Match the word combinations.

Try to guess the meaning of the following words and word combinations.

Conventional transmission, gears of varying diameters, idler gear, the automatic clutch mechanical governor, shift valves, the blades of a turbine, the steering column, Hydra-Matic type of transmission.

MakeupParticipleI.

Предназначенный для увеличения скорости; соединенный с ведущим валом; контролируемый кулисой; вращая шестерни, обеспечивая трансмиссию, изменяя силу двигателя.

Answer the questions.

– What general types of transmission are in current USE?

- Does the mechanical governor regulate gear selection?

- What parts does the Hydra-Matic transmission combine?

- What are Hydra-Matic and torque-converter systems controlled by?

Is it true or false?

1. The transmission is a mechanism that changes direction.

2. For reverse speed we must press the pedal.

3. Nowadays it is known only one type of transmission.

4. Overdrive is designed to increase the speed of a car.

5. Both Hydra-Matic and torque-converter systems are controlled by hand.

6. The Hydra-Matic type of transmission is the oldest.

7. The torque-converter type of transmission is the most expensive.

8. The conventional transmission provides for five forward speeds.

9. The conventional transmission is the most convenient.

10. All cars produced in our country have the torque-converter type of transmission.

7. Use the verbs in brackets in the proper Active and Passive forms.

- The conventional transmission (consist) of two shafts.

- Overdrive (design) to increase the speed of a car.

- Hydra-Matic transmission (provide) for several forward gears.

- The turbine (connect) to the drive shaft.

- These systems (control) by a selector lever.

- The pump (impel) streams of oil against the blades of a turbine.

 8. Ask the questions to the following sentences.

1. The conventional transmission consists of two shafts? (How many…?)

2. Overdrive is designed to increase the speed of a car. (For what..?)

3. The torque- converter type of transmission provides an unlimited number of gear rations. (Does…?)

4. The turbine causes the drive shaft to rotate. (What…?)

5. In high gear the two shafts turn at the same speed (When…?)

Translate the following sentences into English.

1. Гидравлическая трансмиссия не требует охлаждения в эксплуатации. 

2. Трансмиссия – это механизм, передающий скорость и мощность от двигателя к колесам.

3. Шестерни имеют различный диаметр.

4. На задней скорости рекомендуется поворачивать ведущий вал в сторону противоположную обычному вращению.

5. Гидравлическая трансмиссия имеет источник гидравлической энергии.

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A driver pulled up beside a rundown farmhouse...

A driver pulled up beside a rundown farmhouse. He got out and knocked at the door. A very old woman answered the door, and he asked her for directions to Des Moines.

"Don't know," the woman said.

He got back in his car and pulled away. Then he heard voices. He looked in his rearview mirror and saw the woman and an equally old man waving for him to come back. So he made a U- turn and drove up to them.

"This is my husband," the old woman said. "He doesn't know how to get to Des Moines either."

1.Vocabulary to be remembered:

Read and translate the text.

TEXT III

The Running Gear

The running gear of the car includes the wheel-sus­pension system, the stabilizers, and the wheels and tires. The frame of the car may be considered the integrating member of the running gear. It is attached to the rear axle and to the front wheels by springs. These springs, along with the axles, the control and support arms, and the shock absorbers, constitute the wheel-suspension system. In modern cars the front wheels are independ­ently suspended from the frame in a manner that per­mits either wheel to change its plane without appreci­ably affecting the other. This type of front-wheel sus­pension is known popularly as independent suspension. The stabilizers consist of spring-steel bars, connected between the shock-absorber arms by levers, to-decrease body roll and improve steer ability.

Match the word combinations.

Try to guess the meaning of the following words and word combinations.

 Including the wheel – suspension system, supporting arms, the shock absorbers, independently suspended from the frame, decreasing body roll, improving steer ability, considering frame as the integrating member of the running gear, attached to the rear axle by springs, spring-steel bars connected between the shock-absorber arms by levers, without affecting steer ability.

MakeupParticiples.

Улучшенная ходовая часть, двигаясь независимо, составляющие части, влияя друг на друга, соединенные пружины, изменив направление, прикрепленная к задней осирама.

Is it true or false?

1. The first automobile has three wheels.

2. Stabilizers increase the speed.

3. Most modern cars have diesel engines.

4. The running gear includes brakes and clutch.

5. Stabilizers control direction and speed.

6. These springs support arms.

7. It’s necessary to lubricate the running gear.

8. Engine is the heart of every automobile.

9. Arm is the member of the suspension system.

10. Fuel influences the operating characteristics.

A cop sees a car weaving all over the road and pulls it over...

A cop sees a car weaving all over the road and pulls it over. He walks up to the car and sees a nice-looking woman is driving and smells liquor on her breath. He says, "I'm going to have to give you the breathalyzer test to determine if you are under the influence of alcohol." She blows up the balloon and he walks over to the police car. After a couple of minutes comes back and says, "It looks like you've had a couple of stiff ones." She replies "You mean it shows that, too?"

PART XI

SUSPENSION SYSTEM

ПОДВЕСНАЯСИСТЕМА

1.Vocabulary to be remembered: