READING PRACTICE - 004

004 READING MATERIAL

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ARE YOU A DRIVER?

ARE YOU A GOOD DRIVER?

OR A BAD ONE?

ARE YOU SUFFERING FROM ROAD RAGE?


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CAN YOU CORRECT A SKID?

OR WOULD YOU CRASH?


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WHAT DO YOU DRIVE?

A CAR...?

... A MOTOR SCOOTER...?

... A MOTORCYCLE...?


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... A VAN...?

... A TRUCK...?

CARS ARE DRIVEN BY CAR DRIVERS

SCOOTERS ARE RIDDEN BY RIDERS

MOTORCYCLES ARE RIDDEN BY MOTORCYCLISTS OR BIKERS

VANS ARE DRIVEN BY VAN DRIVERS (ALSO CALLED “WHITE

VAN MAN”)

TRUCKS ARE DRIVEN BY TRUCK DRIVERS OR LORRY DRIVERS.

THEY ARE ALSO KNOWN AS TRUCKERS.


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OR ARE YOU A PEDESTRIAN...?

... OR A CYCLIST?


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CAN YOU NAME THE PARTS OF A CAR?


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LIGHTS

ENGINE

CYLINDERS AND VALVES


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DASHBOARD AND STEERING WHEEL

PASSENGER CABIN

REAR SEATS


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CLIMATE CONTROL

LOUDSPEAKER

THESE ARE ALLOY WHEELS WITH LOW-PROFILE TYRES


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THEY ARE USED ON SPORTS CARS


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IN BRITAIN THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF MILES OF ROADS IN OUR

OVERCROWDED ISLAND, MAKING UP AN EXTENSIVE NETWORK:-


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THIS INCLUDES

MOTORWAYS

ON WHICH THE MAXIMUM LEGAL SPEED FOR CARS IS

70 mph (MILES PER HOUR) [112KPH]


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DUAL CARRIAGEWAYS

ON WHICH THE MAXIMUM LEGAL SPEED FOR CARS IS

60 mph (60 MILES PER HOUR) [96KPH]


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OR

50 mph (50 MILES PER HOUR) [80KPH]

(TRUCKS, BUSES AND COACHES HAVE LOWER SPEED LIMITS

ON THESE ROADS.)

SINGLE CARRIAGEWAY ‘A’ CLASS AND ‘B’ CLASS ROADS

AND


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...UNCLASSIFIED COUNTRY LANES.

SPEED LIMTS ON THESE ROADS RANGE FROM

30mph TO 50mph. [48-80KPH]


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BRITISH DRIVERS OFTEN IGNORE THE SPEED LIMITS

SO SAFETY CAMERAS ARE INSTALLED

BUT DRIVERS GET USED TO THEIR LOCATIONS


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SO THE POLICE USE MOBILE CAMERAS...

...WHICH CAN READ THE NUMBER PLATES OF SPEEDING

VEHICLES.


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THEIR ON-BOARD COMPUTERS CAN ALSO CHECK IF THE

VEHICLE IS TAXED...

OR INSURED


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THE POLICE CHECK THE WEIGHT OF TRUCKS

AND THEIR DRIVERS’ HOURS

ON A TACHOGRAPH


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AND LICENCE DETAILS

AVERAGE SPEED CAMERAS (WHICH CALCULATE THE

AVERAGE SPEED OF EVERY VEHICLE TRAVELLING BETWEEN

THEIR FIXED LOCATIONS)...

...ARE USED IN MOTORWAY AND DUAL CARRIAGEWAY

ROADWORKS


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MARKED OUT BY TRAFFIC CONES

ALTHOUGH PEOPLE THINK THAT THE COUNTRY IS OVER-RUN

BY ROADWORKS AND THESE ORANGE CONES,

ROAD IMPROVEMENTS HAVE REDUCED JOURNEY-TIMES

BETWEEN CITIES


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EVEN IF SOME MOTORWAYS STILL SEEM TO BE

CONGESTED...

THE M25 AROUND LONDON IS INFAMOUS FOR THE LENGTH

OF TRAFFIC JAMS, ALONG ITS 110-MILE LENGTH.


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TRAVELLING ON LONDON’S ROADS IS NO EASIER. THE

AVERAGE SPEED TODAY IS APPROXIMATELY 8mph [12kph],

THE SAME AS IT WAS WHEN HORSES AND CARTS

DOMINATED THE STREETS

WHICH IS WHY PUBLIC TRANSPORT IS SO POPULAR.

BUSES


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TRAMS

THE TUBE (UNDERGROUND)


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OVERGROUND

DLR

[DLR AND TRAMS ARE CALLED LIGHT RAILWAYS]


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CAR CLUBS ALLOW PEOPLE TO HIRE [RENT] A CAR (OR VAN) BY THE HOUR FROM A STREET NEAR YOU...

"Your nearest location is 0.22 miles away at

St John's Avenue. SW15 2AL

Toyota Yaris Hybrid Automatic

Colour: Silver

Transmission: Automatic"

http://www.citycarclub.co.uk/locations/london-car-hire/993-st-john's-avenue


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OR YOU CAN HIRE A “BORIS” BIKE FROM MANY LOCATIONS

ACROSS LONDON.

BUS TIMES ARE DISPLAYED IN MANY BUS SHELTERS


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(IF THEY HAVEN’T BEEN VANDALISED)

OR YOU CAN TEXT FOR TIME OF THE NEXT ARRIVALS


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PEDESTRIANS HAVE TO BE CAREFUL CROSSING THE BUSY

LONDON ROADS

USE ZEBRA CROSSINGS

OR PELICAN CROSSINGS


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OR PUFFIN CROSSINGS.

SIGNS INDICATE SAFE FOOTPATHS

OR PEDESTRIAN SUBWAYS


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LONDON’S ROADS ARE OVERCROWDED WITH MOTORISTS.

TO CONTROL THE NUMBERS A CONGESTION CHARGE IS

LEVIED ON EVERY VEHICLE ENTERING THE CENTRAL ZONE

INDICATED BY ROADSIGNS


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VEHICLES ENTERING AND LEAVING THE ZONE ARE

MONITORED BY CAMERAS.

PARKING IS STRICTLY CONTROLLED BY PARKING METERS


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OR PAY-AND-DISPLAY MACHINES

AND PATROLLED BY TRAFFIC WARDENS...

...THE MOST UNPOPULAR PEOPLE IN LONDON.

FAILURE TO PAY, OR OVER-STAYING YOUR TIME

WILL RESULT IN A FIXED PENALTY AND A CLAMP.


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ON RED ROUTES

THE POLICE WILL TOW AWAY VEHICLES


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THERE ARE MANY ROAD SIGNS TO UNDERSTAND

WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS

DIRECTION SIGNS


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AND PARKING SIGNS

LANE RESTRICTIONS

AND WIDTH RESTRICTIONS


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NO WONDER SO MANY PEOPLE WALK!

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