Vocabulary
| Driver | Passenger | Seat belt | Rear view mirror |
| Side mirror | Dashboard | Speedometer | Steering wheel |
| Gas pedal | Brake pedal | Clutch | Stick shift |
| Manual transmission | Automatic transmission | Wipers | Turn signal |
| Cruise control | Headlights | Windshield | Hood |
| Trunk | Tires | Gas tank | In gear |
| Reverse | Convertible | Speed limit sign | Stop sign |
| Traffic / stop light | Driver’s license | Road | Highway |
| Interstate | Expressway | Toll road |
1. What are the people in the picture doing?
2. What do you call a car without a roof?
3. What kind of road do you suppose the car is driving on?
4. What do you call the person who controls the car?
5. What do you call a person who is not controlling the car?
6. What is a driver’s license?
7. When you prepare to drive a car somewhere, what sort of things do you have to do?
8. What does a seatbelt do?
9. What does the driver use mirrors for?
10. Why is the dashboard important to the driver?
11. What does the speedometer do?
12. How does the driver make the car go?
13. How does the driver steer the car?
14. What do wipers do?
15. What do turn signals do?
16. What does the driver use cruise control for?
17. What part of the car is under the hood?
18. What is the trunk of a car?
19. Where is the fuel for a car stored?
20. What sorts of road signs must a driver pay attention to?
Paragraph: Driving a Car
Have you ever driven a car? Are you learning how to drive? Do you like to drive? Write a brief paragraph about your driving experiences.