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After text activity

I. Reading Exercises:

Exercise 1. Read and memorize using a dictionary:

construction; mining equipment; natural gas engines; industrial gas turbines; heavy equipment; be criticized by; environmental groups; forestry equipment; diesel engines; fuel efficiency; gasoline engines;governmental investigations; regulate emissions; pre-sale tests; diesel engine company; to fail to meet the new emissions standards; National Clean Diesel Campaign program; publish an annual sustainability report; remanufacturing area.

Exercise 2. Answer the questions:

  1. What is Caterpillar Inc. famous for?

  2. When did Caterpillar Inc. sign a consent decree and why?

  3. How has Caterpillar expanded in the remanufacturing area?

  4. When was the first annual sustainability report issued?

Exercise 3. Match the left part with the right:

1) Caterpillar is the world's largest manufacturer of

a) higher levels of NOx and particulates

2) Caterpillar produces a wide range of

b) engines, transmissions and components for leading European automotive manufacturers

3) diesel engines usually produce

c) construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines

4) Eurenov S.A.S., a remanufacturer of

d) heavy equipment, mainly engineering vehicles

Exercise 4.Open brackets choosing the right words:

In July, 1999, Caterpillar, along with five other diesel engine companies, (adopted/signed) a consent decree with the Justice Department and the State of California, after governmental investigations had revealed (violations/paragraphs) of the Clean Air Act, in the form of the (sale/production) of over a million (gasoline/diesel) engines with "defeat devices," devices designed (to limit/to regulate) emissions during pre-sale tests, but (to shut down/to start) during subsequent highway driving.

The speaking module

II. Speaking Exercises:

Exercise 1. Describe diesel engine; manufacturer; mining equipment; emission using the suggested words and expressions as in example:

diesel engine

part of a vehicle; to produce power; to make it move

example:

Diesel engine is the part of a vehicle that produces power to make it move.

manufacturer

a company, to make; large quantities; goods

mining equipment

tools and machines; you need; to do a particular job; of getting the resources; out of the earth.

emission

a gas; other substance; be sent; into the air.

Exercise 2. Ask questions to the given answers:

1) Question: ___________________________________________ ?

Answers: Caterpillar has been criticized by many environmental groups.

2) Question: ___________________________________________ ?

Answers: In 1998 alone, these violating vehicles emitted 1.3 million tons of additional NOx .

3) Question: ___________________________________________ ?

Answers: In recent years Caterpillar has expanded in the remanufacturing area.