Unit 2 Buy a car or rent a car.docx
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Unit2Buyacarorrentacar
UnitTwoBuyaCarorRentaCar?
PartOneGettingReady(open)
PartTwoCoolestCarsof08
KeytoExercise
Listentothepassageandfillinthemissinginformation.
Brand
Productionofplace
Type
Description
Lamborghini
Italy
sportscar
athrillride,themostengagingbrutal,drawn,crazycarincrediblecar,thegoldstandard,havenojunkonitassmartelectronicsthatcontrolyourtractioninyourbrakebalance
Porsche911Turbo
sportscar
themostcapableandeasiesttodrive,sostandouttotherestofthecompetition
CorvetteZR1
America
incrediblycompetent,incrediblypowerfulmachine
Trashingcontrolon,it’sbalanced,it’spowerful,itwon’tletyoudoanythingstupid.Trashingcontroloff,youcanslidethiscararoundfordaysandlikeanall-wheeldrivecarlikethe911Turbo.Bravo,GM,thiswinsthefinalreward.thiswinsthefinalreward
NissanGT-R
70,000dollars,thecheapestcarinthelineup,aninsanelygoodbillandaninsanelycompetent.afewniggles,itsdeckinggeartooshort
battlethe911Turbo,theLamborghiniGallardo,alltheotherall-wheeldrivecompetitionoutthere
Tapescript
Hi,IamSueCalliry,carcolumnistofFortuneMagazine.AndIamhereattheLasVegasmotor’sspeedwaytotestthecoolestcarsof08.
Well,Lamborghiniknowsnotonlyhowtofeelthejoyride,thisisathrillride,thisisthemostengagingbrutal,drawn,crazycarouthere.Somanycarscominguptoday,evenwiththesupercarsarebuiltinsomanysmartelectronicsthatcontrolyourtractioninyourbrakebalance,wellthisdoesn’thaveallthatjunkonit,thisisapureItalianmonster.
Porschehasbeenaevolvingandrefiningthe911Turbofordecades.Youmightthinkthatmakesitubiquitous,hedidseealotofthemontheroads.ButI’vegottotellyou,ofallthecarsheretoday,thisisthemostcapableandeasiesttodriveofallofthem.Sostandouttotherestofthecompetition,butI’llmakeyouasadriverlookamazing.Thisistheincrediblecar,thegoldstandardofsportscars.
Ihadtositdownforthisone,IneverthoughtI’dseeit,butIamgladto,finally,anAmericansupercarthatisworthyofitscompetition.TheCorvetteZR1isincrediblycompetent,incrediblypowerfulmachine.Trashingcontrolon,it’sbalanced,it’spowerful,itwon’tletyoudoanythingstupid.Trashingcontroloff,youcanslidethiscararoundfordaysandlikeanall-wheeldrivecarlikethe911Turbo.Bravo,GM,thiswinsthefinalreward.
Buthere’sastrangeproblemIranintotoday,theNissanGT-Rissocompetent,Ireallywasn’tawareoftheperformancelevelIwasgetting.SureIfeltthetiers’squealingandyouknow,it’shittingthegasashardasIcouldonthestreetway,butitfeltlikeakindofadailydriveuntilIlookdownandrealizethathittinghighernumbersthananyothercarssofartoday.Infact,for70,000dollars,thecheapestcarinthelineup.Youaregettingperformancethatbattlesthe911Turbo,theLamborghiniGallardo,alltheotherall-wheeldrivecompetitionoutthere.Arethereafewniggles,itsdeckinggeartooshort,butIchangetheshapeofpaddleshipped.Yeah,maybe,but,comeon,thisisaninsanelygoodbillandaninsanelycompetent.
PartThreeSmartCarsSaveLives
KeytoExercise
Listentothereportandanswerthefollowingquestions.
1.Whichofthefollowingstatementisnotmentionedwhenthereisdangerindriving?
A.Theauditoryalarmwarnsyoutostopbeforeit’stoolate.
B.Thevisualalarmgrabsthedriver’sattention,thenthecarstopsautomatically.
C.Thetechnologyflasheswarninglightstogetdrivers’attention.
D.Technologyinthiscarwarnsdriversifthey’reveeringofftheroad.
2.Eachyearthetrafficdeathsis_________intheUnitedStateseachyear.
A.4,000B.40,000C.14,000D.400,000
3.WhichofthefollowingstatementisNottrue?
A.There’snoguaranteedriversinreal-lifesituationswillrespondwhenwarned,orhaveenoughtimetoreactathigherspeeds.
B.Wehaveseenasmuchasa50%reductioninourpreventablerear-endcollisions.
C.Technologytoavoidrear-endcollisionsisnowavailableinsometruckswithgoodresults.
D.Officialssayyouseeitontheroadsoon..
Tapescript
ANCHOR
TheU.S.DepartmentofTransportationsaysitwantstosavedrivers’lives.PattyDavislooksatthenewtechnologythatcouldmakethathappen.
CORRESPONDENT
Yourcariscominguponanintersection,andyoudon’tseetheotherdrivercoming.Thisnewtechnologywarnsyoutostopbeforeit’stoolate.
ZACDOERZAPH,TESTDRIVER
I’veturnedontheauditoryalarm,whichweheardandthevisualalarmatthesametimetograbourattention.
CORRESPONDENT
Anothertechnologyflasheswarninglightstogetdrivers’attention.It’spartofthegovernment’sintelligentvehicleinitiativetomakedriversandcarssmarter,andcutdownonthe40,000trafficdeathsintheUnitedStateseachyear.
JEFFPANIATI,U.S.FEDERALHIGHWAYADMIN
Thewaywe’redoingthatisworkinginpartnershipwiththeindustrytogetthesekindsoftechnologiesonthemarket,provenfaster.
CORRESPONDENT
OndisplayattheTransportationDepartment’sresearchcenterinVirginia,technologyinthiscarwarnsdriversifthey’reveeringofftheroad.
UNIDENTIFIEDMALE
Ituseshigh-definition,GPSmapdata,andcomparesyourpositionwiththeupcomingroad.
CORRESPONDENT
OnthisCadillac,radarinthebumperavertsrear-endcollisions.Sothiswouldactuallystopyourcarifyoufailedtodoso.
JEFFPANIATI
Absolutely.
CORRESPONDENT
Allsuccessfulintestsituations,butwilltheyworkwithaveragedrivers?
Criticssaythere’snoguaranteedriversinreal-lifesituationswillrespondwhenwarned,orhaveenoughtimetoreactathigherspeeds.
Technologytoavoidrear-endcollisionsisnowavailableinsometruckswithgoodresults.
MARTYFLETCHER,U.S.XPRESSENTERPRISES
Wehaveseenasmuchasa50%reductioninourpreventablerear-endcollisions.
CORRESPONDENT
Mostofthetechnologyforpassengervehicles,whilepromising,isstillintheveryearlystages,andtherearenoestimatesoncosts.Officialssayitcouldbeyearsbeforeyouseeitontheroad.
PartFourLondonCabinBeijing
KeytoExercises
A.Listentothereportanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementistrueorfalse.
(T)1.London’siconicblackcabsbecomesportyyellowflashalongawhitebodyinBeijing.
(F)2.Geely’sversionoftheLondontaxisaremadeinShanghaiandavailablein12colors.
(F)3.Theautoispricedbetween$29,000to$30,000,about1/3oftheUK-mademodel.
(T)4.Thenewmodeltaxiprovidesextraspace.Itsuitsapartyoflotsofpeoplegoingouttogether,especiallyyoungpeoplewhoalwayspileintoonecar.
(T)5.ThecompanyhopestocarveoutabrandnameforitselfwiththisventurewhileGeelyisknowninChinaformakingcheapcar
(F)6.ThepartnershipprovidesGeelyachancetobreakintoEuropeandtheU.Swhilethecompanyalreadyexportstoover15countries,mostlyinthedevelopingworld.
B.Listentothereportagainandcompletethefollowingsentences.
1.Theinitialcosttopurchasethisvehiclewouldbehigherthanthenormaltaxis,itwouldalsocostmoreintermsoffuelusageandoperationalcostsbutwe’lltryourbesttoreducetheamountoftimethatthetaxiwouldbeempty.”
2.Geelyaimstoboostsalesto5000unitsannuallyin3yearsandwilltargetwealthybusinessmen.
3.ThecompanyhopestocarveoutabrandnameforitselfwiththisventurewhileGeelyisknowninChinaformakingbudgetcars.LocalChinesepassengerssaytheyappreciatetheextraspacewithouttheadditionalcharge.
4.Analystsseethepartnershipaswin-win,asitprovidesGeelyachancetobreakintoEuropeandtheU.S.
Tapescript
London’siconicblackcabsmaysoonbecomeacommonsightonthestreetsofChina.Sofar,only30ofthebulkytaxisruntheroadsofthenation’scapitalwherethemodelisincontrastwiththeLondonoriginal:
sportyyellowflashalongawhitebody.
ButChinesecarmakerGeelyanditsBritishpartnerManganeseBronzehopetochangethatbyputting1000oftheTX4modelLondoncabsinChinesecitiesbytheendofthisyear.
“Theinitialcosttopurchasethisvehiclewouldbehigherthanthenormaltaxis,itwouldalsocostmoreintermsoffuelusageandoperationalcostsbutwe’lltryourbesttoreducetheamountoftimethatthetaxiwouldbeempty.”
Geely’sversionoftheLondontaxisaremadeinaprovinceoutsideShanghaiandavailablein12colors.Geelyaimstoboostsalesto5000unitsannuallyin3yearsandwilltargetwealthybusinessmenfortheautoispricedbetween$29,000to$33,000,about1/3oftheUK-mademodel.
ThecompanyhopestocarveoutabrandnameforitselfwiththisventurewhileGeelyisknowninChinaformakingbudgetcars.LocalChinesepassengerssaytheyappreciatetheextraspacewithouttheadditionalcharge.
“Thelegalseatingallowanceishigher,soitsuitsapartyoflotsofpeoplegoingouttogether,especiallyyoungpeoplewhoalwayspileintoonecar.”
Analystsseethepartnershipaswin-win,asitprovidesGeelyachancetobreakintoEuropeandtheU.Swhilethecompanyalreadyexportstoover50countries,mostlyinthedevelopingworld.
PartFive“Flexcars”Emerge
KeytoExercises
A.Listentothereportandcompletethenotes.
DavidEmory
Age:
28
Job:
workintransportationplanning
Wayoftransportation:
ditchhiscar,reliesonmasstransitorhisowntwofeettogetaround,joinacar-sharingnetworkwhenneedtogothedistancetothesuburbsofAtlantaorshopforsomethingtoobigtohaulonthecommuterrail
Advantages:
nottohavetoworryabouttheupkeepofacar,nottoworryaboutparkingortheinsurance,save
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