In pairs, look around your classroom or workshop and think about your daily routines. What processes are used to make the things that you see around you or that you use? Try to add at least five things to each category. If you think more than one process is involved, try to decide which one is more important and put the product in that category. Casting Forging Welding Die casting engine block window railings water pipe tap Machining Assembling Soldering keys motorbike computer circuit board Mass-produced objects are often produced on an assembly line. Try to describe an assembly line in two or three sentences at the most. Use a dictionary to check. Is your definition similar? Listen to an interview about Henry Ford and the history of the assembly line. Then complete the sentences using a maximum of four words. 1 The assembly line was important for the . 2 First simple assembly lines were used by miners in . 3 In order to make production faster, Ford perfected the use of the . 4 His most successful car model was the . 5 Instead of twelve and a half hours, one car could be built in . 6 A car initially cost $825, but with the years cars got . In groups of four arrange to make five paper airplanes on an assembly line. Think about how the paper plane will be made and what the different tasks are (basic folding, cutting, advanced folding, decorating …). Give each person one task. After you have made your five paper planes, discuss the results. Was it quicker and more efficient than making one on your own? 22 23 a b 59 bt4x9p mass-production of cars c 112 Language skills Extras Explore 9 Living and working together Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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