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Automotive Industries

1 Label these vehicle parts with words from the box.


axle body bonnet boot chassis engine roof tailgate
1 2 3 4

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Saloon 5 6

Coup 7

Convertible 8

Estate car

Hatchback

Limousine

People Carrier

Four-wheel Drive

2 Match the words.


British English 1 bonnet 2 boot 3 estate 4 saloon American English a) station wagon b) hood c) sedan d) trunk
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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 engine. is a large expensive car, with a long chassis and wide body. It needs a big

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 is at the back. f) A has two or four doors. The engine is at the front and the boot (for cases) 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: Whats B: B: I think 2 A: this vehicle called in English? called a saloon. that vehicle a convertible. ? 3 A: What 4 A: What B: these called? those called axles. ? B: Theyre called wheel nuts.

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Automotive Industries
5 Study the diagram of wheels and tyres.
valve jack wheel dust cap hub cap tyre axle wheel nuts

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


Use the box spanner Use the jack Use the tyre changer Use your fingers to raise to tighten to take off or loosen or put on or lower the end of the car. the tyre. the dust cap. the wheel nuts.
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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 2 Loosen the 3 Push the 4 Take the wheel nuts off the 5 Take the wheel off the 6 Use the 7 Replace the 8 Use the 9 Switch on the . and take the tyre off the wheel. on the inside of the wheel. and put the new tyre on the wheel. . and inflate the tyre. on the valve. . Balance the wheel. . on the wheel and tighten them. on the wheel.

hub cap off the wheel.


on the wheel with a box spanner. under the car. Raise the end of the car. .

10 Use the 11 Put the 12 Put the wheel on the 13 Put the wheel on the 14 Put the 15 Lower the car and put the

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8 Write the meanings of these words and phrases in your own language.
NOUNS axle body bonnet boot hub cap chassis people carrier convertible station wagon coup wheel nut engine hatchback hood limousine roof saloon sedan tailgate trunk tyre valve vehicle NOUN PHRASES dust cap estate car four-wheel drive (4WD)

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