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Technical English I Automotive Industries Unit 2

1 Label these vehicle parts with words from the box.

axle body bonnet boot chassis engine roof tailgate

1 2 3 4

Saloon Coupé Convertible Estate car

5 6 7 8

Hatchback Limousine People Carrier Four-wheel Drive

2 Match the words.

British English American English

1 bonnet a) station wagon
2 boot b) hood
3 estate c) sedan
4 saloon d) trunk

3 Match the vehicle types in 1 with the descriptions.

a) A four-wheel drive is a good vehicle for off-road use.
b) A has three or five doors. The tailgate at the back is usually called a door.
You can put down the back seats and carry cases.
c) A is a large expensive car, with a long chassis and wide body. It needs a big
engine.
d) A has two doors and a soft roof that you can fold down. It is a good vehicle
for driving in warm countries.
e) A has two or four doors. The engine is at the front and the boot (for cases)
is at the back.
f) A is a two-door vehicle with a hard roof.
g) An has a long body, square at the back, with four doors. You can put down
the back seats and load large objects through the tailgate.
h) A has a large body and five to eight seats. It is a good vehicle for large families.

4 Complete these dialogues.

1 A: What’s this vehicle called in English?

3 A: What these called?
B: called a saloon.
B: They’re called wheel nuts.
2 A: that vehicle
? 4 A: What those ?
B: I think a convertible. B: called axles.

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Technical English I Automotive Industries Unit 2

5 Study the diagram of wheels and tyres.

valve

jack

wheel

dust cap
hub cap
tyre

axle

wheel nuts

6 Match the first, middle and final parts of each sentence.

Use the box spanner Use thetojack or loosen or put onthe
raise to tighten or end
lower
of the car. the tyre.
Use the tyre changer to take off the dust cap.
Use your fingers the wheel nuts.

7 Complete the instructions. Use some of the nouns more than once.

airline axle compressor dust cap hub cap jack

tyre changer valve wheel wheel balancer wheel nuts
Changing a tyre
1 Take the hub cap off the wheel.
2 Loosen the on the wheel with a box spanner.
3 Push the under the car. Raise the end of the car.
4 Take the wheel nuts off the .
5 Take the wheel off the .
6 Use the and take the tyre off the wheel.
7 Replace the on the inside of the wheel.
8 Use the and put the new tyre on the wheel.
9 Switch on the .
10 Use the and inflate the tyre.
11 Put the on the valve.
12 Put the wheel on the . Balance the wheel.
13 Put the wheel on the .
14 Put the on the wheel and tighten them.
15 Lower the car and put the on the wheel.

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Technical English I Automotive Industries Unit 2

Word List
8 Write the meanings of these words and phrases in your own language.

NOUNS NOUN PHRASES

axle dust cap

body estate car

bonnet four-wheel
drive (4WD)
boot
hub cap
chassis
people carrier
convertible
station wagon
coupé
wheel nut
engine

hatchback

hood

limousine

roof

saloon

sedan

tailgate

trunk

tyre

valve

vehicle

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