Comprehension Exercise Air Car - itec tonique

Air Car. Fill in the blanks and answer the following questions with the help of the video : ... …….Hydrogen on …….. ……….. are based on this type of technology.
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Comprehension Exercise Air Car

Fill in the blanks and answer the following questions with the help of the video :

Introduction: Journalist : “(But) it doesn’t have to be that way ; many……………………….are being developed. One of them is created out of ………………. with an ex Formula One engineer at the ……… .” The Car : “It sounds like an …………. ……. but it’s not. Here, in the South of France, inventor Guy Negre says he’s developed a car that ….. …. …. .No fuel is necessary to ……… the car to speeds of 110 kmph, he maintains. Just a whole lot of fresh air, driving an …………. that Guy Negre says is ……… ……….A radical concept that he has been developing since 1997.” Guy Negre : “The invention is the…… The invention is an……… ………… There are lots of innovative things about the car: for example, the …….. . ……. and the……….. Also, the concept of the car is innovative: this technology is based on a ………. ………. and is exploited by cars which use……….. …… It is used even by people who work with ………… …….Hydrogen on …….. ……….. are based on this type of technology.

Description of the system by his son: The son : “This system is very…….. This system is like a ……..: you compress air.in a …….and you expand this air on a ……… You push this ………, you drive the ………… and then you go on to the ……….”

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Questions : 1. Why does it look like a toy car ? What materials are used for the body and for the chassis? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………… 2. How and where do you recharge this car ? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………… 3. What other sorts of car does he compare this car to ? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………… 4. Why is it a “good system” ? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………… 5. Who is visiting the factory, and why ? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………… 6. Is it a successful business ? Why ? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………… 7. What is special about this taxi ? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………

The price of the car : How much will it cost ? ………………………………………………………………………. How is this price possible ? ……………………………………………………………………... Why this sort of price ? ………………………………………………………………………….

The Drawbacks : What are the possible drawbacks of such a car ?     

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