Watch the video and complete the passage with proper words.

 

Komatsu D 61 PX-23 Tier 4 interim crawler dozer replaces the -15 model. This forty one thousand pound machine offers improved visibility, 1)………, serviceability, and 2)……… comfort and consumes up to 10 percent less 3)……… with no loss of productivity due to its new efficient HST 4)……… technology. The new economy model can even reduce fuel consumption up to 20 percent. The Komatsu PAT blade is built tough and 5)………. Strong castings are used in high stress areas for better durability and strength. Komatsu plus undercarriage is standard on the new D 61 - 23 and can dramatically reduce repair and maintenance 6)……….

 

Speaking

Exercise 1. Study the example of the description of a pie chart. Fill in the numbers.

Main manufacturers of telescopic loaders Russia imports (2016)

 

The pie chart shows main countries that manufacture telescopic loaders that our country imports. You can see that there are …… segments altogether. The biggest slice of the pie – about a half of the total – goes on the UK. France accounts for over …… %. After France comes Italy which takes 9 %. Over …… % of telescopic loaders are imported from Germany, and Belgium accounts for about 1.5 %. Other countries make up the final 0.89 % together.

 

Exercise 2. Describe the pie chart. Use the following words and phrases.

A pie chart, to show, the biggest segment goes on, after … / then comes, the smallest segment, area, to account for, a large/small percentage of, percent.

Bulldozers in the Russian Market

Exercise 3. Read the specifications and complete the table.

Komatsu Ltd. makes the largest bulldozer in the world, the D575A.

Specifications

The Komatsu D575A is a 1,150 horsepower (860 kW) crawler bulldozer. Equipped with a standard blade, it is capable of moving 90 cubic yards (69 m³) of material per pass.

A 12-cylinder, four-stroke, water-cooled, direct-injected, turbocharged, intercooled, 1,150 horsepower (860 kW) Komatsu SA12V170E diesel engine powers the 152.6 t (168 short tons) D575A.

The D575A features a standard blade that measures 11 feet 11 inches (3.63 m) high and 24 feet 3 inches (7.39 m) wide, enabling the D575A to move 90 cubic yards (69 m³) of material per pass. The D575A measures 16 feet 0 inches (4.88 m) tall and 38 feet 5 inches (11.71 m) long. The D575A weighs 131,350 kilograms (289,580 lb).

The D575A has a ground contact area of 101.55 square feet (9.434 m²) and exerts an average ground pressure of 23 pounds per square inch (160 kPa).

Komatsu D575A bulldozer

 

A	B
Type	Komatsu D575A
Manufacturer
Production	1989-present
Propulsion
Power
Engine
Contact area
Ground pressure
Length
Width
Height
Weight
Blade capacity

 

Speaking

Work in pairs. Discuss the Komatsu D575A bulldozer. Use the information in exercise 3.

Word list

1.	at the rear [rɪə]	сзади
2.	below [bɪ'ləu]	ниже
3.	blade	отвал
4.	boulder ['bəuldə]	большой камень
5.	broad [brɔːd]	широкий
6.	crawler ['krɔːlə]	гусеница
7.	ditching	рытье канав
8.	dump	выгружать, разгружать, сваливать
9.	earth [ɜːθ]	земля, грунт
10.	farming	сельское хозяйство
11.	forward ['fɔːwəd]	вперед
12.	four-wheel drive	полный привод
13.	front [frʌnt], on the front	спереди
14.	grading	планировка (грунта)
15.	hydraulic cylinder [haɪ'drɔːlɪk ˈsɪlɪndə]	гидравлический цилиндр
16.	level	уровень; выравнивать
17.	lift	поднимать
18.	mount [maunt]	устанавливать
19.	push [puʃ]	толкать
20.	raise [reɪz]	поднимать
21.	rock	камень
22.	rough terrain [rʌf tə'reɪn]	неровная местность
23.	shallow	мелкий
24.	short range	небольшое расстояние
25.	soil	грунт
26.	spreading [ʹspredıŋ]	распределение
27.	stump	пень
28.	surface ['sɜːfɪs]	поверхность
29.	track	гусеница
30.	transport гл. [træn'spɔːt] transporting	перемещать перемещение
31.	truck	грузовой автомобиль
32.	wrecking ['rekɪŋ]	снос (домов)

Reading

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