Automobile Production
I. Read the text and speak about the phases of automobile production.
Unit 2. Automobile Production
II. Match English terms describing the types of trucks with Russian equivalents.
B) Answer the questions.
1) When was the BAIRC established?
2) What is the main goal of the BAIRC?
3) What is the TIR transit system?
4) What does the TIR system allow?
| 1. truck loader 2. timber carrier 3. airfield tractor 4. crane truck 5. quarry tipper 6. self-propelled scraper 7. snow plough 8. tow truck 9. fuel truck 10. garbage truck 11. cement truck 12. dump truck | a) мусоровоз b) карьерный самосвал c) снегоочиститель d) самосвал e) лесовоз f) автоцистерна g) погрузчик h) автомобиль-цементовоз i) аэродромный тягач j) техпомощь k) автокран l) самоходный скрейпер |
technician, n. – техник
deal with manufacturing cars, v. – иметь дело с производством автомобилей
work out, v. – разрабатывать
put into mass production, v. – запустить в массовое производство
subject to tests, v. – подвергать испытаниям
dependable brakes, n. – надежные тормоза
driving safety, n. – безопасность управления автомобилем
long service life, n. – долгий срок службы
rapid acceleration, n. – приемистость
ease of maintenance, n. – простота техобслуживания
meet up-to-date demands (requirements), v. – отвечать современным требованиям
ignition system, n. – система зажигания
fuel consumption, n. – расход топлива
I study at the college, at the automobile-construction department. When I graduate from the college I shall become a technician. All specialists in automobile industry dealing with manufacturing automobiles (cars or trucks) must know that the production of the automobile comprises the following phases:
- designing;
- working out the technology of manufacturing processes;
- laboratory tests;
- road tests;
- mass production.
Why is it necessary to know all these facts? It is important to know them, as before the automobile is put into mass production it should be properly designed and the car must meet up-to-date requirements. What are these requirements?
The automobile must have high efficiency, long service life, driving safety, ease of handling and maintenance, pleasant appearance. Also it must be comfortable and ecological. In order to obtain these qualities the specialists should develop up-to-date methods of designing cars using new types of resistant to corrosion light materials. Also it is important to know computer sciences because computers offer quick and optimal solutions of the problems. Besides they are used for better operation of mechanisms in cars.
Before the car is put into mass production the units of the car are subjected to tests in the Works laboratory and then the car undergoes a rigid quality control in road tests. Why are these tests required? What qualities are required of the automobile? They are needed because the modern automobile must be rapid in acceleration, have smooth acting clutch, silent gearbox, dependable braking and steering systems, dependable ignition system, low fuel consumption and be stable on the road.
II. Scan the text “Minsk Automobile Plant” and say why MAZ trucks enjoy a high reputation in our country and abroad.