AVALIAÇÃO FORMATIVA 1&2

I - A. READING AND COMPREHENSION

Suspension Systems
[1] The suspension system of a car has two main functions. [2] Firstly it must keep all
four road wheels in contact with the road, so that steering, braking and the transmission drive can
operate properly. [3] Secondly, the suspension system must offer passengers maximum comfort.
[4] The two functions are never quite compatible, so engineers always make a compromise. [5]
The main suspension components in modern cars are leaf springs, coil springs, wishbones,
torsion bars, shock absorbers and McPherson struts. [6] Leaf springs are leaves of tempered steel
clamped together and fastened to the chassis by a shackle at one end, a pivot at the other. [7] Coil
springs are often used together with wishbones to give independent front suspension. [8]
McPherson struts also offer independent front suspension. [9] They use a coil spring together
with a shock absorber. [10] The spring absorbs bumps, while the shock absorber dampens
(stabilizes) up and down bouncing. [11] A torsion bar is springy steel which absorbs bumps by
twisting and untwisting. [12] Torsion bars are often part of the front-end suspension unit.

Now decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
1. The suspension system of a car has three main functions. _______
2. The suspension system must offer passengers maximum comfort._______
3. The main suspension components in modern cars are leaf springs, coil springs, wishbones,
torsion bars and shock absorbers. ______
4. Leaf springs are leaves of trees clamped together and fastened to the chassis by a shackle at
one end, a pivot at the other._______
5. McPherson struts use a coil spring together with a shock absorber._____
6. A torsion bar is springy steel which absorbs bumps by twisting and untwisting. _______

Answer the questions

1. What is one function of a car's suspension system?
______________________________________________________________________________
2. What is a second function of a car's suspension system?
______________________________________________________________________________
3. Make a list of suspension components.
____________________________________________________________________________________
4. What is special about the steel in leaf springs?
____________________________________________________________________________________
5. Where are coil springs often used?
______________________________________________________________________________
6. What are the main components of a McPherson strut?
____________________________________________________________________________________
7. How exactly does a shock-absorber work?
______________________________________________________________________________
8. How exactly does a torsion bar work?
____________________________________________________________________________________

B. VOCABULARY.
Find the meaning of these words and expression in the text.
1. The system of springs and shock absorbers by which a vehicle is supported on its wheels
____________________
2. A circular object that revolves on an axle, fixed below a vehicle to enable it to move over the
ground or forming part of a machine ___________________________
3. The mechanism by which power is transmitted from an engine to the axle in a motor vehicle
_____________________
4. A device for absorbing jolts and vibrations, especially on a vehicle ____________________

II. LANGUAGE USE

A. Simple Present / Present Continuous
1. I read / am reading a book about astrology.
2. My brother reads / is reading a lot of books every year.
3. Nurses look / are looking after patients in hospital.
4. We go / are going to a party on Saturday evening.
5. Annie comes / is coming from Ireland. She comes / is coming for dinner tonight.
6. My brother speaks / is speaking to a stranger who wears / is wearing a blue coat.
7. ‘Do you want / Are you wanting to go out tonight?’ ‘I think / am thinking of going to the theatre.
8. ‘Mutumbela Gogo puts / is putting back to stage one of their best plays.’
‘All right, then I go / am going with you.’
B. Simple Past / Past Continuous
1. I _____________________(meet) an old friend while I ___________________ (do) the shopping.
2. I _________________(pay) for my things when I __________________ (hear) someone call my name.
3. I _______________________(turn) round and _______________________(see) Gregory.
4. He ____________________________(wear) a dark blue jacket.
5. We _________________(decide) to have a cup of coffee, and while we __________________ (have) a
drink, a waiter __________________(drop) a pile of plates.
6. While the waiter ____________________(pick up) the broken plates, he _____________(cut) his
finger.

C. Future Forms: will and going to

1. A: ‘Mary is pregnant. She will have /is going to have a baby’.
B: ‘Is she? I will buy/am going to buy her a present’.
2. A: ‘I hear that Jimmy and Janet will / are going to get married!’
B: ‘Where will they spend / are they going to spend their honeymoon?’
A: ‘Spain.’
3. A: ‘Bill is leaning Japanese because he will / is going to work in Tokyo.’
B: ‘Really? I will / am going to call him to congratulate him.’
A: ‘He will / is going to travel next week and Mary will / is going to make a farewell party.’
4. Next summer I am going to / will travel to Bahamas. I think I will / am going to stay at a Student’s
Hostel.
D. Passive/ Active Voice. Underline the correct forms.
a) Walt Disney created/was created the character Mickey Mouse sixty years ago.
b) Mickey calls/ is called ‘Topolino’ in Italian and ‘Mi Lo Shu’ in Chinese.
c) At first he called/ was called Mortimer Mouse’
d) He gave/ was given the name Mickey by Walt Disney’s wife, Lillian.
e) Disney made/ was made the first full-length cartoon, Snow White in 1937.

E. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form and match
Second Conditional
1. If I_________________(live) in the country, I____________(have) pets at home.
2. If I_______________(be) you I___________________ (look) for another job.
3. I____________________ (go) to a party if I________________( not be) so busy.

First Conditional
1. I’m sure you ____________ (enjoy) the film if you ____________ (see) it.
2. If we ____________ (leave) now, we ____________ (not be) late.
3. If we ____________ (miss) the bus, we ____________ (take) a taxi.

Zero Conditional - Match

1. If I have headache, they die.
2. I feel terrible, I usually take some aspirin.
3. If flowers do not get any water, if I don’t get 8 hours’ sleep a night.