READING A2

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Adverts B
Rockhill Weekly Times

Learn to Drive A van and a man

Cars and services
Lessons for beginners or
Hire me and my large van
advanced lessons in
for a day or weekend to
difficult conditions – ice,
move house or help clear
rain etc.
gardens.
£20 (beginner)
£50 a day plus petrol
£40 (advanced) per hour
02224 339333 dave@van.com

C D E
For sale Cars with chauffeur
A Ford car. Only travelled
Taxis 4u mini cab service drivers
100,000 km. www.taxis4u.com poshcars@caroccasion.com
Order your taxi by phone, the
A bargain at £1,500 Do you want a car for that
internet or with our new app.
Tel. 01202 216292 special occasion – weddings,
parties etc.? Limos, classic cars
etc.
F
PARK AT MY HOUSE
G
CAR WANTED H
Car repairs
Paying too much to park your car at the I am a student and need a Problem with your car? You
railway station? Park at my house close cheap car to get to university. don’t have to pay expensive
to the station for half the price while Contact me if you have a repair bills. Come to Gav’s Cars
you go to work. good car for less than £500. for any car repairs. Open
Tel. 02224 993993 maria@swnasuni.ac.uk Sundays.
Closed Tuesday afternoons.

1 Which car or service do you need? Match the adverts (A–H) to the sentences.
1 You are organising a special party and need a really nice car with a driver. e
2 You want to practise driving a car in bad weather. a
3 You pay too much money every day to leave your car at the train station. f
4 You have a problem with your car and want to repair it cheaply. h
5 You have lots of boxes and you need help taking them to your new house. b
6 You want to buy a car. You have £2,000. c
7 You want to sell a car for about £450. g
8 You want to get to the train station at 5 a.m. tomorrow but your friends can’t take you. d

2 Read the adverts again. Choose the correct option to complete each sentence.
1 Beginner driver’s lessons are £20 / £40 / £60.
2 When you hire a van and a man, you pay extra for boxes / petrol / the van.
3 A Ford / Vauxhall / BMW car is for sale.
4 You can order a taxi on the internet, by app or by mail / email / phone.
5 A special car driver who wears a uniform is called a limo / occasion / chauffeur.
6 In [F] the person’s house is near to the station / supermarket / car park.
7 The person in [G] travels to work / school / university.
8 Gav’s Cars can’t repair your car on Sunday / Tuesday / Monday afternoons.
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