BE hice e-lre mint Drs Se en it vibrates when I speed up or slow Dear Roger, tt sounds lke you have a problem with your joints, which transmit the rotary motion of transaxle to the wheels. If you have a rear- wheel crive vehicle, you kely have U-joints ‘A Usoint is essentially two connected hinges. When the connection is loose, they spin and make a ‘clunk" upon meeting. On the other hand, if you have a front-wheel clive car, you probably have CV joints, Like Usjoints, CV joints produce a knocking sound when loose. However, the problem usually === begins with the CV boot. A cracked CV boot lets grease escape and dit enter. The result Get ready! is that the coupling experiences too much @ Before you read the passage, friction, wears down, and loosens. But no : talk it these questions. matter what joints have, you need to in charge ot oinin gipleces that your movement oa Me ean tiie eaceon) nected hinges! fail and you lose control of your vehicle. 2, What type of joint does a CV Ae dt en lets grease escape and dirt enter ed Reading Vocabulary © Read the auto advice column. Then, choose the © Match the words (1-6) with the correct answers. definitions (A-F). 1 What is the purpose of the passage? 1 A cy boot 1 A to show the steps of joint replacement 2 E joint B to recommend switching to CV joints 3 friction & to explain symptoms of U and CV joint damage 4 Crroeking D to describe the differences between U and CV joints 5B rotary motion 2 Where does damage to a CV joint usually start? 6, © trensaxte- XK a wom down hinge A a point at which two things are B a cracked CV boot joined Cg bse Bolplng, B acircuer tun D a snapped transaxle © protective rubber sleeve D the resistance created when 3. What is probably true of a car with a damaged CV boot? Barden rut iogather ‘A Tineaus ¢ nay oe: E a short, hard and repetitive &K It has front-wheel drive. sound € It cannot transmit rotary motion. F 2 device that transfers energy D Its CV joint has completely failed. ‘rom the transmission 32Q Fill in the blanks with the correct words and phrases from the word bank. V0 Ujoints clunk transmits couplings CV joints hinges 1 The engine LANSMItS energy to the rast of the car. 2 CV joints aro usualy found on front-wheel ive cars. : 3 The carmade a HINGES hen it shifted gears. 4 with rear-wheel drive often have rans! is 5 Doors tun on _CluNk 6 Allcarjoints are types of U joints © @ Listen and read the auto advice column again. What would happen if a car's joints fail? Listening © ©@ Listen to a conversation between a mechanic and a car owner. Mark the following statements as true (T) or false (F). 1. £ The problem was caused by a damaged Usoint. 2 V_ The man recommends fixing the joint 3. £ The woman approves replacing the joint and shaft @ G Listen again and complete the conversation. Mechs (Oh, hi, Yes, wel Ive figured out what © \ was causing that 1 sound. ‘Customer: Oh, good. What was it? Mechanic: its 2—___________. ‘Customer: | see. Did I cause the damage somehow? Mechanic: 2 The CV boot was cracked, but that can happen after lot of driving Customer: Okay. So 5 Or wil you have to replace it? Mechanic: Its 6 80 welll have to replace it. it? Speaking © With a partner, act out the roles below based on Task 7. Then switch roles. | figured out what .../ The was cracked. * Its better if we. Student A: You are a mechanic. Talk to Student B about: © the cars joint problems © how damage occurred © what repairs are needed | Student B: You are a car owner. Talk to | Student A about your cas joint problems Writing © Use the conversation from Task 8 to fill out the repair shop's work report. Mechanic Labor Report julian benavides Mechanic name: Problem reportew Address does not work a lack of lubrication ause: a Repairs needed Clean and free _ 33