Parts of a car – internal

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an air vent ‘Can you close the air vents?’

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air conditioning ‘Can you turn the air conditioning up, please?’

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an interior light ‘Can you turn the interior light on?’

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a dashboard ‘Don’t forget to put the parking permit on the dashboard.’

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a fan ‘The fan is broken, so it’s very hot in the car.’

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a floor mat ‘We need to buy some new floor mats. These are rather worn.’

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a gear stick ‘The gear stick on this car is behind the steering wheel.’

American English = ‘a gear shift’

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a glovebox ‘The insurance documents are in the glovebox.’

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a handbrake ‘Don’t forget to apply the handbrake at the end of the journey.’

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a headrest ‘The headrests can be adjusted if needed.’

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a heated seat ‘Does the car have heated seats?’

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a heater ‘The heater is broken. It’s very cold in the car in winter.’

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a petrol gauge ‘The petrol gauge is showing that we don’t have much fuel left.’

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a rearview mirror ‘Don’t forget to check the rear-view mirror before indicating.’

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a sat nav ‘I’m not too sure where it is, so I’ll use the sat nav.’

Or ‘a GPS’

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a seat ‘There are two seats in the front of the car and three seats in the back.’

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a seat belt ‘Have you fastened your seat belt? The warning light on the dashboard is on.’

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a speedometer ‘The speedometer on this car shows the speed in both miles per hour and kilometres per hour.’

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a steering wheel ‘The controls for the radio are on the steering wheel.’

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a warning light ‘A warning light is on. We might need to take the car to the garage.’

Your score Vocabulary, Audio, Example sentence / notes

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an air vent
‘Can you close the air vents?’

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air conditioning
‘Can you turn the air conditioning up, please?’

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an interior light
‘Can you turn the interior light on?’

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a dashboard
‘Don’t forget to put the parking permit on the dashboard.’

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a fan
‘The fan is broken, so it’s very hot in the car.’

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a floor mat
‘We need to buy some new floor mats. These are rather worn.’

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a gear stick
‘The gear stick on this car is behind the steering wheel.’

American English = ‘a gear shift’

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a glovebox
‘The insurance documents are in the glovebox.’

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a handbrake
‘Don’t forget to apply the handbrake at the end of the journey.’

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a headrest
‘The headrests can be adjusted if needed.’

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a heated seat
‘Does the car have heated seats?’

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a heater
‘The heater is broken. It’s very cold in the car in winter.’

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a petrol gauge
‘The petrol gauge is showing that we don’t have much fuel left.’

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a rearview mirror
‘Don’t forget to check the rear-view mirror before indicating.’

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a sat nav
‘I’m not too sure where it is, so I’ll use the sat nav.’

Or ‘a GPS’

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a seat
‘There are two seats in the front of the car and three seats in the back.’

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a seat belt
‘Have you fastened your seat belt? The warning light on the dashboard is on.’

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a speedometer
‘The speedometer on this car shows the speed in both miles per hour and kilometres per hour.’

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a steering wheel
‘The controls for the radio are on the steering wheel.’

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a warning light
‘A warning light is on. We might need to take the car to the garage.’