INGLES MECANICA I

ENME 01

SECTION 5:
YOU SHOULD CHECK THE
ENGINE

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Section 5 : You should check the engine..

4.2.2.- Distingue claramente ideas

principales e ideas secundarias dentro de
4.2.- Deduce los puntos
un texto, a partir de la organización de los
principales de un texto de la
párrafos.
especialidad en inglés, en
base a la organización del
párrafo y marcadores 4.2.3.- Clasifica la información en
lingüísticos de mandato, definiciones, obligaciones y sugerencias, a
obligación y sugerencia. partir de uso de verbo To Be en tiempo
presente simple, y los modales de
obligación must y de sugerencia should

Resumen de párrafos y textos simples, en inglés

Verb to be: ser / estar
Definiciones: This /that is a bearing . These/those are
pistons
Obligaciones: The exhaust valve must be open/closed
Sugerencia: The intake manifold should be replaced at (nº)
km

Este verbo en el contexto técnico normalmente sirve para indicar el nombre de algún objeto u objetos,
decir donde está, cómo es, qué es, que actividad o proceso está ocurriendo, etc. Observar los ejemplos.

ES

IS ESTÁ

BE SON

ARE

ESTÁN

. .

They are girls and they are mechanics. They are

not fixing a jeep, but an old car. Their names are
Jenny and Ely.
.They are wide leaf springs. They are
made of steel and are the best.

They are racing cars. They are

Brazilian racing cars.

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DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS

one is used when someone has already mentioned a thing,

* there is a choice between two or more types of the thing,
and you don’t want to repeat the name of the thing.

Exercise 5-1 Write the answer in Spanish. Use the corresponding demonstrative pronoun.

1. What’s that?

………………………………………………….

2. What’s this?

…………………………………………………

3. What’s that?

………………………………………………..
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 4. What’s that?

…………………………………………………

5. What are these?

……………………………………………..

6. What are those?

……………………………………………………………..

7. What is that?
…………………………………………………..

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Modal Verb for obligation: Must

Do not
Wear
Don’t

Always a hard hat here. Never touch the machine.

You must not

wear
You must You mustn’t

Exercise 5-2 Complete the instructions with the words in the box.

ALWAYS DO DO NOT MUST MUSTN’T NEVER

1 ________________use a lighted match in this workshop.

2 ________________wash your hands after using these chemicals.

3 ________________enter this small space.

4 You _______________wear safety boots when you lift this.

5 __________________not smoke in this factory.

6 You _________________touch this machine with bare hands. It’s hot.

Exercise 5-3 Write these signs in another way.

Example: 1 Do not smoke here.

Exercise 5-4 What might happen if you don’t follow safety procedures? Match the sentences
1 Never store cylinders by naked flames a Someone might slip over.
2 Always wear gloves when welding. b Someone may get poisoned.
3 You must wipe spillages up c They may explode.
immediately.
4 You mustn’t store chemicals in milk d Someone might trip over them.
bottles or jam jars.
5 Never leave bits of wood lying around e You might burn your hands
on the floor.

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Modal Verbs for possibility: Might & Could

Se usa Might o Could para indicar daño, lesión o peligro posible en un taller o lugar de trabajo.

might burn your arm.

You injure / hurt yourself.
could get an electric shock

Exercise 5-5 Match the warnings with the pictures.

Warning Possible result

You might burn your hands.

You could injure your head.

You might fall into the gap.

You could trip over the bricks.

You might trap your hand in the gears.

You could get an electric shock.

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Exercise 5-6 Complete these warnings with the words or phrases in the box. You can use the words or
phrases more than once.

COULD MIGHT THERE ARE THERE’S

1 Take care. Heavy weight. You _____________________injure your back.

2. Warning. _________________a cold surface here. You _____________

Injure your hands or arms.

3. Be careful. You _________________trap your hands in the gears.

4. Danger. ____________________lasers in this laboratory. You ________

injure your eyes.

Exercise 5-7 Match the hazard with the possible result.

1) A live wire a) you might be hit

2) A greasy floor b) you might slip over

3) A sharp blade c) you might damage your hearing

4) Steam d) you might burn yourself

5) A careless truck driver e) you might electrocute yourself

6) A loose piece of flooring f) you might cut yourself

7) A very loud noise g) you might trip over

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Exercise 5-8 Complete the warnings. Use each word once only.

always could don’t might must mustn’t never

1 Staff ____________ wear hard hats at all times on this site.

2 You must ____________ use a lighted match near petrol or gas.

3 You ____________ smoke in the workshop or on the building site.

4 This low beam is very dangerous. You ____________ injure your head on it.

5 ____________ wear gloves if you lift these boxes. They have sharp edges.

6 The oven is very hot. You ____________ burn yourself. Please ____________ touch it.

Prohibition or negative instructions

Exercise 5-9 Study the vocabulary. Then use the words in the box to complete the safety
instructions. Use some of the words more than once.

always / don’t / must / mustn’t / never

1 Don’t____smoke in the garage.

2 ________ wear safety goggles when you use the sander.
3 ________ lift heavy weights alone by hand. Use a lift truck in the workshop.
4 ________ wear trainers when you are working in the workshop. ________ wear safety
boots.
5 You ________ use a cylinder trolley when you move full or empty gas cylinders.
6 ________ leave fuel containers in the workshop. ________ put them in a locked
storeroom.
7 You ________ use a welder without safety gloves and eye protection.
8 ________ work on a fuel tank which has fuel in it.
9 You ________ lower a gearbox from inside a car without a scissor table.
10 ________ use an engine hoist when you remove an engine.

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Exercise 5-10 Complete each sentence with a pair of verbs.

lift – injure / reverse – hit / use – start / carry – drop / allow – injure /
service – trap / run – slip / leave – roll / walk – fall / climb – fall

1 Don’t run_____inside the workshop; you might __slip_ on an oily patch on the floor.

2 Don’t ________petrol to burn rubbish or waste; you could_______ a big fire.

3 Don’t ________ a car unbraked and in gear; it could _______backwards and injure

somebody.

4 Don’t ________ a customer into the workshop; they might _______ themselves.

5 Don’t ________ inside the workshop; you might _______somebody or something.

6 Don’t ________ a ladder which is unsecured; you could _______and hurt yourself.

7 Don’t ________ a car engine in poor light; you might _______your hand.

8 Don’t ________ objects from raised storage areas down a ladder; you could _______

them.

9 Don’t ________ heavy objects without a hoist; you might _______your back.

10 Don’t ________ under raised forks of a fork-lift truck; an object could _______off and

hit you.

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 Part 5 Answer Key
Exercise 5-1 Answers may vary. 1. That is / It’s a jack. 2. This is a spanner
/ It’s a spanner. 3. That is / It’s a truck.
4. That is / It’s an airline. 5. Those / They / These
are pliers. 6. Those are spanners. 7. That is/ That´s
an engine hoist.

Exercise 5-2: 1 DO NOT / NEVER; 2 ALWAYS; 3 NEVER / DO NOT; 4 MUST; 5 DO; 6 MUSTN’T

Exercise 5-3: Answer may vary: 1 Don’t smoke; 2 Don’t use mobile phones in this area; 3 Never run here;
4 Do not enter this place. 5 Do not use this entrance; 6 Do not park.

Exercise 5-4:
1C 2E 3A 4B 5D

Exercise 5-5: A . You could trip over the bricks.

B. You might burn your hands
C. You might trap your hand in the gears
D. You could injure your head.
E. You could get an electric shock
F. You might fall into the gap

Exercise 5-6: 1 could / 2. There ‘s / 3. Might / 4. There are – could.

Exercise 5-7: 2. B; 3 F; 4 D; 5 A; 6 G; 7 C

Exercise 5-8: 1 must; 2 never; 3 mustn’t ; 4 could; 5 always; 6 might / don’t

Exercise 5-9: 2 always; 3 never; 4 don’t; always; 5 must; 6 never / always; 7 mustn’t; 8 never; 9 mustn’t ;
10 always.
Exercise 5-10: 2 use/ start; 3 leave/ roll ; 4 allow / injure ; 5 reverse / hit ; 6 climb / fall ; 7 service / trap ;
8 carry / drop; 9 lift / injure; 10 walk / fall

End of Section 5

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