A MODERN CAR

1. Learn the words.

2. Put the letters into the right order.
Cplexom_________ tporranst__________ oratepe_________ bernum______________ conrolt____________ instntrume______________ infortionma______________ omespetered________________ ctifunon_____________ chotameter_____________ meteram_____________ popurse_____________ ugega___________ trolpe __________ gienne_____________ seedp____________ tbatery____________ rencurt_______________

3. Fill the missing letters.
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4. Read and translate the text.
A modern car is a complex means of transport. However, it is relatively easy to operate as a number of devices help you to keep control. An instrument panel in a modern car, for example, provides the driver with valuable information. It includes such instruments as a speedometer, a fuel gauge, a tachometer and an ammeter.
The function of the speedometer is to indicate the speed of the car. A speed limit to be adopted for towns and built-up areas is 30 miles per hour or 60 km per hour.
The purpose of the fuel gauge is to indicate the amount of fuel to be contained in the petrol tank. If its level in the tank is very low, the warning light switches on the car. When this happens it is necessary to put some more petrol into the tank.
The tachometer is necessary to indicate the engine speed in revolutions per minute. When the engine turns slowly at the minimum speed the alternator also turns slowly. It doesn’t produce enough current for the engine. Therefore, the battery must supply the necessary current.
A car battery can easily become discharged in quite a short time. The function of the ammeter is to indicate whether the battery is changing or discharging.
Instrument panels in the cars in the near future will become much more complicated. The common devices will soon be replaced by onboard computer system, as intelligent vehicles are the field to be researched nowadays. The idea is to create automatic cars on automatic highways. The vehicles to be introduced will move with the minimum supervision on the part of man since they will communicate with one another and with the road sensors on the way. This is necessary in order to reduce the load on drivers and to easy the stress on the road network. The leading engineering companies are using advanced mechatronics to achieve this goal.

5. Match the A with the B.

6. Answer the questions.
1. What is a complex means of transport? ______________________________________________________
2. What is the function of the speedometer?_____________________________________________________
3. What does the instrument panel need? _______________________________________________________
4. What is the function of the ammeter ?________________________________________________________
5. A car battery can easily become discharged in quite a short time, can`t it?____________________________