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Exercise 1. Read the text about Henry Ford.

Henry Ford is an icon of a self-made man. He is a farmer’s son He is an industrialist and a designer of the Model T for the masses. He is the inventor of a mechanized assembly line. His production is cheaper and faster. It is his idea to institute the $5 per day pay rate for his workers.

Exercise 2. Match the words (1-8) with their translations (A-H).

1. self-made man

2. industrialist

3. masses

4. assembly line

5. pay rate

6. inventor

7. production

8. icon

1. сборочная линия, конвейер

2. промышленник

3. изобретатель

4. человек, добившийся успеха сам

5. уровень зарплаты

6. икона, изображение, символ

7. народные массы

8. продукция, изделие

Exercise 3. Find in the text the adjectives which mean

1. when you are rich due to your hard work

2. having low price

3. made by machines

4. happening in a short time

Exercise 4. Translate the attribute constructions from English into Russian.

a self-made man, a farmer’s son, a designer of the Model T, an assembly line, a mechanized line, the inventor of a mechanized assembly line, the $5 pay rate

Exercise 5. Say whether these sentences are true or false. Use the phrases:

That’s right. That’s correct. That’s true.

It’s false. It’s incorrect. It’s not true.

1. Henry Ford is a worker’s son.

2. He is a designer of cars for simple people.

3. He is the inventor of an assembly line.

4. The assembly line at his factory is slow.

5. His cars are cheap.

6. His cars are popular.

7. The salary of workers is low.

8. He is a good manager.

Exercise 6. Answer the questions.

1. What is the reputation of Henry Ford?

2. Whose son is he?

3. Is he an industrialist?

4. What are his inventions?

5. Is his production expensive?

6. Is his idea to institute the $5 per day pay rate for his workers good?

Exercise 7. Read the dialogue. Reproduce the dialogue in pairs.

• Our talk today is about Henry Ford.

• Who is Henry Ford?

• He is an industrialist and a designer of new type of cars.

• A new type of cars?

• Yes, Henry Ford’s cars are good and cheap. They are for simple people.

• Why are they cheap?

• The assembly line at Henry Ford’s factory is fast and there are a lot of cars per day.

• Is the people’s work at the factory difficult?

• Yes, it is, but the salary is high. Henry Ford is a good manager. This is a photo of Henry Ford’s car. Look at it.

Exercise 8. Work in pairs. Ask each other questions about Henry Ford.

Exercise 9. Translate the text about Steve Jobs from Russian into English.

Генри Форд – известный промышленник. Он – создатель конвейерной линии и нового типа автомобиля для простых людей. Его автомобиль не дорогой, а дешевый. Он – очень популярный. Генри Форд – уважаемый человек. Он – человек, добившийся успеха своими собственными силами. Работа на его фабрике трудная, но уровень заработной платы – высокий.