Worksheet 1 You are in the Mezhdynarodnaya metro station. 1. How can you get from the metro station to the Delovoy centr MCC station?

Describe the procedure. How much time does it take? Study the Moscow Metro and the MCC combined map. How much time is it going to take you for an interchange from a metro station to a MCC station on the average?

To get from the metro station to the MCC station I should _________________________________________________________________________________________.It is going to take _____________________________________________________.On the average it takes _________________________________________________.

2. You are at the Delovoy centr MCC station platform. Take pictures of the warning signs and study them. Find out which of the signs are translated into English and which are not. How would you translate the warning signs into English? Take down the results.

Warning signs Translation

Have you found all the signs?

3. Make a list of rules using the information from the signs and the modal verb must/must not.1)___________________________________________________________________2)___________________________________________________________________3)___________________________________________________________________4)___________________________________________________________________5)___________________________________________________________________

4. Study the display board on the platform. What do «tow» and «exc» stand for? Underline the types of information provided:

- next station;- previous station;- real Moscow time;- number of carriages in the coming train;- time left before the next train;- weather conditions;- number of people on the platform;- excluded stations;- train driver’s surname.

5. Get on a train. What do you know about the Lastochka train? Walk around the carriage. Which of the things from the table can you find on

board?Are the statements True or False? Tick the correct box. If the statement is false,

write the correct sentence. The Lastochka train has got… True False Correct

10 carriagesHigh-tech designOld-fashioned designWarning signsBuffet carToiletsOpportunities for disabledAnimals’ sectionDisplay boardLuggage shelvesNewspaper standClothes and hand bags hooks

6. Study the signs and instructions inside the Lastochka train. They are in three languages. Can you name the languages? Which language is special? What is special about this language?

Which conditions and services are provided for disabled people? Make a list using modal can.

Disabled people can:1) _________________________________________________________________2) _________________________________________________________________3) _________________________________________________________________

7. Most signs and instructions are translated into English to make a trip more convenient for foreigners. What signs and instructions are not translated into English? Do the translation together and write it down.

Warning signs and instructions Translation

8. Make a list of instructions using imperative (повелительное наклонение).____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9. Find the objects in the left column photos inside the train. Match the photos with the list of objects.

Photo NameTray table

Electrical outlet

Waste basket

Luggage shelf

Exiting button

Newspaper rack

Fire extinguisher

Take full-scale photos of these objects and insert them into the table. Translate the words into Russian.

Full-scale photos Name Translation

10. Listen to the announcer. Match the Russian and the English sentences.

Переход на станцию метро Ботанический сад Калужско-рижской линии

The next station is Rostokino

Doors will open on the right hand side Станция Ботанический сад

Выход к железнодорожной платформе Северянин

Платформа справа

Осторожно, двери закрываются Doors will open on the left hand side

This is Botanichesky Sad Please mind the closing doors

Push the button to exit Change here for commuter train station Severyanin

Платформа слева Change here for Botanichesky Sad metro station. Line 6

Следующая станция Ростокино Для выхода воспользуйтесь кнопкой

11. Divide the information that you hear into three groups according to the table below.

Reference information (информация справочного

характера)

Instructions Warnings

12. Listen to the announcer more carefully. What phrases and words in his speech are not translated into English? How would you translate them?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

13. Look at the display board inside the train. Do you think it contains all the necessary information you need in your trip? What would you add? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

14. Work in groupsGroup AStudy the word box. Choose 10 words which you find the most useful and

make a picture dictionary.combined map, warning sign, display board, carriage, high-tech design, buffet car, newspaper rack, clothes and hand bags hooks, fire extinguisher, tray table, seat, disabled, electrical outlet, exiting button, luggage shelf, high-speed electric train

Word Picture

Group BUsing the information from the Tasks, make a list of tips for foreigners

travelling by the MCC. Use your own design. Add pictures if necessary.