ENGLISH FOR

AUTOMOTIVE
MECHANICAL
STUDENTS

By: Edgard Rene Ramos Curasi

UNIT 7
1 COMPLETE THE SPECIFICATION, USING THE
INFORMATION IN THE DIAGRAM.

SPECIFICATION

Length: 4.8 m
Width: 2.0 m
Height: 1.9 m
Wheelbase (length): 2.9 m
Clearance (height): 0.41 m —SOMEONE FAMOUS
Fuel tank capacity: 82 l
Engine capacity: 2720 cc
Weight: 2494 kg
Max. wading depth: 0.6 m
 2 WRITE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ABOUT THE VEHICLE IN 1.

1 A: (wide) How wide is the vehicle?

B: It’s 2 metres wide.
6 A: (heavy) How heavy is the vehicle?
2 A: (Long) How long is the vehicle? B: It’s 2494 kilograms.
B: It’s 4.8 metres long.
7 A: What’s the capacity of the fuel
3 A: (high) How high is the vehicle? tank?
B: It’s 1.9 metres high. B: 82 litres.
4 A: (long/wheelbase) How long is the
8 A: What’s the capacity of the engine?
wheelbase?
B: 2720 cc.
B: It’s 2.9 metres long.

5 A: (high/clearance) How high is the 9 A: Can it drive through water?

clearance? B: (up to 0.6metres deep)
B: It’s 0.41 metres high. Yes, it can drive through water up to 0.6
metres deep.
 3 COMPLETE THE DIALOGUE WITH WORDS FROM THE BOX
AND INFORMATION FROM THE TABLE. USE SOME WORDS
MORE THAN ONCE.
A: Do you have (1) any anti-freeze?
B: Certainly. (2) How much do you need?
A: I need (3) 80 1-litre bottles, please. And I need some wiper blades
B: OK. (4) how many do you need, and (5) what kind?
A: I need (6) 10 packets of rear windscreen wiper blades.
B: Anything else?
A: Yes, I need (7) some distilled water.
B: (8) How much do you need? It comes in 2-litre bottles.
A: I’ll take (9) 40 litres , please.
B: Anything else?
A: Yes. Do you have (10) any superglue?
B: Of course. How (11) much do you need?
A: (12) 15 tubes , please. And I need (13) some light bulbs.
B: (14) What kind of light bulbs, and (15) what kind of fitting?
A: Side light bulbs with a screw-in fitting. I’ll take (16) 20 packets
B: Anything else?
A: Yes. Do you have (17) any grease?
B: Yes. (18) What kind ? General purpose grease?
A: Yes, that will be fine.
B: We have large and small tins. (19) What size ?
A: I’ll take (20) 5 large tins , please. And that’s the lot.
4 Read the information about a new car factory. Use the words in the box. Add any other words.
Then write the questions.
1 How much will the new factory cost ?
The new factory will cost over $2 billion.

2 How large will the roof of the factory be?

The roof of the factory will be over 42,000 square metres in area

3 How heavy will the factory roof be?

The factory roof will weigh under 75 kg per square metre.

4 What will cool and heat the air in the factory?

A large tank of water will cool the air in the factory by day and warm it by night.

5 How often will the AC system replace all the air inside the factory?
The AC system will replace all the air every 30 minutes.

6 How many skylights will there be in the roof of the factory ?

There will be 10 huge skylights and 36 smaller ones in the roof of the factory

7 When will the new factory be ready?

The new factory will be ready at the end of the year.

8 When will the public be able to visit the factory?

The public will be able to visit the factory around March next year.

9 the factory be open all the year round?

No. It will be closed at weekends and also in August for the annual factory shutdown
 5 Write the meanings of these words and phrases in your own
language.
NOUNS NOUN PHRASES
AC (air conditioning) : aire acondicionado
antifreeze : anticongelante distilled wáter : agua destilada
Capacity : Capacidad side light bulb : bombilla lateral
Clearance : Liquidación wading depth : profundidad de vadeo
Glue : Pegamento wiper blade : escobilla de
Grease : Grasa limpiaparabrisas
Height : Altura
Length : Longitud ADJECTIVE
Packet : Paquete screw-in : atornillar
Shutdown : Apagar
skylight : claraboya
Superglue : Super pegamento
Tin : Estaño
Tube : Tubo
Weight : Peso
Wheelbase : Distancia entre ejes
Width : Anchura
THANKS!