Listening 3 HW #6

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I. Pre-Listening Exercises [Top]

What are some basic rules of the road you need to know when taking a road test to obtain a driver's license in your country? How about where you live now? Think about topics such as parking, speeding, passing, yielding the right of way, and obeying traffic signs and signals.

Answer: The basic rules in my country are the same as America. Now I don’t have the car in America.

II. Listening Exercises [Top]

I. Listen to the conversation by pressing the "Play Audio" button and answer the questions. Press the "Final Score" button to check your quiz.

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1. Where has the man been practicing for his road test this past week?
A. at a driving school
B. on streets around townC. at home

2. In what part of town do they begin the road test?
A. in a commercial area
B. in a residential district
C. in a school zone
3. What was the situation with the vehicle in front of them?
A. Mr. Smith is following too closely.
B. The driver of the other car is tailgating them.
C. The car ahead of them is driving below the speed limit.
4. What did Mr. Smith almost hit in the road?
A. another vehicle
B. a person
C. a street sign
5. What does the driving officer suggest Mr. Smith do at the end of the conversation?
A. He should come back on Friday to take the test.
B. He had better take more driving lessons before trying the test again.
C. He ought to take the test with another driving officer.

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Score =
Correct answers:1. at home 2. in a commercial area 3. Mr. Smith is following too closely. 4. a person 5. He ought to take the test with another driving officer.

III. Vocabulary Activities

Driving Road Test

Mixed-up Sentence Exercise

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not to hit

careful

motorists

should be

pedestrians

Vocabulary:

tail·gate

¹    /ˈteɪlˌgeɪt/ Show Spelled [teyl-geyt] Show IPA noun, verb, -gat·ed, -gat·ing, adjective

–noun

1.

the board or gate at the back of a wagon, truck, station wagon, etc., which can be removed or let down for convenience in loading or unloading

res·i·den·tial

   /ˌrɛz ɪˈdɛn ʃəl/ Show Spelled[rez-i-den-shuh l] Show IPA

–adjective

1.

of or pertaining to residence or to residences: a residential requirement for a doctorate.