Questions on Learning to drive
Re-read paragraphs 1 - 3.
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1. What do many young people do when they get their provisional driving licence?
They go out for a spell behind the wheel with their parents or another adult.
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2. Why does driving mean freedom for young people?
They don't have to wait for lifts from parents and friends.
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3. What statistic shows that younger drivers are more likely to be in accidents?
That 9% of serious accidents in the UK involved drivers between ages 17-19 but they only make up 1.5% of licensed drivers.
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4. What do most youngsters have to do for their lessons?
Get a job to pay for them.
Re-read paragraphs 4 - 5.
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5. How did Catherine Black feel when she started learning to drive?
She felt very anxious.
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6. Why does Catherine recommend getting a proper instructor?
She and her father fell out.
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7. How does Catherine describe her instructor when she failed?
Very supportive and helped her get better.
Re-read paragraphs 6 - 7.
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8. What do driving organisations offer?
Lots of useful advice on their websites.
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9. Read the whole text again. How useful is it as a guide to learning how to drive? Give details from the text to justify your answer.
Possible answers are:
- it is very useful
- it gives advice such as getting a proper instructor and lessons.
- they speak to a learner and they share their experience to reassure you
- it reassures you that if you fail it isn't the end of the world.
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10. Translate this paragraph.
Tha e gu math cumanta a bhith a' fàilneachadh na deuchainn dhràibhidh air a' chiad uair. Tha àireamhan oifigeil o 2017/18 a' sealltainn nach eil an ìre phasaigidh ach 46.7%. Mar sin, ged 's e briseadh-dùil mòr a th' ann nuair a thachras e, chan e deireadh an t-saoghail a th' ann, ach feumaidh tu fuireach deich latha-obrach às dèidh làimh airson deuchainn eile a shuidhe.
| à | English |
| Tha e gu math cumanta a bhith a' fàilneachadh na deuchainn dhràibhidh air a' chiad uair. | It is quite common to fail your driving test the first time. |
| Tha àireamhan oifigeil o 2017/18 a' sealltainn nach eil an ìre phasaigidh ach 46.7%. | Official statistics from 2017/18 show the pass rate is only 46.7%. |
| Mar sin, ged 's e briseadh-dùil mòr a th' ann | therefore/so, although it is a big disappointment |
| nuair a thachras e, chan e deireadh an t-saoghail a th' ann, | when it happens, it isn't the end of the world, |
| ach feumaidh tu fuireach deich latha-obrach às dèidh làimh airson deuchainn eile a shuidhe. | but you must wait 10 working days (afterwards) to sit another test. |
| à | Tha e gu math cumanta a bhith a' fàilneachadh na deuchainn dhràibhidh air a' chiad uair. |
|---|---|
| English | It is quite common to fail your driving test the first time. |
| à | Tha àireamhan oifigeil o 2017/18 a' sealltainn nach eil an ìre phasaigidh ach 46.7%. |
|---|---|
| English | Official statistics from 2017/18 show the pass rate is only 46.7%. |
| à | Mar sin, ged 's e briseadh-dùil mòr a th' ann |
|---|---|
| English | therefore/so, although it is a big disappointment |
| à | nuair a thachras e, chan e deireadh an t-saoghail a th' ann, |
|---|---|
| English | when it happens, it isn't the end of the world, |
| à | ach feumaidh tu fuireach deich latha-obrach às dèidh làimh airson deuchainn eile a shuidhe. |
|---|---|
| English | but you must wait 10 working days (afterwards) to sit another test. |
Now revise vocabulary on the next page, or move on to the test.