ESL Podcast 218 – Getting a Driver’s License
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ESL Podcast 218 – Getting a Driver’s License

B1IntermediateJune 13, 202016 min

#ESL Podcast 218 – Getting a Driver’s License ##GLOSSARY **driver's manual –** a handbook of rules and laws that tells drivers what they can and cannot do while driving on public roads *All of the answers to questions on written driver’s test can be found in a driver’s manual. **traffic laws –** rules made by the government about what drivers can and cannot do while driving on public roads ...

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I just hope I can remember all these traffic laws.

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Just don't forget to bring your glasses with you so you don't fail the vision test.

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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast, number 218. Getting a driver's license. This is English as a Second Language Podcast, episode 218. I'm your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillin, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California. Visit our website at ESLPD.com. There you will find a list of all the words that we will be using

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in this podcast. There are definitions, a additional culture note as well as a complete transcript of this episode. All that is in our learning guide which you can find on our website. Our dialogue in this podcast is about someone who wants to get a license to drive. Let's go. Hey Henry, you look busy. What's that you're reading?

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Oh, hi, Jane. I'm studying the driver's manual so I can finally get my driver's license. I just hope I can remember all these traffic laws. I'm sure you'll pass the test with flying colors, especially since you can miss a few and still pass. Just don't forget to bring your glasses with you so you don't fail the vision test.

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