- •Answer these questions:
- •Are the following statements true or false?
- •Match words from the two boxes to find the exterior car parts:
- •Complete the sentences with the following words (exterior design):
- •Complete the sentences with the following words (interior design):
- •Here are some factors people consider buying a car. Match the factors with the definitions.
- •Read and translate this extract in written form.
- •Study the following information:
- •Complete the text ‘a handmade car’ with the following words.
- •Find the words hidden in the jumbles.
- •Internal combustion engine
- •Work with your partner to describe position of car components. Use the following phrases:
- •Match English word combinations with their equivalents in Ukrainian:
- •Match the word with its definition:
- •Translate this extract in written form:
- •Describe the components from the box below using words used to describe shape of car parts.
- •Find the words hidden in the jumbles.
- •Complete the text (a tour of a car factory) with the following words:
- •Complete the table:
- •Now complete the sentences with the words from the table:
- •Read and translate this extract:
- •Study the following information:
- •Match the words from these two boxes to make expressions:
- •Study the following information:
- •Match the expressions above with the following definitions:
- •Translate the sentences into Ukrainian:
- •Work in small groups to have the following meeting:
- •Complete the sentences about materials with words given below :
- •Translate this extract in written form:
- •Read and discuss the following passage. What do you know about traffic rules of our country? Do you obey them?
- •Answer these questions:
- •Complete the table:
- •What car parts are made of what materials? Pay attention to glass, leather, plastic, rubber, steel, textile, wood and others.
- •Read “The Mini Story”. Which three paragraphs are from the same article and which one is from a fashion magazine? Put the paragraphs from the article in the correct order.
- •Answer these questions:
- •Here are some factors people consider when buying a car. Match the factors with the definitions.
- •Are these sentences about the text true (t) or false (f)?
- •Find the words hidden in the jumbles:
- •Match these English phrases with their equivalents in Ukrainian:
- •Now use the expressions above to complete the sentences and translate them into Ukrainian:
- •Match the words and phrases to the correct headings.
- •Put the safety features into the correct column. Which of these safety features does your or your parents’ car have?
- •Match the questions (1 – 7) with their answers (a – g):
- •Imagine you are a transport consultant brought in to advise it on how to make cars safer. Prepare and deliver a presentation of your recommendations to the representatives of the design department.
- •Fill the missing words in. The first one has been done for you. Use them in the sentences of your own.
- •Read and translate this extract in written form:
- •Rewrite the sentences with a participle clause instead of a relative one.
- •Which instrument shows you:
- •Translate the following extract in written form:
- •Find the words hidden in the jumbles.
- •Match each column of the English words with its Ukrainian equivalent.
- •Translate these sentences into Ukrainian. Find the Infinitive and state its function.
- •What are your predictions for the next ten years for instruments and switches of the car? Prepare a short report or presentation.
- •Do you think the materials are clever, fashionable or formal? Read the text about ‘Smart materials’ and check.
- •Choose the correct answer:
- •Work with your partner. Choose one of the smart materials in the text. Think of five interesting ways it could be used. Compare your ideas with other students.
- •Find a better and cheaper way to produce parts and the auto industry takes notice! For example, hydroformed parts offer weight, design and cost advantages over stampings.
Translate this extract in written form:
Vehicle bodies are made from a wide array of materials, including steel, aluminum, metal alloys, fiberglass and plastic, with each material requiring a different repair technique. Most repairers can work with all of these materials, but as car manufacturers produce vehicles with an increasing proportion of lightweight fiberglass, aluminum and plastic parts, more repairers specialize in these specific materials.
Collision repairers frequently must remove car seats, accessories, electrical components, hydraulic windows, dashboards and trim to get to the parts that need repair. If the frame or a body section of the vehicle has been bent or twisted, frame repairers and straighteners can sometimes restore it to its original alignment and shape. This is done by chaining or clamping it to an alignment machine, which uses hydraulic pressure to pull the damaged metal into position. Repairers use specialty measuring equipment to set all components, such as engine parts, wheels, headlights and body parts, at manufacturer’s specifications.
Read and discuss the following passage. What do you know about traffic rules of our country? Do you obey them?
If you have heard that driving in central London is difficult, just wait till try to find somewhere to park. Of course, it would be a little bit easier for you to park if you have Smart or Mini. But there is one more problem, except spare room for parking. If you park illegally or run over time on your parking-meter, you will get a parking ticket on your windscreen, demanding a fine. Even worse, your car may be immobilized by a wheel-clamp; follow the instructions to the Payment Center, where you must pay 38 pounds to get the clamp removed, plus a parking fine. You may have to wait several hours to recover your vehicle. For serious parking offences, vehicles may be towed away and impounded. To retrieve your vehicle you have to go to a Payment Centre and pay a 105 tow-away fee and 12 storage for each day your car has been kept in the pound.
THE SMART
Over the last years people have got used to the sight of very small cars parked in tiny parking spaces. Smart is one of the world’s youngest car makers and yet the Smart Fortwo is such a distinctive car that it has already been included as an exhibit in the Museum of Modern Art in New York – one of only six cars to attain this distinction.
In April 1994, the Micro Compact Car AG was founded in Switzerland as a joint venture between Mercedes-Benz and Swatch. Nicolas Hayek, the inventor of the Swatch watch, brought his idea for an ultra-short small car and Mercedes-Benz contributed expertise and experience from more than a hundred years of building cars. Engineers devised a car which is not only extremely mobile and efficient, but also very economical. Its other key feature is safety, with its unique tridion cell.
After starting development, the Smart Fortwo celebrated its premiere at the Motor Show in 1997. Production in Hambach, France, started in 1998, and sales took off in other European countries. There is no doubt that it is a leader in urban mobility. All Smart vehicles embody the same brand values and have the same ‘DNA’: innovation, functionality and joie de vivre. They appeal to people who are sporty, independent and young at heart; people who love clever solutions and are open to new ideas.