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1. Reading: Unit 2

   We’ve hired a car
2. Five Idioms You need eyes in the back of your head now that the twins are walking. To know everything that is happening around you. Life’s no bed of roses. Nota state of comfort and luxury. Oh, am I glad to see you here! You're a sight for sore eyes. a welcome sight First come, first served. The first people to arrive will be able to get the best choices. If you darken my door again, I’ll kick you out. (for an unwelcome person) to come to someone's door seeking entry
3. Five New Idioms I’ll be more careful next time – once bitten, twice shy. when you have had an unpleasant experience you are much more careful to avoid similar experiences in the future John has gone AWOL; nobody has seen him in class for the last three weeks. to be absent without reason Watch out, the teacher is spoiling for a fight. to want to fight or argue about something He must have had second thoughts, because he didn’t turn up in class. to change your opinion or have doubts about an earlier decision Beware of the green-eyed monster when he tells you how much he is going to earn. jealousy (envy)
4. Five New Idioms I’ll be more careful next time – once bitten, twice shy. when you have had an unpleasant experience you are much more careful to avoid similar experiences in the future John has gone AWOL; nobody has seen him in class for the last three weeks. to be absent without reason Watch out, the teacher is spoiling for a fight. to want to fight or argue about something He must have had second thoughts, because he didn’t turn up in class. to change your opinion or have doubts about an earlier decision Beware of the green-eyed monster when he tells you how much he is going to earn. jealousy (envy)
5. Get ready to read Have you ever hired a car on holiday? Why? Why not? Have you ever had problems with a hired car? ..\Audio and Video\SEINFELD Car Rental Customer Service .wmv.mp4 Has this ever happened to you?
6. Get ready to read Help! I can't unlock my holiday hire car Driving on the 'wrong' side of the road is a cinch (something easy to do) compared with getting to grips with (understanding, knowing how to use)a 'strange' car on holiday. A new survey has revealed that around one third of holidaymakers come to grief with (to experience something unpleasant or damaging)the basic operation of hire cars, with problems ranging from opening the petrol cap to getting into the car in the first place. According to Kwik-Fit, around 900,000 travellers from the UK have encountered difficulties after being handed the keys to their cars abroad, after flying in from the UK. Source: The Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/road-safety/7885456/Help-I-cant-unlock-my-holiday-hire-car.html
7. Terms and conditions Terms and conditions (T&Cs) The requirements, rules, specifications and standards that form part of an agreement or contract. Downtown The central part of a city Voucher A written record of a completed transaction (a proof) (other meaning: gift voucher) To collect Here: to pick up Billing information name, address, phone, email and credit card number
8. Terms and conditions One-way car rental You don’t drop off (leave) the car where you picked it up e.g. You fly from Brussels to Berlin and return by car To be subject (adjective) to a fee = you have to pay a sum of money
9. Terms and conditions CDW collision damage waiver = optional damage coverage (insurance) available while renting a vehicle Here: in case of a collision (crash), you won’t have to pay for the damage PAI Personal Accident Insurance: protects the driver in case of injury in an accident, or death. TLW Theft Loss Waiver (covers you in case of theft or loss) Surcharge An additional sum of money added to the usual cost
10. Terms and conditions UM/UIM ! Confusing use Uninsured or Underinsured motorist coverage: These coverages will protect you and your passengers in the car, in the event that you are in an accident and the other party involved has no or too little insurance to cover the damage to your car, medical bills and expenses. Unlimited mileage: the rental fee doesn’t depend on how far you drive (but you will have to pay for petrol)
11. Terms and conditions To be in effect In force, operative (here: there is coverage up to the return date) Levy Tax To be liable Here: to be legally obligated (you have to do something by law) Excess Insurance Brit a specified contribution towards the cost of a claim, stipulated on certain insurance policies as being payable by the policyholder In other words: extra money Liable for a reduced excess you will receive a reduction (pay less)
12. Terms and conditions thereof of or concerning this (here: a part of the vehicle) In the event of If it should happen, in case ‘in the unlikely event of a water landing’
13. Terms and conditions VAT Value Added Tax To cover To protect by insurance
14. Conversation exercise: Limited or Super? You’re going on holiday to Italy with three friends. You’re planning to hire a car there and to share the cost. Who will drive? Why? Will you choose the Limited Cover or Super Cover for accidents and thefts? Why or why not?
15. Terms and conditions
16. Crossword puzzle 1 across: hubcap 3 across: jumper cable 15 down: gauge (to gauge: to measure) 2 down: antifreeze / coolant 6 down: sedan 12 down: defroster 26 down: gasket 13 down: muffler 18 down: transmission
17. Crossword puzzle http://nhd.heinle.com/crosswords/car_print.html
18. Crossword puzzle
19. Car Vocabulary Rear-view mirror
20. Car Vocabulary wing mirror (also fender mirror, door mirror, or side mirror)
21. If you’re interested in cars, coffee and comedians... Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee http://comediansincarsgettingcoffee.com/
22. Unit 1: Which one should I buy?
23. Which one should I buy? Barn A large farm building used for storing farm products and sheltering livestock. (animals) Free range supposed to mean that poultry is allowed to roam without being confined and is fed naturally grown crops, consuming only a vegetarian diet. To roam to move about without purpose or plan; wander. Ground (to grind) To reduce to powder
24. Conversation Exercise: Which one should I buy? You’re organising a dinner party with four people. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each product? Which products are you going to buy and why? Write down your preferences and your reasons for buying these products.
25. Which one should I buy?
26. Which one should I buy?
27. Tenses I came to England six months ago. I started my economics course three months ago. When I return to Australia, I (study) will have been studying for nine months and I (be) will have been in England for exactly one year.  England (6 m) Economics (3m) Now return (in 6 m) I talk about something (studying) that will continue up to a certain time in the future (when I return) Future perfect continuous
28. Tenses: Future Perfect Continuous [will have been + present participle] I will have been working... I will have been eating... Use We use the Future Perfect Continuous when to show that something will continue up until a particular event or time in the future. They will have been talking for over an hour by the time Thomas arrives. James will have been teaching at the university for more than a year by the time he leaves for Asia. How long will you have been studying when you graduate? http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/futureperfectcontinuous.html
29. Tenses Samantha (live) lived in Berlin for more than two years. In fact, she (live) was living there when the Berlin wall came down.  Past simple: finished action in the past (she no longer lives there) (Present perfect is possible too, but the second sentence contradicts this) Past continuous: a specific action (living in Berlin when the Wall came down) interrupts the longer action (living in Berlin) http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/pastcontinuous.html
30. Tenses If Vera (keep) keeps drinking, she (lose, eventually) will eventually lose her job. First conditional: If + present simple , will + infinitive You talk about a real possibility
31. Tenses The Maya established a very advanced civilization in the jungles of the Yucatan; however, their culture (disappear, virtually) had virtually disappeared by the time Europeans first (arrive) arrived in the New World.  Past perfect: an action (disappear) happened before another action in the past (arrive) http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/pastperfect.html
32. Tenses Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep) is sleeping. Present continuous: action happening now
33. Tenses It (rain) has been raining all week. I hope it stops by Saturday because I want to go to the beach.  Present perfect continuous: action started in the past + continues up until now (present perfect) + emphasis on duration (very often with for the last week, for two hours...)
34. Tenses Listen Donna, I don't care if you (miss) missed the bus this morning. You (be) have been late to work too many times. You are fired!  Past simple: finished action in the past Present perfect: action that started in the past (this person being late) and continues up until now
35. Tenses I am sick of rain and bad weather! Hopefully, when we (wake) wake up tomorrow morning, the sun (shine) will be shining. Variation on the first conditional with when instead of if (difference: it will definitely happen) (also possible with before, after, as soon as, until) Future continuous: longer action (sun shining) interrupted by shorter action (wake up) I will be watching TV when she arrives tonight. I will be waiting for you when your bus arrives.
36. Tenses I have not travelled much yet; however, I (visit) will have visited the Grand Canyon and San Francisco by the time I leave the United States. Future perfect: expresses the idea that something will occur (visit) before another action in the future (leave) By next November, I will have received my promotion. By the time I finish this course, I will have taken ten tests.
37. Tenses I (see) had seen many pictures of the pyramids before I went to Egypt. Pictures of the monuments are very misleading. The pyramids are actually quite small. Past perfect: expresses the idea that something occurred before another action in the past. I had never seen such a beautiful beach before I went to Kauai. I did not have any money because I had lost my wallet. Tony knew Istanbul so well because he had visited the city several times.
38. Tenses In the last hundred years, travelling (become) has become much easier and very comfortable. In the 19th century, it (take) took two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon. The trip (be) was very rough and often dangerous. Things (change) have changed a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years. Now you can fly from New York to Los Angeles in a matter of hours.  Present perfect: period in the past up until now (not finished) Past simple: finished period in the past
39. Tenses Joseph's English (improve, really) is really improving, isn't it? He (watch) has been watching American television programs and (study) has been studying his grammar every day since he first arrived in San Diego. Soon he will be totally fluent.  Present continuous: longer action in progress (present perfect possible, but here: isn’t it?) Present continuous: action that started in the past + continues up until now + emphasis on duration/repetition/effort
40. Tenses When I (arrive) arrived home last night, I discovered that Jane (prepare) had prepared a beautiful candlelight dinner. Past simple: finished action in the past Past perfect: expresses the idea that something occurred before another action in the past.
41. Tenses If you (need) need to contact me sometime next week, I (stay) will be staying at the Sheraton in San Francisco. First conditional: If + present simple, future Why will be staying and not will stay? Temporary condition See also: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1535_questionanswer/page40.shtml