English for Automotive Technology 3 Student’s book

FUTURE TRENDS

At the end of this unit, students will be able to:

- Talk about pros and cons of a future car.
- Present about a car of the future.

2.1. Vocabulary
Words/ Part of Transcriptio Words/ Part of Transcriptio
No No
phrases speech n phrases speech n
1 obey n /ə(ʊ)ˈbeɪ/ 16 popularity n /ˌpɒpjuˈlærəti/
electric n
2 n /ɪˈlɛktrɪk kɑː/ 17 propane /ˈprəʊpeɪn/
car
driverless /ˈdrʌɪvələs n /ˈsəʊlə(r)
3 v 18 solar power
car kɑː/ ˈpaʊə(r)/
4 flying car v /'flaiiη kɑː/ 19 natural gas v /nætʃrəl ˈɡæs/
gasoline v /ˈɡasəliːn
5 20 fuel cell a /ˈfjuːəl sel/
car kɑː/
6 emit n /ɪˈmɪt/ 21 fuel efficiency adv /'fju:əl i'fi∫nsi/
n n /kənˈvɛnʃ(ə)n(
7 adapt /əˈdæpt/ 22 conventional
ə)l/
n n /riːˈtʃɑːdʒəb(ə)
8 pollution /pəˈluːʃ(ə)n/ 23 rechargeable
l/
charging n /tʃɑːdʒɪŋ /transpɔːˈteɪʃ(
9 24 transportation n
station ˈsteɪʃ(ə)n/ ə)n/
10 sensor n /ˈsɛnsə/ 25 emission(s) a /ɪˈmɪʃ(ə)n/
ɪnˈvaɪrənm(ə)
11 affect v /ə'fekt/ 26 environmental n
ntəl/

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using connectors – practice.

Task 4 Identify correct sentences about pros and ……………
cons of future cars – practice.
Task 5 Make meaningful sentences about pros and ……………
cons of future cars – practice.
Task 6 Make meaningful sentences about future cars ……………
– practice.

Warm-up: Guessing
- Watch a video and guess types of future cars.

Activity 1A: Grouping

- Work in two groups.
- Look at words and phrases on the slides. One group writes the phrases related to
pros and the other group writes the phrases related to cons.
- Read out loud the words and phrases.

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Activity 2A: Making complete sentences

- Work in groups: Electric car groups and Hybrid car groups.

- Take turn to speak out one sentence using the given information about pros and
cons of these types of cars.

1. Electric cars
Pros: - low running cost
- little pollution to the environment
- low maintenance cost
Cons: - high price
- batteries replacement after 3-10
years.
- short drive range and speed

2. Hybrid cars
Pros: - low fuel consumption
- friendly to the environment
- lighter materials
Cons: - Expensive
- High maintenance cost
- Difficult to repair

Activity 3A: Exchanging information

- Work in pairs.
- Student A looks at the passage about electric cars below. Student B looks at the
Passage on page 94.
- Take turns to ask and answer questions. Don’t look at your partner’s card.
Student A
One great advantage of electric cars is (1) ________ (what?). You can save a lot of
money on fuel (2) ________ (why?)
The biggest advantage of electric cars is protecting the environment. Firstly, electric cars
produce no emissions because they run on clean energy source. Secondly, electric cars
help to reduce noise pollution because they are much quieter.
Low maintenance cost is a big plus point because (5) ________ (why?).

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However, a major drawback is that electric cars are more expensive than normal cars. I
can also see problems with the batteries. Batteries will need replacing from 3 to 10 years.
It takes a long time to recharge the car battery after a certain distance.

Activity 4A: Free talk

- Work individually.
- Talk about pros and cons of driverless cars.
Pros:
+ traffic safety improvements
+ safer than human- driven cars
+ watch films, read books, sleep when
driving
Cons:
+ Extremely expensive
+ worse crashes than anything human
error might bring about
+ eliminate jobs

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Activity 1B: Chasing the words

- Work in groups.
- Take turns to choose a number and
do the task required in 10 seconds.
- Lose turn if there is no answer
within 10 seconds.

Activity 2B: A new version

- Work in groups.
- Take turns to make one complete sentence to talk about a flying car using the
suggested information.
• Power source: electricity
• Steering wheel: wood
• Body: aluminum alloy
• Body length: 2.5 meters
• Weight: 550 kg
• Launching time of new version: in
the next five years
• Travel route: on the air and on the
road
• Maximum speed: 100mph

Activity 3B: Exchanging information

- Work in pairs.
- Student A looks at passage on page 92. Student B looks at Passage on page 94.
- Take turns to ask and answer questions. Don’t look at your partner’s card.

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Student A:
Good morning everyone. For those who don’t know
me, my name is Gordon Waters. I’m here today to talk
about NCAP- a new version of flying car which will be
launched in (1) _________. Firstly, I’m going to tell you
about the fuel. It runs on electricity which is stored in a
big battery. Secondly, its interiors and exteriors are (3)
_________. Its body is made of aluminum alloy. It is
(5) ________ long and can fit 4 occupants. Its steering
wheel is covered with (7) ________. Thirdly, I want to
talk about some other features. It weighs more than
600 kg. Its top speed is 100mph on the ground and (9)
________ on the air. In addition, it releases few
emissions into the environment. To sum up, these are
basic of flying car. We hope it will be the most popular
vehicle in the near future.

Activity 4B: Making a presentation

- Work individually.
- You are an Engineer of the Design Department. Your company will launch a new
version of a flying car in the next three years. Make a short presentation about it
basing on the suggested information.
Type Fuel Interiors and Other features Pros and
Exteriors cons
Flying Solar Luxurious Fit 6 occupants Zero-
car power Titan body 3.5 meters long emission
Electricity Wood steering 550 kg
wheel Maximum speed: 120 mph on
the ground and 250 mph on
the air.

Look at the objectives specified at the beginning of the unit and write down what you
have (not) achieved and what you need to do to improve your English.
I can: .....................................................................................................................................
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I still cannot: .........................................................................................................................
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I need to ................................................................................................................................
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ACTIVITY FILE
Activity 3A:
- Work in pairs.
- Student B looks at the Passage below.
- Ask and answer questions. Don’t look at your partner’s card.
Student B
One great advantage is low running cost. Because you don’t have to pay for petrol or
diesel to keep your car running, you can save a lot of money on fuel.
The biggest advantage of electric cars is (3) ________ (what?). Firstly, electric vehicles
produce no emissions (4) ________ (why?). Secondly, electric cars help to reduce noise
pollution because they are much quieter.
Low maintenance cost is a big plus point because electric cars have fewer moving parts
than petrol or diesel cars.
However, a major drawback is (6) ________ (what?). I can also see problems with the
batteries. Batteries will need replacing from 3 to 10 years. It takes (7) ________ (how
long?) to recharge the car battery after a certain distance.

Activity 3B:
- Work in pairs.
- Student B looks at Passage on this page.
- Take turns to ask and answer questions. Don’t look at your partner’s card.
Student B
Good morning everyone. For those who don’t
know me, my name is Gordon Waters. I’m here
today to talk about NCAP- a new version of flying
car which will be launched in the next two years.
Firstly, I’m going to tell you about the fuel. It runs
on (2) _________ which is stored in a big
battery. Secondly, its interiors and exteriors are
luxurious. Its body is made of (4) _________. It
is 2,5 meter long and can seat (6) __________
occupants. Its steering wheel is covered with
leather. Thirdly, I want to talk about some other
features. It weighs (8) _________. Its top speed
is 100mph on the ground and 200 mph on the
air. In addition, it releases few emissions into the
environment. To sum up, these are basic of
flying car. We hope it will be the most popular
vehicle in the near future.

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