Exercise 5. Complete the following statements with the variant that most closely corresponds to the UNIT and explain why the other variants are unsuitable

Exercise 4. Match the verb with its definition.

Exercise 3. These words refer to traffic. Explain what they mean.

Exercise 1. Make a list of the driving errors mentioned in the UNIT and say how common they are in your country.

Exercise 2. What does a car consist of? Match the word with its Russian equivalent.

1. steering wheel

2. brake

3. clutch

4. accelerator

5. gear lever

6. mirror

7. windscreen wiper

8. windscreen

9. wheel

10. tyre

11. petrol cap

12. headlight

13. rear lights

14. seat belt

15. seat

A. сцепление

B. зеркало

C. коробка передач

D. руль

E. лобовое стекло

F. задние огни

G. газ

H. фарa

I. тормоз

J. ремень безопасности

K. дворник

L. сиденье

M. бензобак

N. колесо

O. шина

1. stop signs

2. center line

3. fingertip turn signals

4. driver

5. straight-down-the-highway course

6. maneuver

7. vehicle

8. divided highway

9. track drivers

10. "ran under" wreck

11. speed

12. solid "do not pass" line

13. lane

1. ignore A. to go past a moving vehicle or person because you are going faster than them and want to get in front of them

2. cross B. to make a car, truck, bus etc move along

3. switch on C. to go over and beyond the line

4. turn off D. to officially tell people about something, especially about a plan or a decision

5. announce E. to deliberately pay no attention to something that you have been told or that you know about

6. deviate F. to allow another vehicle on a bigger road to go first

7. turn G. to go in a new direction when you are walking, driving etc, or to make the vehicle you are using do this

8. overtake H. to turn on a machine, light, radio etc using a switch

9. dim I. to depart from an established course

10. involve J. to reduce the light

11. reset K. to set again or anew

12. hesitate L. to include or affect someone or something

13. yield M. to pause before saying or doing something because you are nervous or not sure

14. drive N. to make a machine or piece of electrical equipment stop operating by pushing a button, turning a key etc

A. Now cars are equipped with fingertip turn signals...

1. but lots of drivers don't know how to use them.

2. and drivers don't ever forget to switch them on or off at the proper time.

3. yet lots of drivers don't switch them on and off when they should.

B. Today's traffic demands the use of turn signals...

1. when a car moves straight down the highway.

2. when a car turns, overtakes another car, or changes lanes.

3. when a car makes a sharp turn or a U-turn.

C. On a divided highway....

1. it is not necessary to dim for oncoming vehicles.

2. it is not necessary to dim when following.

3. drivers must dim lights upon meeting and when

following.

D. In case of an accident resulting from an attempt to
overtake a long line of slow-moving cars...

1. the moral blame for the accident rests with the first slow-moving car.

2. the moral blame for the accident rests with the second car in the line.

3. the moral blame for the accident rests with the last car in the line.

E. A most significant point made by the drivers is...

1. that traffic rules and regulations are never violated.

2. that there ought to be more and better order on the highways.

3. that drivers always get away with their errors.

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