Answer the questions.

Ex2. Compare the Moscow and London Undergrounds. Complete the sentences and

Ex1. Answer the following general questions.

1. Was the possibility of constructing Metro in Moscow discussed before the revolution for the first time?

2. Did the building of the Moscow Underground begin in 1917?

3. Does the project of the Moscow Metro represent a significant improvement on the London Underground system?

4. Was the out-and-cut method the most suitable one to construct the Moscow Underground?

5. Does the Moscow Metro consist of a circle line and 2 radial ones?

6. Is the construction of the Metro still going on?

7. Do Metro trains run with the intervals of about eight minutes during peak

8. hours?

9. Are all trains inspected for greater safety of travel every week?

10. Can the Moscow Metro compete with the underground lines of other countries in level of automation?

11. Will an automatic driver” replace hard engine driver’s labor in future?

1) The first line of the Moscow Metro was opened for public traffic in …. What can you say

about the London Underground?

2) The length of the first underground line in Moscow was …. What about the London

Underground?

3) The trains in the Moscow Metro are driven by …. What do you know about motive power in the London Underground?

4) The total length of Metro lines in Moscow is … and it has about 160 stations. What about the

London Underground?

5) All the deep stations of the Moscow Metro are equipped with … and their speed is unchangeable (about 30 meters per minute). What can you say about the London Underground?

6) In Moscow when the passengers get on the escalator they stand … so that people who hurry up or down the escalator can run by …. As you know, in Great Britain there is left-hand traffic. What about London escalators?

7) All the stations of the Moscow Metro are different in architectural design and are decorated with bronze, marble, aluminum and glass. They are attractive to the eye and ….What information do you have about the stations of the London Underground?

8) At present fare in the Moscow Metro doesn't depend on … but the management of the Metro

plans to change the system of paying. What have you learnt from the text about the fare in the London Underground?

Ex3. True or false? Correct the false statements.

1) The Moscow Metro is the oldest underground in the world.

2) The London Underground was put into operation in 1963.

3) The construction of the Moscow Metro began before the October Revolution.

4) The London Underground carries 10 million passengers a day.

5) In the Moscow Metro steam locomotives are used for pulling trains. 6) Escalators move only up.

7) The first escalator in the world was installed in the London Underground in 1912.

8) The length of escalators is the same at all stations.

9) Fare in the Moscow Underground is 200 dollars.

10) There are 20 stations in the London Underground.

11) Samara has the largest subway system in this country.

12) Airplanes are the fastest and the most reliable means of city's transport.

13) In winter it is very cold in Metro trains because there is no heating system in them.

14) Nowadays Metro trains are drawn by three horses.

15) Traffic frequency in the London Underground is one train per hour.

16) The speed of Metro trains reaches 10 km/h.

17) One carriage of a Metro train can accommodate 5,000 passengers.

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