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Exercises

6E.1 Complete the text for directions to the CINEMA | BANK fo:
bank using the map to help you. MALDON ROAD

GO ooo eeecctes and
bebe eee bees ctntnnnes at the junction. Then
YOU oe and ........... right
when you ........... the 0. Then
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cobb bvbbeeeeeeeeees again ..................... Road,

and the bank iso... A ee
JUSt ee. cinema. *
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65.2 Fill the gaps with the correct words.
1 Don’t forget to 0... YOUF oo... eee belt when you ..............00. the car.
2 There was a bad accident this morning. One driver died, the other driver was badly
voce e ee eeeeeeeees , and both cars were badly ............00........
3 In the morning, the ..................... starts at about 7 o’clock and goes on until at least 9.30.
Then it starts again about 4.30 in the afternoon.
4 It was raining, so when I ..................... the car didn’t stop quickly enough, and I
bocteeseetteseeeees into the back of the car in front.
5 The bicycle hit me just as I stepped off the .......0000000.. to cross the road.
6 The car ...00..... ees , so I phoned a garage and they sent someone to repair it.
7 There was a terrible .000000.....0.000000 eeeeeeeeeeeee eee , and that’s why it took me two hours to
get home in the car.
8 I was doing about 65 mph on the inside ..................... of the motorway, and suddenly a
CAL oo. me doing about 90 mph.

Many road signs are international. Do you know or can you guess what these mean?

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1 You can’t ......00. 4 There’s only one ....................

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2 50 mph* is the... § end of we

3 you can’t... 6 a CaP oe.
(*mph = miles per hour; 50 mph = 80 kph approximately)
61.4 Answer these questions about your own country.
1 Do you have a speed limit on motorways? If so, what is it?
2 How many lanes do motorways usually have?
3 Do drivers usually stop for pedestrians at pedestrian crossings?
4 Are most petrol stations self-service, or do people serve you?

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