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TECHNICAL ENGLISH FOR MECHANICS

Lic. Lily Ana Ardaya Cabello


NAME& LASTENGLISH
TECHNICAL NAME………………………………………….
NAME & LAST NAME:………………………………….
SEMESTER …………………………….DATE:………
CAREER…………………………..

USEFUL PHRASES

What does ………..mean in Spanish? ¿Qué significa…………….en español?

Can you explain it again? ¿Puede explicar de nuevo?

Can you repeat that please? ¿Puede repetirlo por favor?

How do you spell………..? ¿Cómo se deletrea………….?

What do we have to do? ¿Que tenemos que hacer?

How is this word pronounced? ¿Cómo se pronuncia esta palabra?

Can you help me please? ¿Puede ayudarme por favor?

I don´t understand No entiendo

How do you say………….in English? ¿Cómo se dice…………….en Ingles?

What page are we on? ¿En qué página estamos?

What’s the homework? ¿Cuál es la tarea?

Do we have to write this down? ¿Tenemos que escribir esto?

May I go to the toilet? ¿Puedo ir al baño?

May I go to the board? ¿Puedo pasar a la pizarra?

Can I answer? ¿Puedo responder?

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Unit 1
1. - Basic
Check Up
Use the words in the box to complete the dialogues
What’s where What I’m is are I’m

1. A: Hi……………Kaito.
B: Hello, My name …………….Pedro.
A: Nice to meet you.
2. A: Hello………………are you from?
B: I’m from Japan. …………….your name?
A: I’m Hans. Pleased to meet you
3. A: Good to meet you. ………….you from Poland.
B: No ……………from Russia. ……………your name?
A: I’m Danielle.

2. Use the words to complete the orders


Right down
 Stand……………………
 Write………………….. Your name
 Turn……………………
your book Up
 Close ………………….
 Sit……………………… in Your hand
 Raise………………….
 Come …………………
3. write the words in the correct column
Adapter antenna bolts cable chisel nuts plug
saw screwdriver screws spanner washers
Tools Electricals Fixing

Adapter

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Write 10 affirmative sentences.


Write 10 negative sentences.
Write your own presentation

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WORD LIST

NOUN
Brake line Brake pad Brake pedal
Cable Caliper Disk (brake)
Drum (brake) Fluid level Handbrake
Hydraulic fluid Indicator Master Cylinder
Piston Reservoir Sensor
Steering wheel Torque Windscreen

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Vocabulary

MACHINIST VICE BOLTS RASP MULTIMETER

NEEDLE NOSE PLIER


DRILL BITS DRILL
JACK

PIPE WRENCH PLIERS END WRENCH WELDING MACHINE


ADJUSTABLE PIPE WRENCH

COMBINATION PLIER CUTTER PLIER PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER FLAT SCREWDRIVER

CALIPER
HAMMER

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Match items 1-10 with the right words. Then match items 11-
20
1. Gal a) amp …………
2. € b) angle/degree………….
3. kg c) Celsius……………..
4. A d) Euro…………..
5. In e) foot…………….
6. ft f) gallon……………
7. Km g) gram…………
8. ° h) inch…………
9. G i) kilogram…………..
10. C j) kilometre…………….
11. + k) kilometres per hour………..
12. M l) kilowatt……………..
13. KW m) litre……………
14. V n) metre………….
15. Kph o) negative…………
16. Rpm p) positive……….
17. W q) pound…………….
18. L r) revolutions per minute…………..
19. £ s) volt………………
20. - t) watt…………….

Mr. Martin is buying a car. Listen and write down the facts
about the car.

1. Kilometres: 120.000 km
2. Engine temperature:_______° Celcius.
3. Petrol tank:________litres.
4. Engine speed:______rpm
5. Top speed:_________kph
6. Price: _________€.

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Months of the year

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WORD LIST

NOUN NOUN PHRASES


Adapter Amp Excuse me
antenna Angle
bolt Celsius Hello
Cable Degree
chisel Euro Good to meet you
nut Foot

plug Gallon Nice to meet you


saw Gram

screw Inch Please to meet you


washer Kilogram

counter Kilometer

model Kilometres per hour VERBS


platform Kilowatt Listen
spanner Litre Lower
first name Metre Pick up
surname Pound Put down

initial Revolutions per minute Raise


Volt Read
Watt Say

Sit

Stand

Start

Stop

Write

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1. Make up answer to these questions. Use words from


column 2 of the word list.
 How heavy is it? 425 grams
¿ Cuan pesado es esto?
 How hot is it?__________________
¿cuan caliente esta?
 How long is it?__________________
¿cuan largo es esto?
 How far is it to Brazil?_______________
¿cuan lejos es Brasil?
 How fast is the car travelling?______________
¿ cuan rapido esta el auto viajando?
 How fast is the engine turning?______________
¿ cuan rapido el motor funciona?
 How much petrol is in the tank?________________
¿cuanto petroleo entra en un tanque?
 What’s the price of the car?_______________
¿ cual es el precio de un auto?
 How do you write 225 V in words?_______________
¿ como se escribe 225 V en palabras?
1. Match the opposites
Pick up raise read say stand start
Listen lower put down sit stop write
Example: stand ≠ sit

2. Try this quizz. Choose the correct answer

1. The TV is a) on b)off
2. The doors are a) closed b)open
3. Turn a)left b) right
4. Go a) in b) out
5. Drive a) up b) down
6. The hammer is a)in the box b) on the box c) under the box

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Match the pictures with the words in the box

Adapter antenna bolts cable chisel nuts


plug saw screws screwdriver spanner washers

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Unit 2
Naming
1. – Work in pairs. Label the diagram with the words in
the box
Axle deck nose plate tail truck wheel

What’s this called?= what is it?

This (singular) these (plural) that (singular) those (plural)

What´s this called? It is called a…………….


What are these called? They are called …………………
What´s that called? It is called a ……………
What are those called? They are called……………….

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Complete the dialogue with these words


It´s that these They´re this those
1. What´s……………………………called in English?
……………………………..called a screw.
2. What´s …………………………called?
………………………………called a motorbike
3. What are …………………………….called in English?
………………………………..called bolts
4. What are………………………….called?
………………………..called antennas.

Repeat and listen


Nails…….bolts………….nuts…………….spanner………….washers…………..staples…………
screws………screwdriver………….

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Write sentences for the pictures

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Use the words in the box to correct sentences


Bolts nails nuts screw screwdriver spanner staple washers

Assembling
How do you need to change a car wheel? You need:

Complete the instructions for the pictures, using the verbs

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Loosen lower put on raise take off tighten


1. _____________the car with the jack
2. ____________all the nuts with the box spanner
3. ___________all the nuts
4. _________the wheel__________the axle
5. _________the spare wheel_________the axle
6. __________all the nuts
7. __________all the nuts with the box spanner
8. _________the car

Write the dialogue lines in the right order

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WORD LIST

NOUN NOUN verbs


Axel Bolt Assemble

Deck Hammer Pull

Helmet Lever Push

Nose Nail Loosen

Pad Nut Take

Plate Screw Put

Tail Screwdriver Tighten

Truck Spanner Use

Wheel Staple adjectives


Washer Large

Medium

Small

1. Spelling: there are eight words in the word list with double
letters. Write them here.
Wheel________________________________________________
2. Vocabulary groups: write the words in column 2 on the correct
line
Tools: hammer__________________________________________
Things:_______________________________________________
3. Complete the instructions for skateboarding with words from the
box.
Loosen push put take tighten
Before skateboarding
___________on the helmet

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___________it down onto your head


___________the helmet strap
___________on the pads
___________the pads
After skateboarding
_________the pads and________them off
_________the helmet strap and_______off the helmet.

Work in pairs. Make dialogues with your partner

1. Bolts/10 mm/50 Example:


2. Washers/M6/60 Customer: I need some bolts, please.
3. Screws/24 mm/100 Shopkeeper: What size?
4. Nuts/36 mm/75 Customer: 10 mm
5. Bolts/ M16/60 Shopkeeper: How many?
6. Nails/30 mil/80 Customer: Fifty, please

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Unit 3
1. Listen and complete Tools

2. Listen and complete the dialogue


Do does doesn’t have
A: Do you (1)_________________a multi tool?
B: Yes, I (2)________________
A: Does the multi tool (3)_____________a hammer?
B: Yes, it (4)______________
A: Does it (5)________________a pair of scissors?
B: No, it (6)__________________

3. Listen and translate


A pair of pliers a pair of scissors a blade
A can opener a bottle opener a screwdriver

4. Work in pairs. Write new dialogues


A: Does Pedro have a multi Tool? Bob/you/we
B: Yes, he does he/I/we
A: Does it have a ruler? Chisel/ saw/spanner/screwdriver
B: No it doesn’t yes/no
A: Does it have a pair of pliers? Hammer/scissors/opener/blade
B: Yes it does no/yes

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5. Functions
Match the words with the pictures.
Mains electricity + AC adapter…………..
Solar Power………..Dynamo………..Batteries………

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Vocabulary
Alarm antenna clock compass
Handle thermometer torch

Match the parts with their function

Part Function
1. Thermometer a) shine a light
2. Compass b) make electricity
3. Torch c) turn the dynamo
4. Clock d) tell the time
5. Alarm e) find North
6. Solar panel f) receive radio signals
7. Handle g) measure temperature
8. Antenna h) make a loud noise

Match the pictures with the verbs


Cut……. drive in…….. Grip……. Loosen………tighten……….

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Make sentences
A spanner Nails
Pliers Bolts and wire
A screwdriver Cut(s) Nuts and bolts
A chisel Grip(s) Paper and string
Scissors Drive(s) in Screws
A saw Tighten(s) and loosen(s) Wood
Hammers Wood and metal

1………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

2………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

3………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

4……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

5………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

6……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

7……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Complete the crossword

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Match the word halves and write the words next to the
explanations

1. This makes electricity. Generator


2. This shows the North. __________________
3. This stores electricity __________________
4. An AC ______________ changes AC to DC
5. This receives radio signal. _____________
6. A solar panel changes sunlight into __________
7. You can measure _____________in Fahrenheit and Celsius.
8. You turn this round with your hand. ___________
9. This measures temperature. _____________
10. This turns and makes electricity._________________

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Unit 4
Complete
Movement
button display key lever pedal slider switch

wheel

Put a/an/some/a pair of

To buy

_______printer ________ac adapter _______speaker ________keyboard

_______headphones _________earphones ______nuts ________pliers

VOCABULARY

Backwards down forwards sideways up

Vertical line horizontal line diagonal line

Straight up/vertical up diagonally up

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Read the passage

Passenger planes can fly forwards, and can turn to the left and to the right. But they
cannot fly backwards or sideways. They can fly diagonally up and down, but they
cannot fly straight up or straight down.

Helicopters can fly forwards, straight up and down, sideways and backwards. Planes
and helicopters can both rotate. Planes and helicopters can rotate on their horizontal
axis. Helicopters can also rotate on their vertical axis

Complete the sentences with can or can’t.

1. A helicopter __________fly sideways, but a plane ______________


2. A plane _____________fly sideways, but it ____________fly forwards.
3. A plane ____________fly straight up, but a helicopter_________
4. A plane ____________fly straight up, but it ________fly diagonally

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Write sentences using when, you, the.

1. Pull gear lever to ¨R¨ car reverses


When you pull the gear lever ¨R¨, the car reverses.
2. Pull gear lever to ¨D¨ car moves forwards
______________________________________
3. Press accelerator car goes faster
______________________________________
4. Press brake pedal a little car goes slower
______________________________________
5. Turn steering wheel to the right car turns right
______________________________________
6. Turn steering wheel to the left car turns left
______________________________________
7. Press brake pedal car stops
______________________________________

Complete the text about the robot arm with the words in the
box

Can can’t has is isn’t

The robot arm (1)________like a human arm. It (2)______a


¨wrist¨, an elbow and a shoulder.

The wrist (3)_______like the human wrist. It (4)_______three


movements. It (5)_______rotate. It (6)______move from side to
side. It (7)_______move up and down.

The elbow (8)_______like the human elbow. It (9)_______one movement. It


(10)_______move up and down.

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The shoulder (11)________like the human shoulder, because it only


(12)______two movements. It (13)_______rotate and it (14)________move up
and down. But it (15)______ move sideways.

Find letters in the diagram (A-D) for each sentence. Use the
phases from the box to complete the sentences.

Descend up and down forwards and backwards rotate

diagonal or horizontal

1. ( ) the crane can move_____________on its wheels.


2. ( )the top part of the crane can ___________through 360°
3. ( ) the arm of the crane can ascend and ___________through 90°, it can
be in a vertical,_______________position.
4. ( ) the hook below the end of the arm can go ___________

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Label the diagram with the words in the box


Bottom hose engine radiator thermostat top hose water pump
Car cooling system
The engine drives the water pump and the
pump pushes cool water around the engine.
This cools the engine. At the same time, the
water becomes hot. The water in a hot engine
is normally around 110° C.
The hot water then passes through the
thermostat. This controls the temperature of
the engine. From the thermostat it flows
through the top hose into the radiator. Here,
a fan cool water sinks to the bottom of the
radiator. The cool water then leaves the
radiator, it flows along the bottom hose,
passes through the pump and enters the
engine again
Make true sentences
1. The water pump control(s) the radiator to the engine.
2. The thermostat connect(s) air onto the radiator.
3. The two hoses push(es) the hot water from the engine
4. The radiator cool(s) water around the engine
5. The fan blades flow(s) to the bottom of the radiator
6. Cool water rise(s) the temperature of the water.
7. Hot water sink(s) through the two hoses.
8. Water blow(s) to the top of the engine.

1. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
6. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
7. …………………………………………………………………………………………………….
8. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..

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Glossary
1. Absorber 42. Compartment
2. Accelerator 43. Compressor
3. Accessory 44. Cone
4. Accumulator 45. Connection
5. Adapter 46. Connector
6. Adhesive 47. Console
7. Air 48. Control
8. Air cleaner 49. Conversion
9. Air system 50. Converter
10. Alarm 51. Cooler
11. Alternator 52. Coupling
12. Angle 53. Crankshaft
13. Antifreeze 54. Cross union
14. Arm 55. Crossbar
15. Armature 56. Cylinder
16. Battery 57. Cylinder head
17. Bearing 58. Damper
18. Bearing balls 59. Dash
19. Bell crank 60. Dimmer
20. Blade 61. Diode
21. Blower 62. Disposable
22. Bolt 63. Door
23. Bracket 64. Dozer
24. Brake 65. Drill
25. Bulb 66. Element
26. Bulldozer 67. Engine
27. Cab 68. Engine arrangement
28. Cable 69. Exhaust pipe
29. Cam 70. Fan
30. Camshaft 71. Fender
31. Carburetor 72. Filter
32. Carcass 73. Floor
33. Center 74. Floor mat
34. Chain 75. Flywheel
35. Chamber 76. Fuel pump
36. Chassis 77. Fuel system
37. Check valve 78. Fuel tank
38. Circuit 79. Fuse
39. Cleaner 80.Gear
40. Clutch 81. Gear box
41. Coil 82. Gear pump

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83. Generator 121. Reducer


84. Glass 122. Rivet
85. Grommet 123. Screw
86. Head lamp 124. Seat
87. Horn 125. Sensor
88. Instruction 126. Separator
89. Intake 127. Service
90. Knuckle 128. Shock absorber
91. Hose 129. Silicone
92. Hydraulic 130. Spare
93. Insert 131. Spark plug
94. Installation 132. Speedometer
95. Lever 133. Spring
96. Lighting system 134. Starter
97. Lubricant 135. Steering
98. Maintenance 136. Storage
99. Mechanism 137. Tachometer
100. Modification 138. Tank
101. Nameplate 139. Temperature
102. Nut 140. Tester
103. Nut wing 141. Thread
104. Oil 142. Tire
105. Oil pump 143. Transistor
106. Oil system 144. Truck
107. Oiler 145. Turbine
108. Pedal 146. Valve
109. Performance 147. Visor
110. Pinion 148. Volt
111. Pipe 149. Washer
112. Piston 150. Water pump
113. Pointer 151. Weld
114. Power 152. Wheel
115. Pre chamber 153. Window
116. Protection 154. Windshield
117. Pulley 155. Wiper
118. Pump 156. Wire
119. Rack 157. Wire diagram
120. Ratchet

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