7 Match the verbs with their Russian equivalents.

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1) draw a) достигать

2) power b) поворачивать

3) propel c) управлять рулем, направлять

4) reach d) пересматривать

5) revise e) служить источником энергии

6) steer f) тянуть, притягивать

7) turn g) продвигать вперед, приводить в движение

8 Fill in the gaps with the verbs from Ex. 7.

1. Only about 20 percent of the energy within the gasoline is actually used to ______ the car.

2. Move the joystick left or right to ______ the helicopter.

3. The students had to ______ their truck's design to achieve high-performing results.

4. _______ the moon within the decade. – this was the mission given to NASA in the 1960s.

5. Good teachers try to _______ students into discussions.

6. A combustion engine and a hydraulic motor work together to ______ the Hybrid Air car.

7. In many cities, horse-______ carriages are seen as tourist attractions – but this is a cruel industry.

8. Never _______ the steering wheel while the vehicle is stationary.

9 *Match the words derived from PROPEL with their Russian equivalents.

Word Root of propel

The Latin word pellere, meaning “to cause to move” or “to drive,” gives us the root pel. Words from the Latin pellere have something to do with driving or causing something to move.

To propel is to drive forward.

To compel is to drive someone to do something.

To expel is to drive out.

To repel is to drive back or away.

propulsion A. движущая сила

propellant B. ракетное топливо

propeller C. устройство в виде нескольких закреплённых на вращающейся оси лопастей для приведения в движение самолётов, судов и других транспортных средств

D. метательное взрывчатое вещество

GRAMMAR: -ING AND –ED ADJECTIVES

10 Find examples of –ing and -ed adjectives in the text.

11 Transform the structures below according to the pattern.

a) The car that is powered by steam = steam-powered car

b) The vehicle that is drawn by a horse =

c) The vehicle that is powered by gas =

d) The toy that is powered by a battery =

e) The invention that has long been forgotten =

f) The accessory that was made by hand =

g) The automobile that is produced in mass quantities =

h) The wheel you can steer with = steering wheel

i) The space you can park in =

j) The license that allows you to drive =

k) The parts that are able to move =

l) The car that can fly =

m) The ticket issued for excessive speed =

n) The technology that is meant to save energy =

o) The device that helps save fuel =

12 *Find the English equivalents to the word combinations below.

Самоходное транспортное средство; штраф за превышение скорости; водительское удостоверение; автомобиль, работающий на газе; бензиновый автомобиль; рулевое колесо; автомобиль массового производства; парковочное пространство; гужевой транспорт; энергосберегающие технологии.

13 Watch the video HOW WE INVENTED THE WORLD: THE BENZ CARS and decide whether the following statements are True or False. Correct the false statements.

a) Karl Benz invented the horseless carriage at the age of 15.

b) Karl Benz was a brilliant engineer but had very poor business skills.

c) The Patent Motor-Wagen he was working on in 1888 could go in reverse (= backwards).

d) Bertha Benz supported her husband morally and financially.

e) An automotive vehicle was considered to be against the God and the state.

f) Karl Benz was too ill to present his invention to the public.

Bertha Benz driving the Benz Patent Motor Car, 1886

14 Choose the appropriate adjective.

Karl Benz was a determining/ determined and talented inventor. He had always dreamt about creating a self-propelling/ self-propelled vehicle. The patenting/ patented motor car was ready to appear in public. However, the country was not interesting/ interested. Benz felt depressing/ depressed and frustrating/ frustrated. Fortunately, his wife Bertha was a risk- taking/ risk-taken woman. This daring/ dared lady did not wait for her husband to pick up his courage and present this long-expecting/ long-expected invention. Bertha Benz went on an exciting/ excited 65 miles’ journey all by herself to advertise the car.

15 *Fact or fiction? Make your guess and google to check it.

1. There are one billion cars currently in use on Earth.

2. The man who invented the cruise control could not see.

3. In 1941 Ford manufactured a car from beans.

4. In 1916 more than half of all the cars in the world were Model T Fords.

5. A car spends 95% of its lifetime parked.

6. In the beginning of the 20^th century horses produced more pollution than cars.

7. The driver that got the world’s first speeding ticket was going 19 kph (kilometres per hour)

Module 7 Lesson 2

16 In each of the groups choose the odd word out.