In 1886. • 3.What are the four largest auto manufacturers in the world?
They are Audi , Ford, BMW, Lincoln, Hyundai and Volkswagen..
Listening and Speaking
• consider [kən'sɪdə] vi. 考虑；认为；细想
vt.
考虑；认为；考虑到；细想
• manufacturers [,mæ nju'fæ ktʃərəz] [经] 制造商；[经] 厂商
越野车辆
• concept vehicle
概念车
• automobile ['ɔːtəməbiːl] n. 汽车
• invent [ɪn'vent] vt.
发明；创造
• industry ['ɪndəstrɪ] n.
产业；工业
• develop [dɪ'veləp] vt.
开发；进步；使成长
• generally ['dʒen(ə)rəlɪ] adv. 通常；普遍地，一般地
Contents
1
Warming up
2
Listening and Speaking
3
Relaxing
4
Words and existen and match.
car
bus
concept
vehicle
off-road vehicle
truck
Warming up
Listening and Speaking
Listen again and answer the questions. • 1. Who built the first car in the world?
Karl Benz. • 2. When was the first car built in the world ?
汽车专业英语unit 1 Automobile Culture
Automobile Culture
You will be able to:
1. Talk about the history of Automobile.（谈论汽车的历史）
2. Tell some culture of Automobile（讲一些汽车的文 化）
Role play the dialogue with your partner. A: … B: …
Relaxing
A Joke The bus is very crowded. A man tries to get on, but no one gives way to him. "Hey, let me get on the bus." the man shouts. "It's too crowded. You'd better take the next bus." a passenger says to him. "But you can't go without me. I'm the driver." the man says.
Discuss in groups. 1.Do you know any other structures about the engine? 2.What kinds of engines do you know?
Listening and Speaking
Listen and learn the words and expressions in the box.
公共汽车上很拥挤。一位男士想上车,但是没有人给他让路。 “喂,让我上车!”那位男士喊道。 “车太挤了,你最好坐下一辆”车上的一位乘客对他说。 “但是没有我你们走不了。我是司机!”那位男士说道。
Words and expressions
• truck [trʌk] n.
卡车
• off-road vehicle
automobile invent
industry
develop
generally
consider manufacturer
Listening and Speaking
Listen to the dialogue and repeat.
Xiao Ming: Excuse me, do you know who built the first car in the world and when? Li Hua: Karl Benz from German built the first car in 1886. XiaoMing: That means it is already one hundred years since the first automobile was invented in the world . Li Hua: That’s right. Xiao Ming: The auto industry has really developed very fast, hasn’t it? Li Hua: Yes, I think so .Now, General Motors, Toyota, Nissan and Ford are generally considered to be the four largest auto manufacturers in the world.