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Driving

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Driving

To pull out, to pull over, to indicate, to speed up, to slow down, to swerve, to crash into, to scratch, to brake, to slam on the brakes, to change gear, to rev up

Motorway, country road, dual carriageway, one-way, give way sign, stop sign

When it comes to driving, what do you find:

• Difficult
• Easy
• Enjoyable
• Annoying

When it comes to cars themselves, are you

• Fussy or practical
• Do you take pristine care of it or leave it messy and unwashed?
• Vehicles you’ve driven/would love to drive

Do you suffer from:

• Road rage
• Backseat driving
• Driving anxiety

Driving anecdotes:

• Most embarrassing moment
• crashes/accidents
• Near misses


Autonomous cars? Electric cars? Is it a matter of when, not if?

Idioms

to drive someone mad/crazy/up the wall/round the bend – kids!
To be in the driving seat – control of a situation – Lynne!
To be the driving force – behind something – Steve Jobs/Steve Wozniak
To put the pedal to the metal – Get a move on, put your foot down, go faster
To be on the road to recovery . my cousin’s got COVID
To put the brakes on – stop, slow down.I’ve put the brakes on spending money on tech.
To do a U-turn – change your mind. Member of parliament did a U-turn. Now he says he watched porn
To shift gears – I started focusing on the B2 Frist exam. Now I’ve shifted gears