Module 1 exercise 1 page 6 speaker A I've been driving for over 10 years now and I consider myself a good driver.0:01
I'll never forget the advice my driving instructor gave me way back then.0:13
She told me that driving was like life, in that you always had to plan what you were going to do next, one step ahead of time.0:18
She also emphasised that when behind the wheel, you had to keep a level head no matter what.0:29
But you know, some drivers out there are just so rude.0:35
This man cut in front of me and even smiled at me as he went by.0:40
Well, I'm ashamed to say it, but I gave him a good long blast of my horn.0:45
Speaker B Ever since I got my driver's license three years ago, I have wanted a vehicle of my own.0:55
I'm not saying it hasn't been generous of my parents to let me have their car whenever I needed it, but I'm fairly independent and I really wanted a car of my own.1:03
My dad suggested I got a used car as it would be cheaper and the insurance wouldn't cost so much, and I agreed.1:12
Actually, he and I went to the used car dealer together.1:19
I must admit I'm rather impulsive, often doing things before thinking them through.1:23
Well, I fell in love with the first car I saw and I wanted it no matter what.1:28
So far I've spent over £2,000 on repairs.1:34
That's almost twice what I paid for the thing in the first place.1:37
Speaker C. Let's just say I'm the kind of person that tends to put off doing things.1:42
I always get things done, but usually in my own time.1:50
Slowly but surely, I'm beginning to realize that this characteristic of mine has to change.1:55
Take the other day, for I was driving in the city centre when suddenly I got a puncture.2:01
Well, as the car rolled to a stop, all I could think of was my husband asking me if I had had the spare tyre repaired.2:09
I remember telling him that it had totally slipped my mind, but that I would take it to the garage as soon as I could.2:18
Unfortunately, I hadn't got round to it, so I ended up waiting two hours before someone could come and help me out.2:25
Speaker I'm usually the organized one in my family.2:35
I never forget anyone's birthday and I always make sure I pay the bills on time.2:40
Anyway, it was the strangest thing.2:46
The insurance company I deal with always contacts me to let me know when my car insurance is about to expire.2:49
This year, though, for some reason they didn't and I hadn't marked it on my calendar.2:55
I must admit I was rather red faced when a policewoman pulled me over for a routine check and I discovered my insurance was three weeks out of date.3:01
Speaker E There's nothing I like better than going for a long, leisurely Sunday drive.3:12
I never put much thought into where I'm going to go, though.3:21
I just get in my car and off I go.3:26
It's like an adventure of sorts.3:30
Well, my mate Angus is one of those people that has to have everything mapped out before doing anything.3:33
It drives him mad that I never have a set route for my Sunday excursions.3:40
He has told me time and time again that one day I would regret not being more organised.3:46
I hate to say it, but he was right.3:53
Last Sunday I got caught up in roadworks and spent the next six hours trying to get back home.3:57
Speaker F I've always had a good sense of direction and I learnt how to read maps at quite an early age.4:06
So I never dreamed that it could be a problem for anyone to get from A to B. If I was going on a long journey alone to a place I have never been to before, I simply noted down4:13
the main stages of the journey and set off.4:22
Then when I got married, my wife and I decided to spend our honeymoon touring around France in our little sports car.4:25
She didn't have a driving license at the time, so I suggested she do the navigating.4:32
She kept pretty quiet about the idea, and it was only when we got off the ferry in France and I asked her for directions out of town that I realized she had no idea of how to read a4:36
She was holding it upside down.4:46
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