Everyday English: Driving Vocabulary Review

Driving & Traffic

Review

Vocabulary & Conversation

When’s the last time you

filled up your gas tank?

* follow-up: Have you ever run out of petrol when you were driving?

What do you typically do when you’re

driving, and you start to see dark

clouds and feel heavy wind?

a) Speed up and race to your destination (to “beat” the rain)

b) Take cover under a bridge or inside a nearby building

c) Drive as usual – if it rains… it rains…

d) Pull over, put on your raincoat, then continue driving

Can you name 6 parts on a

motorbike?

Motorbike parts

Body/Frame

front wheel

Back wheel

Exhaust pipe

HeadlightSeat

TrunkSteering Wheel

Mirrors

Signal light

Tires

Accelerator

Break

Do you have a favorite street

to drive on? Why?

Nguyen Van Binh Street

Do you have a street you

always try to avoid if you

can?

Look at the following road signs

and explain their meaning.

Watch out / Warning

This means “Yield” or wait…

No Parking

&

Children Crossing

Look at the following images and

explain what is wrong in each

photo.

This SUV is too large to parallel park here.

This bus is making a left turn, and it’s causing a traffic jam.

This truck is overloaded with bricks

The blue car is driving on the shoulder (which is

illegal… and impatient!)

The truck rear-ended the woman’s car.

hit the back of

These cars have stopped

in the crosswalk

Road Rules

T_____P________are often found at busy

i__________ where accidents frequently occur.

Traffic police are often found at busy intersections

where accidents frequently occur.

A Vietnamese d l is required to operate any

motorcycle greater than 50cc.

Likewise, i__________coverage is also required to drive

should you ever get in an accident and require medical care.

A Vietnamese driver’s license is required to operate any

motorcycle greater than 50cc.

Likewise, insurance coverage is also required to drive

should you ever get in an accident and require medical

care.

Drivers are required to o_______ road signs. When there’s

construction, drivers are usually instructed to take a

d________

by posted road signs.

Drivers are required to obey road signs. When there’s

construction, drivers are usually instructed to take a detour

by posted road signs.

When p__________ another vehicle, driver’s should remember

to use their s____________ to indicate a lane change.

When passing another vehicle, driver’s should remember

to use their signal to indicate a lane change.

If you get a f______ t_______ while driving, you should

p_____o_______ to the sh________ of the road. You

can look for a nearby m________ to help you patch it up

or get a new tube.

If you get a flat tire while driving, you should

pull over to the shoulder of the road. You

can look for a nearby mechanic to help you patch it up

or get a new tube.

You should go to a p________ s________ to f_____-up

your tank if your gas gauge is almost on e________.

You should go to a petrol station to fill-up

your tank if your gas gauge is almost on empty.