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    1. Dr. Ferdinand Porsche designed the affordable and reliable Volkswagen Beetle under orders from Hitler to increase car ownership in Germany. Production of the Beetle stopped during World War 2 but resumed after the war. 2. The Beetle became highly popular after its export to other countries like the Netherlands in 1947, with over 15 million produced by 1972. However, sales began declining in the 1970s as the design became outdated. 3. In 1974, the new and modern Volkswagen Golf replaced the Beetle in production. While Beetle production ended in Germany in 1978, clubs formed worldwide to appreciate the car's history and design, keeping remaining models on the

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    1. Dr. Ferdinand Porsche designed the affordable and reliable Volkswagen Beetle under orders from Hitler to increase car ownership in Germany. Production of the Beetle stopped during World War 2 but resumed after the war. 2. The Beetle became highly popular after its export to other countries like the Netherlands in 1947, with over 15 million produced by 1972. However, sales began declining in the 1970s as the design became outdated. 3. In 1974, the new and modern Volkswagen Golf replaced the Beetle in production. While Beetle production ended in Germany in 1978, clubs formed worldwide to appreciate the car's history and design, keeping remaining models on the

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    1. Dr. Ferdinand Porsche designed the affordable and reliable Volkswagen Beetle under orders from Hitler to increase car ownership in Germany. Production of the Beetle stopped during World War 2 but resumed after the war. 2. The Beetle became highly popular after its export to other countries like the Netherlands in 1947, with over 15 million produced by 1972. However, sales began declining in the 1970s as the design became outdated. 3. In 1974, the new and modern Volkswagen Golf replaced the Beetle in production. While Beetle production ended in Germany in 1978, clubs formed worldwide to appreciate the car's history and design, keeping remaining models on the

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    1. Dr. Ferdinand Porsche designed the affordable and reliable Volkswagen Beetle under orders from Hitler to increase car ownership in Germany. Production of the Beetle stopped during World War 2 but resumed after the war. 2. The Beetle became highly popular after its export to other countries like the Netherlands in 1947, with over 15 million produced by 1972. However, sales began declining in the 1970s as the design became outdated. 3. In 1974, the new and modern Volkswagen Golf replaced the Beetle in production. While Beetle production ended in Germany in 1978, clubs formed worldwide to appreciate the car's history and design, keeping remaining models on the

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    PÎRÎ REİS UNIVERSITY EXTRA

    READING WORKSHEET WEEK 5


    GAMMA REGULAR

    READING EXAM PRACTICE

    THE BEETLE: A LEGEND ON WHEELS1

    1. One of Hitler’s dreams was to increase the number of car owners in Germany, so he employed Dr. Ferdinand
    Porsche, the well-known constructor, to design an affordable and reliable car for the people. Hitler and
    Porsche often had arguments, but Porsche was afraid of him, so he stayed in the project and continued his
    work in the Wolfsburg car factory. In 1938, the factory produced the first cheap car “for the people”. It
    included all the characteristics that Hitler ordered. The engine was at the back of the car and it had quite a
    specific shape: it was very round and it looked like an insect. That was the reason why it was called “Beetle”.

    2. During World War II, the Germans used the Wolfsburg car factory to make all-terrain cars – Kubelwagens
    – and airplanes for the army. However, as soon as the war ended, Beetle production started again and the
    Beetle immediately became even more popular than Ford’s Model ‘T’. The great success started with the
    import of Beetles to Holland in 1947. By 1972, the total number of Beetle cars produced had increased to
    over 15,000,000.

    3. Then sales started to go down because the Beetle was still a 1940s design, although there were some small
    changes in the engine. In the end, the Beetle lost the war against technology. In 1974, the new Golf model
    replaced the Beetle in the Wolfsburg car factory. The car designers decided to make a car completely
    different from their original Beetle model. In 1975, Volkswagen introduced this new Golf in the United
    States where it was called the ‘Rabbit’.

    4. Over the years, the Germans produced many models of Volkswagens, using the Beetle and Golf as a starting
    point and including many other concepts and standards. These were produced in Emden, Osnabruck,
    Wolfsburg and other German cities. Today many people say that Volkswagens are among the most
    comfortable and powerful cars in Europe.

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    5. The production of the Beetle in Germany ended in 1978. However, in the early 1980s, there were still
    millions of Beetles on the road. People formed Beetle Clubs all around the world thinking that it would
    never disappear. Around 1990, there were fewer Beetles on the road. Today, it is almost impossible to see
    the Beetle in the streets, but the owners of the few remaining Beetle models still try to keep their small cars
    in the best possible condition. They enjoy driving the Beetle because it has a history behind it. This makes
    it very special for them.
    _______________________________________
    1
    Text 19, More to Read 1, METU.

    PART A: COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

    • Answer the following questions.

    1. Why was the production of the Beetle stopped during World War II?
    _____________________________________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________________________________________.
    2. Why did the Wolfsburg car factory start to produce the new Golf instead of the Beetle in 1974?
    __________________________________________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________________________________________.
    3. Why is Volkswagen still popular in Europe today?
    __________________________________________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________________________________________.
    4. What is so special about the Beetle?
    __________________________________________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________________________________________.
    PART B: TRUE/FALSE

    • Mark the following statements True (T) or False (F).

    T F 1. Hitler wanted Porsche to locate the engine at the back of the car that he produced.

    T F 2. The Beetle was more modern than Ford’s Model ‘T’.

    T F 3. The Rabbit was quite similar to the Beetle.

    T F 4. In the 1980s, there were Beetle clubs not only in Germany but also in many
    other countries.

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    PART C: WORD-DEFINITION

    • In this section, you must read the FOUR bold words in the text above and choose the correct word
    for the definition given.

    1. The word ___________________means continuing to exist when everything or everyone else has gone or
    been dealt with.

    a) arguments
    b) immediately
    c) replaced
    d) remaining
    2. The word ___________________means a discussion in which people express different opinions about
    something.

    a) arguments
    b) immediately
    c) replaced
    d) remaining
    3. The word ___________________means to be used instead of something.

    a) arguments
    b) immediately
    c) replaced
    d) remaining
    4. The word ___________________means as soon as , without any delay.

    a) arguments
    b) immediately
    c) replaced
    d) remaining

    PART D: REFERENCE

    • What do the following refer to?

    1. him (paragraph 1): ____________________________________

    2. It (paragraph 1): ____________________________________

    3. their (paragraph 3): ____________________________________

    4. These (paragraph 4): _________________________

    5. it (paragraph 5): ____________________________________

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    PART E: Fill in each gap using the information in the first paragraph of the text.

    Hitler wanted to (1)_______________________________________ in Germany. He thought that German


    people needed a/an (2a)______________________________ and
    (2b)_________________________________________________ car, so he hired a/an
    (3)________________________________________ called Dr. Ferdinand Porsche. Porsche did not have a
    good relationship with Hitler, but he continued his work because (4)
    ______________________________________________________. In 1938, the
    (5)__________________________________________ produced the Beetle.

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