ENGLISH IN THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY
1 Introduction to the car
Factors involved in buying a car Opinions and agreeing or disagreeing
types of cars Recommending
car sales Adverbs of frequency
2 The exterior
Exterior car parts The passive
Car production Describing a process
Aquality problem Telephone phrases
8D report
3 The interior
Interior car parts Making, accepting and rejecting
The instrument panel Suggestions
Adelivery problem Email phrases
A car configurator
4 Under the bonnet
The engine Describing position and shape
A technical support hotline Must, have to and need to
An international car show Trade fair phrases
5 Performance and technical specifications
Launching a new model Making comparisons
A road test Approximating
Materials and their properties Talking about dimensions
A meeting role-play
6 Safety
A magazine article Talking about advantages and
Active and passive safety features disadvantages
Choosing safety features Making a presentation
Car recalls Meeting phrases
7 Design
Describing car design Making small talk
The design process
Constraints
Expanding the product range
8 Future trends
The car of the future Talking about the future certainty,
Environmental awareness Probability, possibility
Making a presentation
Fuel cells