Автомобильный транспорт.

Автомобильный транспорт.

Motortransportis a kindoftransportforcarryingfreightandpassengersalongraillessroadonshortandlongdistances.

Theworldofautomotivetechnologyischangingatlightningspeed. Nowwecan’timagineourlifewithoutmotortransport. Themaintasksoftransportaretoensuretimely, high-qualityandfullsatisfactionoftheneedsoftheeconomyandthepopulationinconveyance.

Therearethefollowinggroupsofautos: transportvehicles, special-dutylorriesandracingcars. Transportvehiclesareforcarryingcargoandpeople. Theyaredividedintocargo-carryingones, carsandbuses. Racingcarsaremeantforcontents.

Anautoconsistsofthefollowingcomponents: a) theengine; b) theframework; c) themechanismthattransmitsthepowerfromenginetothewheels; d) thebody.

Nowmotorindustrycontinuesdevelopingandperfecting. Generalvehicleconfigurationbecomes a veryimportantareaofchange. Carsareexpectedtobesmaller, lighter, moreefficient. Lowpollutionautomotiveemissions, thetroublesofauto-designers, aretechnologicallypossible. Itshouldbeaddedthatinnovationsarethedrivingforceinautomotiveindustry. Theyhavecontributedtowardsmakingmobilitymoreefficient, morereliableandmoreenvironmentallycomfortable. Thenewenergyforthecaroftomorrowistheproblemtosolveaswell. Modernvehiclesareequippedwithelectronicdevices. Automaticcontrolofautomobilesandtrucksonhighwaybecomes a practicalreality. Theneedtointegrateelectronicsystemsthroughthevehiclehasneverbeenmoreimportant. Thesystemscanprovidevoice-activatedcontrolofkeyelectronicandelectricalcomponentswhileofferingnavigation, dataexchange, e-mailandentertainmentcapabilities. Instrumentsystemallowsdriverstoview a widerangeofinstruments – inanalog, digitalorcombineddisplay.

I believethatdespiteenvironmental, sociological, technologicalconsiderationsaninterestingfutureliesaheadfortheautomotiveindustry.

1. Read the text again, find in the text the English equivalents of the following word combinations into Russian.

Электронные системы, основные электронные и электрические компоненты, обмен данными, широкий выбор инструментов, совместимый с требованиями окружающей среды, движущая сила, очертания автомобиля.

2. Answer the questions in full:

1. What can you say about motor transport?

2. What are the main tasks of transport today?

3. What groups of auto can you call?

4. What main members does an auto consist of?