- •Part I Text 1.
- •Answer these questions:
- •Find the equivalents for these Ukrainian words / phrases in the text. Check your answers with your partner.
- •Do you agree with the following statements? Discuss your answers with your partners.
- •Put the verb into the correct tense form (Simple Tenses).
- •Make up a story of your own to agree or disagree with one of the English proverbs. Try to find the Ukrainian equivalents to them.
- •Text 2.
- •Study the following information:
- •Read the text and answer the following questions:
- •Match the design vocabulary with the definitions.
- •Complete the table:
- •Complete the sentences with words from Exercise 4. Translate them into Ukrainian.
- •Put different types of questions to the sentences from Exercise 5.
- •Text 3.
- •Read the text and answer these questions:
- •Some designers are discussing the constraints they work under. Read their comments and match them to the constraints:
- •Find one adjective in each group and make up sentences with them:
- •Put adjectives into the correct form (Degrees of Comparison).
- •Make up a story of your own to agree or disagree with one of the English proverbs. Try to find the Ukrainian equivalents to them:
- •Text 4.
- •Put the verb into the correct tense form (Simple or Continuous Tenses).
- •Are the following statements true or false? Correct the false ones.
- •Make sure that you know how to pronounce and translate these terms:
- •Complete the text. (Degrees of Comparison) Translate it into Ukrainian.
- •Put the various means of transportation listed below into the categories in the table. You can also add your own examples.
- •Work in small groups to have the following meeting:
- •I think the …… is a big plus point. I can see problems with ……
- •Styles in current use
- •Text 6.
- •Answer these questions:
- •Match the antonyms:
- •Match the synonyms:
- •Match the titles with their extracts:
- •Find seven sentences with The Passive Voice in the Text 6.
- •Put the verb into the right tense form in Passive.
- •Look through the adjectives used to describe cars. Add some more. Use them to write short descriptions of some well-known brands.
- •Text 7.
- •Complete these sentences with the information from the text:
- •Make sure that you know these terms:
- •Complete the sentences with the following words (exterior design):
- •Complete the sentences with the following words (interior design):
- •Match words from the two boxes to find the exterior car parts:
- •Fill the correct prepositions in.
- •Text 8.
- •Answer these questions:
- •Fill in the blanks with words from the list and translate the sentences:
- •Read and translate this extract in written form.
- •Put the verb into the correct tense form (Past Simple or Present Perfect)
- •Read the text and fill each gap with one of these words:
- •Translate the following words and word combinations into Ukrainian:
- •Here are some factors people consider when buying a car. Match the factors with the definitions.
- •Choose the correct word:
- •Match English words with their equivalents in Ukrainian.
- •Choose the correct Modal Verb: can, could, to be able to, may, might, to be allowed to, must, have to, to be to, needn’t or should.
- •Comment on the following proverbs. Find the Ukrainian equivalents to them. Make up a situation based on one of them.
- •Text 10.
- •Answer these questions:
- •Are the following statements true or false?
- •Match words with their equivalents in Ukrainian:
- •Translate the sentences into Ukrainian. Find and underline Participle I, state its function:
- •Translate these sentences into Ukrainian. Find and underline Participle II, state its function:
- •Here are some facts about cars and their past. Read them and be ready to discuss.
- •Text 11.
- •Answer these questions:
- •Make sure that you know how to pronounce and translate these terms:
- •Match the words with their definitions:
- •Give two forms of the following verbs make up sentences of your own with them. Try to use different tense forms.
- •Write an essay called “The car: dream machine or nightmare”. It should have the following structure:
- •Text 12.
- •Make up questions with the following cues and answer them.
- •Match the abstract nouns with their meanings:
- •Complete the table with the information needed:
- •Match English word combinations with their equivalents in Ukrainian
- •Translate the sentences into Ukrainian. Pay attention to the Infinitive used.
- •Are the following statements true (t) or false (f)?
- •Choose the correct modal verb and translate these sentences:
- •Match the words with their definitions.
- •Read the story and discuss it:
- •Write a letter accepting the invitation to The Show of Old Cars and ask for details regarding the location, time and weather you can bring any guests with you. Text 14.
- •Complete these sentences with the information from the text:
- •Make sure that you know how to pronounce and translate these terms:
- •Match English word combinations with their equivalents in Ukrainian:
- •Translate these sentences. Find the Gerund in them.
- •Text 15.
- •Answer these questions:
- •Make sure that you know how to pronounce and translate these terms:
- •Match the words with their definitions:
- •Complete the multiple choice test:
- •Translate these sentences. Find the Gerund in them.
- •Read and discuss the following famous words:
- •Text 16.
- •Answer these questions:
- •Make sure that you know how to pronounce and translate these word combinations:
- •Match English phrases with their equivalents in Ukrainian:
- •Find in these sentences the forms of the verb with the ending -ing. State whether this form is Gerund or Participle. Translate the sentences into Ukrainian.
- •Complete these sentences with the information from the text:
- •Translate the following words and combinations and learn them:
- •Match English word combinations with their equivalents in Ukrainian:
- •Match the word with its definition:
- •Translate the sentences. Pay attention to the Imperative Mood.
- •Are the following statements true (t) or false (f):
- •Make sure that you know how to pronounce and translate these word combinations:
- •Match English words and combinations with their equivalents in Ukrainian:
- •Translate these sentences. Find the Infinitive in them.
- •Text 19.
- •Complete these sentences with the information from the text:
- •Make sure that you know how to pronounce and translate these words and word combinations:
- •Match the words with their definitions:
- •Text 20.
- •Answer these questions:
- •The following adjectives are often used to describe designs. Work with your partner to check that you understand them all.
- •Complete the word families in the table below. Check your answers with your partner.
- •Make up 5 questions of different types using the words from the table. Ask your partner.
- •Match English word combinations with their equivalents in Ukrainian:
- •Discuss the following famous words:
- •Text 21.
- •Answer these questions:
- •Match English words and phrases with their equivalents in Ukrainian:
- •Translate this extract in written form:
- •Can you compare the following body styles?
- •Work with your partner. Choose one of the problems below or your own problem. Solve it using the five steps. Make notes.
- •Text 22.
- •Complete the text (a tour of a car factory) with the following words:
- •Complete the table:
- •Now complete the sentences with the correct form of word from the table:
- •Read and translate this extract:
- •Study the following information:
- •Text 23.
- •Complete the sentences with the information from the text above.
- •Translate the sentences into Ukrainian:
- •Match the words from these two boxes to make expressions:
- •Match the expressions above with the following definitions:
- •Answer these questions:
- •Complete the sentences about materials and their properties with words from the box:
- •Match each column of the English words with its Ukrainian equivalent.
- •What car parts are made of what materials? Pay attention to glass, leather, plastic, rubber, steel, textile, wood and others.
- •Answer these questions:
- •Complete the table:
- •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:
- •Read and discuss the following passage. What do you know about traffic rules of our country? Do you obey them?
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Answer these questions:
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What do you remember about Rover’s Jet 1?
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Did the ‘Silver Bullet’ have a more progressive image?
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What innovations did the TRX have?
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What car was the most advanced and safest family car in 1954?
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Did the Ferguson Research Co. have any success?
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What concept did Gottlieb sell?
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What car did he launch in 1955?
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Make sure that you know how to pronounce and translate these word combinations:
Technology and ingenuity, gas turbine car, open 2-seater, fuel consumption, smooth-lined 2-seater, old-fashioned model, tiny cockpit, free-standing headlamps, sleek profile, side-opening hood, electro-hydraulically driven, the most advanced and safest family car, safe in wet and slippery road conditions, anti-lock and skid-proof brakes, research vehicle, rear-mounted and single-cylinder engine, egg-shaped fiberglass body, exhaust pipe, tail pipe extension, overhaul, air dam, shock absorber, leaf spring, coil spring, drum brakes, disc brakes, brake shoe, pad, assembled by hand, antilock braking system, side impact protection bar.
Use them to retell the text or to describe some well-known models.
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Match English phrases with their equivalents in Ukrainian:
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Find in these sentences the forms of the verb with the ending -ing. State whether this form is Gerund or Participle. Translate the sentences into Ukrainian.
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Modern motor vehicles are almost exclusively equipped with internal – expanding brakes acting on all the wheels of the car.
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In systems operating with a pump, the top portion of the feed pump is designed as a fuel filter.
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A sparking brake is an auxiliary mechanism that mechanically activates a vehicle’s rear brakes for parking.
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When the engine is running at sufficient speed, generator supplies the ignition current and charges the storage battery.
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The valve closes the valve port by returning to its seat.
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For normal cruising along a road, a high gear is selected.
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The fluid needs changing regularly as it can become diluted with water.
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By rotating with its shaft, a cam lifts a cam –follower with each rotation.
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A friction shock absorber is arranged behind the spur-gear pinion to prevent road shocks from being transmitted to the steering wheel.
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The mixture consisting of fuel vapor and air burned in the cylinder is produced in the carburetor.
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Imagine that you are the newsreader at the local TV station. Report the road accident. Write the news report about an awful accident in your city. Start with giving the summary of the event (when, where, what, why). Then describe the event in detail. Finish it with describing the actions that were taken to save victims.
Text 17.
THE HISTORY OF THE AUTOMOBILE
(G) As for the Aurora, it took careful account of pedestrian’s safety. This remarkable-looking car was the project of Alfred Juliano. With financial help from his congregation, he included seatbelts, side-impact bars, a collapsible telescopic steering column and a curved, deeply-padded dashboard free of sharp projections. The seats could be swiveled around in the face of an impending, unavoidable accident. The tinted roof of the car had three thick, built-in roll-over protection bars. With wheels, radiator grille and lights tucked deep away, the car had to stop a pedestrian from sustaining injury in just about any accidental contact.
Joseph Stalin had a secret car passion – he loved large American Packard limousines. In fact, he loved the traditional majesty of the Super Eight so much that he ordered the country’s premier truck maker, ZIS, to manufacture a close copy that would then be used as official transport for government ministers, other dignitaries and official parade car duties. Thus, until 1958, the country’s top car, the ZIS 110, was a regal, but increasingly dated, behemoth. In 1953 the factory was renamed ZIL. The Russians might have been proud of their chrome-laden ZIL 111 but, to western eyes, it was already behind the times, resembling a Patrician frontage grafted on to a Chrysler Crown Imperial body. It was taller than the American cars it imitated and was extremely heavy, needing V8 engine and automatic transmission to haul it along. This car was luxuriously appointed within, with leather seats, air conditioning and electric windows. The sight of ZIL 111s thundering along their dedicated lane on Russian highways must have inspired amazement among the average citizen.
Ghia Selene designers put the steering wheel, driver and front passenger forward of the front wheels and the engine protruding in its own rear compartment. It was ‘two boxes’ thinking, only in reverse. Selene I steering wheel could switch from left- to right-hand drive, with 2 seats of pedals permanently in position on the floor. In the rear compartment, 2 pairs of seats faced each other, with a built-in cocktail bar for mobile ‘relaxation’. The car was meant to predict an age of superhighways, where electronic controls did the navigation work and car occupants sailed along in serene comfort. Nevertheless, this didn’t take into account the undoubted vulnerability the Selene driver would feel, pushed out so far in front. Selene II was a 3-seater – a single driving seat and 2 facing seats; a built-in TV in the back. It was even more way-out, sportier and even less practical.
The BMC Mini provided cheap transport, technical brilliance, motor sport dominance and classless style. It is also Britain’s best-ever selling car. It was conceived by one man, Alec Issigonis, a gifted engineer. He envisaged a highly compact ‘cube’, in which the four passengers would sit, headed by a space-saving front-wheel drive system. Designer’s imagination overcame the small dimensions by mounting the gearbox under the engine instead of behind it; and specifying a compact rubber cone suspension system. The interior was staggeringly roomy. Every square inch was used: there were big door bins for storage, a parcel shelf instead of a dashboard and tiny, space-saving wheels. Buyers adored the Mini for its thrift and verve. It was easy to park and it looked chic.