6.3. After you have read:
I. Make up a sentence of two parts:
1. Most people credit Henry Ford |
1. in order to convert the factory to a three-shift workday. |
2.He invented however the assembly line,
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2. all the while personally longing for the agrarian lifestyle of his youth. |
3. He later worked as a part-time employee |
3. which revolutionized the way we make cars, and how much they cost. |
4. Ford's solution was |
4. for the Westinghouse Engine Company. |
5. He cut the workday from nine to eight hours |
5. with inventing the automobile. |
6.Ford's mass-production techniques would eventually |
6. urbanization patterns changed. |
7. As more Americans owned cars, |
7. to invent a moving industrial production line. |
8. Ford witnessed many of these changes during his lifetime, |
8. allow for the manufacture of a Model T every 24 seconds. |
II. Complete these sentences taken from the text:
1. He invented however …
2. From the time he was a young boy …
3. He later worked as …
4. By installing a moving belt …
5. Ford found his new system …
6. In 1914, Ford began …
7. Ford witnessed …
III. Fill in the gaps with the necessary prepositions.
1. Most people credit Henry Ford … inventing the automobile.
2. He later worked as a part-time employee … the Westinghouse Engine Company.
3. Ford incorporated the Ford Motor Company … 1903.
4. … installing a moving belt … his factory, employees would be able to build cars one piece at a time, … one car … a time.
5. This was a stunning improvement … the earlier production time … 728 minutes.
6. Ford witnessed many … these changes … his lifetime, all the while personally longing … the agrarian lifestyle … his youth.
IV. Find Participle and Gerund in the text and name its function.
V. What information have you learnt from the text? What information was not new for you?
Begin with the phrases:
As for me I learnt that H. Ford …
If I am not mistaken …
It was not new for me that …
VI. Answer the following questions:
Are the cars-model of Ford Company popular nowadays?
Are they reliable?
Do you like these models? Why?
Would you like to have a car of Ford Company?
Would you like to get a job as an engineer at the Ford Company?
VII. Give the summary of the text.
Text 7. Bill Gates (1955)
Fig.9. Bill Gates
Pre-questions:
What is Bill Gates famous for? Would you like to meet him? Would you like to get a job at the Microsoft Corporation?
7.1. Words and word combination to be remembered:
1. software architect |
разработчик системы программного обеспечения |
2. software |
программное обеспечение |
3. attorney |
адвокат, юрист |
4. late |
умерший |
5. regent |
член правления (в некоторых американских университетах) |
6. chairman |
председатель,председательствующий |
7. chairwoman |
председатель,председательствующий |
8. freshman |
первокурсник |
9. Programming Language |
язык программирования |
10. to guide |
направлять, управлять, руководить |
11. belief |
вера, доверие, мнение |
12. foresight |
предвидение, предусмотрительность |
13. «Business @ the Speed of Thought» |
«Бизнес со скоростью мысли» |
14. acclaim |
шумное приветствие, бурные аплодисменты |
15. proceeds |
вырученные средства, доходы |
16. investor |
вкладчик, инвестор |
17. to solve |
решать |
18. cost-effective |
доходный, прибыльный, рентабельный |
19. to leave (left, left) |
покидать, оставлять |
20. to devote |
посвятить |
21. under leadership |
под руководством |
22. to improve |
улучшать |
23. non-profit |
некоммерческий |
24. valuable tool |
ценное (полезное) оборудование (механизм) |
25. to be available |
быть доступным |
26. to support |
поддерживать |
27. to publish |
публиковать |
28. previous |
предыдущий |