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UNIT 2
Lecturer: Lang Van Thang
ENGLISH FOR AUTOMOBILE
ENGINEERING
VEHICLE COMPONENTS
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Presentation

Petrol engine
Petrol engine
Manual
Manual Alternators
Alternators
Gearboxes
Automatic
Automatic
Engines
Diesel engine
Diesel engine
Generator
Dynamo
Dynamo
Read the text and label the following diagrams:
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6
5
4
3
2 1
Sill
Headlight
Indicator
Wing
Wheel arch
Front bumper
Tire
Wheel trim
Petrol cap/flap
Sunroof
Roof

Windscreen
Windscreen wiper

Bonnet
Logo
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Practice 1b
Aerial ['eəriəl]
Badge [bæd ] ʒ
Exhaust pipe [ig'z :st'paip]ɔ
Rear bumper [riə 'b mpə]ʌ
Door


Side window
Wing mirror
24
Exhaust pipe
25
Rear light
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a) What is the part/ item to take out
water on the windscreen of a car?
b) What is the part at the top of a car?
c) What protects from the wind?
d) What covers the car engine?
e) Where can you put your suitcases/
luggage in the car?
f) What helps the driver see that the
front car is turning left or right?
g) What can you see on a car so that you
know where you sign the car?
Answer the following questions:
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h) What lets some air into the car?
i) What can you open and close on a
car?
j) What can absorb small impacts
from the rear of your car?
k) What is the part/ item on a car to
help you see everything clearly

Rear-view mirrorHands-free telephone
Brake pedal
Gear stickGlove compartment
Door handle
Hand brake
Ignition
Ashtray
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Practice 5
clutch [kl t∫]ʌ
Accelerator [ək'seləreitə]
Absorb [əb's :b] ɔ
Crankshaft ['krænk∫ :ft]ɑ
clutch pedal [kl t∫ 'pedl]ʌ
Hand brake [hænd breik]
Brake pedal
Gear-stick ['giəstik]
Disc type
Steering arm
Drum type
Final drive/differential
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Practice 5