Automobile design
Introducing a new …… of automobile generally takes three to five years from inception to assembly. Ideas for new models are developed to respond to unmet public needs and preferences.
Trying to predict what the public will want to drive in five years is no small feat, yet automobile companies have successfully designed automobiles that …… public tastes. With the help of computer-aided equipment, …… develop basic concept drawings that help them visualize the proposed appearance of the …... Based on this simulation, they construct clay models that can be studied by styling experts familiar with what the public is likely to accept.
Aerodynamic …… also review the models, studying air flow parameters and doing feasibility studies on crash tests. Only after all models have been reviewed and excepted, tool designers permitted to begin building the tools that will …… the component parts of the new model.
Translate the following words and word combinations into Ukrainian:
Appearance, to some extent, road vehicles, automotive engineers, in this context, aesthetics of the vehicle, product concept, art background, exterior design, interior design, colour and trim design, proportions, shape and surfaces of the vehicle, ergonomics, to work closely with, to optimize, effectiveness, to assemble, workshop, factory, plant, machinery, raw materials, equipment, productivity, to produce, inventory control, quality control, to store, fashionable, concept car, prototype, to implement, sound engineering techniques, sound proofing.
Complete the text ‘A handmade car’ with the following words.
Craftsmen, highly-skilled, skills, traditional, unique.
A handmade car
The Morgan is a ________ car: is made in Britain by a family-owned company and it is handmade. Each Morgan is made individually. Modern materials and up-to-date manufacturing technology are combined with 100-year-old ________.
There are no assembly lines because each stage of the manufacturing is done by ________ craftsmen. For example, the wooden frame is made in the same way as the first Morgan in 1909, upholsterers make the leather seats and sheet metalworkers make the panels by hand.
In contrast to all these ________ skills, Morgan engineers make precision mechanical components using modern Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machinery so Morgan driver has a state-of-the-art engine in a traditionally-made car.
It takes a long time to make a car by hand. The Morgan factory produces about 500 cars a year. Buyers put their name on a waiting list and then wait for the factory to tell them that their car is finished. The shortest wait is about two years and sometimes it is five years.
Like proud parents-to-be, people on the waiting list can visit the factory to see their car being made and to talk to the ________ doing the work.
Are the following statements about the text true (T) or false (F)?
The Morgan is made by machines.
Old and new ideas are used to make Morgan cars.
Morgan cars aren’t made on an assembly line.
Morgan engines are old-fashioned.
You can walk into the Morgan factory, buy a car and drive it home.
Study the following information:
Anatomy of an automobile: road vehicle that is motor-driven and is used for transporting people.
Spare wheel: wheel of a car used to replace a damaged wheel.
Transmission: automobile apparatus that transmits mechanical power to the wheels.
Muffler: device used to reduce engine noise.
Line shaft: axle on which mechanical power is transmitted to the wheels.
Body side molding: decorative molding on the side of a car.
Disk brake: mechanism that slows and stops a car by friction, by pressing a disk against the axel of a wheel.
Oil filter: device that removes impurities from oil passing through it.
Alternator: generator that produces an alternating current.
Radiator: apparatus that cools the motor.
Distributor: case that is used to fire the cylinders.
Battery: device that generates electric current.
Air filter: device that remove impurities from air passing through it.
Windshield washer: liquid used to clean the windows.
Steering wheel: device used to handle a car in conjunction with steering and gear systems.
Windshield wiper: movable device made partly of rubber that wipes the windshield and rear window of a car.
Seat: type of armchair in the passenger compartment of a car.
Window frame: border around a window.
Rearview mirror: inside mirror used for looking backward.
Here are some factors people consider when buying a car. Match the factors with the definitions.
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