25 Work in pairs and make a list of car safety features.

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26 Listen and compare with your ideas.

27 Match the safety benefits to the car safety features from Ex.26.

a) The most important automobile safety feature is _______ .

b) Daytime running _________ increase visibility and reduce daytime crashes.

c) _______ __________eliminate swerving and skidding problem.

d) In the US, _______ became mandatory standard equipment in 1998.

28 Which of these features does your car have? Match each to its Russian equivalent. Rank them in order of importance.

29 Read the paragraphs below and match them to the automobile features names and the pictures. Note! There is one extra picture and one title that you don’t need.

Digital rearview mirror

Haptic (= tactile) interface

Automatic start/stop

Advanced warning systems

Automatic braking

Back-up assist

a	/ b	c
d	e	f

5 CUTTING-EDGE FEATURES YOU DON’T WANT IN YOUR NEW CAR

James Derek Sapienza

cutting-edge современный

subject, v подвергать

prevent предотвращать

outfit, v оборудовать

collision столкновение

warning предупреждение

latter последний (из двух)

annoying раздражающий

rotat ing вращающийся

adjust настроить(ся), перестроить(ся)

shift сдвиг,

execution исполнение

1. d Automatic start/ stop

In theory this is a pretty good idea: Turning off your car during prolonged traffic stops really eliminates unnecessary idling[1]. But when in stop and go traffic, or just cruising around downtown, this fuel saving switch can turn into Chinese water torture, as the vehicle starts and stops itself at a moment’s notice. Yes, it can make a difference at the pump, but we don’t like the idea of subjecting one’s starter and battery to unnecessary wear and tear dozens of times a day.

2.

In order to prevent accidents, many automakers have started outfitting their vehicles with forward collision warnings and automatic braking. While it is a great idea, the latter can be a potentially dangerous feature. Imagine the chaos that would follow when a plastic bag flies in front of you and triggers your car’s auto stop function while going 70 down the interstate, causing all four wheels to lock up.

3.

This is a feature that automakers are finally beginning to move away from. Infotainment screens that require touching a mouse pad or a trackball can be more annoying than useful, as they often end up causing more headaches than they’re worth. Overly sensitive and generally unintuitive, these exotic forms of navigation are further proof that a touch screen or rotating command knob is all that you really need these days.

4.

Cadillac debuted this tech a few years ago, and on the surface, it is another pretty good idea. With big crossover and SUV interiors creating a tunnel-like view in your rearview mirror, you can now get a high-definition live stream from your backup camera right into your mirror. But in reality, it’s difficult for your eyes to adjust to the perception shift, and that takes your eyes off the road for a few precious seconds, which is never a good thing. Unfortunately, this innovation is better in concept than execution.

5.

Most new cars are available with a number of electronic safety systems, and for the most part, they are great. You can get lane-departure warning, blind spot monitoring, back up assist; a whole host of things that tell you what’s happening 360 degrees around your car at all times. It’s all well and good, until you’re in a crowded parking lot or trying to parallel park on a city street. Having four different systems screaming at you every time you park is nerve-racking enough, trying to turn all these systems off while you do it is even worse.

30 Read the text again and do the multiple choice exercise.

1) The positive aspect of the automatic start/ stop feature is that

a. it protects the engine

b. it saves fuel

c. it saves time

d. it helps navigation

2) What is wear and tear in Para 1?

a. extra cost

b. damage as a result of normal use

c. damage from an accident

d. fuel consumption

3) Automatic braking can be dangerous

a. at high speed

b. in combination with the forward collision warning system

c. for 4-wheel-drive vehicles

d. in the city

4) Infortainment screens (Para 3) are …

a. easy to use

b. too smart

c. not very sensitive

d. difficult to use

5) What is ‘the perception shift’ in (4)?

a. you need to adjust some screen settings

b. you have difficulty seeing in the dark

c. you start seeing your life with new eyes

d. you see digital images differently

6) What is bad about having too many warning systems?

a. they can distract you

b. they cost too much

c. they use too much energy

d. they make the car crowded.

31 Replace the word in italics with an Essential vocabulary item (Ex. 28 ).

a. We don’t allow our cars on the road without putting them first to numerous tests.

b. Gadgets bring latest technology to old cars.

c. Autonomous cars will keep accidents from happening, remove traffic and save lives.

d. Some automakers are now equipping cars with WiFi hotspots.

e. Regulate your side mirrors to avoid blind spots.

f. While crash-free cars are still years away, brake assist is already on the market.

g. Swivel car seats, which can turn 360 degrees, are great for getting your baby in and out of the chair easily.

h. Millennials are forcing a change in the auto industry.

32 Discuss these questions in pairs.

· Do you agree with the opinion presented in the text?

· Can you prove any of the arguments wrong?

· What car features do you consider useless or dangerous?

33 Wordblends. Try to guess what words are the results of the blends below.

INFORTAINMENT = INFORMATION + ENTERTAINMENT

= BREAKFAST + LUNCH

= WEB + LOG

= CYBERNETIC + ORGANISM

= SMOKE + FOG

= PICTURE + ELEMENT

= BINARY + DIGIT

= MECHANICS + ELECTRONICS

= WEB + SEMINAR

Module 7 Lesson 3

34 Using the words below, form as many word combinations as you can.

35 Fill in the grid with the car brands you know. Listen and cross out the brands you hear. Three crosses in a straight line: BINGO!

36 In pairs discuss the following questions.

1. What brand is your family car (or cars)?

2. Which car did you have before this one?

3. If you can drive, do you remember your first car?

4. Do you have a favourite car make? What is it?

CAR SLOGANS

37 Car companies often use –ing and –ed structures in their slogans. Look at the examples below. Can you guess which car brands are these slogans for?

· Inexpensive. And built to stay that way.

· Creating a higher standard.

· Born to perform.

38 Use the –ing and –ed forms of the given verbs to complete the automobile slogans.

Audi (Keep) ahead through technology

BMW The ultimate (drive) machine

Fiat (Drive) by passion

Fiat Strada Hand-(build) by robots

Ford Better ideas (drive) by you

Ford (Build) for the road ahead

Hyundai (Drive) is (believe)

Kumho Race (prove) performance

Mercedes-Benz (Engineer) to move the human spirit

Montero Sport Perfect for (damage) surfaces

Nissan (Build) for the human race

Pontiac (Design) for action

Toyota (Move) forward

Toyota The best (build) cars in the world

Volkswagen Drivers (want)

39 *Translate these Russian-language slogans into English using the –ing and –ed adjectives