- •"Кузбасский государственный технический университет"
- •Some facts about Cars (Немного об автомобилях)
- •I a. Read some facts from the development history of the Nissan Motor Company.
- •Fold-up car that fits in a case
- •B. Ask your partner about
- •IV. A. Complete this story. Put was, were, wasn’t and weren’t in the correct spaces.
- •V. Here is an advertisement for a car. Write a question for each item of information.
- •VI. Barry and James are talking about cars. Complete the conversation. Work in pairs and change your roles. B Have you got a car, James?
- •Guaranteed used cars
- •VIII. Study these ways of describing size and dimension.
- •Your information
- •Detroit
- •XII. A. You need to buy some cars for your company fleet and you are deciding whether to buy petrol- or diesel-powered models. First say whether you think these statements are true or false.
- •XIV. Here are some ways of comparing things. Study the examples.
- •1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
- •XVIII. Driving
- •XIX. A. Read the definitions and examples of phrasal verbs and try to understand their meanings.
- •XX. B. Complete the sentences using the following words: start up, pull up (to), jack up, back up, gas up, cut across, pull away (from), run out (of), cut off, let up (on).
- •G. Test
- •XX. A. Cars and stars.Which of the adjectives given below can describe people, which can describe cars, which can describe both? Fill in the table.
- •Love me, love my car
- •It’s in the Stars
- •XXII. A. Read the text about Hyundai Sonata. Make up a plan for resuming the text. Resume the text.
- •XXIII. A. Work with a partner. Read the text about Jeep Cherokee and ask and answer questions about it (Make up 10-12 questions).
- •XXIV. Read and learn by heart questions concerning cars.
- •XXV. Memorize the words. Environmentalists want to prepare for a future with fewer cars.
- •XXVI. A. Read the first paragraph of the text. Predict what the rest of the reading will be about, using the choices below. You may give more than one answer. Then continue reading the text.
- •Cars: passion or problem?
- •1. There are many cars in the world today.
- •XXVII. A. Read the text of the new Suzuki car and answer the questions:
- •3. What are the versions of the car and how much do they cost?
- •New-age offering to suit the family
- •Unit II glossary Read, translate and be ready to explain the meaning of the terms
- •Smart Cars to Enter Auto Market
- •You Don't Have to Know French
- •More Than Meets the Eye
- •Read the text and characterize the stages of automobile history Wheels of Change – The Car of the Future
- •California and the Electric car
- •Phrases for resuming the text
- •Contents
- •Some facts about Cars (Немного об автомобилях)
- •XIX. A. Read the definitions and examples of phrasal verbs and try to understand their meanings.
- •XX. B. Complete the sentences using the following words: start up, pull up (to), jack up, back up, gas up, cut across, pull away (from), run out (of), cut off, let up (on).
- •G. Test
Contents
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Unit I. The history of the Nissan Motor Company |
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Fold-up car that fits in a case |
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Car problems |
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Ford Cartina |
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Guaranteed used cars |
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Size and dimension |
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Who said the electric car was a new invention |
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The EV battery problem ends right here |
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The diesel route |
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Three different diesels and ways of comparison things |
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Graphs: Traffic accidents in Russia, Kemerovo and other countries. |
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A story of Danny's first driving lesson |
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Cars and stars. Love me, love my car |
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Your car is killing the Earth |
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Hyundai Sonata and its specifications |
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Jeep Cherokee and its specifications |
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Questions concerning cars |
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Cars: passion or problem? |
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New age offering to suit the family |
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General Motors introduces first mass-produced electric cars |
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Unit II. Glossary |
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Unit III. Individual texts. Smart cars to enter auto market |
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Wheels of change – the car of the future |
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Phrases for resuming the text |
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Files |
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Literature |
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Составитель
Лидия Абрамовна Бердюгина
Some facts about Cars (Немного об автомобилях)
Методические указания по английскому языку
для выработки умений и навыков говорения по проблемам,
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XVIII. Driving. A. Work in pairs. Write down all the instructions for starting a car and moving it off. Begin like this.
Example: Unlock the door and get in.
Put the key in the ignition and … .
B. Exchange your information with another student.
C. When driving why would you …
dip your lights?
flash your lights?
do a U-turn?
sound your horn?
swerve?
slam on your brakes?
XIX. A. Read the definitions and examples of phrasal verbs and try to understand their meanings.
back up – to drive backward for short distance
She is backing up the car.
She is backing the car up.
cut across – to go straight across instead of around
The driver is cutting across the median.
to cut off – to drive in front of another car causing to stop quickly; to serve;
to interrupt abruptly
He is cutting off the other driver.
He is cutting the other driver off.
gas up – to put gasoline into the gas tank; to fill the tank
He is gassing up the car.
He is gassing the car up.
jack up – to elevate the car with a tool called a jack; to raise
He is jacking up the car.
He is jacking the car up.
let up (on) – to reduce the pressure on something
She is letting up on the brake.
She is letting up.
pull away (from) – to drive a short distance away from
The driver is pulling away from the curb.
The driver is pulling away.
pull up (to) – to drive forward toward something that is a short distance
away
The driver is pulling up to the pumps.
The driver is pulling up.
run out (of) – to have no more of something
He is running out of gas.
He is running out.
10. start up – to start the engine; to set a machine in motion
She is starting up the car.
She is starting the car up.