TRANSPORT VERBS (1): CARS
26 / 03 / 2012
TRANSPORT VERBS (1): CARS: meaning and examples
Good morning! I hope you had an enjoyable weekend.
Do you remember that we explained the verb to speed a few weeks ago? (If not, you can access that Daily Vitamin by going to March 8th, 2012). It's a verb related to driving a car. This week we are going to look at verb sets related to different modes of transport.
Today's verbs are related to: CARS and DRIVING
GET IN --> to enter a car
GET OUT OF --> to exit a car
START --> to turn on the engine
BRAKE --> to stop the car by putting your foot on the brake pedal
PULL OUT --> to exit a parking space
PULL OVER --> to move the car to the side of the road
REVERSE / BACK UP --> to move the car backwards
PARK --> to stop the car in a designated area
FASTEN/UNFASTEN --> to put on / take off your seatbelt
Example Dialogue:
Driving Teacher (DT): Are you ready for your lesson, Carey? Time to get in the car. Remember to fasten your seatbelt.
Carey: Okay... I'm starting the car... I'm looking both ways... I'm pulling out of the parking lot. How am I doing?
DT: Fine, keep going. Remember to brake at the corner. Then continue to the end of the street. Today we're going to practice how to park. All right, do you see that space? I want you to pull over. Then you will reverse slowly into the parking space.
Carey: What? You want me to back into the space? That's difficult! How will I see what I'm doing?
DT: Check the mirrors. If necessary, you can unfasten your seatbelt while you are parking so that you can turn around. Go slowly, slowly... BRAKE! Now adjust and continue.
Carey: Okay... how did I do?
DT: Not bad for your first time. Let's try again. Pull out and we'll continue.
You can see how we have used the verbs related to cars and driving in this dialogue to demonstrate their meaning. However, if you have any questions or comments, please leave us a comment in the Daily Vitamin section on our web page.
Have a nice day!
Do you remember that we explained the verb to speed a few weeks ago? (If not, you can access that Daily Vitamin by going to March 8th, 2012). It's a verb related to driving a car. This week we are going to look at verb sets related to different modes of transport.
Today's verbs are related to: CARS and DRIVING
GET IN --> to enter a car
GET OUT OF --> to exit a car
START --> to turn on the engine
BRAKE --> to stop the car by putting your foot on the brake pedal
PULL OUT --> to exit a parking space
PULL OVER --> to move the car to the side of the road
REVERSE / BACK UP --> to move the car backwards
PARK --> to stop the car in a designated area
FASTEN/UNFASTEN --> to put on / take off your seatbelt
Example Dialogue:
Driving Teacher (DT): Are you ready for your lesson, Carey? Time to get in the car. Remember to fasten your seatbelt.
Carey: Okay... I'm starting the car... I'm looking both ways... I'm pulling out of the parking lot. How am I doing?
DT: Fine, keep going. Remember to brake at the corner. Then continue to the end of the street. Today we're going to practice how to park. All right, do you see that space? I want you to pull over. Then you will reverse slowly into the parking space.
Carey: What? You want me to back into the space? That's difficult! How will I see what I'm doing?
DT: Check the mirrors. If necessary, you can unfasten your seatbelt while you are parking so that you can turn around. Go slowly, slowly... BRAKE! Now adjust and continue.
Carey: Okay... how did I do?
DT: Not bad for your first time. Let's try again. Pull out and we'll continue.
You can see how we have used the verbs related to cars and driving in this dialogue to demonstrate their meaning. However, if you have any questions or comments, please leave us a comment in the Daily Vitamin section on our web page.
Have a nice day!
