1. Answer these questions:

1. What is the exterior designer responsible for?

2. Can you name the three main stages of designing?

3. What does the interior designer develop during his work?

4. Is the color and trim designer responsible for the development of colors only?

5. What do you remember about color of tires?

6. Where do designers draw inspiration from?

2. Fill in the blanks with words from the list and translate the sentences:

Marketability, ergonomically, footing, brand development, goods, fulfill, appearance, cross, whereby, existing, ergonomics.

1. The increase in the number of Electro shares outstanding will improve their ………

2. The factory is well-lit, ……… designed and air-conditioned.

3. He has put the company on a sound financial ……..

4. Grey Brand Futures is specifically looking at ……… - where consumers will be in the next 5 to 10 years.

5. Rising incomes have brought higher demand for cars and other western consumer ………

6. Electricity driven vehicles ……… most of the basic requirements of the consumer.

7. The metal post spoiled ……… of the garden.

8. The tour manager’s role is a ……… between hostess and courier.

3. Read and translate this extract in written form.

Travelling with all the comforts of the home means that every mile is something to be savoured in the cockpit of the BMW X5. The elevated seating position lends you a commanding view of the road. One can also find the sumptuous materials which transform the interior into a feast for the eyes (from the upholstery, also available in supple leather, to the fine wood trim). Here elegance in form is matched by elegance in function. The instrument panel is ergonomically designed and the controls are intuitively placed just where you expect to find them.

For even more convenience, iDrive technology gives you access to a wide range of vehicle functions via one central set of controls. Eight buttons can be set to provide your own functions in the blink of an eye. The optional Head-Up Display projects key information such as speed and navigation system directions onto the windscreen.

4. Put the verb into the correct tense form (Past Simple or Present Perfect)

1. I ……… (never/to have) any trouble with getting the car started.

2. Due to the establishment of new bus and city train routes the passenger service ……… (to be improved).

3. The company CAV ……… (never/to manufacture) 5 million engines a year.

4. In spite of all my protests, Bill ……… (to go) home ten minutes ago.

5. My sister ……… (to lose) the ignition key. She can’t find it.

6. The temperature ……… (to be maintained) at the point of 20 degrees since the beginning of the experiment.

7. The new apparatus ……… (already/to be installed) in the laboratory when the delegation arrived.

8. While using this type of equipment, they ……… (not/to receive) any good results this month.

9. She ……… (to be) to London four times. We ……… (to go) there by plain.

10. Ann ……… (not/to want)to explore that lonely island as the trip ……… (to be) too dangerous and expensive.

5. What model of car should a person have to impress other people? What car should a person have to take all the family and a pet for a ride? What model of car should an old couple on pension have to go for a ride? What car should a young businessman have to impress his partners? What model of car should a student have to impress his group mates? What model of car should a bridegroom have to impress his bride? What car do you or your parents have?

   Text 9.