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Ten Days in Manchester
An interactive intermediate business English course featuring Tony Marshall and May Hunter

Days:

Word play

Day 7 and Tony and May have been driving around in a car. Now you have an opportunity to try to rent a car yourself.

Imagine you are at a car rental office. Complete the description of what happens by filling in the blanks in the story below.

	Bad Day

Driving

Choose the correct response from the boxes on the right.

Then click on the button 'check answers' to see how well you did.


	At the rental office, you can't have the car you want because it is (....1....). You have a (....2....) licence, so you don't need to pay (....3....). To rent the car, the assistant needs to see (....4....). As part of the rental you have (....5....) mileage. If you have an accident, you will need to (....6....) on your insurance. You must (....7....) by 7.30pm. But you park illegally and get a (....8....). The car has also been clamped!		1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

To do yourself, or with friends


	1. Here are some American English words to do with cars and driving. Find out what the British English words would be automobile trunk gas hood exit fender freeway