Part A
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B advanced driver assistance system: a system to help the driver in its driving process. When designed with a safe Human-Machine Interface, it should increase car safety and more generally road safety.
Unit 3 Traffic
2012
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Pre-listenround Information New Words and Expressions
Part B
Pace Car
In motorsport, a pace car or
safety car is a car which limits the speed
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factors and medical research, to monitor
driver’s behavior, performance, and attention and in the
car industry to design and evaluate new vehicles or new
Part Listen to the report and try to get its main ideas by B taking notes. Fill in the blanks according to your notes.
1. What is this news report about?
advanced driver assistance systems.
Part A
Part
B motorsport: a collection of sports which primarily involve the use of motorized vehicles, such as motorcycle racing, truck racing and motorboat racing.
entertainment as well as in training of
driver’s education courses taught in
educational institutions and private
businesses. They are also used for
research purposes in the area of human
competitors may resume racing.
Part
Pre-listening
Listening
A
Background Information New Words and Expressions
Part B
Driving Simulator
Driving Simulators are used for
exceptions, competitors are not allowed to pass the pace
car or other competitors during a caution period, and the
pace car leads the field at a pre-determined safe speed,
the overall flow of traffic
driver performance
hands-free model
领驶车 规定车道 驾驶模拟器 喝醉的 追尾 加速 整个车流量 驾驶员行为 免提式
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Pre-listening
Listening
A Task 1 Listen and Take Notes Task 2 Listen for Details
of competing cars on a racetrack in the
case of a caution period such as an
obstruction on the track. During a
caution period the pace car enters the
track ahead of the leader. With few
Part
Pre-listening
Listening
A
Background Information New Words and Expressions
Part B
which may vary by series and circuit. At the end of the
caution period, the pace car leaves the track and the
Part
Pre-listening
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A
Background Information New Words and Expressions
Part
B
pace car
prescribed course
driving simulator
inebriated
rear-ending
pick up speed
2. Why is driving while talking on a cell phone worse than driving while drunk?
Part A news reporter is going to give a report on a research B study on driving while talking on a cell phone.
Part
Pre-listening
Listening
A Task 1 Listen and Take Notes Task 2 Listen for Details