汽车英语1—汽车基础篇unit 2.ppt

The History Development of Automobiles Unit 2 Automobile Racing Section I Listen and Speaking In this part, you will hear six statements, please judge which picture is mentioned in each statement. Read the classification of the cars, and make a match. Look at the pictures in Task1 and Task2, ask your partner the following questions, and organize the sentences. Listen to the dialogues, fill in the missing information, and practice them with your partner. Listen to the dialogues, fill in the missing information, and practice them with your partner. Take Task 4 as example, practice dialogues according to the situations provided with your partner. Section II Reading Reading A Reading A Reading A Reading A Reading B The History and Development of Lincoln Reading B The History and Development of Lincoln The war years - 1940s With the onset of World War II, all Lincoln vehicle production stopped to focus on the war effort and helped Ford in the production of tank engines, bodies. The fabulous 50s The 1950s brought many dramatic changes to Lincoln. At the time, there were new advancements in all vehicles. The 1950s also made Lincoln’s chief stylist start thinking of ideas for the future. Tie-dye and Lincoln’s 1960s In contrast to the garishness of the times, the focus was on simplicity and refinement. Lincoln was the first automobile to be named Design of the Year by the prestigious Industrial Designers Institute. Reading B The History and Development of Lincoln The swinging 70s In the 1970s, In keeping with the times of over-the-top styles, Lincoln signed on designers like Givenchy, Gucci, Cartier and Bill Blass to put their marks on a Lincoln. Lincoln tops the charts - 1980s The 1980s brought about new landmarks for Lincoln. With the continued success of the Town Car and the rest of the vehicle line, Lincoln rounded out the decade by hitting a record high of 280,659 in total vehicle sales, proving once again