Е. С. Закирова, П. А. Красавин Английский язык для технических вузов

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Exercise 25. Read the following dialogue, sum up the information and act out a similar dialogue. ‘LGV’ AND ‘HGV’

Exercise 24. Ask questions and use the words in italics in your answers. The words
in brackets will help you.
1. The doors are usually power-operated by the driver
to prevent passengers
getting on or off while the bus is moving
(why). 2. The entrance is at the front
for
the driver to have a direct view of boarding passengers
in modern buses (why).
3. We may decode ‘LGV’
as ‘light goods vehicle’
(how). 4.
‘LGV’
is an official
EU term (what). 5. ‘HGV’ means
‘heavy goods vehicle’
(what).
Exercise 25. Read the following dialogue, sum up the information and act out
a similar dialogue.
‘LGV’ AND ‘HGV’
A.: Would you be so kind as to explain what the abbreviation ‘LGV’ really
means? We may decode ‘LGV’ as ‘light goods vehicle’ and also as ‘large
goods vehicle’.
B.: You see, ‘light commercial vehicle’ is the official term used within the
European Union for a commercial vehicle with mass not more than
3.5 tonnes. And it has an abbreviation ‘LCV’. But some parts of the UK
use for ‘a light commercial vehicle’ the abbreviation ‘LGV’ and decode it
as ‘light goods vehicle’.
A.: So, the abbreviation ‘LGV’ should be used for motor vehicles which carry
light goods.
B.: Not quite so. ‘Light goods vehicle’, or ‘LGV’, can be confused with ‘Large
goods vehicle’, also ‘LGV’ which is the official EU term for a vehicle with
mass of over 3.5 tonnes.
A.: As far as I remember, I have come across the abbreviation ‘HGV’ for such
kinds of vehicles.
B.: You are absolutely right. ‘HGV’ stands for ‘heavy goods vehicle’. And
this term is also used. Moreover, the term ‘medium goods vehicle’ is used
within some parts of the UK to refer to goods vehicles of between 3.5 and
7.5 tonnes which according to the EU are also ‘large goods vehicle’.
A.: Oh, it’s not easy to differentiate all these terms…
B.: I do agree with you. I have spent a lot of time surfing the Internet on the
point but still have a lot to clear out.

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A.: I am interested in everything concerning the vehicles. I’d like to research
this problem together.
B.: I don’t mind. Let’s do it right now.

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