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Traffic Tickets

The document discusses traffic violations and provides vocabulary related to traffic stops. It includes a listening exercise about a driver getting pulled over and ticketed for breaking traffic laws by exceeding the speed limit. The driver asks the officer's name in an attempt to get out of the ticket but ultimately receives a fine. Key vocabulary includes terms like odometer, intersection, zone, impounded, and fine.

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Traffic Tickets

The document discusses traffic violations and provides vocabulary related to traffic stops. It includes a listening exercise about a driver getting pulled over and ticketed for breaking traffic laws by exceeding the speed limit. The driver asks the officer's name in an attempt to get out of the ticket but ultimately receives a fine. Key vocabulary includes terms like odometer, intersection, zone, impounded, and fine.

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Traffic Tickets

Pre-Listening Exercise

What are common traffic violations and how do they threaten public safety (for example,
following cars too closely, or tailgating, can result in rear end collisions if the car in front of you
stops suddenly)?

Idioms

“pull over” = drive to the side of the road and stop


e.g. “The police pulled him over and gave him at ticket for speeding.”

“make waves” = cause problems


e.g. “Stop making waves and admit your ran the red light. It is useless to argue with the police
officer.”

Now Listen and answer the questions

1. The man broke the law when he _____.


a) parked illegally near the school
b) exceeded the speed limit
c) didn't yield to children crossing the road

2. What happened at the intersection?


a) The driver didn't come to a complete stop.
b) The driver failed to yield to other drivers.
c) The driver didn't use his turn signals.

3. What does the police officer tell the man about his driver's license?
a) The driver is using someone else's license.
b) The license is no longer valid.
c) The license is only good for 6 more months.

4. The driver asks about the officer's name because he ____.


a) tells the officer that they could have met before
b) suggests that the officer could let him go
c) plans to report the officer to his superiors

5. What happens at the end of the conversation?


a) The driver gets a ticket.
b) The driver is taken to court.
c) The officer arrests the driver.
Vocabulary Practice
Matching Exercise

Odometer – impounded – zone – fine – intersection

1. You should reduce your speed in a school _____________.


2. The police _____________ his car because he parked it illegally.
3. I couldn’t tell how fast I was driving because ____________ was broken.
4. Slow down and turn right at the next _______________.
5. My sister has to pay a large _______________ for running a red light.

Vocabulary:

 glove compartment (noun): a small space, usually on the dashboard of the car, used for
storage
– People usually keep the car’s registration and other small items in the glove compartment.
 zone (noun): area
– You cannot park your car in this zone outside the airport.
 odometer (noun): a meter that measures speed and distance traveled
– Check your odometer. I think you’re speeding.
 malfunction(verb): fail to perform properly 
– If any part of your car malfunctions during the warranty period, just take it back to the car
dealership.
 intersection (noun): the place where two or more roads cross each other
– It looks like the traffic light at the intersection is malfunctioning and is not changing from
stop to go.
 pal (noun): a close friend
– He went for a drive with some of his high school pals.
 impound (verb): to take or seize by legal authority
– The police impounded the man’s car because it was involved in a crime.
 infractions (noun): minor crimes or violations against the law
– Because the man had been involved in numerous infractions with the law, his license was
suspended for an entire year.
 fine (noun): money that is paid as a penalty
– She had to pay a one hundred dollar traffic fine for running a red light.

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