GIM 2 MECHANICS

1)Different jobs :
A car saddler (un sellier) : he is in charge of cleaning cars
A bodyworker (un carrossier ) : he is in charge of repairing the
bodies of vehicles
The car body : la carrosserie
A vehicle safety inspector: he is in charge of inspecting the
safety of the car
A breakdown mechanic: (dépanneur ): he brings the car to the
garage in case of a car breakdown ( panne de voiture) or crash
or puncture
A puncture : un pneu crevé
A mechanic : he is in charge of fixing/ mending / repairing cars
A workshop manager (chef d’atelier ) : he is in charge of
supervising the different tasks to do
A painter
A technician : he is in charge of the electrical parts of the car . He
usually uses a tag ( une balise)
A ‘secretary : she/he answers the phone , welcomes customers
and gives appointments ( rdv)
A car-dealer : un concessionnaire auto : he / she sells cars

2) Different types of vehicles

A roadster : une décapotable
A Four- wheel drive 4X4
A Sportive Utility Vehicle : SUV
A saloon/ a sedan( US) : une berline
A utility vehicle : un utilitaire
A coach (un car de tourisme)
A minivan
A taxi / cab (US)
Small hatchback : une citadine
A company car : voiture de fonction
A pick-up
A motorbike
A no-licence car / a licence-free car : voiture sans permis
Une contravention : a ticket
The Highway Code : le Code de la route
Carte grise : car registration document
A driving licence
Insurance
V : To rent a car / N : car rental : louer une voiture

3)Elements composing a car

a hub-cap : enjoliveur

side window
tyre / tire : pneu
windscreen/ windshield
bonnet : capot

accelerator
back seat
battery
body
bonnet
boot
brake freins
brake lights
bumper pare- choc
car radio
carburettor
chassis
choke : starter
clutch : embrayage
dashboard : tableau de bord

EXERCICE VOCABULAIRE :
1) the accelerator
2)the steering wheel steering : la direction
 3)the handbrake
4)the tyre
5)the horn
6)gears
7)the windscreen
8)a car
9)a hub-cap
10) the bumper V : to bump : foncer
rubber : caoutchouc/ plastic

either … or : soit …soit

neither …. Nor : ni … ni

4)Tools used to repair a car

Cric : a tyre jack
A ramp : pont élévateur
Ecrou : a nut
Boulons : lug nuts
Bougie : sparkplug
Vis : screw
Tournevis : a screwdriver
Chalumeau : a blowpipe
Clé dynamométrique : a torque wrench
Clé plate : a spanner
Douille à cliquet : a socket
Fusible : fuse
Joint : a gasket
Marteau : a hammer
Papier à poncer : sandpaper
Ponceuse : sanding machine
Perceuse : a drill
Piston : a piston
Tire-clou : nail puller

Special Equipment :
Gloves : les gants
Safety glasses
Safety boots : chaussures de sécurité
Overalls : le bleu de travail

TEXT : CRASHED CARS TO TEXT MESSAGE FOR HELP

A car crash / 6
V : to damage : endommager
N : the damages : les dégats

A ditch / 4 : un fossé
Delay / 8
N :A delay / Adj : to be delayed un retard / retardé
Fitted with / equipped/T/

A device / 3 ( objet- appareil-dispositif)

A purpose : un but

To trigger / 5 : déclencher
Location / spot, place
Heading / direction
Highway / 9 : l’autoroute multi-lane : plusieurs voies
Injuries / 7 blessures the injured : les blessés
Adj : to be injured : être blessé

COMPREHENSION
1)If you are in a foreign country / a foreign place , the main
problem could be the problem of communication / speaking a
foreign language
Foreign : étranger
Main : principal
2)E-merge : a system which automatically sends a message in the
local language to emergency services in case of a car crash .
A device : un appareil / un dispositif
 3)This device is triggered by the airbag and the slowing down
of the car and enables the emergency services to locate the
place of the accident , the vehicle’s make , model , colour and
licence number and its heading . It also enables to
assess( évaluer) the severity of the crash . It includes a cell-
phone circuit , a GPS positioning unit , a microphone and
loudspeakers.
4)It avoids wasting time
To avoid : éviter
To waste time : perdre du temps
Avoid +ING form
5)It is beneficial for car drivers because it saves lives and reduces
injuries but also for insurance companies because it reduces
costs and also for hospitals because the person injured will
spend less time in hospital . It is also beneficial for emergencies
because they spend less time on the accident .
to prevent : empêcher
to prevent so from doing something
ORAL EXPRESSION :
This device is very useful because it saves lives , it’s more secure and
I would like to have such a device in my car .
It exists in some ‘ luxurious’ cars such as Mercedès or BMW but not in
all cars because it costs a lot of money . Moreover , it could be
beneficial for car- dealers ( concessionnaires automobile) since it is
a good marketing argument / because you have to pay extra-costs
and the car has to be compatible with the device
Moreover, the datas collected could be used to upgrade cars .

La sécurité routière : road safety

SUMMARY OF THE TEXT : `

Identify the source , the date , the author , the main subject .
Identify the key ideas.

Pour le 11/12
Apprendre voca
Finir le résumé du texte

The document under study is an extract from New Scientist Online

News . It dates back to January the fourteenth two thousand and
four .The author is James Randerson /it was written by JR.
The main subject is a new security device triggered by the airbag in
case of a car accident which helps people who are in a foreign country
to be quickly located by emergency services by sending a message in
the local language ./ the article explains a system whose name is E-
merge, its benefits and how it could help .
The most important advantage of E-merge is to shorten the length of
time between the car crash and the arrival of emergency units.
Consequently it saves lives and it also benefits insurance companies
and health services enabling them to reduce their costs thanks to a
faster care .
To enable : permettre de
A care : une prise en charge
On the accident spot : sur le lieu de l’accident

PROS
- Safer / less accidents
- Less waste of time on the
road / more relaxing
- Less congestion
( bouchons)
- The traffic: la circulation
- Easier to detect a
breakdown
- Drivers will be able to do
many things like working or
relaxing in their car
CONS
- Less reliable ( fiable)than
man
- For flying cars , in case of an
accident , the damages will
be more important
- Very expensive ( not
everybody could afford
buying that type of car)
- Afford + BV+ING : se
permettre de ( ne pas avoir
les moyens)
- Environmental
issue( problem) more
polluting
- Pb of electronics
 - Able to drive only on certain
roads
- Need of bigger cars / bigger
roads
- More distraction

PART V : WRITTEN EXPRESSION

SUJET 1 : SUMMARY
The document under study is an article from a magazine ‘ The
Conversation’ published on February the seventh two thousand and
twenty written by Andrew Morris , an expert in Transport safety .
It is entitled ‘ Are self- driving cars safe ? expert on how we will drive
in the future ‘
It deals with the safety of autonomous cars .
First , the author explains that cars are evoluting rapidly but arises
the matter of cars’ safety .
For him , the majority of people are mistrusful towards self-driving
cars but it is not totally justified because according to a recent study
in nine out of ten cases , driver error is responsible for car crash .
Consequently , roads would be safer with autonomous cars , which
concerns only a small part of cars .
Moreover , there are still some issues concerning self- driving cars
because they are not enough reliable and cannot react properly in
front of an unpredicted event having serious consequences
sometimes.
This will also imply that cars will be bigger and more interractive .
He then deals with another example of self driving cars : flying cars
and their advantages . First, they will enable more mobility and to
save time by avoiding traffic . However, the consequences in case of a
car crash would be fatal and it will have to be controlled. Besides, it
would also imply an evolution of driving tests and how to cope
emergencies . To finish , the author explains that in the future cars
will be fitted with more and more new devices and costy .

SUJET II:
New technolgies in cars are rapidly changing . Indeed, cars are
becoming more and more autonomous and interractive . Yet , there
are some advantages and disadvantages .
First , self-driving cars are safer and enable to reduce the number of
deaths on the road because according to a recent survey , nine out of
ten accidents are due to driver error . Therefore , they will increase
road safety .
Moreover, new cars are becoming more and more interractive with
smart dashboards , enabling drivers to have more freedom when they
drive . Indeed, they can send messages, speak on the phone , attend
meetings , listen to music or use a GPS not to get lost . To that
extent , cars will become more comfortable and bigger and also be
more secure thanks to automatic cruise control and emergency
braking systems.
On top of that , another example of autonomous cars , flying cars
would avoid losing time in congestions ( les bouchons) , be faster
and more mobile .
Also, it is easier to fix the car ( réparer) by doing a diagnosis so it
enables to save time .
Yet , a majority of people do not trust new technologies and there are
some drawbacks .
Indeed, fitted one’s car with new features is very costy and in case of
a break down , it also costs a lot of money because it is an electronic
failure.
Moreover , new devices cannot foresee( prévoir) unpredictable
events and thus be dangerous , even fatal in some cases .
On top of that, new devices such as Car-Play could be very distracting
and drivers could easily be distracted from carefully watching the
road .
To conclude , even if there are some pros and cons concerning
autonomous cars , can we really trust new technologies ?
Could they really replace Man ?