Разговорные темы по английскому языку. Яшина Е.А. - 79 стр.

         Listening
         Listen to the programme. Make sentences about the VW Beetle, using the six
         words in exercise 2. What does Volkswagen mean?

         Comprehension check

         Are the following statements true or false? Say why.

         People like Beetles because they are so comfortable.
         A man feels that his car is his friend.
          Porsche was asked to design the car.
         - The American and British soldiers in Germany didn't like the Beetle cars
            very much.
         - Some Beetles were taken back to Britain and America by the soldiers.
         - Peter Baber opened the first VW garage in America in the 1950s.
         - His father started a magazine for people who owned or liked Beetles.
         - Peter Baber's schoolfriends first called the car a Beetle.
         - No Beetles have been made in the world since 1974.

         What do you think?

         1. What is the message of the song? Can you remember (sing!) any part of it?
         2 What is your favourite car? Why?
         3 Which other cars do you know that are loved in the same way as Beetles?
         Which modern cars do you think will be loved as much in the future?

         Cars and motoring

         Fill the gaps in these sentences with a suitable word.

         We put our luggage in the boot, got in the car and fastened our s.......... .
         After you’ve passed your driving t......... you’ll get your driving l.......... .
         An a........... may happen if a driver forgets to look in the driving m.......... before
            o........... another vehicle.
         At a r........... in Britain you have to give w.......... to traffic from the r........... .

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