LEARNING

EXPERIENCE 1:
"Knowing your car"
What do you call this car part?
Flywheel
What do you call this car part?
Gear Box
What do you call this car part?
Spark plug
 Lesson 6:
The Exhaust System

Objective:
To identify the main
parts of an exhaust
system
● How are gases expelled
out of the car?

● Can you name some

parts of the exhaust
system?
Vocabulary
1. Exhaust manifold
2. Exhaust manifold gasket
3. Recirculate manifold gasket
recirculación
4. Seal (from pipe to manifold)
colector)
5. Front pipe (exhaust)
6. Catalytic converter
7. Muffler
8. Exhaust tailpipe
9. Exhaust clamp
10. Tailpipe bracket
11. Hanger swivel type
12. Exhaust kit
= Colector de escape
= Junta del recolector de escape
= Junta del recolector de
= Junta (del tubo al
= Tubo delantero (escape)
= Convertidor catalítico
= Silenciador
= Tubo de escape
= Abrazadera de escape
= Soporte del tubo de escape
= Gancho tipo giratorio
= Kit de escape
Read the following text
Read the following text
Say if the following sentences are
true (T) or false (F).
1. F There’s a fuel-air mixture in the exhaust.

2. T Exhaust gases are expelled out of the car

through pipes.

3. F All pipes in the exhaust system are the

same length and size.
Match the parts (1-4) with the
definitions (A-D).
1. Fuel-air mixture : it mixes in the engine’s
cylinders.

2. Catalytic converter: makes the exhaust gases

less harmful substances.

3. Muffler: helps reduce noise.

4. Exhaust gases: are produced after the

combustion of fuel and air.
Circle the correct exhaust part
1.
a. The exhaust pipe carries gases to the muffler.
b. A catalytic converter reduces the harmful gases
in exhaust.

2.
a. The purpose of a muffler is to limit sound.
B. The last part of the exhaust system is the
tailpipe.
 Now it’s your turn

Read and complete the conversation

with the words from the box.
 hope

worry

find out

thought

turned out to be

replace

improve
Key Words for the Test

1. Windshield
2. Hood
3. Fender
4. Wheel
5. Plate number
6. Steering wheel
7. Dashboard
8. Gas pedal
9. Handbrake
10. Clutch
11. Leather
12. Polyester
13. Stainless steel
Key Words for the Test

14. Laminated glass

15. Wrench
16. Rubber
17. Pliers
18. Polycarbonate plastic
19. Odometer
20. Oil pressure gauge
21. Tachometer
22. Battery gauge
23. Speedometer
24. Temperature gauge
25. Turn signal
Key Words for the Test

26. Fuel gauge

27. Exhaust manifold
28. Catalytic converter
29. Middle piper
30. Resonator
31. Muffler