6. SAFETY (A) ENGLISH FOR AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY

 

ENGLISH FOR AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY 6. SAFETY (A)

 

Starter Do you agree with the following statements? Discuss with a partner.     Agree Disagree 1 People should be able to take their driving test when they are 15.     2 Drivers who have just passed their test should have learner plates on their car for the first six months.     3 Drinking and driving should be strictly against the law.     4 Drivers over 65 years of age should take a new test every two years.     5 Safety features like ABS are dangerous – they give drivers a false sense of security and encourage them to take more risks.     6 Drivers should be required to have headlights on during the day.     7 People shouldn’t be required to wear seat belts in cars with airbags.     8 Car manufacturers could make cars much safer if they wanted to.       1. Read the extracts from a presentation about a car safety programme and put them in the correct order. Then listen to the presentation to check your answers. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE AUDIO  CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD TAPESCRIPT  1   2   3   4     A This next slide shows the four dummies which are used inside the car in the test. The driver and front passenger dummies not only measure the usual injury criteria, such as head, thorax, pelvic acceleration, and thigh pressure, but also neck pressure, thorax deformation, knee displacement, and lower leg pressure. At the rear are two smaller dummies in children’s seats. A further test assesses the injury risk for pedestrians. OK, I think that covers everything about the tests. Now I’d just like to sum up by repeating my main points … B … and that brings me to my next point-the passive vehicle safety programme. This programme has set new standards for passive vehicle safety in Europe and America. Its aim to provide the customer with an opportunity to compare passive vehicle safety in different car models. Just so that everyone’s clear about the terminology, when I say passive vehicle safety, I mean those features used if an accident happens. Features which are used to avoid an accident are referred to as active vehicle safety. One important feature of the programme is … C D Now listen to some questions asked by people in the audience. How would you answer them? Question 1  QUESTION 1 Question 2  QUESTION 2 Question 3  QUESTION 3 Question 4  QUESTION 4 Question 5  QUESTION 5 Question 6  QUESTION 6

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