Vocabulary and Sample Sentences

 joyride (verb): take a car without permission and drive it around for pleasure,
sometimes in a reckless way
- If teenagers joyride and violate other laws, they will be arrested and charged.
 cruise (verb): drive a car around an area with no particular destination in mind
- A lot of youth cruise the streets downtown at night.
 lecture (noun): a long, serious talk often used to criticize
- My dad always gives me a lecture about the way I drive, and I don't like it at
all.
 drag (noun): something that is really annoying
- Driving with my parents is such a drag because they are back-seat drivers---
always telling me what to do.
 duh (interjection): used to say that what someone else said is unnecessary
because it is just common sense
- So, you're saying she's going to lose her license if she drinks and drives? No
duh.. Everyone knows that.
 drowsy (adjective): sleepy
- You need to pull the car over and rest if you start to feel drowsy.
 hon (noun): short for honey, used to address someone you love
- Hon. Do you mind driving now. I'm feeling a little drowsy.

A. Listen to the recording and answer the questions.

1. The girl is excited because she _____.

a. has her driver's license

b. is talking her road test today

c. just started driving lessons

2. The father is concerned because some kids ____.

a. often drive at high speeds

b. drive before obtaining a license

c. sometimes drink and drive

3. The father asks his daughter not to drive at night because _____.

a. the girl might fall asleep at the wheel

b. the roads tend to become icy and slippery

c. iI is more difficult to see obstacles in the road

4. The girl doesn't take seriously rule number 4 because _____.

a. the girl tells the dad the rule doesn't apply to her

b. the rule is an old traffic law that has changed

 c. her father doesn't obey the rule either

5. How does the conversation end?

a. The mom decides to drive the daughter to school.

b. The father and daughter get in a big fight.

c. The girl persuades the father to let her drive the car.

B. Answer the questions based on the vocabulary you learned.

1. His son was stopped and arrested for joyriding in someone else's car.
A. riding
B. bodyriding
C. joyriding
2. Teenagers often _____ cruise _________ around the downtown area at night in
their cars looking for something to do.
A. stroll
B. cruise
C. sail
3. Listening to my parents about the dangers of drinking and driving is such a
_____ drag _________. I already know this, and I never drink anyway. I wish
they would stop bothering me.
A. flag
B. swag
C. drag
4. If you start feeling ________ sleepy ________, pull the car over and switch
drivers. Then, you can get the rest you need. Otherwise, you might nod off and
cause an accident.
A. sick
B. tired
C. sleepy
5. I had to attend ______ a lecture _______________ on the problem of cell
phone use and driving. It turned out to be interesting.
A. a reunion
B. a lecture
C. an appointment
C. Match the items on the right to the items on the left.

a) Please pull the car into the______ Driveway __________ in District

front of the house.
b) I hate it when drivers behind me ___tailgate______ so closely. Tailgate
c) Let me take a ____ Peek ________ under the hood. I might be Peek
able to figure out the problem with your car.
d) You need to slow down in this ____ District ______ of the city. Pedestrian
e) A motorist hit a ____pedestrian________ this morning as the Driveway
woman was crossing the street.

D. What would be the possible advantages and disadvantages of allowing

teenagers (between the ages of 15-18) to drive legally in your area?
LISTENING SCRPT

Daughter: Guess what, Mom. I got it.

Mother: Great. That's super.

Father: What's going on? So, what did you get me?

Daughter: Nothing. I got my driver's license. Okay. Bye.

Father: Wait, wait, wait. Where are you going?

Daughter: Mom said I could take the car to school this morning, and . . .

Father: Hold on here. I've prepared a few rules regarding the use of the motor
vehicles in this house.

Daughter: Like what?

Father: Let me get my notes here.

Daughter: Dad! That looks like a book? Mom, Dad's being mean to me.

Father: Okay, let me get my reading glasses here. Okay, here we are. Rule
number one: No driving with friends for the first six months.

Daughter: What?

Father: Teenagers often lack the judgment to drive responsibly, especially

when several teenagers are involved. I mean they speed, they joyride,
they cruise around town way past midnight.

Daughter: But that's not me! Do I really need this lecture? This is such a drag!

Father: Furthermore, who really needs a car when a pair of shoes will work? I
mean, life was different when I was your age. In fact, I used to walk to
school . . .

Daughter: Yeah, yeah. I know. Both ways uphill in ten feet of snow. I've heard
this story many times.

Father: Yeah. Oh, where were we? Oh yes. Rule number two: You always must
wear your seat belt and obey the rules of the road.

Daughter: Duh. I wasn't born yesterday.

Father: Okay, rule number three: You can't drive long distances at night
because you might get drowsy and drive off the road. But driving to the movie
theater is fine.

Daughter: But the movie theater is right across the street from our house.
Father: Exactly, so you can just park in the driveway and walk there.

Daughter: Mom! Dad's being unreasonable.

Father: And rule number four: You should never use a cell phone while driving.
That could cause an accident.

Daughter: But YOU do.

Father: That's different.

Daughter: How's it different? You even need my help to turn your cell phone
on.

Father: And rule number five: Remember that I love you, and I'm just a
protective father who wants his daughter to always be safe.

Daughter: Does that mean I can take the car now?

Father: Well, I don't know.

Daughter: Please dad, please. You're the best dad in the whole wide world.

Father: That's not what you said earlier.

Daughter: Hey, having the car keys in my hands changes my whole

perspective on life.

Father: Well, okay. I guess if I'm considered the best dad in the world for five
minutes, then I'll accept that.

Daughter: Yeah.

Father: Okay, but drive carefully and don't forget to fill up the car with gas
before you come home. [Bye. Love ya guys.] Okay. Hon, do you think I did the
right thing?

Mother: Yeah. She has to grow up sometime.