Unit 7. Staying safe on the metro. Safety instructions

Essential vocabulary:

take photos – фотографировать

shoot a film / film (v) – снимать видео

folding (folded) bike / scooter – складной (сложенный) велосипед, самокат

must be (kept) on a lead – должна быть на поводке

must be muzzled – в наморднике

transportation bag – сумка-переноска

Useful phrases:

                                                 

Don’t ride the scooter / bike – не катайтесь на самокате, на велосипеде!

Don’t roller-skate – не катайтесь на роликах!

Don’t sit on moving stairs – не сидите на движущихся ступенях!

It is prohibited / forbidden – это запрещено!

It is dangerous – это опасно!

 

Phrases of precaution:

               

Stand on the right – стойте справа

Pass on the left – проходите слева                                               

Be careful – будьте осторожны

Watch your step – не споткнитесь (смотрите под ноги)

Hold (on to) the handrail – держитесь за поручень

 

Read the dialogues

Passenger: Hello, excuse me, can I take photos in the metro?

Inspector: Hello, yes, you can.

Passenger: Can I travel with a bike on the metro?

Inspector: Yes, but only with a folding bicycle.

Passenger: How about my dog?

Inspector: You can travel with your dog but your dog must be in a transportation bag and on the lead. 

Passenger: Thank you, goodbye.

Inspector: You are welcome, goodbye.

Passenger: Hello, excuse me, can you help me?

Inspector: Hello, yes, how can I help you?

Passenger: Can I take my bike on board the train?

Inspector: Yes, you can take a folding bike only.

Passenger: Can I take photos in the metro?

Inspector: Yes.

Passenger: Can I film in the metro?

Inspector: Yes, but not with a professional video camera.

Passenger: Thanks, goodbye.

Inspector: Not at all, goodbye.

Passenger: Hello, where can I take money out of my card?

Inspector: Hello, go up the escalator, go along the ticket gates. The cash machine is on your left.

Passenger: Do you have the Internet in the metro?

Inspector: Yes, but only on trains.

Passenger: Is it pay?

Inspector: No, it’s free.

Passenger: Can I ride a skateboard along the platform?

Inspector: No, it is prohibited.

Passenger: Can I travel with a bicycle?

Inspector: Yes, you can, but only with a folded bicycle.

Passenger: Thanks a lot, goodbye.

Inspector: You are welcome, goodbye.

Inspector: Excuse me, you can’t roller-skate in the metro. It’s dangerous.

Passenger: Sorry, I’m in a hurry.

Inspector: Be careful, you can hurt somebody.

Passenger: Where can I withdraw money from my card?

Inspector: At a cash machine.

Passenger: Where is a cash machine?

Inspector: Go up the escalator, go past the metro map and the police office, it’s behind the SOS-Info column.

Passenger: How can I get to Red Square?

Inspector: You need “Ploschad Revolyutsii’’, this is “Kievskay”, the light-blue line. Change for the blue line and go to “Ploschad Revolyutsii”.

Passenger: Thank you, goodbye.

Inspector: You are welcome, goodbye.

 

Answer the questions.

a) Can I transfer my dog on the metro? How?

b) Yes, but …

 

a) Can I ride a scooter along the platform?

b) No, because …

 

a) Can I film (shoot a film) in the metro?

b) Yes, but …

 

a) Can I travel with a bicycle on the metro?

b) Yes, but…

 

a) I’ve dropped my phone on to the tracks. Who can help me to get my phone back from there?

b) Contact …

 

a) I got tired, can I sit on the moving stairs?

b) No, it is …

 

a) Who can help me to get my buggy down the escalator?

b) Contact …

 

a) Which side should I stand on going up or down the escalator?

b) Stand …

Translate the sentences

1) Вы не можете кататься в метро на велосипеде.

2) Собака должна быть в сумке-переноске.

3) Только со складным велосипедом.

4) Вы не можете сидеть на ступенях эскалатора.

5) Вы не можете кататься в метро на роликах.

6) Где я могу снять деньги с карты в метро?

7) Можно, но только не на профессиональную камеру.

8) Не катайтесь на велосипеде, это запрещено.

9) Где я могу воспользоваться Wi-Fi в метро?

10) Бесплатный Wi-Fi есть только в вагонах поездов.

 

Safety instructions

a) Information on trains.

- The next train is in 4 minutes.

- No boarding the (arriving/ incoming) train.

- The train terminates here.

- The train is going to M. station.

- The train is going to the train yard/depot.

b) Boarding rules.

- Mind the (closing) doors.

- Mind the gap.

- Do not lean against the doors. Do not lean on door

- The boarding is over, step back (from the edge of the platform.)

- Stay away from the edge of the platform.

- Do not obstruct the doors.

- Do not leave your properties in cars.

- Please, leave the cars.

- The last station. The terminal station.

 

Continue the sentences.

- The last train...

- The next train is in 4 minutes.

- No boarding the...

- The train doesn’t...

- The train goes to...

- Mind the...

- Do not lean...

- The boarding is …

- Do not obstruct …

- Do not leave your …

- Do not approach...

- Do not sit …

- Going up the …

- Do not ride a …

- Do not litter...

- It is prohibited to …

 

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