Fill the missing words in. The first one has been done for you. Use them in the sentences of your own.

VERB	NOUN	ADJECTIVE
require	requirement	required, requiring
deploy
	operator, operation
increase
		active
	extension
	use
restrict
	absorption
	response

 

4. Complete the adjectives with –ed or –ing. Make some sentences of your own using them.

shocking story	reserved seat	cream__ children	satisfy__ customer
frighten__ film	exhaust__ walk	disgust__ meal	confus__ explanation
tir__ journey	disturb__ news	thrill__ story	unexpect__ surprise
relax__ holiday	promis__ start	disappoint__ result	well-behav__ child

 

5. Read and translate this extract in written form:

To really enjoy the thrill of relaxed motoring, you need a car with safety systems you can always rely on. So in the BMW 7 Series supreme safety starts with the body shell offering the very best in strength and stiffness. The body of the car is supplemented by a safety system responding more quickly than a human being ever could.

This intelligent system intervenes in the interest of superior safety only where and to the extent actually required, but also ensuring that the correct airbag is activated at the right time. Sensors determine the specific status of the car and the airbag(s) required – with a total of eight airbags on board: driver airbag, front passenger airbag, head airbags (2), side airbags (4). The airbag control unit can be activated to separate the starter cable from the battery in the event of a collision.

 

Rewrite the sentences with a participle clause instead of a relative one.

a) Can you see the woman who’s dressed in red over there?

Can you see the woman dressed in red over there?

b) People who live in blocks of flats often complain of loneliness.

_________________________________________________

c) Letters that are posted before 5p.m. should arrive the next day.

__________________________________________________

d) The train that is standing on platform 5 is for Manchester.

______________________________________________

e) Firemen have rescued passenger4s who were trapped in the accident.

______________________________________________________

f) They live in a lovely house that overlooks the River Thames.

________________________________________________

g) It took workmen days to clear up the litter that was dropped by the crowds.

__________________________________________________________

Prepare a short report or presentation to persuade your group mates that the model of car you like most of all is the safest in the world. Act out a meeting to negotiate automatic emergency braking, seat belts, airbags, ABS and other safety features.

 

LESSON 31

Do you agree or disagree with the following statements?

· Transport is an important part of life.

· Drivers who have just passed their test should have learner plates on their car for the first six months.

· Driving and drinking should be strictly against the law.

· Safety features like ABS are dangerous – they give drivers a false sense of security and encourage them to take more risks.

· Drivers should be required to have headlights on during the day.

· Transport is a push to economic activities.

· Kyiv city transport system is better than London one.

· Life would be impossible without transport.

· People shouldn’t be required to wear seat belts in cars with airbags.

· Car manufacturers could make cars much safer if they wanted to.

SENSORS AND THE AUTOMOBILE

In the 1960s, vehicles were equipped with oil pressure, fuel level and tem­perature coolant sensors. Their outputs were connected to analogue gauges or "idiot" lights. As we entered the 1970s and emissions became a driving factor, more sensors were added to help control the power train. With the addition of the catalytic converter, electronic ignition and fuel injection a number of sensors came required to help maintain tight air/fuel control and exhaust emissions. In 1980s, safety became a factor with antilock brakes and airbags.

Today sensors are everywhere. In the power train area, sensors are used to measure the temperature and pressure of most of the fluids (air temperature, manifold absolute pressure, coolant temperature, and fuel injection pressure). Speed and position sensors are connected to most moving parts (vehicle speed, throttle position, camshaft, crankshaft, transmission shift position, valve position and transmission speed sensors). Others measure knock, engine load, engine misfire and oxygen level in the exhaust. Climate control requires the use of various sensors in the air conditioning system to determine refrigerant pres­sure and temperature and interior air temperature.

Sensors have been added to the interior to determine seat position. With the addition of antilock braking and suspension control a number of sensors have been added to determine wheel speed, ride height and tire pressure. As airbags were added for frontal and side impact, more crash sensors and accelerometers were added to control airbag deployment. As the concern for front seat passen­gers has grown so has the need for sensors to determine if the passenger airbag needs to deploy.

Occupant position sensors, passenger weight sensors and oth­ers have been developed to ensure the correct deployment of the front passen­ger airbag. Other sensors are being added as car manufacturers add side impact bags, roof airbags and sophisticated side impact head protection airbags.

As engineers have moved beyond antilock braking and traction control into electronic stability control, more sensors are required. Yaw rate, steering wheel angle and collision avoidance sensors, such as radar sensors or sensors to deter­mine the proximity of other vehicles, will be added. Additional sensors to help control or determine lateral acceleration speed of each wheel and engine torque will be needed.

Control of the vehicle's braking system is tied into the stability control sys­tem. The first oil pressure and coolant temperature sensors were set up to work independently of each other. In fact some of them were nothing more than switches that were activated at certain maximum or minimum levels. As more sensors become electronic or digital, they are interconnected and their output is used for more than one vehicle system. Thus sensor manufacturers are searching for better ways to design and manufacture sensors.

 

2. Complete the sentences with the information from the text:

a) In the 1960s, vehicles were equipped with …………

b) In 1970s emissions became a driving factor and …………

c) In the power train area, sensors are used …………

d) Speed and position sensors are connected to …………

e) Climate control requires the use of …………

f) With the addition of antilock braking and suspension control …………

g) ………… the correct deployment of the front passen­ger airbag.

h) Other sensors are being added as …………

i) Collision avoidance sensors, …………, will be added.

j) As more sensors become electronic or digital …………

 

3. Make sure that you know these terms:

To implement, rev counter, sound engineering technologies, marker light, fog light, turn signal, location, safety requirements, speedometer, voltmeter, to face the problem, installation, horn, instrument panel, wiper switch, ignition switch, coolant temperature gauge, engine oil temperature gauge, hazard warning / indicator lights, fuel gauge.

 

4. Which instrument shows you:

· how fast the car is travelling? _________________________________

· warns you if the engine lubrication system gets too hot? ____________

· shows that you are indicating to turn left or right? _________________

· shows you how often the engine is turning over? __________________

· shows you how much petrol you have in the tank? ________________

· indicates the voltage of the car’s electrical system? ________________

5. Match each abbreviation with its meaning:

FWD	a) rear-wheel drive
bhp	b) grams per kilometer
GDI	c) miles per gallon
rpm	d) brake horsepower
RWD	e) front-wheel drive
SI	f) turbo direct injection
TDI	g) Gasoline Direct Injection
mpg	h) spark ignition
g/km	i) revolutions per minute
mph	j) miles per hour

6. Translate the following extract in written form: