Vehicles

Study and practice

ЩStudy the words for the parts of the car illustrated below. Then test yourself by covering the words and trying to recall them.

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1 engine

2fan belt

3carburettor

4battery

5distributor

6dipstick

7radiator

8(sparking) plugs

Fill each gap in the sentences below with one of the words you see illustrated above. 1 It won't start; either the ... is flat, or the ... are dirty.

2It's got a nice spacious ... for your luggage, all-weather ... to reduce the risk of skidding in wet weather, and a ... showing you everything from the time you've been travelling to the ... you should be in at any given moment.

3Fortunately the ... wasn't damaged when he drove into the back of me, but the ... is quite badly bent.

4The first thing you do for an emergency stop is take your foot off the ... and press both feet down on the ... and the ....

5Ifyou have the ... out for too long, the ... will be flooded with petrol.

Draw your own pictures with parts of the car missing or in the wrong place. Write under each picture what is wrong with it and how it should be drawn, or ask a partner to explain this to you.

Would you prefer to travel by bicycle? Take a look at the parts of the bike shown here; then test yourself by covering the words.

1 handlebars

2bell

3pedals

4mudguard

5tyre

6valve

7chain

8saddle

9crossbar 10 spokes

11 inner tube

12 pump

See if you can explain the difference between the following types of vehicle.

1a tandem, a normal bicycle

2a wheelchair, a push-chair

3a scooter, a moped

4a trolley, a pram

5a sleigh, a toboggan

6an estate car, a hatchback

7a tricycle, a three-wheeler

8a lorry, a truck, a van

9a bus, a tram, a coach

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Reading

Now read this advertisement.

PAN-ANGLO RAIL

We've come a long way since John and Mary were here!

TODAY WE OFFER YOU:

INTER-CITY SERVICES AT REGULAR INTERVALS

HIGH-SPEED LOCOMOTIVES

UP-TO-DATE CARRIAGES

LUXURIOUS COMPARTMENTS

BUFFET CARS RESTAURANT CARS

PLUS:

EFFICIENT FREIGHT SERVICES IN PLACE OF THE OLD GOODS TRAINS

COMPUTERIZED CO-ORDINATION IN PLACE OF OLD SIGNAL BOXES

A VAST NETWORK OF UNDERGROUND TRAINS

REGULAR CONNECTIONS TO ALL MAJOR STATIONS

Oh yes, we've come a long way since John and Mary were here!

Practice 1

[1]Write an angry letter to Pan-Anglo Rail. Compare what they say in their advertisement with what you personally experienced during an unbelievably

unpleasant journey.

[2]Do you agree that the vehicles on this and the next page are in the right order to show how dangerous they are? Write or say what you think.

racing car

motorcycle (motorbike) juggernaut

motorbike and sidecar sports car

(touring) caravan car with trailer police car hearse

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ambulance

saloon car steamroller

taxi(cab) tractor milk float

horse and cart invalid car

[3] Note the parts of the strange-looking boat — or is it a ship? - below. Then draw three different kinds of boat and label each drawing.

1 oars

2rudder

3mast

4sail

5deck

6hull

7keel

8funnel

9porthole 10 cabin

11port

12starboard

13stern

14bow

15propeller

Quizl

Match each of the vessels below with a definition.

1Коп-tiki was a famous one.

2Some people like to make their home in one.

3One might be transporting coal up or down the Rhine. 4 Noah would have had problems without one.

5A small boat, often made of rubber.

6 Full of brave men who go out to sea in all sorts of weather to help other people.

7A fishing boat that drags a net along the sea bed.

8A participant perhaps in a sailing race or regatta.

9A boat to carry people and their things from one point to another - and back. 10 Didn't they used to travel down the Mississippi in one of these?

11 The Spanish Armada was composed of a number of these. 12 The QE2 is one.

13 An English form of gondola - propelled by a pole.

14The river police might chase a suspect in one.

15A Red Indian would have felt at home in one.

16This one will take part in a very fast race.

17You won't get far without oars in this one.

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18A stationary vessel that will guide and direct others.

19You won't see it very often but it might see you through its periscope.

20A little boat that will pull a much bigger one.

Serious mariners might make a note of any further marine vocabulary here:

Study

Try to learn any of the words below that you feel might be useful in a future flying career.

Quiz 2

Cover the right-hand column and try this little quiz. On your own or in teams, see if you can guess the year when these flying objects first appeared in the sky. (One point for the team nearest the actual date.)

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Add here any other words you meet concerning aeroplanes.

Practice 2

Talk in small groups about the following:

1 cars you (or your parents) have had and how good they were.

2tips you know about how to run your car as economically as possible.

2unpleasant journeys you have had by land, sea or air.

3the problems for cyclists on the roads and what can be done about them.

4airport and aeroplane security: can it be achieved?

Act out the following situations with a partner.

1 have a conversation in which one of you is a customer and the other a car salesman pointing out all the good things about his/her product(s).

2 give the other his/her first driving lesson, pointing out where everything is in the car and what it does.

Explain in detail:

1 how to mend a puncture on a bicycle.

2 how to change a wheel on a car.

Write a long list of things not working properly in your car for the mechanic to have a look at during its service.

Write a paragraph from a leaflet advertising your company's latest car, motorbike or bicycle.

Write the script for a commercial advertising your company's airline or cross-channel ferry service.

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