15. Match the verbs with the antonyms.

1) work	5) stand	a) prevent	e) walk
2) remain	6) call	b) lie	f) leave
3) eliminate	7) develop	c) idle	g) receive
4) transmit	8) drive	d) attract	h) name

16. Fill in the correct prepositions.

1. The shaft must be equipped ___ several universal joints.

2. A sliding, or telescoping, joint also is used ___ drive shafts.

3. Vibration and whip ___ the shaft ___ it turns are limited ___ two centre bearings

4. The rear end ___ the drive shaft leads ___ a bulge ___ the rear-axle housing

5. The differential applies power ___ the wheels while they turn ___ curves.

6. The under portion ___ an automobile is called the chassis.

7. The chassis consists ___ the frame, springs, shock absorbers, axles, brakes, wheels, tires, and steering mechanism.

Additional Activities

17. Read the text “My Favourite Car.” Copy out adjectives from the text. Use the adjectives to describe the favourite car of your own.

My Favourite Car

The Citroën is my favourite car for many reasons. First of all, this car is the most beautiful car of all because it is shinier and more colourful than the others.

It looks better than other cars because it has sleek lines. Not only that, the Citroën is faster than most other cars. It is also the best car for winning a race. In addition, it is one of the strongest French cars. It is less dangerous than other cars because it has harder metal on the outside and its engine is the most powerful of all.

To conclude, there are many cars on the road, but the best one of all is the Citroën.

18. Grammar Revision. “There + be.” Translate the sentences.

1. There are two types of engine.

2. There are petrol engines as well as diesel engines.

3. There are spark plugs in all petrol engines. Diesel engines do not have spark plugs. They have fuel injectors.

4. There are always valves in 4-stroke diesel engines.

5. There are no valves in 2-stroke petrol engines.

6. There is no oil sump in 2-stroke engines. There is oil in the fuel.

7. The 4-sroke engines have an oil sump. There is no oil in the fuel.

8. There are different metals in cars and machines.

9. There are about eighty metals most of which occur as compounds in ores.

10. There are many cars in Minsk streets.

19. Motor Fun.

A . Don’t Press the Accelerator

A boy listens to his sister playing the piano.

“How do you like my playing?” asks his sister.

“Not bad,” answers the boy, “but you press the accelerator too often,” and he points at the pedal of the piano.

Choose the best translation for the word “accelerator”:

a) ускоритель,

b) катализатор,

c) педаль газа

B. She Has No Licence

“Have you got the licence?” asked the police patrol driver.

“Don’t be funny, officer!” replied the woman-motorist who had just hit a lamp-post. “Who would give me a licence the way I drive?”

20. Test Yourself IV (Psychological Aspect). Read the fragment of a novel “Very Far Away from Anywhere Else” by an American writer Ursula K. Le Guin. Copy out the active words you recognize without a dictionary. Explain their meanings. Could you imagine yourself in the boy’s place? Discuss it with your group-mate.

Owen Thomas Griffiths took a bus because it was raining so hard when he got out of school.

“There was only one seat left. I sat down and tried to get the back of my neck away from my collar, which had gotten wet while I waited at the bus stop and felt like the Icy Hand of Death. And I sat there and felt guilty. About taking the bus.

Guilty about taking the bus. About taking the bus. Listen, the really terrible thing about being young is the triviality.

The reason I felt guilty about taking the bus is this. It was five days since my birthday, right? For my birthday my father had given me a present. A really fantastic present. It was unbelievable. He must have planned it and saved for it for years, literally. He had it there waiting when I got home from school. It was parked in front of the house, but I didn’t even notice it. He kept hinting, but I didn’t get the hints. Finally he had to take me out and show it to me. When He gave me the keys, his face got all twisted up as if he felt like crying with pride and pleasure.

It was a car, of course. I won’t say the brand name because I think there’s enough advertising around already. It was a new car. Clock, radio, all the extras. It took him an hour to show me all the extras.

I had learned to drive, and got my licence in October. It seemed useful, if there was an emergency; and I could do some errands for my mother and get off by myself that way. She had a car, my father had a car, now I had a car. Three people, three cars. Only the thing was, I didn’t want a car.

What did the thing cost? I didn’t ask, but it was at least three thousands dollars.”

(to be continued)

21. Try it. How Words Work…

A. Pronounce the derived words correctly.

1. B-u-s: bearing – uncouple – steering

2. B-r-a-n-d: brake – rough country – alter – name – differential

3. C-l-u-t-c-h: converter – lever – useful – transmission – curve – hump