Henry Ford and his Inventions

The American Henry Ford gave two things to the world – affordable motor cars and the production line.

Henry Ford invented his Model T car in 1908. It was the first car that ordinary people could afford and it quickly became popular. Ten years later, half the cars in America were Model Ts.

Ford’s secret to success was to keep costs down. One way he did this was by using the production line. The cars slowly moved along a conveyer belt. As the car passed each worker, the worker would add a part. Everything was carefully timed, and production became very efficient. By 1930 Ford’s factory became the biggest factory in the world and the employer of many workers. Raw materials arrived by train and everything the cars needed was made in the Ford factory. It was the beginning of the age of mass production.

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1)Найдите в тексте ответы на следующие вопросы и запишите их.

1. Что подарил миру Генри Форд?

2. Могли ли обычные люди приобрести автомобиль Т?

3. В чем был секрет успеха Генри Форда?

4. Почему производство на конвейере было очень эффективным?

2)Найдите в тексте следующие словосочетания и запишите их.

1. доступный автомобиль

2. позволить себе

3. сохранить низкие затраты

4. добавить деталь

5. век массового производства

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