English for the Automobile Industry provides students with the language and skills that are essential to communication in the industry. The course is suitable for those who work for a car manufacturer, a supplier, a car dealership, or for a marketing agency involved with the automobile industry. Practical exercises, listening extracts, industryspecific texts, and numerous illustrations help students to acquire target vocabulary and commonlyused expressions. English for the Automobile Industry addresses a range of subjects regarding cars and the industry as a whole. Topics and skills covered include purchasing and sales, administration, design, and production.
NGUYEN TAT THANH UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF AUTOMOTIVE AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING ENGLISH FOR THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY (Tiếng Anh chuyên ngành ô tô) UNIT 2: THE EXTERIOR Giảng viên: Điện thoại: Email: ENGLISH FOR THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY Exercise 1: The exterior Acquired skill • Vocabulary • Pronounciation Activity 1: Vocabulary Group working It is important for car makers that customers can easily identify the front and the rear of their cars How many of the cars below can you identify? BMW 10:13 Mercedes UNIT 2: THE EXTERIOR ENGLISH FOR THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY Exercise 1: The exterior Activity 1: Vocabulary Group working Acquired skill • Vocabulary • Pronounciation It is important for car makers that customers can easily identify the front and the rear of their cars How many of the cars below can you identify? Porsche 10:13 Mini UNIT 2: THE EXTERIOR ENGLISH FOR THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY Exercise 1: The exterior Acquired skill • Vocabulary • Pronounciation Activity 2: Find special features Group working What are the special features of the car help you identify its name? No Figure Name of car BMW Mercedes 10:13 Porsche Mini Special features Front headlight Front Radiator Air Duct Pane Front headlight Wheel trim Rear light / Tail light Tailgates (trunk lids) Front healight Front grills UNIT 2: THE EXTERIOR ENGLISH FOR THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY Exercise 1: The exterior Activity 3: Practice of Speaking Group working Acquired skill • Speaking skill • Pronounciation Question 1: For images in Figure 1, 4, 5, 6, how many of the cars can you identify? Answer 1: From my point of view, I would regconize types of car Question 2: What are the special features of the car help you identify its name? Answer 2: Figure is BMW car The front headlight and front radiator air duct pane help me identify BMW car Figure is …… car The ………….and …… help me identify BMW car 10:13 UNIT 2: THE EXTERIOR ENGLISH FOR THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY Exercise 2: Parts of car Activity 4: Label the parts of the car Acquired skill • Vocabulary • Pronounciation Group working 10:13 UNIT 2: THE EXTERIOR No Part sunroof roof windscreen windscreen wiper bonnet logo headlight front bumper indicator 10 wing 11 wheel arch 12 sill 13 tyre 14 wheel trim 15 petrol flap ENGLISH FOR THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY Exercise 2: Parts of car Acquired skill • Vocabulary • Pronounciation Activity 4: Label the parts of the car Group working 10:13 UNIT 2: THE EXTERIOR No Part 16 wing mirror 17 side window 18 rear window 19 aerial 20 bagde 21 number plate 22 boot 23 rear bumper 24 exhaust pipe 25 rear light 26 door 27 door handle ENGLISH FOR THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY Exercise 2: Parts of car Activity 4: Complete the sentences Group working You open the bonnet to look at the engine Acquired skill • Vocabulary • Pronounciation bumpers The ……… absorb small impacts in an accident aerial before using the car wash Don't forget to retract the……… boot please? Can you put my suitcases in the …… … , wiper/ headlights When it starts raining, you need to switch on the windscreen ……… bagde/logo from here.' ‘What model is that?' 'I don't know, I can't see the ……… tyres It is important to inflate the ……… to the correct pressure for better fuel consumption logo The Mercedes star is a well-known ……… sunroof and let some sun and fresh air into the car Open the ……… indicator when they want to turn right or 10 I wish all drivers would use their … …… left! hazard warning 10:13 UNIT 2: THE EXTERIOR ENGLISH FOR THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY Exercise 2: Parts of car Activity 5: Match words from the two boxes to find the Group working exterior car parts b head f petrol i rear a windscreen j exhaust g wing d wheel e 10:13 front Acquired skill • Vocabulary • Pronounciation h door 10 c number a wipers f cap b lights g mirror c plate h handle d trim i lights e bumper j pipe UNIT 2: THE EXTERIOR ENGLISH FOR THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY Exercise 3: Practice of Listening Activity 6: Listen to the descriptions of different car parts Match the pictures with the descriptions and say what they are called Self-working Speaker B E Speaker This shows the registration of your car D A C Speaker These show motorists behind you whether you are slowing down or stopping Speaker You need to open this first so you can fill the tank Speaker You need to adjust this so you can see the traffic behind you Speaker The exhaust gases from the engine come out of this 10:13 UNIT 2: THE EXTERIOR 10 ENGLISH FOR THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY Exercise 1: Vocabulary Activity 4: Completethe the sentences It won't be necessary to develop new technology for this model adapt what we already have We can ……… approval from the Board of Directors if we want to We need …… .… continue with this project concept clinic, not 'real' cars Only models are produced in the ……… assembly/production plant has an impact on The location of the … … the pricing of the car specify the final design before the It is necessary to …… … prototype is made Marketing factors, e.g target groups and market share, are product clinic finalized after a …… 10:13 UNIT 7: Design ENGLISH FOR THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY Exercise 2: Practice of Speaking Activity 5: Cars and car design are favourite small-talk topics Work in a small group to the following role-play You and a colleague are having dinner in a restaurant together with important customers Make small talk about your favourite cars The phrases in the box will help you 10:13 UNIT 7: Design ENGLISH FOR THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY Exercise 3: Practice of Listening Activity 6: Listen to the presentation by a car designer and put the six extracts in the correct order Answer C B F A D E Please, open page 50 10:13 UNIT 7: Design NGUYEN TAT THANH UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF AUTOMOTIVE AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING ENGLISH FOR THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY (Tiếng Anh chuyên ngành ô tô) UNIT 8: FUTURE TRENDS Giảng viên: Điện thoại: Email: ENGLISH FOR THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY STARTER How future oriented are you? Do this quiz and find out 10:15 UNIT 8: Future Trends ENGLISH FOR THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY STARTER How future oriented are you? Do this quiz and find out 10:15 UNIT 8: Future Trends ENGLISH FOR THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY Exercise 1: Vocabulary Activity 1: Match words from the two boxes to make expressions Group working 10:15 h absolutely f highly d best a joint g car c main c dotted b significant a venture e line b development f probable c competitor g ownership d option h certain UNIT 8: Future Trends ENGLISH FOR THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY Exercise 1: Vocabulary Activity 2: Use expressions above to complete the sentences Group working best option We have a number of choices, but our ……… is to lower fuel consumption dotted line On the next slide, the indicates the money saved by using recycled materials joint venture With a At the beginning of the year we formed a……… absolutely certain that this was the right company in Africa We’re decision significant development last year was in the lowering of The most ……… emissions Car ownership is clearly rising in the Far East as more and more people can afford vehicles and fuel highly probable that our main competitor I’m not 100% sure, but it is is coming out with an environmentally-friendly model within the 10:15 next five years UNIT 8: Future Trends ENGLISH FOR THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY Exercise 2: Practice of Reading Activity 3: Read the text about the car of the future and translate into Vietnamese Group working Please, open page 55 • Which of the technical features described are already present in cars today? • And which still have to be developed? 10:15 UNIT 8: Future Trends ENGLISH FOR THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY Exercise 2: Practice of Reading Activity 4: True or False ? Group working You’ll still need a key to open the car door; You’ll np longer have a steering wheel Sensor in the dashboard will measure your blood pressure You won’t be able to fall asleep while driving You won’t need to read traffic sign anymore You’ll still need good parking skills 10:15 UNIT 8: Future Trends ENGLISH FOR THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY Exercise 2: Practice of Reading Activity 5: Find words and expressions in the text which match these definitions: Group working Spoken instruction to the car voice command Possible problems potential faults A recognition system which stop your car from collision avoidance sensor hitting another car drowsy Slightly sleepy Congested roads traffic jams A list of your apointments for the day schedule Fines for driving to fast speeding tickets People on foot pedestrians 10:15 UNIT 8: Future Trends ENGLISH FOR THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY Exercise 2: Practice of Reading Activity 6: Read the text and translate into Vietnamese Please, open page 59 How does fuel cell technology work? 10:15 UNIT 8: Future Trends ENGLISH FOR THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY Exercise 3: Practice of Writing Activity 7: Your boss sends you this email about the text on slide Write a reply Group working 10:15 UNIT 8: Future Trends 10 ENGLISH FOR THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY Exercise 4: Practice of Listening Activity 8: Listen to four people speaking about the future of cars Match the speaker with the topic of their presentation c d a b a the intelligent car of the future c new market possibilities in China 10:15 UNIT 8: Future Trends b telematics d swivelling headlights 11 ENGLISH FOR THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY Exercise 4: Practice of Listening Activity 9: Listen again and complete the sentences ownership The level of car is expected to rise to 50 million by the end of this decade standard The solid line represents sales with the healight as You may feel afraid of the new technology and the fact that the car driver will make decisions that now make navigation We are offering voice-activated ., constant traffic monitoring and, of course, SOS assistance 10:15 UNIT 8: Future Trends 12