 2
goods yard 5
government 8
gradually 8
guide 8
H
handle trains 2
hardly 6
hardware 7
harm 6
haul 10
haulage capability 6
heavy 3
high-speed train 1
I
immediately 8
implement 7
imply 8
important 1
impose 8
improve 3
in advance 1
in case of an emergency 2
include 2
incorporate 5
increasingly 7
indeed 10
influence 8
in order to 2
input 9
in spite of 2
installation 3
instead 6
interface 7
intermediate 2
in terms of 1
interoperable 7
introduce 4
invention 1
involve 7
issue 9
J
joint 3
just 3
L
labour productivity 9
lack 5
layer 5
leap 7
Light Rail 4
liken to 8
load 1
loan 10
long-term objective 10
loss 6
M
main 3
maintenance 3
make up (trains) 2
management 2
manager 9
manual 2
marshalling yard 2
master 8
mean 4
means 1
meet demands 9
mention 9
move 2
multiple 7
multipurpose 5
N
narrow 4
novel 10
O
objective 9
obstacle 5
obtain 6
occur 3
offer 1
onward 5
operation 2
outdated 8
output 9
overcome 9
overcrowd 9
P
pave the way 8
pay 7
pay attention to 4
perfect 10
permanent way 3
pivotal 8
place 1
possibility 1
power 1
power supply system 6
precision 3
prefer 1
present 7
pressure 6
prevent 4
primarily 9
priority task 10
probably 5
proceed 5
profitability 7
promise 4
promotion 9
proper 2
protection 7
prove 2
provide 3
pull 6
pursuit 7
Q
quantity 9
quiet 4
R
railway 1
raise 10
rank 1
rarely 6
reach 6
realize 1
reason 4
recent 2
recycle 6
reduce 3
regard 5
regular 5
relay 2
reliable 4
remain 8
remarkable 4
remote 2
renewable 6
renovation 10
replace 3
require 2
R&D (research and development) 8
resemble 1
reserve 8
rest 3
revenue 9
ride quality 8
rolling stock 3
radical 10
run 2
S
safety 1
satisfaction 9
schedule 2
science fiction 10
seamless 10
search 10
share 8
shuttle service 8
significant 5
simple 5
simulation 7
skill 1
sleeper 3
smart train 7
smooth 3
sophisticated 8
source 6
spans and supports 5
spread out 4
stability 3
stand the test of time 10
state-of-the-art 8
steadily 9
store 6
stream 5
strong 3
successful 1
summit 5
superior 1
supersede 7
supply 6
support 3
sustainable development 10
sweep 8
switch 2
T
take into account 2
take into consideration 5
temporary 3
therefore 3
throughout 7
tie 3
tilting train 8
tilt on curves 8
time-table 2
track 3
track facilities 5
traffic congestion 4
traffic density 2
train collision 2
trained employees 2
trainee 7
transmit 6
travel 1
treat 3
trend 7
turn out 10
U
ultimate 9
unbelievable 5
undertake 8
unit 6
unprecedented 10
update 7
upgrade 8
urban 4
utilize 2
V
vary 5
vast 5
vehicle 4
view 10
visible 7
volume 1
volume of traffic 3
W
wage(s) 9
warning 2
weight 3
within 7
wonder 4
A P P E N D I X
Irregular Verbs
Infinitive
| Past Simple
| Past Participle
| Translation
| awake
| awoke
| awaken
| прокидатися, будити
| be
| was/were
| been
| бути
| bear
| bore
| born, borne
| народжуватися, носити
| become
| became
| become
| ставати
| begin
| began
| begun
| починати(ся)
| bend
| bent
| bent
| згинатися
| blow
| blew
| blown
| дути
| break
| broke
| broken
| ламати(ся)
| bring
| brought
| brought
| приносити
| build
| built
| built
| будувати
| burn
| burnt, burned
| burnt, burned
| палити
| buy
| bought
| bought
| купувати
| catch
| caught
| caught
| ловити
| choose
| chose
| chosen
| вибирати
| come
| came
| come
| приходити
| cost
| cost
| cost
| коштувати
| cut
| cut
| cut
| різати
| deal
| dealt
| dealt
| мати справу
| do
| did
| done
| робити
| draw
| drew
| drawn
| малювати, тягнути
| drink
| drank
| drunk
| пити
| drive
| drove
| driven
| їхати, приводити у дію
| eat
| ate
| eaten
| їсти
| fall
| fell
| fallen
| падати
| feed
| fed
| fed
| годувати
| feel
| felt
| felt
| почувати(ся), відчувати
| fight
| fought
| fought
| боротися
| find
| found
| found
| знаходити
| fly
| flew
| flown
| літати
| forget
| forgot
| forgotten
| забувати
| freeze
| froze
| frozen
| замерзати
| get
| got
| got, gotten
| отримувати
| give
| gave
| given
| давати
| go
| went
| gone
| йти, їхати
| grow
| grew
| grown
| рости
| hang
| hung
| hung
| вішати
| have
| had
| had
| мати
| hear
| heard
| heard
| чути
| hide
| hid
| hidden, hid
| ховати
| hold
| held
| held
| тримати
| keep
| kept
| kept
| тримати, зберігати
| know
| knew
| known
| знати
| lay
| laid
| laid
| класти
| lead
| led
| led
| вести
| leave
| left
| left
| покидати
| let
| let
| let
| дозволяти, пускати
| lie
| lay
| lain
| лежати
| light
| lit, lighted
| lit, lighted
| освітлювати
| lose
| lost
| lost
| втрачати, губити
| make
| made
| made
| робити
| mean
| meant
| meant
| означати
| meet
| met
| met
| зустрічати(ся)
| pay
| paid
| paid
| платити
| put
| put
| put
| класти
| read [ri:d]
| read [red]
| read [red]
| читати
| ride
| rode
| ridden
| їхати верхи
| ring
| rang
| rung
| дзвонити
| rise
| rose
| risen
| підійматися
| run
| ran
| run
| бігти
| say
| said
| said
| говорити, сказати
| see
| saw
| seen
| бачити
| seek
| sought
| sought
| шукати
| sell
| sold
| sold
| продавати
| send
| sent
| sent
| відправляти, посилити
| set
| set
| set
| встановлювати
| shake
| shook
| shaken
| трусити
| shine
| shone
| shone
| світити
| shoot
| shot
| shot
| стріляти
| show
| showed
| shown
| показувати
| shut
| shut
| shut
| закривати
| sing
| sang
| sung
| співати
| sit
| sat
| sat
| сидіти
| sleep
| slept
| slept
| спати
| speak
| spoke
| spoken
| говорити, розмовляти
| spend
| spent
| spent
| витрачати
| spread
| spread
| spread
| поширювати(ся)
| stand
| stood
| stood
| стояти
| steal
| stole
| stolen
| красти
| strike
| struck
| struck
| бити, страйкувати
| swim
| swam
| swum
| плавати
| take
| took
| taken
| брати
| teach
| taught
| taught
| викладати
| tell
| told
| told
| розповідати
| think
| thought
| thought
| думати
| throw
| threw
| thrown
| кидати
| understand
| understood
| understood
| розуміти
| wake
| woke
| woken
| будити, прокидатися
| wear
| wore
| worn
| носити
| win
| won
| won
| перемагати
| write
| wrote
| written
| писати
| Фонетичні правила читання голосних
Тип
складу
| І тип
відкритий
| ІІ тип
закритий
| ІІІ тип
rпісля голосного
| ІV тип
rміж голосними
| a
| [ei]
hate
| [æ]
hat
| [a:]
hard
| [εə ]
care
| o
| [ou]
note
| [P]
not
| [O:]
nor
| [O:]
more
| u
| [ju:]
tube
| [V], [A]
put, cut
| [ə:]
turn
| [juq ]
cure
| e
| [i:]
Pete
| [e]
met
| [ə:]
her
| [iq ]
here
| i, y
| [ai]
fine, my
| [i]
till, gyps
| [W]
girl, Byrd
| [aiq ]
fire, tyre
| Порядок слів у стверджувальному реченні
Обставина
часу, місця
| Підмет
| Обставина способу дії
| Присудок
| Додаток
| Обставина
| In winter
| children
| often
| play
| snowballs
| in the school yards.
|
| He
| usually
| does
| his homework
| in time.
|
Стверджувальне реченняThe shops close / don’t close at 7 tonight.
Питальне реченняDo the shops close at 7 tonight?
Спонукальне реченняShut the door. / Don’t shut the door.
Окличне речення What a slow train this is!
|
Active Voice
| Indefinite
| Continuous
be + V-ing
| Perfect
have + V-ed (3ф)
| Perfect
Continuous
have been + V-ed (3ф)
| Present
| V(s)
I write a letter.
She writes a letter.
| I am writing a letter now.
| I have just written a letter.
| I have been writing a letter for an hour.
| Past
| V-ed (2ф)
I wrote a letter an hour ago.
I worked hard.
| I was writing a letter when you called me.
| I said that I had already written a letter.
| I had been writing a letter when you came.
| Future
| will + V
I will write a letter next week.
| I will be writing a letter at 5.
| I will have written a letter by 5.
| I will have been writing a letter for an hour tomorrow.
|
Passive Voice
| Indefinite
be+V-ed (3ф)
| Continuous
be being + V-ed (3ф)
| Perfect
have been + V-ed (3ф)
| Present
| The letter is written.
| The letter is being written now.
| The letter has been written.
| Past
| The letter was written.
| The letter was being written when you called.
| He said that the letter had not been written yet.
| Future
| The letter will be written.
|
| The letter will have been written by 5 o’clock.
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Pronouns
особові
| I you he she it we you they
me you him her it us you them
| присвійні
| my your his her its our your their
mine yours his hers its ours yours theirs
| зворотні та підсилювальні
| myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves
| взаємні
| each other, one another
| вказівні
| this (these), that (those), such, the same
| питальні
| who, whom, whose, what, which
| відносні та з’єднувальні
| who, whom, whose, what, which, that
| невизначені
| some, any, one, all, each, every, other, another, both, many, much, few, little, either, no, none, neither
| Functions of Modal Verbs and Synonymous Expressions
USE
| PRESENT/FUTURE
| PAST
| здібність (ability)
| He can read Arabic.
She’s able to run a marathon.
| He could/was able to read Arabic when he was four. (дія, що повторюється – здібність у минулому)
He was able to escape. (одинична дія)
| можливість(possibility)
| He can win the race. (90% впевненості)
They could still be at school. (50% впевненості; можливо вони ще у школі.)
Tom may be studying in his room. (може бути; 50% впевненості; можливо він ще навчається.)
He might want some more food. (40% впевненості; можливо він бажає ще поїсти.)
It’s likely thathe will arrive tonight.
He is likely toarrive tonight.
|
She could havebeen killed in the car crash. (Нащастя, вона залишилась жива.)
He may havespoken to Jenny yesterday. (Можливо він говорив з Дженні.)
He might have forgotten. (Можливо він забув.)
It was likely that he had arrived the day before.
He was likely to have arrived the day before.
| вірогідність
(probability)
| They will be home soon. (100% впевненості; передбачення)
Greg should win easily. (90% впевненості; він переможе без зусиль; лише до майбутнього.)
They ought to be home by now. (90% впевненість; напевно, вони будуть вдома.)
|
He should have received his prize by now. (На цей час він можливо вже його одержав.)
They ought to have arrived an hour ago. (Напевно, вони вже приїхали.)
| логічне припущення
(logical
assumption)
| She must be working. (90% впевненості; я впевнений, вона ще працює.)
She can’t be over forty. (Я впевнений, що їй не більше сорока років.)
He couldn’t be at work (Я не думаю, що він на роботі.)
| She must have been working. (Я впевнений, що вона працювала.)
She can’t have stolen the money. (Я впевнений, що вона не крала грошей.)
He couldn’t have been at work yesterday. (Я не думаю, що він був на роботі учора.)
| дозвіл
(permission)
| You can/can’t borrow my car. (дозвіл або відмова; неформальний)
Could I use your phone? (більш ввічливе; запит дозвілу)
You may use the phone. (формальне; надання дозвілу)
Might I speak to Mr Jones, please? (більш формальне; запит дозволу)
I’m afraid you can’t/mustn’t see the patient. (неформальне; відмова)
Children may notbe left unaccompanied. (формальне; відмова – письмове повідомлення)
| He wasn’t allowed to/couldn’t cross the border.
He was allowed to enter the country. (not: could)
| необхідність
(necessity)
| I must buy a new jacket. (Я так вважаю.)
He has to put some petrol in the car. (необхідність згідно з зовнішніми обставинами для того, хто говорить)
I’ve got to go to the bank now. (неформальне)
My car needs repairing. or
My car needs tobe repaired. (це необхідно)
They don’t have to/don’t need to/needn’t come if they don’t want to. (відсутність необхідності)
I ought to get my hair cut. (це необхідно)
| I had to buy a new jacket. (Я повинен був.)
Since his car was being repaired he had to go to York by train.
I had to go to the bank yesterday.
My car needed repairing. or
My car needed to be repaired. (це було необхідно)
She didn’t have to go. (відсутність необхідності)
He needn’t have worn such heavy clothes. (Йому можна було не одягати такі важкі речі, але він це зробив.)
She didn’t need to/didn’t have to buy any apples. (Їй не треба було купувати яблука і вона їх не купила.)
| порада
(advice)
| You should drink more water. (загальна порада; я раджу вам)
You ought to respect the elderly. (я раджу вам; більшість людей так вважає)
You had better finish it. (це добра ідея; порада щодо певної ситутації)
Shall I buy that car? (запит поради)
| You should havegone to bed earlier last night. (але ви цого не зробили)
He ought to have seen a doctor earlier. (але він цого не зробив)
It would have been better if you had finished it yesterday. (але ви цього не зробили)
| критика
(criticism)
| You could at least help me.
| You could have at least helped me last night.
They should have tried harder. (але вони цого не зробили)
You ought to have behaved yourself yesterday. (Було б добре це зробити, але ви цього не зробили.)
| обов’язок
(obligation)
| I must go on a diet. (я повинен; я так вважаю.)
I have to go on a diet. (Я повинен; так сказав лікар.)
We ought to help the poor.
(Це добре, але люди не завжди це роблять.)
| I had to go on a diet a month ago.
I had to go on a diet a month ago.
| запити
(requests)
| Can I borrow your book? (неформальне)
Could Iborrow your book? (ввічливо)
May I have a cup of coffee, please? (формальне)
Might I use your phone? (дуже формальне)
Will you phone Jane tonight? (дружнє)
Would you mind sending this fax? (ввічливе)
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| запрошення
(offers)
| Can I/we do anything for you? (неформальне)
Shall I/we do it for you? (формальне)
Would you like me to help you?
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| пропозиції
(suggestions)
| Shall we dance?
I/We can go now if you like.
We could leave if you want.
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He could have consulted a lawyer.
| заборона
(prohibition)
| You can’tsmoke there. (вам не дозволено)
You mustn’t smoke there. (це заборонено)
You may not smoke there. (формальне)
| They couldn’t smoke there. (їм не було дозволено)
| обов’язок
(duty)
| Everyone must obey the law.
People ought to be more tolerant. (Це добре, але вони не завжди це роблять.)
| All the villagers had to obey the law.
He ought to have been more tolerant. (Це було добре, але вони цього не зробили.)
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Prepositions after Particular Words and Expressions
afraid of
| Are you afraid of spiders?
| agree with
agree about
agree on
agree to
| I entirely agree with you.
He left the firm because he didn’t agree with their sales policy.
We agree about most things.
Let’s try to agree on a date.
I’ll agree to your suggestion if you lower the price.
| arrive at (in)
| What time do we arrive at Cardiff?
When did you arrive in England?
| depend on
independent of
| We may play footfall – it depends on the weather.
| die of (from)
| More people died of flu in 1919 than were killed in this war.
A week after the accident de died from his injuries.
| divide into
| The book is divided into three parts.
| drive into
| Granny drove into a tree again yesterday.
| explain smth to smb
| Could you explain this rule to me?
| get in (to), out of
(car, taxi, small boat)
| When I got into my car, I found the radio had been stolen.
| get on (to), off (train, plane, bus, ship, bike, horse)
| We’ll begetting off the train in ten minutes.
| impressed with/by
| I’m very impressed with/by your work.
| interest / interested in
| When did your interest in social work begin?
Not many people are interested in grammar.
| (a) lack of, (to) lack
| Lack of time prevented me from writing.
Your mother lacks tact.
| laugh at
| I hate being laughed at.
| listen to
| If you don’t listen to people, they won’t listen to you.
| look at
look after
look for
| Stop looking at me like that.
Thanks for looking after me when I was ill.
Can you help me look for my keys?
| operate on
| They operated on her yesterday evening.
| pay for
| Excuse me, sir. You haven’t paid for your drink.
| pleased with smb
pleased with/about/at smth
| The boss is very pleased with you.
I wasn’t very pleased with/about /at my exam results.
| proof of
| I want proof of your love. Lend me some money.
| reason for (not of)
| Nobody knows the reason for the accident.
| remind of
| She reminds me of a girl I was at school with.
| responsible/responsibility for
| Who’s responsible for the shopping this week?
| run into (= meet)
| I ran into Philip at Victoria Station this morning.
| search
search for (= look for)
| They searched everybody’s luggage.
The customs were searching for drugs at the airport.
| shocked at/by
| I was terribly shocked at/by the news of Peter’s accident.
| sorry about
sorry for/about
| I’m sorry about your exam results.
I’m sorry for/about breaking your window.
| speak to/with
| Could I speak to/with your father for a moment?
| surprised at/by
| Everybody was surprised at/by the weather.
| think of/about
| I’m thinking of/about studying medicine.
| translate into (not in)
| Could translate this into Greek for me?
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Greetings
Good morning (afternoon, evening)! – Доброго ранку (дня, вечора)!
Hello (Hi)! – Привіт!
How are you? (How are you getting on? How are you doing? How are things?) – Як почуваєтесь? Як справи?
Fine, thank you. (Very well, thanks. Oh, pretty well.) – Чудово (Дуже добре, дякую.)
Not too bad. And what about you? – Не погано. А як ви?
So–so. (Same as usual.) – Так собі. (Все по старому.)
What’s new? – Що нового?
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