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Glossary: Traffic exercise A I am giving up driving for good. From now on, I'm going to be 1. a pedestrian rather than a motorist. You see, I was approaching 2. a crossroads when I saw a deer standing quite near 3. the hard shoulder. I had just 4. accelerated to get across before the oncoming traffic. Imagine the shock I got! A few minutes earlier a huge lorry 5. had overtaken me too close and left me shaking in my boots. In the morning, I had suffered precious minutes in 6. congestion, seen 7. a multiple collision and witnessed how a guy in a huge car ignored 8. a yield sign only to cause 9. road rage in those who had been patiently waiting their turn. On top of it all, I was so exhausted by the end of the day that I failed to notice the gaping 10. pothole and bumped right into it hitting my head in the process. So, no more 11. exhaust fumes caused by me. I'm going to 12. be a back seat driver from now on, not go behind the wheel myself!
exercise B. Translate the following questions and comments. Then act out each situation with your partner. Your partner is a police officer and starts each discussion with you. Keep each conversation going for a few minutes. Take turns being the police officer
1. Could I see your driving licence / driver's license, please?
2. Didn't you see the yield sign?
3. Why did you park your car / are you parked on the pavement/sidewalk?
4. You just went the wrong way in the roundabout.
5. Doesn't your speedometer work properly?
6. Why did you overtake/pass seven cars with only one hand on the steering wheel?
7. The local traffic wardens / traffic officers say that you have dozens of unpaid parking tickets.
8. Road rage endangers (the safety of) others / puts other road-users at risk.
9. Didn't you notice the pedestrian / zebra crossing or why didn't you stop your vehicle?
10. Where did you take your driver's ed(ucation) classes?
Text 3 Why we do what we do exercise 3a Fill in this chart.
life-course-persistent offender Starting when young, throughout life
Why / Mental issues, tough childhood
adolescence-limited offender
When do they commit crime? Only in teenage years
Why do they commit crime? To make up for the maturity gap
exercise B. Translate the following questions and comments. Then act out each situation with your partner. Your partner is a police officer and starts each discussion with you. Keep each conversation going for a few minutes. Take turns being the police officer
1. Could I see your driving licence / driver's license, please?
2. Didn't you see the yield sign?
3. Why did you park your car / are you parked on the pavement/sidewalk?
4. You just went the wrong way in the roundabout.
5. Doesn't your speedometer work properly?
6. Why did you overtake/pass seven cars with only one hand on the steering wheel?
7. The local traffic wardens / traffic officers say that you have dozens of unpaid parking tickets.
8. Road rage endangers (the safety of) others / puts other road-users at risk.
9. Didn't you notice the pedestrian / zebra crossing or why didn't you stop your vehicle?
10. Where did you take your driver's ed(ucation) classes?
Text 3 Why we do what we do exercise 3a Fill in this chart.
life-course-persistent offender Starting when young, throughout life
Why / Mental issues, tough childhood
adolescence-limited offender
When do they commit crime? Only in teenage years
Why do they commit crime? To make up for the maturity gap