CAL Extra

Class Goals Renting and Driving a Car

Lexical Focus – Words and Expressions Related to Cars

Discourse Focus – Transactional Talk (Renting a Car)

Cultural Awareness – Traffic Sings in the US

Warm-up

Do you consider yourself a good or a bad driver? How well do

you know your car? Are you able to identify and fix problems
in your car? Which ones?

Activities

1 Vocabulary

A. Parts of a car

Match the parts of the car below to their definitions.

(a) Gear shift (b) Bumpers

(c) Rearview mirror (d) Windshield
(e) Blinkers (f ) Headlights
(g) Trunk (h) Jack
(i ) Steering wheel (j ) Dashboard

( ) a bar fixed on the front and back of a car to protect it if it hits

anything;
( ) a piece of equipment used to lift a heavy weight off the
ground, such as a car, and support it while it is in the air;
( ) the small lights on a car that you flash on and off to show
which way you are turning;
( ) the part in front of the driver in a car that has the controls on it;
( ) a mirror inside a car etc that lets the driver see the area
behind the car;
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( ) a wheel that you turn to control the direction of a car;
( ) one of the large lights at the front of a vehicle, or the beam
of light produced by this;
( ) the part at the back of a car where you can put bags, tools
etc;
( ) a metal rod that you move in order to control the gears of a
vehicle;
( ) the large window at the front of a car, bus etc.

B. Types of cars

Provide simple definitions of the types of cars listed. If possible,

give examples.

a) Compact:

b) Convertible:

c) Station wagon:

d) Sedan:

e) Pick-up:

f) Van:

g) Truck:

h) SUV:

C. Collocations

Match the words from the box with their correct complement.
a) , , , diesel;
b) , , , tank;
c) , , , service;
d) , , , rates;
e) , , , insurance;
f) , mileage;
g) limit.
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 Daily Unlead Annual
Medical Half Rental
Private Annual Extra
Super Fill-up Self
Full Special Leaded
Speed Empty Weekly

2 Steps While Renting a Car

Listed below you’ll find some common questions you’ll have to

answer or ask while renting a car. In pairs, decide when you
would say (S) / listen to (L) them.

1) How much more do I pay for extra insurance? ( )

2) May I have your driver’s license, please? ( )
3) What kind of insurance are you interested in? ( )
4) Do you have any special rates? ( )
5) Where else can I return the car? ( )
6) What type of car are you looking for? ( )
7) Would you like extra insurance? ( )
8) May I have your credit card? ( )
9) How long are you renting it for? ( )
10) Is there a discount? ( )
11) How much more do I pay for an extra driver? ( )
12) Could you please fill out these forms? ( )
13) Where would you like to return the car? ( )
14) Can I return my car at the airport? ( )
15) Until what time can I return the car? ( )
16) Couldn’t you explain to me how the car works?
(headlights, break, windshield wipers, alert , blinkers) ( )
17) If I decide to keep the car for more than a week,
do I get a special price? ( )
18) Can’t you do better than that? ( )
19) What type of car would you like? ( )
20) Will there be any other people driving the car? ( )
21) Do you have an emergency service? ( )

3 Signs

Check the following common traffic signs in American streets,

roads and highways. Decide what they mean by writing a proper
definition.

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Follow-up

Write about the best and worst cities to drive in. If you don’t
drive, write about the best and worst means of transportation
you have used on your trips.

Notes:

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