Now read the text again and put the paragraphs from the newspaper article in the correct order.

3. Find the following expressions in the text:

- … условия труда…;

- … для легкого использования…;

- … удобно и легко…;

- … производитель авто…;

- … в год…;

- … также … как…;

- … соответствовали духу послевоенного времени… .

4. Find words in the text that mean:

1.	employees who work on machines (paragraph A)
2.	factory (paragraph C)
3.	very modern (a phrase, paragraph C)
4.	working conditions (paragraph A)
5.	where the cars are put together (two words, paragraph A)

* (“Engineering” Workshop by Lindsey White, OUP; Unit 9, pg.10, ex.4)

5. Read the text again and answer the questions (1 – 5) below:

 

1.	When was the first Mini made?
2.	Why is the Mini factory in Oxford special?
3.	How many new Minis are made each year?
4.	How many people work at the Mini factory?
5.	Why is the new factory better for the workers?

* (“Engineering” Workshop by Lindsey White, OUP; Unit 9, pg.10, ex.5)

 

6. Remember the Passive Voice. Find examples of Passive in the text and complete the table:

	Simple	Continuous	Perfect
Present
Past
Future

7. Match the phrases from columns A, B, C to make sentences about the Mini car plant:

 

	A	B	C
	The car	is designed	through 90 degrees.
	Old fashioned tools	was made	to change old factory into a modern plant.
	Near £500 million	is being manufactured	ergonomically.
	The newest model	was spent	in 1959.
	Assembly line	have been replaced	in Oxford, England.
	The first Mini	is raised, lowered, turned	with more accurate electronic tools.

 

8. Read the following sentences and fill in the gaps with the words from modules 1 – 7.

1.	Engineers solve problems in a __________ way.
2.	Engineers use theory to produce __________ answers.
3.	Students spend most of their time in the __________ .
4.	Teachers will assess you at the end of a __________ ( a period of 6 months).
5.	You can study these courses full-time or __________ .
6.	This __________ prepares students for jobs in radio and electronic communication.
7.	Smart __________ have changed the world of engineering.
8.	Doctors compress __________ and put them into the patient’s __________ .
9.	People call shape memory materials “__________”.
10.	Hand-drawn diagrams provide clear __________ information.
11.	Nowadays engineers create technical __________ on computers.
12.	Computers save, change and __________ information.
13.	We use computers to make symmetrical __________ of components.