paboot

rts of a caro
4bumper
bonnet
gearboot
shek
handbrake
bumper
gear shek
n ull1ber plate
sea thandbrake
sea tnbelt
ull1ber plate
sea t
wheel
sea t belt
sunroof
wheel
ty resunroof
wheel
ty re
windsereen
wheel
windsereen \.v ipers
windsereen
windsereen \.v ipers
Work wiLh a partner. Cover the
2 Work
words andwiLh a partner.
look Cover
at the pict the
ures.
As k words and look
and answer at the pict ures.
questiolls.
As k and answer questiolls.
'W}mf's this?'
'W}mf's this?'
' /t's the gen ,. s/ick. '
' /t's the gen ,. s/ick. '

'What'What
are t}¡csc?'
are t}¡csc?'
'They'rc hcadligh/s.'
'They'rc hcadligh/s.'

Focus on

words used with driving
Focus on words used with driving
1 Match the two sentellce halves lo complete the definltion of the word and expresslo115 in bold.
Match
a) the twogive
Jt you sentellce halves
someb ody a Iift,lo complete the definltion
when mostof thepeop
word
le areand expresslo115
go ing in bold.
to o r frol11 work.
b) lf yo u get stuck in a
a) Jt you give someb ody a Iift, traffi c jam, 2 yo u take the m som ew here in yo ur ear.
when most peop le are go ing to o r frol11 work.
e) The rush hoUl' is the period of the day 3 you s peed up and go pa st them.
b) lf yo u get stuck in a traffi c jam, 2 yo u take the m som ew here in yo ur ear.
d) ff yOL! ron out of petrol, 4 it stops working and yo u ea n' t use it.
e) The rush hoUl' is the period of the day 3 you s peed up and go pa st them.
e) If yo u overta ke somebod y, 5 yo u ean't drive beeause tl1('re is too mueh traffie.
d) ff yOL! ron out of petrol,
f) If yo ur ea r breaks dow n, 6 4 yoitu stops working
have no and yo
more petrol Idtuand ea n'the
t use
ea r it.
slows down
e) If yo u overta ke somebod y, 5 and
yo stops.
u ean't drive beeause tl1('re is too mueh traffie.
f) If yo ur ea r breaks dow n, 6 yo u have no more petrol Idt and the ea r slows down
2 Complete the questions with the word in the box. and stops.

downthe hour
Complete jal11s with
questions lift theovertaking petrol
word in the box.

a) Do hour
down you drivejal11s
fast andlift m'ertakillg othorpetrol
e njo)'overtaking car,;7 d) Do you always go to work/ 5chool in the rush _ _ ?
b) Has yOllr car ever broken _ _ ? e) Are there a lot of traffi e _ _ in your eity?
e) Whe n was the la st time yO ll ran out of _ _ 7 f) Have yau ever given él _ _ to a hitchhiker 7
a) Do you drive fast and e njo)' m'ertakillg othor car,;7 d) Do you always go to work/ 5chool in the rush _ _ ?
b) Has yOllranswer
Ask and car ever
the broken _with
questions _ ? your partner. e) Are there a lot of traffi e _ _ in your eity?
e) Whe n was the la st time yO ll ran out of _ _ 7 f) Have yau ever given él _ _ to a hitchhiker 7

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Ask and answer the questions with your partner.

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 Reading
1 e 3 18 Read thl'ee descriptions of people's fil'st cal's. Match each d escrip ti on (n-e)
with one of the cars ('1-3).

My
'My first car was a Citroen 2CV.
Someone gave it to me and it was
very old. It used to break down
almost every time 1went out in it.
One day, it was raining heavily,
and the windscreen wiper fell off.
1couldn't see the road! 1had to
stop and wait for the rain to stop .
1used to have a love·hate relationship with that
car - lloved it when it worked, but 1 hated it when it
broke down.'

'It wasn't my car, it was my

boyfriend's. It was a blu e VW
Beetle with a sunroof.
Every weekend we used to
drive out of town with our tent in
the back and drive until we felt
like stopping.
It wasn't a big car, but 1
remember one weekend we went to Paris with four
friends. There were six of us in this little car! 1don't
think we took any luggage, because there wasn't any
room for suitcases. The engine was in the back, and
there was only a tiny boot in the front. But we didn't
use to worry about that sort ofthing when we were
younger.'

'Daddy gave me my first car for my

l¡1 h birthday. 1didn't even have
my dr'iving licence. It was a little
red Porsche with a blue steering
wheel and blue seats. It was cute,
but 1didn't use it much beca use 1
r:2l 1 ,.
-/
;;-
44"'.
. --.------' - , ..
used to prefer motorbikes. AII my
·( ;It. '.
boyfriends had big motorbikes .
iVly daddy used to introduce me to all these nice guys
. •• - tfS\
- lawyers and businessmen - but 1wasn't interested '

in them.
My poor daddy - l used to drive him crazy.'

2 Answer the questions from memOly. Then read alld check your ans wers.
a) Which ca r was ve r)' o ld?
b) Whieh ca l had bluc sea ts?
e) Whieh ca l broke d own a lot?
d) Whieh ea r h ad a tin y boo t in the front?
e) Whieh cal' was a 17th birthdJ)' present?
f) Whieh cal' didn't have mueh room fo l' luggagc?

3 What was the fil'st cal' you drove? DI' what was the first cal' y Oll re member going in
as a child? Describe it to your partner.

92 UHIT 1m Lif e style

 English Translation or Definition
bumper
turn signal
tire
headlight
hood
windshield
windshield wipers
hubcap
fender
tail light
trunk
license plate
grill
tail pipe
seat belt
rearview mirror
steering Wheel
speedometer
brake
clutch
gas pedal
dashboard
visor
glove compartment
vent
gear shift
emergency brake
witness
fault
traffic light
crash
else
corner
newspaper
notice
struggle
blame
near
claim
sort
 passenger seatbelt carpool lane
speed limit residential fine parking lot
traffic jam pedestrian intersection crosswalk
Fill in the blanks below with words from the box above.

 
1. Slow down! The _______________ on this road is only 40 miles
per hour!

 
2. Pedestrians should always use the ____________ when
crossing the street.

 
3. I had to park on the street because the restaurant’s
____________ was full.

 
4. Because there are often children playing in _____________
areas, the speed limit is usually very slow.

 
5. Every morning there is a ____________ on the way to work, so I
often have to wait in my car for a long time, and sometimes I’m
even late to work.

 
6. I don’t want you to ride in my car because the seatbelt on the
__________ side is broken.

 
7. If you ride in my car, we can take the __________ lane, and then
we won’t get stuck in a traffic jam.

 
8. I saw a terrible accident last night. A car hit a _______________
at a crosswalk.

 
9. A police officer pulled me over for driving over the speed limit. I
have to pay a __________  of $50.
 
10. There is no traffic light at this ____________, so there are often
accidents here.

 
11. This highway has four _________ on each side because many
people use it to go to work.

 
12. I always wear my __________ when I am driving, because it
can save my life if I get into an accident.