Vocabulary

pass проездной

to take a nap — поспать, вздремнуть to chat — поболтать fare — стоимость, плата за проезд $over — покрытие, зона действия

RAIL PASSES & TICKETS

More than 240,000 Kilometers for you. Enjoy every journey in mod­ern, high-tech and fast trains. Train travel in Europe is comfortable, re­laxing and efficient. You can admire the passing scenery, enjoy a meal, take a nap or chat with your fellow travellers. You will arrive on time, rested, refreshed and right in the heart of town where most European train Stations are located.

Explore all Europe by train with Euro Railways. From high speed trains (TGV) to the romantic trains that run in the countryside. Here you Can find information on some options of passes:

Choosing the right pass and the right fare

In accordance with your itinerary, age, trip duration and number of persons travelling together you will find the best option for your Euro­pean Rail Trip.

Saver fare when travel 2 or more persons,

Senior fares for older than 60 years

Youth fares under 26 years old.

Children between 4 and 11 years old pay half adult.

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Multi Countries Passes

Low Season Fare (Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec)

There are also two countries passes and one country passes. For more information call...

Translate into English.

ЕВРОПЕЙСКИЕ ПОЕЗДА

Европейские высокоскоростные фирменные поезда — это InterCityExpress, соединяющий крупнейшие мегаполисы Германии, французские Thalis и TGV, итальянский EuroStar (не путать с

Unit 4. Travelling By Train

EuroStar, соединяющим Британские острова с Европой), испанс­кий Thalgo и другие.

Здесь скорость и комфорт еще выше, но единого для всех стран стандарта нет. Так, например, роскошный немецкий красавец — серебристый InterCityExpress — предлагает пассажирам первого класса наушники для прослушивания музыки, видео и свежие га­зеты, а также закуски и напитки из бара, но уже за отдельную пла­ту. А вот скромный французский Thalis обязательно вкусно накор­мит своих VIP-пассажиров, которые решили, например, проехать Поездом из Кельна в Париж. За сменой блюд 4 часа поездки про­летят незаметно... И вы уже в Париже!

Choose the right word from the list below. Mind the forms of the verbs. Translate the story.

MARK TWAIN IN FRANCE

Once Mark Twain, the___________________ American writer, was trav­elling in France. He was going by ___________________________________ to Dijon. That af­ternoon he was very tired and_________________________ to sleep. So he asked the

________________  to wake him up and put him off the train when they

________________ Dijon.

"I shall____________ • protest," he said to the conductor, "be­cause I am a heavy sleeper, but do not pay any__________________ to

that. Put me off the train anyway."

A few minutes later Mark Twain _____________________________ to sleep. Lat­er, when he woke up, it was___________________________ and the train was already

in Paris. He understood that the conductor had forgotten to

________________ him in Dijon. He was very angry. He ran up to the

conductor and_________________ to shout at him. "I have never been

so__________________ in my life", he said. The conductor looked at

him calmly, "You are hot__________________________ so angry as the Ameri­can whom I put off the train in Dijon."

Night, angry, conductor; attention, train, famous, to go, to reach, half, probably, to begin, to wake up, to want.

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DIALOGUE 5