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Inglés Mecánica I
Under the Hood
I. Label the different parts of the engine below.

6 7
8

9
3 5
10

13
2 11
14 12

Steering column - Gearbox - Handbrake - Disc brake - Half shaft - Propeller shaft - Clutch - Brake
pipes - Piston - Differential - Drum Brake - Crankshaft - Engine - Gearstick

1. ____________________ 8. ____________________

2. ____________________ 9. ____________________

3. ____________________ 10. ____________________

4. ____________________ 11. ____________________

5. ____________________ 12. ____________________

6. ____________________ 13. ____________________

7. ____________________ 14. ____________________


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II. Match the following descriptions with the correspondent vocabulary from
exercise I.

1. A shaft having one or more cranks, especially the main

shaft of an internal-combustion engine to which the
connecting rods are attached. _____________

2. A type of brake that uses calipers to squeeze pairs of pads

against a disc to create friction.
_____________

3. Part of a powertrain and car, the device that allows each of

the driving wheels to rotate at different speeds.
_____________

4. A device to transfer force from expanding gas in the

cylinder to the crankshaft.
_____________

5. A shaft that transmits power from the transmission to the

rear axle of an automotive vehicle.
_____________

6. A brake that operates by the friction of usually a pair of

shoes pressing against the inner surface of the cylinder of a
rotating drum. _____________

7. An assembly of parts including the speed-changing gears

and the driveshaft by which the power is transmitted from an
engine to a live axle. _____________

8. The main pipe of a pressure brake system extending the

entire length of the train and connecting the manual and the
automatic devices. _____________

9. A mechanism for converting any of various forms of energy

into mechanical force and motion.
_____________

10. An emergency brake operated by a hand lever.

_____________
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III. Complete the sentences with words from exercise 1

1. Shift some more times, so you can feel how the _______________________ is

working.

2. The _______________________ in high-performance car engines needs to be carefully

balanced so that it does not cause excessive vibrations.

3. Older cars had _______________________ in the four wheels.

4. I’m turning the steering wheel but the wheels are not moving. There must be a

problem with the _______________________.

5. The _______________________ helps the wheels to turn at different speeds when

going around corners.

6. I think the _______________________ is a little bit tight, so you can’t shift properly.

7. Most high performance cars use _______________________ in the front and rear

wheels.

8. Before you press the accelerator, lower the _______________________ to let the

wheels to roll.

9. The _______________________ compresses the air and the fuel inside the cylinders.

10. We will have to change the _______________________ completely, the brakes are not

working normally.

IV. Translate 5 sentences of your choice from exercise III into Spanish.

1. ____________________________________________________________________________

2. ____________________________________________________________________________

3. ____________________________________________________________________________

4. ____________________________________________________________________________

5. ____________________________________________________________________________

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V. On the dictionary, find the proper meaning of the words from exercise 1.

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