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English for Mechanical Engineering Students of Sanata Dharma University
an eight-year100,000-mile battery and hybrid system warranty, and free seven- day24-hour roadside assistance.
Taken from http:www.aa1car.comlibraryelectric.htm
Help the students to recall their memory on Simple Present Tense, Passive, and Numbers.
a. Simple Present Tense with verbs
+ S + V
1
–s -es + O -- S + do not does not + V
1
+ O ?Do Does + S + V
1
+ O b. Simple Present Tense with to be
? to be + S + O 2. Passive Simple Present Tense
+ S + to be + V
3
+ O -- S + to be + not + V
3
+ O ? to be + S + V
3
+ O
E. Language Focus
1. Simple Present Tense
+ S + to be + O -- S + to be + not + O
Now look at the passage, draw a box around the verbs and circle all to be.
Look at the passage once again and underline the sentences in passive form.
Toyota Prius Hybrid
Exhaust emissions from the Prius are extremely low. Toyota says carbon monoxide CO, hydrocarbon HC and oxides of nitrogen emissions are reduced
90 percent. This allows the vehicle to exceed Californias Super Ultra Low Emission Vehicle SULEV standards.
The new Toyota Prius Hybrid represents the current state-of-the-art in production hybrid electric vehicles. The Prius, which goes on sale late this
summer in the U.S., combines a 1496 cc 70 hp gasoline engine with a 40 hp electric motor to deliver 52 mpg in the city and 45 mpg on the highway, with a
potential driving range of almost 700 miles on a single 13.2 gallon fill up .
Power output from the gasoline engine is split between the drive wheels and a generator. The generator, in turn, is used to run the electric motor andor to
recharge the 40 7.2 volt sealed Nickel-Metal Hydride NHM batteries.
The electric motor is a permanent magnet design which needs no maintenance because its no touch internal components do not wear. It produces its
maximum power of 30 kilowatts 40 horsepower from 940 to 2000 rpm, and maximum torque of 31.1 kg-m 225 lb.ft. from 0 to 940 rpm.
The U.S.-spec Prius will benefit from a more powerful, more compact, and lighter battery pack. Peak battery-pack power has been increased by 20
percent to 25 kilowatts kW, or 34 horsepower. Each of the 38 modules within the pack is only three-quarters of an inch thick and 20 percent lighter in weight
than the units in the Japan-version Prius. The new lighter batteries will reduce battery pack volume by 40 percent and will allow for more cargo area in the
trunk. Operation of the hybrid combination is seamless and virtually imperceptible to the driver and passengers. Its five main operating modes are:
1. When pulling away from a stop or under a light load, only the electric motor
