INGLES MECANICA

II
ENME 02
UNIT 1 : Técnicas de comprensión de lectura
del texto especializado en inglés.

Exercise 1 Match the parts with the corresponding system.

Exercise 2 Match 1 – 8 with a – h.

1 air a transmission
2 automatic b steering
3 brake c locking
4 central d tank
5 steering e pedal
6 electric f bag
7 fuel g wheel
8 power h windows

Exercise 3 Match the drawings with the corresponding text. There’s one extra text.

A. The spark plug supplies the spark that ignites the air/fuel
mixture so that combustion can occur. The spark must happen
at just the right moment for things to work properly.

1 B. The sump surrounds the crankshaft. It contains some

amount of oil, which collects in the bottom of the sump (the oil
pan).

C. The crankshaft turns the piston's up and down motion into

circular motion just like a crank on a jack-in-the-box does.

2 D. The intake and exhaust valves open at the proper time to let
in air and fuel and to let out exhaust. Note that both valves are
closed during compression and combustion so that the
combustion chamber is sealed.

3 E. The core of the engine is the cylinder, with the piston moving
up and down inside the cylinder. Most cars have more than one
cylinder (four, six and eight cylinders are common). In a multi-
cylinder engine, the cylinders usually are arranged in one of three
ways: V, in line or flat (also known as horizontally opposed or
4 boxer), as shown in the following figures.

F. Piston rings provide a sliding seal between the outer edge of

the piston and the inner edge of the cylinder.