Английский для бакалавров. Макеева М.Н - 41 стр.

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Building a car ____ (take) a long time – from research, through design
to final development. First, researchers need to determine what consumers ________ (want), and then
suggest what kind of automobile to make. During the design phase, new ideas ________ (convert) into
tangible parts or products. At the same time engineers _______ (modify) existing parts and features for
the new model and draft new plans for the prototype (a working example of a new design). Then
manufacturers _______ (begin) to construct a few prototypes. These ___ extensively ________ (test)
in wind tunnels and dust tunnels, factory tracks, water-proofing bays, desert heat, arctic cold and
crashes. At the next stage a plant _______ (set) up to build the new model and the necessary
components. Product planners monitor the process to ensure that the new car programme _________
(finish) on time and within budget. Managers must also coordinate different activities, including
producing the cars, purchasing materials, and training the workers.
This car must meet up-to-date requirements. What _____ (be) these features? The automobile must
have high efficiency, long service life, driving safety, easy of handling and maintenance, exclusive
appearance. Also it must ______ (be) rapid in acceleration, have smooth acting clutch, silent gearbox,
dependable ignition system, low fuel consumption, comfortable and ecological.
Marketing teams must then sell the car. Every year the major car manufactures _______ (launch) their
new models, but a single car design can take several years from the drawing board to the showroom
floor.
5. Advertising plays an important role in promoting the features of car.
Which features do you think are the most and least important for your car? Why?
Take turns sharing your ideas with the other members of your group.
Here is an article reviewing a modern car.
Put the verb in brackets into either Present Simple or
Present Simple passive.
7. Read the text below
and compose your own
presentation of an ideal
modern car. Discuss
your presentations in
class and decide whose
idea of a modern car
sounds more attractive.
6. Visit the website address given
below and watch the video.
MIT is working on a smart car that can
reduce congestion on the highway and
solve the many parking problems our
country faces! To accomplish this, the
car is designed to fold in half! Dean
Kamen shows us how.
http://planetgreen.discovery.com/videos/dea
n-of-invention-car-that-folds-in-half.html
Advanced braking system (ABS) air condition airbag
alarm alloy wheels central locking climate control electric
windows immobilizer (PAS) sunroof.
8. Rewrite the sentences in an active into a passive if it is possible.
Read them to your partner.

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