Lesson 11 - Transportation
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This page: Learn the parts of a car in English and listen to the pronunciation.

Car Parts

Car Parts in English
Vocabulary

Click on the word to hear its pronunciation and repeat it.

Parts of a car - exterior

bumper: the part of a car that protects the front or back in a small crash
turn signal: a light that shows which direction the car is going to turn
tire: the round rubber part that the car drives on
headlight: a light on the front of the car that helps you see at night
hood: the metal cover over the engine in the front of the car
side view mirror: a mirror on the side of the car used to see traffic behind you
windshield: the front glass of the car that you look through
windshield wipers: long pieces that move across the windshield to clear rain or dirt
hubcap: a cover on the center of a wheel
fender: the part of the car around the wheel that protects it
tail light: a red light on the back of the car
trunk: the storage space in the back of the car
license plate: a metal plate with numbers and letters that identifies the car
grill: the front part of the car with openings that let air in
tail pipe: the pipe at the back of the car where exhaust comes out

Exercise - Parts of the exterior of the car

Write the name of the car part shown in the image.

car #1

car #2

car #3

Car parts - interior

seat belt: a strap that keeps you safe in your seat
rearview mirror: a mirror inside the car used to see behind you
steering wheel: the wheel you turn to control the direction of the car
speedometer: the gauge that shows how fast the car is going
brake: a pedal used to slow down or stop the car
clutch: a pedal used to change gears in a manual car
gas pedal (accelerator): the pedal you press to make the car go faster
dashboard: the area in front of the driver with gauges and controls
visor: a flap above the windshield that blocks the sun
glove compartment: a small storage space in the dashboard
vent: an opening where air comes into the car
gear shift: the lever used to change gears
emergency brake: a brake used to keep the car from moving when parked

Exercise - Parts of the car's interior

Write the names of the parts of the car's interior.

Car dashboard in English

Car dashboard

Exercise - Car Parts

Instructions
Match the car part with its description.

Irregular verbs in the past tense

In this lesson we are going to learn five irregular verbs. Click on a verb to listen to the audio and repeat the pronunciation.

Irregular verbs in the past tense
Present	Past
steal	stole
teach	taught
think	thought
wake	woke
win	won

Pdf list of irregular verbs

Exercise - Irregular verbs in the past tense

Write sentences in the past tense. Make sure you use the correct capitalization and include a period at the end of each sentence. There are also some verbs from the previous lesson for review.

example
He - study English

Writing

Write a sentence in the past tense using each irregular verb from this lesson (steal, teach, think, wake, win).

example
The thief stole the diamond ring.

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