Watch and Listen - Electric Car English

Building an electric car
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This lesson contains 23 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 1 video.

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Building an electric car

Slide 1 - Slide

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Which car parts can you name in English?

Slide 2 - Mind map

Do you know these presenters?
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Richard Hammond
Jeremy Clarkson
James May

Slide 3 - Drag question

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Slide 4 - Video

00:00
Listen: Who does what?
James, Jeremy and  Richard are building an electric car. 
Who is responsible for which part?


 

Slide 5 - Slide

00:13
Listen: 
Why is it that you can't build an electric car on a modern chassis?

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00:42
Listen:
Why does James only use 2 batteries?

Slide 7 - Slide

01:19
Listen:
Why does Jeremy like to work with aluminium?

Slide 8 - Slide

01:57
Listen:
How much do the batteries and motor cost?

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02:57
Listen:
What is wrong with Jeremy's design?
- open question - 

Slide 10 - Slide

04:45
Listen:
What is the name of the car and what is your opinion about that?
-explain your answer with a reason-

Slide 11 - Slide

05:14
Listen:
What is wrong with the electric car?
Name 2 things in a full sentence
- open question -

Slide 12 - Slide

06:29
Listen:
With the indicator lights on, the car drives more slowly?

Slide 13 - Slide

00:13
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chassis and breaks
motor and batteries
body and exterior

Slide 14 - Drag question

00:42
why is it that you can't use a chassis of a modern car?
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A
Modern cars aren't build that firmly
B
Modern cars are much too expensive.
C
The chassis and the other parts are connected to each other

Slide 15 - Quiz

01:19
Why does James use 2 batteries to build the electric car?
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A
because there are only 2 batteries in stock
B
because 3 batteries take too much space
C
because Tesla uses 2 batteries as well
D
To save some money and reduce the cars weight

Slide 16 - Quiz

01:57
Why does Jeremy like to work with aluminium?
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A
it is cheap and strong
B
it bends easily
C
it looks good
D
plastic isn't available yet

Slide 17 - Quiz

02:57
How much do the batteries and motor cost?
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A
20 pounds
B
100 pounds
C
120 pounds

Slide 18 - Quiz

04:45
What's wrong with Jeremy's design?
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Slide 19 - Open question

05:14
What is your opinion on the name of the car?
-explain your answer -
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Slide 20 - Open question

06:29
What is wrong with the electric car?
Name 2 things
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Slide 21 - Open question

07:13
With the indicator lights on the car drives more slowly
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A
true
B
false

Slide 22 - Quiz

The Ultimate car.
Describe your dream car to your neighbour, talk for 1 minute > take turns

  • Talk about the design/ colour/  material/  form
  • does it run on fossil fuels/ electric/ other, why?
  • Which options does your car have, that other cars haven't?
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3:00

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