Homework— New English File: 2 (a, b)- p. 21, 5 (a, b)- 21

a.

1. Which song did Robbie Williams sing with Nicole Kidman?
2. Who sang I can’t get you out of my head?

b.

1. Question 1 needs a helping verb (did) because we already know who did the action (Robbie Williams).

Question 2 doesn’t use a helping verb because the word Who is already the subject doing the action.

2. Robbie Williams

3. Who

1. T
2. T
3. T
4. F
5. T
6. F

1- C

2- A

3- B

4- D

5- H

6- E

7- G

8- F

Text 6

Buses were introduced in Paris in 1820. In 1828 they were introduced in London by George Shillibeer, a coachbuilder who used the French name “Omnibus”, which came from Latin and meant «for all.» His omnibuses were driven by three horses and had seats for 22 passengers. In 1912 the new motor buses replaced the horse-driven buses.

Trams were introduced in the middle of the 19th century. As the rails were smoother than the roads, less effort was needed to pull a tram than a bus. The first trams were horse-driven, but later they were driven by electricity. The electric motor driving the tram was usually powered by electric current from overhead wires. Such wires are also used by trolley buses, which run on rubber tires and do not need rails.

Another form of transport used in London, Paris, Berlin, Moscow, and some other crowded cities is the underground railway. London’s first underground railway, called the Tube, was opened in 1863. The Moscow underground, which is considered to be the best and the most comfortable underground in the world, was opened in 1935.

1. Why was the first bus named «Omnibus»?

a) The constructor’s name was Omnibus.

b) The constructor named it Omnibus.

c) The constructors named it Omnibus.

2. What else besides the first buses was driven by horses, according to the text?

a) trolley buses

b) trains

c) trams

3. How many passengers could the first bus carry?

a) about two dozen

b) about a dozen

c) about half a dozen

4. The advantage of a trolleybus is that

a) it is smaller.

b) it runs without rails.

c) it is cheaper.

5. What do the Londoners call their underground?

a) Metro

b) Subway

c) Tube.