2) Micro-Story A — “The Oil Mystery”

A car arrives at the garage early in the morning.
The customer looks worried and points under the car.

“Every morning I see oil on the ground,” he says.

The mechanic takes the car into the service area and begins to inspect it.
First, he checks the engine area. Then he looks under the car.
Near the oil filter, everything looks wet and dirty.

The mechanic studies the area carefully.
Soon he detects the problem: the old oil filter is leaking.

He removes the old filter and cleans the area.
Then he installs a new filter and refills the engine with fresh oil.

After that, he starts the engine and checks the car again.
This time everything looks dry.

There is no oil under the car now.
There is no leak now.

The problem is solved.

Task A — Choose the correct word

Word bank: leak, inspect, detect, remove, refill

1. Oil under the car = __________

2. Look carefully at the car = __________

3. Find the exact problem = __________

4. Take the old part out = __________

5. Put new oil into the engine = __________

Task B — Find it in the story

Find the line about:

• the customer’s problem

• the inspection

• the old filter

• the new filter

• fresh oil

• the final check

Task C — Put the actions in the correct order

Write the numbers from 1 to 6.

• ___ The mechanic installs a new filter.

• ___ The mechanic checks the car again.

• ___ The customer says there is oil on the ground.

• ___ The mechanic removes the old filter.

• ___ The mechanic detects the leak.

• ___ The mechanic refills the engine with oil.