INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
GET READY
1. Before you read the passage, talk about these questions.
A. Where are pistons located in a car's engine?
The pistons located in the cylinders the block the engine
B. What are the main parts of a car's engine?
The main parts of engine are:
Spark plug
Valves
Connecting rod
Cylinder
Crankshaft
Piston ring
piston
head
engine block
crankcase, sump
exhaust manifold
intake manifold
fuel pump
injector
valve cover
turbocharger
water pump
oil pump
delivery belt
READING
2. Read the encyclopedia entry. Then, mark the following statements as true (T) or false (F).
1 T Air enters the cylinder through the valves.
2 T Fuel is compressed by the piston.
3 F The crankshaft connects to the sparkplug.
VOCABULARY
3. Match the words (1-6) with the definitions (A-F).
1 A engine block 4 C piston ring
2 E connecting rod 5 F spark plug
3 B crankcase 6 D head
A body of engine
B holds large shaft in engine
C creates tight seal
D top part of engine
E transfers power from piston
F causes explosion
4. Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the word bank.
PISTON CYLINDER SUMP CRANKSHAFT VALVE
1 A VALVE controls the flow of air into an engine.
2 The SUMP holds the engine's supply of oil.
3 The spark plug fires in the CYLINDER.
4 The PISTON moves up and down in a cycle.
5 The connecting rod powers the CRANKSHAFT.
LISTEN
5. Listen and read the encyclopedia entry again. How does an internal combustion engine supply
energy to the rest of a vehicle?
the internal combustion engine supply energy to the rest of a vehicle when the connecting rod
transfers the mechanical energy generated for the explosion the mixture of fuel and air inside the
cylinder to the crankshaft, this transfers to transmission of power of vehicle.
6. Listen to a conversation between an experienced mechanic and a new mechanic working on an
engine. Check (. I) the causes of the engine failure.
1 bad spark plugs 4 x worn piston rings
2 oil leak 5 broken piston
3 cracked sump
7. Listen again and complete the conversation.
Mechanic 1: I'm still 1- not sure what caused the engine to fail.
Mechanic 2: I'm pretty certain that it was a 2-oil leak
Mechanic 1: Really? I was thinking 3- bad spark plugs
Mechanic 2: It couldn't be that. The spark plugs are old, but they aren't 4- damaged.
Mechanic 1: So, the sump is cracked?
Mechanic 2: The sump 5- isn’t the problem.
Mechanic 1: It isn't? But then 6 how could there be an oil leak?
Mechanic 2: Look inside the cylinder and tell me what you see.
Mechanic 1: The walls are discolored and damaged. It looks really dirty too.
Mechanic 2: Exactly. Do you have any idea what caused that?
Mechanic 1: My guess is that oil got in there. Ah, so it was the piston rings.
Mechanic 2: Exactly. They wore out and oil leaked into the chamber.
8. With a partner, act out the roles below based on Task 7. Then switch roles.
USE LANGUAGE SUCH AS:
Nothing is wrong with the ...
The ... is not the problem.
It has to be the ...
Student A: You are a new
mechanic. Talk to Student B about:
• what you think caused the
engine to fail
• what parts you checked
• why you think one is the
cause
Student B: You are an
experienced mechanic. Talk to
Student A about why each part
is not the problem and which
one is.
yeison: hello Jhon
Jhon: hello yeison
yeison: what do you do Jhon?
Jhon: inspecting a fault in the engine, not start
yeison: what parts you checked?
Jhon: Nothing is wrong with the of engine head, The engine head is not the problem.
yeison: what you think caused them engine to fail?
Jhon: It has to be the bad spark plug
yeison: why you think the spark plug is the cause?
Jhon: because the spark plug fires and ignites the fuel mixture.
Yeison: very good john is very reasonable.
Jhon: thank you
Yeison: bye
Writing
9. Use the conversation from Task 8 to fill out the engine problem diagnosis form.
Frank's Garage Engine Failure Diagnosis
Parts checked: engine head, spark plug.
Cause determined: Y I N
Describe what you suspect caused the problem: bad spark plug.
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