Driving

Question 1

a blind corner

Answer 1

a corner around which you cannot see

Question 2

the crash barrier

Answer 2

strong low fence built along the side of the road to prevent accidents

Question 3

to dent a car

Answer 3

to damage the metal of the car

Question 4

to do…kmph

Answer 4

to drive…kmph

Question 5

to draw up

Answer 5

to stop in a vehicle

Question 6

(to be on) full beam

Answer 6

if your lights are on full beam, they are raised so that you can see more

Question 7

hairpin bend

Answer 7

sharp bend in road, where road turns back in the opposite direction

Question 8

to hit/slam on the breaks

Answer 8

to brake quickly and suddenly

Question 9

to jump a red light

Answer 9

to pass though a traffic light that is red

Question 10

lane

Answer 10

large road

Question 11

to mount the pavement

Answer 11

to go up on the pavement while driving

Question 12

to overtake

Answer 12

to pass a car which is in front of you

Question 13

to pull away

Answer 13

to start driving, having previously stopped

Question 14

to pull into somewhere

Answer 14

to leave the road in order to stop somewhere

Question 15

to pull out

Answer 15

to join the traffic, having previously stopped

Question 16

to pull (sb) over

Answer 16

to stop at the side of the road

Question 17

to pull up

Answer 17

to stop in a vehicle

Question 18

to put a car into reverse

Answer 18

to change into reverse gear so that you can move backwards

Question 19

to skid

Answer 19

to slide on the road

Question 20

to stall

Answer 20

if sb/car stalls the engine of the car has stopped suddenly

Question 21

to swerve to avoid sth

Answer 21

to suddenly move one’s care sideways so as to avoid sth in the road

Question 22

to tow

Answer 22

if one vehicle tows another, it pulls that vehicle behind it, often by means of a rope or a chain

Question 23

to tow (sth) away

Answer 23

to remove a vehicle that has been illegally parked or that has been involved in an accident by towing it

Question 24

a windscreen

Answer 24

the front window of a car

Question 25

to write (a car) off

Answer 25

to damage a car so badly that repairing it would cost more than buying a new one