Today we’ll learn some vocabulary related to the car dashboard.
To turn on the ignition, you have to put the key in it and turn it right.
This speedometer indicates the speed in both miles and kilometers per hour.
Before you set off on a journey, you may want to set the odometer to zero.
The fuel gauge indicates ‘F’, so the gas tank is full.
The tachometer indicates almost 1, so the actual number of revolutions per minute is nearly 1000.
I always use my blinker when I turn.
The horn is integrated in the steering wheel, but I use it sparingly.
I would turn on some air, but the vents are out of order.
Here’s the vocabulary summary:
| ignition | the device that is used to start a car’s engine |
| speedometer /spɪˈdɑːmətɚ/ | an instrument in a car, truck, etc., that indicates how fast the vehicle is going |
| odometer /oʊˈdɑːmətɚ/ | a device in a car, truck, etc., that measures the distance that the vehicle has traveled |
| fuel/gas gauge /ˈgeɪʤ/ | an instrument that is used for measuring the fuel/gas |
| tachometer /tæˈkɑːmətɚ/ | a device that measures how fast something (such as a wheel) is turning |
| turn signal / blinker | one of the lights on a vehicle that flash to indicate that the vehicle is turning left or right |
| horn | a device that makes a loud noise |
| steering wheel | a wheel in a vehicle that the driver turns to steer the vehicle |
| air | air-conditioning |
| vent | an opening through which air, steam, smoke, liquid, etc., can go into or out of a room, machine, or container |
