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  1. Answer these questions:

  1. What do you remember about Cisitalia?

  2. What can you say about its headlights, profile and wings?

  3. How could Cisitalia top 161kph?

  4. Why did the company face bankruptcy?

  5. Can you tell anything about ‘independents’?

  6. Is there anything interesting about Hudson’s ‘Step Down’ in the text?

  7. What is TASCO?

  8. What have you found out about its cockpit, panels and wheels?

  1. Make sure that you know how to pronounce and translate these terms:

Hood, wings, headlights, fender, masterpiece status, slippery aerodynamics, single-seated racing car, over-ambitious plans, chassis, floor pan, sleek and handsome bodywork, enclosed cockpit, lift-out glass panels, roof, fiberglass fairings, car industry.

  1. Match the words with their definitions:

connecting rod

  1. valve that admits fuel mixture into the cylinder of an engine.

inlet valve

  1. valve that opens to allow exhaust gases from the cylinder to pass to the exhaust manifold.

exhaust valve

  1. rigid metal link that transmits power between a piston and a crankshaft.

camshaft

  1. shaft that employs a number of cams which operate the valves and some of the other moving parts of an internal-combustion engine.

  1. Complete the multiple choice test:

1. This gear is used when the car stops for a short time, like at traffic lights.

A) neutral gear B) reverse gear C) first gear

2. From the change gears the movement is transmitted to the back axle by…

A) camshaft B) crankshaft C) propeller shaft

3. This gear is used to increase the speed of the car.

A) first gear B) second gear C) top gear

4. This gear is used to start the car moving.

A) first gear B) second gear C) top gear

5. The piston rings rub against …

A) the cylinder walls B) the crankshaft C) propeller shaft

6. This gear is used when the car goes backwards.

A) reverse gear B) rear gear C) back gear

  1. Translate these sentences. Find the Gerund in them.

  1. What is the reason for his having left the Skoda showroom so suddenly?

  2. For normal cruising along the road a high gear is used.

  3. She is against being sent to this faraway part of the country.

  4. Flying is better for long journeys but travelling by car is more interesting and exciting.

  5. Smoking is not allowed at the filling station.

  6. My brother’s favorite pastime is driving his Lamborghini Limousine.

  7. The director of the service station was responsible for the work being finished in time.

  8. He improved his speech by communicating with foreigners.

  9. Modern motor vehicles are almost exclusively equipped with internal-expending brakes acting on the wheels of the car.

  10. Changing the brake fluid regularly is recommended in each reference book.

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