Since the invention of the
automobile in the last decades of the 19th century,
the whole world has changed a lot - communication has
increased, places have become closer, and man has travelled
farther.
In
the 20th century, the automobile took an active part in
important events, such as the First and Second World Wars.
It also caused deep changes in the cities. Cars crowded the
streets taking the place of the old
coaches.
The
50's and the 60's represented the greatest days of the
automobile. But an oil crisis occurred during the
70's. Gasoline bacame more expensive. All large automobile
companies were worried about it and began to work on the
"car of the future".
According to car experts, cars in the
future will be more economical, lighter and smaller than
they are today. They will use different forms of
energy: electric, solar and many others. These new forms of
energy will cause less pollution than gasoline and will be
cheaper.
The weight will be another important aspect
because lighter cars save more fuel.
Finally, the car of the future will have a
computer in the control panel. A micro-computer will
control the speed, stability, and will work as a
continuous check-up of the mechanic, electric, and
hydraulic systems.
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Comprehension
1) According to the first paragraph, how
has the world changed since the automobile
invention?
2) What were the deep changes caused in
the cities, during the 20th century, due to the
automobile?
3) Do you think the cities in the
21st century have got a proper structure for the
amount of cars that exist nowadays? Explain your
answer.
4) The text talks about the gasoline
being expensive in the 70's. We know that today,
2008, the world is passing again through
another oil crisis, but the difference is that
nowadays there are many more people and cars
around. How do you see this situation? Is the increase of
vehicles a good thing, considering that the resources can
be limited?
5) Think about the
last paragraph and think about the cars we have today. Do
you see similarities? Which ones?
Language Structure
1) List from the text:
a) all the comparative adjectives:
"adjectives + er" or "more +
adjectives"
b) all the superlative adjectives:
"adjective + est" or "most + adjective"
c) rewrite the phrases with irregular
verbs in the past tense
2) What about some free
writing?
Write a paragraph with no less than 3
lines, telling about your car: what you use it for;
how old it is; color; how you like it; how often you
fill up your car with gas; how often the car is taken
to the mechanic, etc... Write what you want about your car,
but remember: use the correct verb tenses, and read your
paragraph (and all the other exercises, too!) before
submitting the assignment, so you can pick up
eventual mistakes and correct them.
Word Study
1) Find
the opposites
| (01)
increase |
(
) less |
| (02)
close |
( ) small |
| (03)
active |
(
) cheap |
| (04)
more |
( ) equal |
| (05)
expensive |
(02) far |
| (06)
large |
(
) decrease |
| (07)
begin |
(
) first |
| (08)
different |
(
) interrupted |
| (09)
continuous |
(
) finish |
| (10)
last |
(
) passive |
2) Fill in the blanks with the
appropriated words:
I. stable or
stability?
a. Ozone is a ...................
gas.
b. Weight and speed are important for the
car ................ .
II. probable or
probability?
a. We have a great
.......................... of success.
b. What's a .............................
solution for the oil crisis?
III. personal or
personality?
a. This is my ......................
opinion.
b. We admire her. She has a strong
................... .
IV. national or
nationality?
a. What's Henry Ford's
.........................?
b. Our ............. cars are smaller
than the imported cars.
V. popular or
popularity?
a. Volkswagen is a very ..............
car in Brazil.
b. Alice's .....................
surprised everybody.
VI. Now, it's your turn! You write full
sentences with these words:
a) sociability and
social
b) functionality and
function
c) geniality and genial
d) cordiality and
cordial
e) viability or viable
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