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THE MINI GREAT CARS
(01:15)
PRE-LISTENING
1. Do you know the words:
“decade”, “icon”, “trend”, “crowd/crowded”, “highway”, “spirit”, “to handle”?
WHILE-LISTENING
Watch the whole video and answer the following questions:
2. What kind of video is this?
3. What is the main idea of the track?
Watch the parts of the video and fulfill the tasks:
00:00 – 00:29
4. What is the Mini compared to in the track?
5. How long did it take for “the Mini” to become an “icon”?
00:40 – 00: 46
6. What do the fans of the Mini think of the car?
00:47 – 01:15
7. Fill in the gaps in the following part of the text:
| … There is no other (1) __________ like a (2) __________. It’s a (3) __________ car that is at (4) __________ in a crowded (5) __________ and equally happy out on a (6) __________ . The new Mini was (7) __________ to capture the spirit of the (8) __________. It had to be (9) __________, handle well and be (10) __________ no matter where it’s driven. |
POST-LISTENING
8. Summarize the idea of the track in 4–6 sentences and present your summary to the class.
THE MINI CAR
(05:45)
PRE-LISTENING
1. What do you remember about the Mini from the previous videos?
2. Do you know the words: “significant”, “to launch”, “mile”, “influence”?
WHILE-LISTENING
Watch the following parts of the video and fulfill the tasks:
00:45 – 01:39
3. What cars did the Mini leave behind?
01:40
4. How many cars were being produced a day in September and October 1959?
01:50-02:28
5. What was the original Mini-prototype’s speed?
What month was the Mini introduced to people?
What year did it happen?
02:40 – 03:13; 03:38 - 04:08
6. The 1st interview: the name of the interviewee _______________
the job of the interviewee _______________
what does the interviewee think of the Mini? _____________
03:45
7. What can you see on the screen? Continue the following sentences:
This is a …
There are …
A Mini is …
A new model ….
04:27 – 04:55; 05:23 - 05:33
8. The 2nd interview: the name of the interviewee ______________
the job of the interviewee ______________
what does the interviewee think of the Mini? ____________
04:54 – 05:24
9. What is the name of the most famous Mini prototype model?
10. Fill in the gaps in the following text:
| 00:45 – 01:39 The Mini is the car that more than any other has changed the pace of motoring for ever. One can not (1) __________ the city scope without a Mini being in present. The most significantly it is impossible to look at the small car today without seeing very real evidence of the influence (2) __________ has had. In (3) __________the Ministry of Experts called the Mini “the most significant car of the century”. This sentiment was reflected by the leadership of the old-car (4) __________ in the (5) __________ , who also named it “the most (6) __________ car of the century. The Mini left behind such cars as VW Beetle, Ford model “T” and (7) __________ . 01:50 – 02:28 From the area of the first (8) __________ to the cars launch in (9) __________ only a few major (10) __________ changes were made. A reduction in (11) __________ size from (12) __________ cc to (13) __________ cc was ordered as a direct result of the fact that early prototype’s speed was (14) __________miles per (15) __________ , which was considered far too fast for the market. The new capacity was arrived at power reducing the stroke from (16) __________ mm in a 948cc version to (17) __________ mm in final 848cc. 04:09 – 04:27 When (18) __________ saw the car, it was not shy to praise it. The Mini is a (19) __________ , exceptional space efficiency and relatively good performance. 04:54 – 05:24 After showing some strong points of the Mini, (20) __________ began to notice it. And the most notable was (21) “__________”. Cooper was aware of the car’s basic strengths, and such drivers as (22) __________ Braden and (23) __________McCara liked it. |
POST-LISTENING
11. The whole text is:
- instructions on how to use the car;
- background information about the history of the car;
- interviews with craftsmen.