Konverzační otázky

https://www.helpforenglish.cz/mluveni/konverzacni-otazky

https://www.helpforenglish.cz/article/2008090202-family-and-relationships

Unit 13 - Nature and environment

https://www.helpforenglish.cz/article/2006032602-questions-for-oral-exams-the-environment

Unit 12 - Science and technology

https://www.helpforenglish.cz/article/2006041801-conversation-questions-science-and-technology

Memory game - vocab practice/Unit 12_SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

https://matchthememory.com/u12_activator_science_and_technolgy?card_count=9

Memory game - vocab practice/Unit 11_HEALTH

https://matchthememory.com/activator?card_count=10

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CAR INDUSTRY

1. What if everyone had a car/BBC                                     (2:25)

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/business-21805068/what-if-everyone-had-a-car

WHAT IF EVERYONE HAD A CAR

2. 5 best self-driving cars of future                                     (14:48)

3:10- 6:05 Volvo, 8:40 – 12:10 Google car

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nSpQxpBcbY

3. history- How we invented the Word: Karl Benz          (3:26)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvZYh7epfyU

Karl Benz

Introduction

In 1885, a German mechanical engineer named Karl Benz _____________ (to design) and _____________ (to build) the world's first practical automobile powered (=poháněn) by an internal-combustion engine (= spalovací motor). A year later, Benz _____________  (to receive) the first patent for a gas-fueled (=benzínové) car. It was a three-wheeler (=tříkolový vůz) called the Motorwagen.

Benz _____________ (to build) his first four-wheeled (=čtyřkolový vůz)  car in 1891. He _____________ (to start) Benz & Company and by 1900 _____________ (to become) the world's largest manufacturer of automobiles. He also _____________ (to become) the first legally licensed driver in the world. What's especially remarkable that he _____________ (to achieve) this even though he _____________ (to come) from a relatively poor family. 

Early Life and Education

Benz _____________ (to be) born in 1844 in Baden Muehlburg, Germany (now part of Karlsruhe). He _____________ (to be) the son of a locomotive engine driver who _____________ (to die) when Benz _____________ (to be) only two years old. Despite family´s lack of money, his mother _____________ (to do) her best to give him a good education.

Benz _____________ (to attend) the Karlsruhe grammar school and later Karlsruhe Polytechnic University. He _____________ (to study) mechanical engineering (=strojírenství) at the University of Karlsruhe and _____________ (to graduate) in 1864 when he _____________ (to be) only 19 years old!

In 1871, He _____________ (to establish = založit) his first company with partner August Ritter and _____________ (to call) it the "Iron Foundry and Machine Shop," a supplier of building materials. 

Developing the Motorwagen

Benz _____________ (to begin) his work on a two-stroke engine (=dvoutaktní motor) in hopes of establishing a new source of income (=nový zdroj příjmu). He _____________ (to have to) invent many parts of the system, including (=včetně) ignition (=zapalování), spark plugs (=svíčky), carburetor, clutch (=spojka) or gear shift (=převodovka). He _____________ (to get) his first patent in 1879. 

In 1883, he _____________ (to establish = založit) Benz & Company to produce industrial engines in Mannheim, Germany. He then _____________ (to begin) designing a motor carriage (=motorové vozidlo) with a four-stroke engine (=čtyřtaktní motor) based on Nicolaus Otto's patent.

In 1885, he _____________ (to drive) the car in Mannheim for the first time. It _____________ (to go) at the speed of 13 km per hour during a test drive. After receiving a patent for his gas-fueled (=benzínový) automobile, he _____________ (to begin) selling his automobile to the public in July of 1886. Parisian bicycle-maker Emile Roger _____________ (to start) to sell them as the first commercially-available (=komerčně dostupný) automobile.

His wife Bertha _____________ (to help) to promote the Motorwagen. She _____________ (to take) the car on a historic 105-km trip from Mannheim to Pforzheim to show its practicality for families. Her experience _____________ (to lead) to Benz´s adding gears (=převody) for climbing hills and brake pads (=brzdové destičky).

Later Years

Till 1893, they _____________ (to produce) more than 1,200 Benz Velos. It _____________ (to become) the world's first inexpensive, mass-produced car. It _____________ (to take part) in the world's first automobile race (=závod) in 1894, finishing in 14th place. Benz also _____________ (to design) the first truck in 1895 and the first motor bus.

In the last years of his life he _____________ (to serve) as a member of the supervisory board (= dozorčí rada) of Daimler-Benz AG until his death in 1929. At this time between years 1928 and 1932 the famous Mercedes-Benz SSK, an open two-seat car with emphasis on sporting appearance, _____________ (to build). The SSK was the last car _____________ (to design) for Mercedes-Benz by Ferdinand Porsche before he _____________ (to leave) to found his own company.

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How We Invented The World: The Benz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvZYh7epfyU, 3:26

1. How old was Karl Benz when he decided to invent 1^st horseless carriage?

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2. What was the Karl Benz's problem? Why didn't the outside world know about his invented car?

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3. Who helped Karl Benz and how did his invention reach the public?

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4. Who were the obstacles for the Karl Benz's invented car?

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5. How many roads and petrol stations were there at that time?

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6. What was Bertha Benz's vision?

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IT & TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE

       1. A Day Made of Glass... Made possible by Corning  (5:29)

0:00 – 3:02

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Cf7IL_eZ38

       2. Watch the Hyperloop Complete Its First Successful Test Ride (3:16)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_FyOBCVGWE

3. How it works: internet of things                                    (3:38)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSIPNhOiMoE

4. Top 5 smart home tech of 2019                                    (12:48)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIEIGDsbKqY

e.g. Alexa – 1:39-4:12  +  5:40-10:18

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ENGINEERING/MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

1. The history of Numerically Controlled Machine tools – NC and CNC                    (7:11)

2:00 – 7:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdoaHK5TRh8

2. The big debate about future of work explained       (9:02)

0:00 – 5:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUmyygCMMGA

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COMPLETE THE TEXT WITH THE CORRECT FORM

OF THE VERB IN ACTIVE OR PASSIVE VOICE.

The History of Computer Numerical Control (CNC)

Computer numerical control is a modern concept in the manufacturing and production industries. But the idea of numerical control ........................... (start) when the automation of machine tools originally incorporated specific concepts of programmable logic several decades ago. In the beginning, the first NC machines ........................... (build) back in the 1940s. Slightly more advanced machines ........................... (appear) in the 1950s. These manufacturing machines ........................... (construct) based on existing tools that ........................... (modify) with motors which ........................... (design) to move the controls of the machine. These controls followed specific points that ........................... (feed) into the machine on punched (=děrovaný) tape. These early mechanisms ........................... (soon improve) with both analog and digital computers. The introduction of computer technology into the concept of numerical control ........................... (leed) to what we now know as computer numerical control.

Early MIT Research on Numerical Control

After World War II, John Parsons ........................... (research) ways to improve aircraft by creating stiffened skins for them. This eventually ........................... (leed) to a series of important Air Force research projects, which ........................... (conduct) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). This research ........................... (begin) in 1949. After the early planning and research phases, an experimental milling machine (=frézka) ........................... (design) at MIT. Professor J.F. Reintjes and his team of researchers ........................... (involved) in this project.

COMPLETE THE TEXT WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE.

Staples (=základy) of CNC Technology

While there ........................... (be) tremendous change in the history of CNC technology, there are a few cornerstones (=základní kameny) that ........................... (remain) unchanged. All automated motion control manufacturing machines, from bare-bones concepts of the early days to highly advanced systems today, still require 3 primary components. These include a command function, a drive/motion system, and a feedback system.

CNC ........................... (have) a long and interesting history. As technology evolves, there may be even more incredible elements to add to its history as manufacturing continues to promote the use of robotic and automated processes in nearly every field. 

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ADJECTIVES - OPPOSITES

INFORMAL

FORMAL

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The big debate about the future of work, explained (www.youtube.com, 9:02)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUmyygCMMGA

0:40 – 5:00

USE PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS TO FILL IN THE GAPS.

The last 100 years

We all _________________ (hear) about the threat of human job being taking over by robots since the late 1920s.

The technology _________________ (ruin) many job positions as telephone operators, gas pumpers or elevator operators, and yet we are not run out of work. It means, still there are many jobs left.

Tons of jobs _________________ (die) since the start of automation but work persists.

CHOOSE AN PPROPRIATE WORD AND COMPLETE THE TEXT.

Near future

New technology ___________ jobs in both direct and indirect way. There are new jobs for people who design and ___________ the technology. And sometimes the whole new industries appear ___________ on the new technology.

Then, there is indirect way thanks to labour-saving ___________ when companies can do more with ___________, they can expand and maybe open new locations (=new factories). And they can lower prizes. It means ___________ may buy more. Or we can ___________ money to buy other things. For example, we can go to more sport ___________ our out for dinner more often. The process is how our standard of living has ___________ over time. And it has always required ___________ to do the jobs.

S U M M A R Y

• We HAVE BEEN NOTICING waves of hysteria because of automation for almost 100 years.

• Many manual jobs HAVE BEEN gradually DISAPPEARING.

• But we HAVE never RUN OUT OF work since that as many new jobs HAVE APPEARED:

1. either directly, for example in IT industry,

2. or indirectly, because companies HAVE BECOME more productive thanks to new technologies. The HAVE BEEN OPENING new factories, it means new job opportunities for people, and generally, through the times people HAVE BEEN EARNING more money which they can spend in shops or facilities that need more employees, it means new job opportunities for people again.

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• How to write a CV (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EgOHOscyCE, length: 3:04, published by Monster UK & Ireland and on March 5, 2010): to employ (zaměstnávat), employer (zaměstnavatel), employee (zaměstnanec), resumé (CV v amer. angličtině), stand out in the crowd (vyčnívat nad ostatními), to capture attention (zaujmout pozornost), to jazz up (oživit), bullet point (odrážka v textu), paragraph (odstavec), responsibilities (zodpovědnost = co měl zaměstantanec na starosti), achievements (úspěchy), PC literacy (uživatelská schopnost práce s PC), beginners'/intermediate/advanced level of foreign language (začátečnická / středně pokročilá / pokročilá úroveň cizího jazyka), knowledge (znalosti), abilities (schopnosti), skills (dovednosti), cover letter/ letter of application (průvodní dopis), references available on request (doporučení dostupné na vyžádání), necessary to state (nutné uvést)

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TRANSLATE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO WRITE A CV:

• Životopisy se zaměstnavatelům odesílají ve formátu pdf nebo jako dokument ve Wordu.
• Údaje se uvádí chronologicky pozpátku.
• U pracovních zkušeností uvádíme pracovní zařazení a dobu, kdy jsme byli u firmy zaměstnáni. Název firmy musí být doplněn o překlad zaměření dané společnosti. To uvedeme v závorce.
• U střední školy je potřeba napsat nejen český název, město či dobu studia, ale také obor studia nebo zaměření školy.

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TRANSLATE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

• Koná se mistrovství v Ostravě?
• Konalo se loni mistrovství v Ostravě?
• Konalo se někdy mistrovství v Ostravě?
• Bude se někdy konat mistrovství v Ostravě?
• Konalo by se případně mistrovství v Ostravě?
• Je v plánu konání mistrovství v Ostravě?

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