Find answers to the questions in the above articles

1. What plans has ABP unveiled?

2. Where is Southampton situated?

3. What kind of port is it?

4. Why are they going to have an additional car parking?

5. What area will the parking have?

6. What company is a car carrier?

7. What officials work for ABP and HUALAS?

8. Are there any multi-deck car parks in the ports of Russia?

Insert the proper word (choose from the words given below)

1. Associated British Ports (ABP) has unveiled plans to … around £4 mill in a second multi-deck car parking facility at the Port of Southampton.

2. The new facility will accom­modate the growth in the port’s deepsea … car trade.

3. The new multi-deck terminal will provide an additional 7.5 … of storage on four levels above ground.

4. Construction is expected to … in the spring of this year.

5. The facil­ity is … to be operational at the end of the year.

6. The growth of Southampton’s car … is good news for the port.

7. We have well-established and successful … who want to continue to grow their business in Southampton.

8. Southampton is a very busy port and our only … for future growth in the vehicle trade is lack of space.

9. This is why we have to … higher.

10. Anders Kristoffersen is … vice president, maritime services, for car carrier HUALAS.

11. We … ABP’s de­cision to invest in a second multi-deck car terminal.

12. This will en­sure that car-loading operations in Southampton will … to be conducted.

13. ABP Southampton currently handles around 750,000 … a year.

(acres, aim, applaud, commence, constraint, continue, customers, deepsea, expected, invest, senior, trade, vehicles)

Give English equivalents

раскрыть планы, вложить около 4 миллионов фунтов стерлингов, многоэтажная автостоянка, перевозки дальнего плавания, увеличиваться вдвое, подтвердить статус, дополнительные акры, 4 уровня над землёй, основательные и успешные клиенты, единственное ограничение для будущего роста, первый вице-президент, проводить операции по погрузке машин, увеличивать объём, транспортное средство

CHECK-UP TEST

Укажите буквой соответствующий предлог

1. The new vehicle carrying system has been put …use bу its first соmmercial customers.

a. into b. to c. in d. at

2. Shippers are looking … а cost-­effective alternative to traditional ro-ro services.

a. to b. in c. for d. with

3. AutoRack offers а number of advantages … ro-ro, including reduced vehicle handling.

a. from b. with c. over d. at

4. AutoRacks can be collapsed and interlocked … repositioning purposes.

a. at b. for c. to d. in

5. Two prototype 40ft units have been put … trial operation by an Icelan­dic operator.

a. with b. from c. at d. into

6. The full 40ft length can be used for stowing with cars projecting … the gates.

a. throughout b. above c. through d. beneath

7. The floor height of the car carrier is close … that of the bottom side rails.

a. with b. to c. in d. into

8. Car doors of the CONPAC can be fully opened … the risk of impact.

a. without b. at c. with d. over

9. The floor height of the car carrier allows the driver to dismount … the side of the unit.

a. for b. from c. with d. beneath

10. Construction is expected to commence … the spring of this year.

a. at b. beneath c. in d. through

Укажите буквой соответствующие понятия

1. collapsible rack with two cargo decks for carrying cars

a. flatrack b. AutoRack c. dry freight container d. ISO flatrack

2. place for storage of cars on four levels above the ground

a. multi-deck flatrack b. collapsible carpark

c. multi-deck carpark d. collapsible AutoRack

3. they are provided at each end of the flatrack for a simple drive-on/drive-off operations

a. rails b. posts c. ramps d. racks

4. make a collapsible flatrack low and compact for repositioning

a. fold b. collapse c. lower d. interlock

5. put empty units into a module for repositioning purposes

a. fold b. collapse c. lower d. interlock

Укажите буквой правильный перевод подчёркнутых слов

1. G&G Shipping is now using AutoRacks to ship Suzukis to the Caribbean islands.

a. судно b. перевозить c. отправлять d. доставлять

2. The floor height of the car carrier is close to that of the side rails.

a. закрытый b. близкий c. уменьшенный d. отдалённый

3. Shippers are looking for cost-effective alternatives.

a. смотрят b. предпочитают c. видят d. ищут

4. Construction of the multi-deck carpark will commence in spring.

a. конструкция b. строительство c. обеспечение d. проектирование

5. Global box is a subsidiary of a Japanese automobile shipping specialist.

a. филиал b. дополнение c. субсидия d. клиент

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