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Listen to the conversation again as you read the Quiz Script.
| III. Vocabulary Activities [Top] |
| Review the key vocabulary from the conversation:
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[ Why do these? ]
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IV. Read the Explanation
of Answers.
| III. Post-Listening Exercises [Top] |
Practice the conversation with a partner. Also write your own conversation involving a driver and a passenger. What types of questions do people often ask a taxi driver about the ride or about the local area? Do people tip taxi drivers? If so, how much do you give the driver?
IDIOMS! |
| "inch along" = move very slowly
"The taxi driver apologized because traffic was only inching along on the highway, but there was nothing he could do in that situation."
"pay through the nose" = pay too much for something
"Be prepared to pay through the nose for a taxi ride in that city." |
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