I.Read and learn the following words.
| Shift - зсув In many respects - багато в чому To burn - палити Errand - доручення Light weight steel alloys - легкі сталеві сплави |
To allow- дозволяти Subway -метро Generation-покоління To predict - прогнозувати Front –wheel-переднє колесо |
Fuel - паливо Urban cars - міські автомобілі To lease - здавати в оренду Occasion-подія, пригода Reduction - зниження |
II. Read and translate the text:
1.Most experts agree, that, while there will be no massive shift to buses and subways in the next generation, the
typical car of the future will differ in many respects from the one most people drive today.
2. Automotive engineers and other authorities predict that cars, will become smaller, lighter and considerably
more expensive. Most will have front-wheel drive, and more will burn diesel oil or more exotic fuel.
3. More two-passengers urban cars, some of them powered by electricity, will be used for commuting to work
and running everyday errands, but the six-passenger family automobile will not disappear completely.
4. Big cars being too expensive to operate for everyday use, people may prefer to rent or lease one for special
occasion such as summer vacations.
5. Greater use of plastics, aluminum and lightweight steel alloys is expected. Further weight reductions could
be achieved if the cost of light, super-strong graphite-fiber materials can be brought down to levels economical
enough to allow their use.
III. Answer the questions
1) Will the typical car of the future differ from the one most people drove today?
2) What do automotive engineers and other authorities predict?
3) What will most of them have?
4) What will they be used for?
5) What about the six-passenger family automotive?
6) Why will people rent big card?
7) What materials will be used?
IV. Complete the sentences
1) Most experts agree . . .
2) The typical car of the future
3) . . . predict that cars . . .
4) . . . will have front-wheel / drive . . .
5) . . . will be used for commuting to work and running everyday errands
6) But the six-passenger family . . .
7) Greater use of . . .
8) People may prefer . . .
V. Give equivalents to the following words and word-combinations.
Next generation, massive shift, typical car, in many respects, predict, considerably, two-passengers urban cars,
everyday errands, six-passenger family automobile, to operate, to rent, to lease, special occasion, greater use,
light weight still alloys, to allow their use, weight reductions.