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3 Travelling by car @ Read the story and put pictures A-D in order. Last Saturday it was my mum's 70 bithday so we went on a family trp to Paris forthe weekend. My wife Viv and 1 and the ids, ofcourse set of early for he airport, with my parents diving infront in their own car. Soon | realised we were going to ‘un out of perc, so | phoned them on ter mobile and explained ‘hat we would fill up atthe next garage ‘When we let the garage, we speeded up to catch up with ‘mum and dad, but suddenly a police car overtook us and I had ‘0 Slow down and pull over. Luckly the police officer ony gawe ‘me a waming, so! apologised and we set off again. By now the ‘rfc was tebe, so we decided to take a short cut. Unfortunately, we got lost and didn't know where we were, ‘We stopped a young man to ask the way and because he was ‘going inthe same direction, we gave him a lif He was able to ‘map-read so we got to the airport in time, but there was no sign of my mum and dad. They got stuck ina traffic ja ater ve lost them, so we all had to catch alter fight. Athough twas dificult (geting to Pars, we stil had a great weekend, Match the word/phrases in bold in the story in 1 to definitions a)=1). Write the infinitive form of the verbs, 4) take someone where they want to go in a car give someone a lift. ») put petrol in acar. 9) not be able to move forward or make progress 4) follow a quicker or shorter way to get somewhere pass another car because itis going more slowly thang ) understand a map #) g0 faster ») go slower ts ) not know where you are 1) use all of something so there is nothing left ) reach someone who is in front of you 1) stop at the side of the road... 289} 108 8 yw auoatIOS ani 2 Suypeardou g ypu dn xpress dn Jo mmo uns (F 150] 19% (| uop aoqs (y dn pads ( peardew (y myeri9 © Cambridge University Press 2006 od Instructions p173 ‘words/phrases from 2, 1. Have you ever fun outof. petrol? 2 Do you if someone is Ariving too close behind you? 3. Do you usually ee weather? 4 Do you wait until your car is nearly empty before you it ? in bad 5 If you were following a friend and he or she was driving too fast, would you try to himvher? 6 Are you good at a always have to ask for directions? 7 Have you ever stopped to ha ? Where did he or she want to go? 8 Have you ever, you don't know very well? or do you ina town that 9 What do you do if you «traffic jam? 10 Have you ever been asked to by a police officer? 11 Ifyou were in a hurry, would you ifyou weren't sure which way to go? 12 Do other ears often b) Answer the questions for you. you? 2yeuaso 21 ano rose aye LL 2940 UMRd OL APMIS a8 6 iy» umop mops € dn paods 2 (@@ 1390 yd) yom dn yore © (8 n> uoys F241 (p YPM HS do jy @O av ae ve 10 37aVId090L0Hd ‘Sd AUYINGYOON

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