Make up the word combinations from columns A and B and find their equivalents in C.

Боярская, А. О.,

English for Automotive Students: пособие по английскому языку для студентов и магистрантов АТФ /А.О. Боярская, Н.Ф. Ладутько, С.А. Хоменко. – Минск: БНТУ, 2019. – 77с.

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Данное пособие предназначено для студентов и магистрантов автотракторного факультета технических специальностей.

Целью учебного пособия является развитие навыков устной речи. Пособие представляет собой комплекс текстов, диалогов, коммуникационно-ориентированных упражнений и ситуаций для дальнейшего обсуждения. В конце пособия даны тесты для контроля полученных знаний и скрипты аудио и видео материалов.

Лексический материал подобран из аутентичных источников, что позволяет расширить словарный запас студентов и магистрантов.

УДК 811.111(075.8)

ББК 81.2Англ

© Боярская А.О., Ладутько Н.Ф.,

Хоменко С.А., 2019

© Белорусский национальный

                                                   технический университет, 2019

UNIT 1. CARS IN OUR LIFE

1. What comes in your mind when you hear the word “CAR”?

2. Do you know that:

· the word “car” is believed to originate from the Latin word carrus or carrum, meaning “wheeled vehicle”, or the Middle English word carre, meaning “two-wheel cart”;

· the word “automobile” ['ɔ:təmə(u)bi:l] comes from two words autós (Greek) meaning “self”, and mobilis (Latin) meaning “movable”.

Discuss the questions below in pairs.

ü Do you (or your family) have a car? What model is it?

ü How old do you have to be to drive in your country?

ü Can you drive a car? Do you have a driving licence?

ü If yes, are you a good driver? When did you get your licence?

ü If no, do you want to get a driving licence? Why? / Why not?

ü Do you prefer to drive or to be a passenger?

ü Do people drive well in your country?

ü Would you like to drive a Formula One car?

ü Are men or women better drivers? Why do you think so?

Put the verbs in brackets into Present Simple.

 A car ¹___ (be) a machine that ²___ (make) transportation much easier for us. It ³___ (use) its own motor engine that ⁴___ (help) it to do its job. Today there ⁵___ (be) more than 10 billion cars in use. The car ⁶___ (be) the most recycled product in the world. Almost 95% of the cars that ⁷___ (be) not in working condition ⁸___ (be) recycled. An average car ⁹___ (have) around 30,000 different parts in it. A car engine ¹⁰___ (look) like a complex jumble of metal, wires and tubes but it actually ¹¹___ (keep) the machine working.

5. Can you identify the car parts? Match the pictures to the words:

an engine, a wheel, a steering system, brakes, a body,

 chassis [' ʃ æs ɪ ] , pedals, a steering wheel

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Make up the word combinations from columns A and B and find their equivalents in C.