4. Answer the questions:

1. Are automobile accidents almost as old as automobiles themselves?

2. Who became one of the first documented automobile fatalities in 1869 in Parsonstown, Ireland and in 1899 in New York?

3. What many basic safety problems have cars?

4. What does early safety research focus on?

5. When and where did systematic research on crash safety start?

6. What do laws in many countries require vehicle occupants to wear?

7. What is used in military aircraft to provide the driver with a better view of the road at night?

8. How many people die every year in the United States from car accidents?

9. Where the highest accident figures are reported?

10. The European Union has a rigid program to cut the death toll in half by 2010, has not it?

11. Why do road design and traffic control also play a part in car wrecks?

5. State what part of speech the following words belong to and translate them:

worldwide, casualties, safety, increasing, heavier, crushable, to wear, about, some, these, better, in front of, military, proximity, annually, much, could, measures, seriously, the highest, to contribute.

6. Match the words with its definitions.

a) road injuries a) проблемы безопасности

b) automobile fatalities b) предостерегать, предупреждать

c) safety problems c) применить тормоза

d) fatal consequences d) дорожные повреждения

e) child restraint systems e) фатальные последствия

f) to warn f) автомобильные несчастья

g) to apply the brakes g) аварийная остановка

h) implementing measures h) обеспечивающие выполнение меры

i) emergency stop i) детские ограничительные системы

7. Produce nouns from the verbs, translate them into Russian.

to injury, to estimate, to represent, to include, to turn, to absorb, to measure, to increase, to reduce.

8. Retell the text

1) Divide the text into parts.

2) Give the title to each part.

3) Write down the plan of your retelling.

4) Retell the text using the plan.

9. Read and translate the text in writing.

Cost and benefits of ownership

The costs of automobile ownership, which may include the cost of: acquiring the vehicle, repairs, maintenance, fuel, depreciation, parking fees, tire replacement, taxes and insurance, are weighed against the cost of the alternatives, and the value of the benefits - perceived and real - of vehicle ownership. The benefits may include personal freedom, mobility, independence and convenience.

Lesson 6

1. The words to be learnt:

cost (n) – расход, стоимость

benefit (n) – выгода

creation (n) – создание

maintenance (n) – поддержка

derive (v) (from) – происходить от

wellbeing (n) - благополучие

opportunity (n) – возможность

implication (n) – вовлечение, причастность

breathe (v) – дышать

sprawl (v) – расползаться

hence (adv) - следовательно

propulsion (n) – движение вперед

2. Read and translate the following international words:

public, economy, transportation, provision, generation, nature, contributor, metropolitan, decade, inactivity, option, battery, materials, hybrid

3. Read the texts and translate them into Russian.