Read the text “The Mini Story”. The three paragraphs are from the newspaper article and one is from a fashion magazine. Which one?
| THE MINI STORY A. There are 2,500 employees at the plant and working environment is good. The car assembly line is designed ergonomically to be easy to use and comfortable for the operators. For example, the car is raised, lowered, and turned through 90 degrees so the workers can do their jobs comfortably and easily. Old-fashioned, noisy, compressed-air tools have been replaced with quieter and more accurate electric tools. B. The first Mini was first made in 1959 and since then over five million people have owned one. BMW, a German car manufacturer, now owns the Mini and the newest model is being manufactured at an advanced production system in Oxford, England. C. During the 1990s approximately £500 million was spent to change an old Oxford car factory into a state-of-the-art manufacturing plant. The Oxford plant now produces around 100,000 Minis a year. D. In Britain in the 1960s the only really cool car was the Mini. Everybody wanted one. It starred in advertisements and films and was as famous as the Beatles or the Rolling Stones. Anyone who was young, rich, famous, and fashionable had to be photographed sitting on, in, or just near one. And anyone who was poor, unknown, and not very fashionable wanted one too. There were small and cheap and suited the mood of the post-war generation who had more money and freedom than their parents had ever had. |
* (the text is from: “Engineering” Workshop by Lindsey White, OUP; Unit 9, pg.10, ex.2)
2. Now read the text again and put the paragraphs from the newspaper article in the correct order.
3. Find the following expressions in the text:
- … условия труда…;
- … для легкого использования…;
- … удобно и легко…;
- … производитель авто…;
- … в год…;
- … также … как…;
- … соответствовали духу послевоенного времени… .
4. Find words in the text that mean:
| 1. | employees who work on machines (paragraph A) |
| 2. | factory (paragraph C) |
| 3. | very modern (a phrase, paragraph C) |
| 4. | working conditions (paragraph A) |
| 5. | where the cars are put together (two words, paragraph A) |
* (“Engineering” Workshop by Lindsey White, OUP; Unit 9, pg.10, ex.4)
5. Read the text again and answer the questions (1 – 5) below:
| 1. | When was the first Mini made? |
| 2. | Why is the Mini factory in Oxford special? |
| 3. | How many new Minis are made each year? |
| 4. | How many people work at the Mini factory? |
| 5. | Why is the new factory better for the workers? |
* (“Engineering” Workshop by Lindsey White, OUP; Unit 9, pg.10, ex.5)
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6. Remember the Passive Voice. Find examples of Passive in the text and complete the table:
| Simple | Continuous | Perfect | |
| Present | |||
| Past | |||
| Future |
7. Match the phrases from columns A, B, C to make sentences about the Mini car plant:
| A | B | C | |
| 1 | The car | is designed | through 90 degrees. |
| 2 | Old fashioned tools | was made | to change old factory into a modern plant. |
| 3 | Near £500 million | is being manufactured | ergonomically. |
| 4 | The newest model | was spent | in 1959. |
| 5 | Assembly line | have been replaced | in Oxford, England. |
| 6 | The first Mini | is raised, lowered, turned | with more accurate electronic tools. |
Read the following sentences and fill in the gaps with the words from modules 1 – 7.
| 1. | Engineers solve problems in a __________way. |
| 2. | Engineers use theory to produce __________ answers. |
| 3. | Students spend most of their time in the __________ . |
| 4. | Teachers will assess you at the end of a __________ ( a period of 6 months). |
| 5. | You can study these courses full-time or __________ . |
| 6. | This __________ prepares students for jobs in radio and electronic communication. |
| 7. | Smart __________ have changed the world of engineering. |
| 8. | Doctors compress __________ and put them into the patient’s __________ . |
| 9. | People call shape memory materials “__________”. |
| 10. | Hand-drawn diagrams provide clear __________ information. |
| 11. | Nowadays engineers create technical __________ on computers. |
| 12. | Computers save, change and __________ information. |
| 13. | We use computers to make symmetrical __________ of components. |
Remember what Passive Voice is. Now change the sentences from ex.8 into Passive.
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Read the following sentences and fill in the gaps with a verb from the box below in Passive.
| make | compress | call | use | use |
| use | divide | make | base | reduce |
| make | repair | spend | do | teach |
| limit | make | draw | mark (assess) | create |
Pr.S. = Present Simple, P.S. = Past Simple, F.S. = Future Simple, Pr.P. = Present Perfect
| 1. | Everything we use in modern life __________ by engineers. (Pr.S) |
| 2. | The whole science of engineering __________ into 3 main areas – civil, mechanical, electrical engineering. (Pr.S) |
| 3. | Most of the time __________ by students doing practical tasks in the workshop. (F.S) |
| 4. | Each project __________ at the end of a term. (Pr.S) |
| 5. | All courses __________ at Technical College. (Pr.S) |
| 6. | Selection __________ on the applicant’s work experience and an interview. (F.S) |
| 7. | Metal alloys __________ first. (P.S) |
| 8. | Alloys __________ from titanium and nickel. (Pr.S) |
| 9. | Shape memory materials __________ “smart”. (Pr.S) |
| 10. | Metal alloys __________ in medical implants. (Pr.S) |
| 11. | Implants __________ and put into patient’s body. (Pr.S) |
| 12. | Liquid crystals (as “smart” material) __________ already __________ in climbing ropes. (Pr.P) |
| 13. | If cars __________ of smart metal, a minor accident __________ by leaving the car in the sun. (Pr.S / F.S) |
| 14. | The possible uses of smart materials __________ only by human imagination. (Pr.S) |
| 15. | In the past technical drawings __________ by hand. (P.S) |
| 16. | Nowadays working drawings __________on computers. (Pr.S) |
| 17. | Images of the rooms __________ in 3D. (Pr.S) |
| 18. | CAD __________ with any kind of machine. (Pr.S) |
| 19. | The main advantage of using CNC is that human error __________. (Pr.S) |
SECTION C
1. Have you ever heard about a handmade car? Do you know where it is manufactured? How long does it take people to wait to buy it?Read the text “A handmade car” quickly and find the answers to the questions.
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