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Publicado: 13 de agosto de 2012
Universidad Mesoamericana
Quetzaltenango
PEM in English 2nd. Semester
Carla José Hernández Jacinto 201211050
Chapter 26
Buying a new car
MID-SIZED:
Of average size, neither largenor small.
“a mid-sized car”
TRADING:
The activity of buying and selling things.
“new laws on Sunday trading (= shops being open on Sundays)Supermarkets everywhere” “reported excellenttrading in the run-up to Christmas.Shares worth $8 million changed” “hands during a day of hectic trading.”
TRADE-IN:
A method of buying something by giving a used item as part of thepayment for a new one; the used item itself.
“the trade-in value of a car”
“Do you have a trade-in?”
DENT:
Dent something to make a hollow place in a hard surface, usually by hitting it“The back of the car was badly dented in the collision”
MILEAGE:
The number of miles that a vehicle can travel using a particular amount of fuel
“If you drive carefully you can get bettermileage from your car.”
FEATURE:
Something important, interesting or typical of a place or thing.
“An interesting feature of the city is the old market.”
“Teamwork is a key feature of thetraining programme.”
“Which features do you look for when choosing a car?”
ODOMETER:
An instrument in a vehicle that measures the number of miles it has travelled.
KNOB:
Round lump on thesurface or end of something.
Chapter 27
Getting a Tune-up
TUNE-UP:
To adjust an engine so that it runs smoothly and as well as possible.
TIMING:
The rate at which an electricspark is produced in a vehicle's engine in order to make it work.
CONDENSER:
A device that receives or stores electricity, especially in a car engine.
RADIATOR:
A device for cooling theengine of a vehicle or an aircraft.
PATCHING UP:
To repair something, especially in a temporary way by adding a new piece of material or a patch.
DULL:
Not interesting or exciting.
Quetzaltenango
PEM in English 2nd. Semester
Carla José Hernández Jacinto 201211050
Chapter 26
Buying a new car
MID-SIZED:
Of average size, neither largenor small.
“a mid-sized car”
TRADING:
The activity of buying and selling things.
“new laws on Sunday trading (= shops being open on Sundays)Supermarkets everywhere” “reported excellenttrading in the run-up to Christmas.Shares worth $8 million changed” “hands during a day of hectic trading.”
TRADE-IN:
A method of buying something by giving a used item as part of thepayment for a new one; the used item itself.
“the trade-in value of a car”
“Do you have a trade-in?”
DENT:
Dent something to make a hollow place in a hard surface, usually by hitting it“The back of the car was badly dented in the collision”
MILEAGE:
The number of miles that a vehicle can travel using a particular amount of fuel
“If you drive carefully you can get bettermileage from your car.”
FEATURE:
Something important, interesting or typical of a place or thing.
“An interesting feature of the city is the old market.”
“Teamwork is a key feature of thetraining programme.”
“Which features do you look for when choosing a car?”
ODOMETER:
An instrument in a vehicle that measures the number of miles it has travelled.
KNOB:
Round lump on thesurface or end of something.
Chapter 27
Getting a Tune-up
TUNE-UP:
To adjust an engine so that it runs smoothly and as well as possible.
TIMING:
The rate at which an electricspark is produced in a vehicle's engine in order to make it work.
CONDENSER:
A device that receives or stores electricity, especially in a car engine.
RADIATOR:
A device for cooling theengine of a vehicle or an aircraft.
PATCHING UP:
To repair something, especially in a temporary way by adding a new piece of material or a patch.
DULL:
Not interesting or exciting.
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