Cars, vocabulary….

1- He took a bunch of car-keys from his pocket, opened the door gently, got in, sat in the

d and leaned over towards the left to adjust the wing mirror.

2- The front left-hand wheel was hissing like a snake. He slowly ran his hand over the tyre

and immediately noticed it had a p .

3- My eyes began to close under the stress and strain of a ten-hour drive; for fear of driving

into a deep sleep, I p to the side of the country road to stretch my legs and

nod off for a while.

4- Ready to set off, the lady got into her Mini, fastened her s put the key into

the ignition, started the car and drove off.

5- As soon as he saw the police officer striding towards his car, Michael leaned backwards,

reached his gun on the back seat, opened the g and hid his weapon among

some road maps.

6- With great effort, the man managed to wheel his car on to the h to avoid

obstructing the other vehicles on the motorway.

7- As he parked his Escort in Alec Rose Lane, alongside the multi-storey car park, he heard

something hit the back w . The moment he turned round, he noticed that the glass

had completely shattered, leaving two large holes.

8- He s violently, first to the left, then to the right, trying to bring his van under control.

Quick as he was, he could not avoid crashing straight into a signpost.

9- All the cars have a battery light on the d that is designed to warn drivers in the

reaching system fails.

10- Other drivers described how the lorry had pulled out to o my car carelessly on a

sharp bend, forcing me to brake heavily.

11- To her shock, the brake did not work. In vain, she made a desperate attempt to stop the

car, pulling on the h . Seeing that it was useless, she released it and managed to steer

the car downhill for 200 meters safely.

12- At the crack of dawn, he put his two cases in the b of the car and left for the

outskirts of Brussels, heading east.

13- Along the k of the road stood a line of illegally-parked taxis, their drivers dozing in

the back seats with their legs dangling out of the open doors.

14- You should only turn on your h lights when your vehicle becomes a temporary

danger to other road users, such as when you’re changing a tyre on the side of the road or

your vehicle has broken down and is being t .

15- He braked hard on the slippery surface and his car s a few metres down the street.

16- Driving at night is more dangerous than driving during the day. Do not blind other drivers

with your vehicle h - dip them when they are coming towards you or when you are

following another vehicle.

17- He had to speed up, so he pressed the c while letting go of the accelerator, then

changed gear again, and gained speed in no time.

18- Constantly check your r - to see other cars close behind. Knowing

where everyone is and how they drive will help you decide who to stay away from and

where to go when the time calls for it.

19- If your tyre needs replacing, take the spare tyre, j the car, take off the old

wheel, put on the new one, lower the car, get back in and drive on.

20- After examining the tyre, he fitted the socket s over the wheel nuts and loosened

them enough to remove the wheel when the car was elevated.

21- Driving along the motorway, he noticed he had forgotten his sunglasses. The light was

blinding him. So he pulled down the v to feel more comfortable.

22- Suddenly, conscious that he was flashing past the traffic, he glanced at the s and

could not believe he was driving at a speed of 180 kilometres per hour.

23- As soon as he caught a glimpse of a gap between two cars, the driver jumped on the

brakes and r fast into that tiny parking space. (dio marcha atrás)