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Phrases
ride aВ horse
riding school
take partВ in
horse racing
police officer
mounted police officer
drive aВ car
mean(s) ofВ transportation
78.В Why did you signalВ me?
Why did you signalВ me?
My van is stuck. Will you help me drag it out ofВ the ditch?
Of course I will. Is the van’sframedamaged?
Unlikely. This is aВ modifiedmodel ofВ the vehicle. It has aВ firm frame.
Is there any load inВ the body?
Yes, it should be fastened with additional ropes.
Are you inВ aВ hurry?
IВ have toВ return toВ the parking lot over there inВ fifty minutes.
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Words
additional, body, damage, ditch, drag, fasten, fifty, firm, frame, hurry, load, model, modify, parking, return, rope, signal, unlikely,В van
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Phrases
drag outВ of
van’s frame
modified model
firm frame
load inВ theВ body
fastenedВ with
inВ aВ hurry
parkingВ lot
inВ fifty minutes
79. I’m running out of gas
I’m running out of gas. What should I do?
Drive toВ the nearest gas station. Refuel theВ car.
How can IВ find aВ gas station?
Look for the relevant road sign.
What if there are no road signs nearby?
Use aВ navigator on your mobile phone.
What if there’s no internet connection?
Ask aВ passerby for directions!
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Words
gas, internet, mobile, navigator, passerby, refuel, relevant, running (base form:В run)
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Phrases
running outВ of
gas station
use aВ navigator
mobile phone
internet connection
ask for directions
80.В IВ have an electricВ car
IВ have an electric car. How do IВ chargeВ it?
Connect it toВ aВ chargingpost.
Are there such posts inВ this road section?
Yes, but only one fifth ofВ them works. The rest are not yet powered.
The handle ofВ my charging cable is broken. Do you have aВ spare cable?
Yes, but it doesn’t supportrapidbattery charging. It will have to be connected for a few hours!
That won’t work. How do I do it faster?
You need toВ go toВ aВ charging station.
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Words
battery, broken (base form: break), charge, charging, electric, faster (base form: fast), fifth, handle, post, power, rapid, section, spare, such, support
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Phrases
electricВ car
connectВ to
road section
one fifthВ of
spare cable
battery charging
for aВ few hours
won’t work = will not work
charging station
81.В Have you ever sailed on aВ ship?
