Ce) ¢ze) 18) Business English English for the Automobile Industry M. au RS os 2 Ry ee2 27 34 54 Contents UNIT TITLE Introduction to the car The exterior The interior Under the bonnet Performance and technical specifications Safety Design Future trends Test yourself! Partner Files Answer key Transeripts ToPIcs Factors involved in buying a car ‘Types of car Car sales Exterior car parts, Car production ‘quality problem 8D report Interior car parts ‘The instrument panel A delivery problem Acar configurator The engine technical support hotline {An international car show Launching a new modet Atoad test ‘Materials and their properties Armeeting role-play ‘A magazine article ‘Active and passive safety features Choosing safety features Car recalls Describing car design The design process Constraints Expanding the product range The car of the future Environmental awareness ‘Making a presentation Fuel cells Useful phrases and vocabulary Weights and measures conver [USEFUL LANGUAGE AND SKILLS: Opinions and agreeing or disagreeing Recommending ‘Adverbs of frequency The passive Describing a process Telephone phrases, ‘Making, accepting, and rejecting suggestions Email phrases, Describing position and shape Trade fair phrases Making comparisons Approximating Talking about dimensions Talking about advantages and disadvantages Making a presentation Meeting phrases Making small talk Talking about the future: certainty, probability, possiblityAbout the book English for the Automobile Industry has been developed specifically for people who work in the automobile industry and who need English to communicate in a variety of situations with colleagues, clients, and business partners. It supplies you with the target vocabulary and commonly-used expressions that are essential to communication, whether you work directly for a car manufacturer, a supplier, in a car dealership, or for @ marketing agency involved with the automobile industry. English for the Automobile Industry covers a range of subjects to do with cars and the industry as a whole. Learners from purchasing or sales wil find their needs catered for just as much as those from administration, design, or production. Units from the book work independently and can be selected according to the needs and interests of the course participants. English for the Automobile Industry is also ideal for self-study if learners feel they need to further their knowledge of the language specific to their industry. The aim ofall the units is to develop your communication skills. Each unit begins with a Starter, which consists of a short exercise or a quiz and serves as an introduction to the topic ofthe unit, Practical exercises, listening extracts, industry-specific texts as well as ‘numerous photos and illustrations help you to acquire key vocabulary and expressions. Realistic role-plays give you the opportunity to put all you have learned into practice. Each unit closes with an Output activity, an article related to the topic ofthe unit followed by questions for reflection and discussion. Finally the book finishes up with a fun crossword to Test yourselff on all you have learned over the previous eight units. The MultiROM contains all the Listening extracts from the book. These can be played through the audio player on your computer, or through a conventional CD-player. In order to give yourself extra listening practice, listen to it in your car. The Interactive exercises let you review your learning by doing Useful Phrases, Vocabulary, and Communication ‘exercises on your computer: this will be particularly valuable if you are using the book for self-study. There is also an A-Zwordlist with all the key words that appear in English for the Automobile Industry. This includes a column of phonetics and a space for youto write the translations of the words in your own language. In the appendix of English for the Automobile Industry you will find the Partner Files for the role-plays, and the Answer Key so that you can check your own answers if you are working alone. There are also Transcripts of the listening extracts, three pages of Useful phrases and vocabulary, and a Weights and Measures Conversion Chart which can be used as a handy reference at work