Look at the words below. Check the meaning of them in the glossary or your dictionary.
| craftsmen highly-skilled skills traditional unique |
Read the text again and complete it with the words from above.
| A HANDMADE CAR The Morgan is a (1) __________ car: it is made in Britain by a family-owned company and it is handmade. Each Morgan is made individually. Modern materials and up-to-date manufacturing technology are combined with 100-year-old (2) __________. There are no assembly lines because each stage of the manufacturing is done by (3) __________ craftsmen. For example, the wooden frame is made in the same way as the first Morgan in 1909, upholsterers make the leather seats, and sheet metalworkers make the panel by hand. In contrast to all these (4) __________ skills, Morgan engineers make precision mechanical components using modern Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machinery so a Morgan driver has a state-of-the-art engine in a traditionally-made car. It takes a long time to make a car by hand. The Morgan factory produces about 500 cars a year. Buyers put their name on a waiting list and then wait for the factory to tell them that their car is finished. The shortest wait is about two years – and sometimes the wait is five years. Like proud parents-to-be, people on the waiting list can visit the factory to see their car being made and to talk to the (5) __________ doing the work. |
* (the text is from: “Engineering” Workshop by Lindsey White, OUP; Unit 10, pg.11, ex.2)
3. Read the text again and find the equivalents to the following phrases in the text:
- …компания семейного бизнеса…;
- …современная технология производства…;
- …первоклассные мастера…;
- …тем же способом… ;
- …в противовес…;
- …супер-современный двигатель… ;
- …это занимает много времени…;
- …самый короткий срок…;
- …будущие родители… .
Read the text again and decide if the sentences (1-5) below are true (T) or false (F).
| 1 | The Morgan is made by machines. | T | F |
| 2 | Old and new ideas are used to make Morgans. | T | F |
| 3 | Morgan cars aren’t made on an assembly line. | T | F |
| 4 | Morgan engines are old-fashioned. | T | F |
| 5 | You can walk into the Morgan factory, buy a car and drive it home. | T | F |
* (“Engineering” Workshop by Lindsey White, OUP; Unit 10, pg.11, ex.3)
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5. Find examples of Passive in the text and complete the table:
| Simple | Continuous | Perfect | |
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Match the following words.
| by hand produced information Numerical Control ergonomically environment Manufacturing technology skills the company craftsmen information list for operators the system model components line use manufacture |
| 1 | background | 11 | assembly | |||
| 2 | up-to-date | 12 | basic | |||
| 3 | employees of | 13 | Computer | |||
| 4 | benefits of | 14 | easy to | |||
| 5 | is designed | 15 | car | |||
| 6 | highly-skilled | 16 | mechanical | |||
| 7 | working | 17 | comfortable | |||
| 8 | the newest | 18 | waiting | |||
| 9 | Computer Assisted | 19 | made | |||
| 10 | are | 20 | traditional |
7. Read the texts from SECTION B (The Mini) and SECTION C (A Handmade car) again and put the following words into the table below. Some words may fit in more than one column.
| boring / classic / difficult / easy / fashionable / interesting / modern / organized / peaceful / requires expertise / requires patience / requires skill / requires to work quickly / traditional |
| The Mini | The Morgan |
| Jobs in the Mini factory | Jobs in the Morgan factory |
* (“Engineering” Workshop by Lindsey White, OUP; Unit 10, pg.11, ex.4)
Compare the two cars using the words from the box above.
9. Why it takes longer to make a Morgan than a Mini?
* (“Engineering” Workshop by Lindsey White, OUP; Unit 10, pg.11, ex.5)
Which car would you like to have? Why? Which factory would you like to work in? Why?
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* (“Engineering” Workshop by Lindsey White, OUP; Unit 10, pg.11, ex.6)
Check the knowledge of active vocabulary from this part with the help of “ACTIVE VOCABULARY” section.
Part II
NUMERICAL CONTROL
Read the following texts (A and B) and fill in the gaps with the following words:
| steps digital computer numerical controlled production part Numerical Control systems design component original produce |
A.
| (1) __________ (NC) refers to the automation of machine tools that are operated by abstractly programmed commands. The first NC machines were made in the 1940s and 50s. Existing tools were modified with motors. These early mechanisms were designed into (2) __________ computers, and created the modern CNC – (3) __________ machine tools - that have revolutionized the (4) __________process. In modern CNC (5) __________, end-to-end component design is highly automated using CAD/CAM programs. The programs (6) _________ a computer file that is interpreted to give the commands needed to operate a particular machine, and then loaded into the CNC machines for (7) __________ . Since any particular (8) __________ might require the use of a number of different tools - drills, saws, etc. - modern machines often combine multiple tools into a single "cell". In other cases, a number of different machines are used with an external controller and human or robotic operators that move the component from machine to machine. In either case the complex algorithm of (9) __________ needed to produce any (10) __________ is highly automated and produces a part that closely matches the (11) __________ CAD design. |
B.
| Computer-aided manufacturing industries components CAM body design engineers programs manufacturing |
| (1) __________ (CAM) is the use of computer-based software tools that assist (2) __________ and machinists in (3) __________ or prototyping product (4) __________ (or parts). CAM is a programming tool that makes it possible to manufacture physical models using computer-aided design (CAD) (5) __________ . CAM creates real life versions of components designed within a software package. CAM was first used in 1971. The first commercial use of (6) __________ was in large companies in the aerospace (7) __________ , for example “UNISURF ”, and automotive, for example “Renault ” for car (8) __________ and tooling. |
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THE MINI CAR
Read the following text and fill in the gaps with the following words:
| market models 1959 produced fashionable development original buyers icon city version sold seller generation countries | ||||
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The Miniis a small car that was (1) __________ by the British Motor Corporation(BMC) and its successorsfrom 1959 until 2000. That was the first(2) __________ of the car. The (3) __________ Mini is considered to be an (4) __________ of the 1960s. The vehicle is in some ways considered to be the British equivalent to its German competitor, the Volkswagen Beetle, which enjoyed similar popularity in North America. In 1999 the Mini was voted the second most influential car of the 20th Century, behind the Ford Model T. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s the British (5) __________ enjoyed numerous "special editions" of the Mini, which shifted the car from a mass-market item into a (6) __________ icon. It was even popular in Japan. The ERA Mini Turbo was particularly popular with Japanese (7) __________ . In 1994 BMW took control of the Rover Group, which included the Mini. The (8) __________ of the next generation had been done between 1995 and 2001 by two competitors - Rover Group in Gaydon, United Kingdom and BMW AG in Munich, Germany. Rover wanted an economy car, whilst BMW supported a small (9) __________ (or sport) car. After the last of the Mini production had been sold, the 'Mini' name reverted to BMW ownership. Now the name of the car's brand, MINI, is all-capitalized, that means is all written in capital letters.
The new 'BMW' MINI is technically unrelated to the old car but retains the classic transverse 4-cylinder, front-wheel-drive configuration and iconic "bulldog" stance of the original. The 2001 - 2006 years included four hatchback (10) __________ : the basic "Mini One", the diesel-engined "Mini One/D", the sportier "Mini Cooper" and the supercharged "Mini Cooper S". In 2005 a convertible roof option was added. In November 2006 BMW released a re-engineered (11) __________ of the Mini which is unofficially known as the "Mk II Mini". The Mk II is currently[update] available as a hatchback and a wagon (Clubman). The convertible was still based on the MK 1 until January 2009. Now, it is based on the MK 2. At its peak, the Mini was a strong (12) __________ in most of the (13) __________of the world where it was sold. A total of 1,581,887 Minis were (14) __________ in Britain only after the start of production in (15) __________ . | ||||
| 3. THE MORGAN CAR |
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Fill in the gaps in the following text:
| made Company design was manufacturer production founded engines Production 1952 | ||
The Morgan Motor (1) __________ (MMC) is a British motor car (2) __________ . The company was (3) __________ in 1909 by H.F.S. Morgan and was run by him until 1959. Peter Morgan, son of H.F.S., ran the company until a few years before his death in 2003. The company is currently run by Charles Morgan, the son of Peter Morgan.
H.F.S. Morgan's first car (4) __________was a single-seat three-wheeled vehicle which was (5) __________for his personal use in 1909. Interest in his vehicle led him to patent his design and begin (6) __________ . He initially showed single-cylinder and twin-cylinder versions of his vehicle at the 1911 Olympia Motor Exhibition. At this exhibition he was convinced that there would be greater demand for a two-seat model.
H.F.S. Morgan built his cars' reputation by taking part in competitions. One of his racing cars won the 1913 Cyclecar Grand Prix at Amiens in France. This became the basis for the Grand Prix model of 1913 to 1926, from which the Aero, Super Sports, and Sports models appeared.
These models used air-cooled or liquid-cooled variations of motorcycle (7) __________ . The engine was placed ahead of the axis of the front wheels in a chassis made of steel tubes.
Beginning in 1932, a new series of Morgan three-wheelers began with the “F-4”. The “F-4”, and the “F-Super” used a pressed-steel chassis and the four-cylinder Ford Sidevalve engine that was used in the Model Y. (8) __________ of the Ford-engined three-wheelers would continue until 1952.
Morgan's first four-wheeler was the “4-4 ” model (with four-cylinder engine and four wheels). The first 4-wheeled Morgan (9) __________ made in 1936 and is known as the Morgan “4-4 Series 1”. Three-wheeler production continued alongside the “4-4” model until (10) __________ .
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Part III
(… адрес интернет-странички с видеороликами…)
THE “MINI COOPER” ___________
(01:00)
Watch the video and answer the following questions:
1. What kind of video is this?
2. What is the main idea of the track?
3. What title can you give to the video track?
4. Continue the title of the video above.
THE MINI GREAT CARS
(01:15)
PRE-LISTENING
1. Do you know the words:
“decade”, “icon”, “trend”, “crowd/crowded”, “highway”, “spirit”, “to handle”?
WHILE-LISTENING
Watch the whole video and answer the following questions:
2. What kind of video is this?
3. What is the main idea of the track?
Watch the parts of the video and fulfill the tasks:
00:00 – 00:29
4. What is the Mini compared to in the track?
5. How long did it take for “the Mini” to become an “icon”?
00:40 – 00: 46
6. What do the fans of the Mini think of the car?
00:47 – 01:15
7. Fill in the gaps in the following part of the text:
| … There is no other (1) __________ like a (2) __________. It’s a (3) __________ car that is at (4) __________ in a crowded (5) __________ and equally happy out on a (6) __________ . The new Mini was (7) __________ to capture the spirit of the (8) __________. It had to be (9) __________, handle well and be (10) __________ no matter where it’s driven. |
POST-LISTENING
8. Summarize the idea of the track in 4–6 sentences and present your summary to the class.
THE MINI CAR
(05:45)
PRE-LISTENING
1. What do you remember about the Mini from the previous videos?
2. Do you know the words: “significant”, “to launch”, “mile”, “influence”?
WHILE-LISTENING
Watch the following parts of the video and fulfill the tasks:
00:45 – 01:39
3. What cars did the Mini leave behind?
01:40
4. How many cars were being produced a day in September and October 1959?
01:50-02:28
5. What was the original Mini-prototype’s speed?
What month was the Mini introduced to people?
What year did it happen?
02:40 – 03:13; 03:38 - 04:08
6. The 1st interview: the name of the interviewee _______________
the job of the interviewee _______________
what does the interviewee think of the Mini? _____________
03:45
7. What can you see on the screen? Continue the following sentences:
This is a …
There are …
A Mini is …
A new model ….
04:27 – 04:55; 05:23 - 05:33
8. The 2nd interview: the name of the interviewee ______________
the job of the interviewee ______________
what does the interviewee think of the Mini? ____________
04:54 – 05:24
9. What is the name of the most famous Mini prototype model?
10. Fill in the gaps in the following text:
| 00:45 – 01:39 The Mini is the car that more than any other has changed the pace of motoring for ever. One can not (1) __________ the city scope without a Mini being in present. The most significantly it is impossible to look at the small car today without seeing very real evidence of the influence (2) __________ has had. In (3) __________the Ministry of Experts called the Mini “the most significant car of the century”. This sentiment was reflected by the leadership of the old-car (4) __________ in the (5) __________ , who also named it “the most (6) __________ car of the century. The Mini left behind such cars as VW Beetle, Ford model “T” and (7) __________ . 01:50 – 02:28 From the area of the first (8) __________ to the cars launch in (9) __________ only a few major (10) __________ changes were made. A reduction in (11) __________ size from (12) __________ cc to (13) __________ cc was ordered as a direct result of the fact that early prototype’s speed was (14) __________miles per (15) __________ , which was considered far too fast for the market. The new capacity was arrived at power reducing the stroke from (16) __________ mm in a 948cc version to (17) __________ mm in final 848cc. 04:09 – 04:27 When (18) __________ saw the car, it was not shy to praise it. The Mini is a (19) __________ , exceptional space efficiency and relatively good performance. 04:54 – 05:24 After showing some strong points of the Mini, (20) __________ began to notice it. And the most notable was (21) “__________”. Cooper was aware of the car’s basic strengths, and such drivers as (22) __________ Braden and (23) __________McCara liked it. |
POST-LISTENING
11. The whole text is:
- instructions on how to use the car;
- background information about the history of the car;
- interviews with craftsmen.
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
Part I
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