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Daily Life - Buying a Car (C0038)

A: Hi there, can I help you folks?

B: I’m just browsing; seeing what’s on the lot. My

daughter wants a car for her birthday, you know

how it is.

C: Dad! I’m sixteen already and I’m, like, the only

one at school who doesn’t have a car!

A: She is right, you know. Kids these days all have

cars. Let me show you something we just got in:

a 1996 sedan. Excellent gas mileage, it has dual

airbags and anti lock brakes; a perfect vehicle for

a young driver.

C: Dad, I love it! It’s awesome! Can we get this one

please?

B: I see... What can you tell me about this one?

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c 2008 Praxis Language Ltd.A: Oh, that’s just an old World War Two tank that we

use for TV commercials. Now about this sedan...

B: Whoa, whoa wait a minute. Tell me more about

this tank.

A: Well, Sir, if you are looking for quality and safety

then look no further! Three inches of reinforced

steel protect your daughter from short range missile attacks.

B: Does the sedan protect her from missile attacks?

A: It does not.

B: Well, I don’t know. Let me sleep on it.

A: Did I mention the tank is a tank?

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c 2008 Praxis Language Ltd.B: I’ll take it!

C: Dad!

Key Vocabulary

browse verb look around to see if

anything is interesting

sedan common

noun, singular

a car with four doors

gas mileage common

noun, singular

the amount of gas used

per mile

dual airbags common

noun, plural

two airbags, one for the

driver and one for the

passenger

brake common

noun, plural

a device that slows

down or stops something

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c 2008 Praxis Language Ltd.vehicle common

noun, singular

something that carries

people from one place

to another

reinforce Adjective strengthen, make something stronger

sleep on it phrase think about something

further and make a decision later (informal)

Supplementary Vocabulary

minivan common

noun, singular

a vehile that is larger

than a car, has four

doors and is shaped like

a box

SUV common

noun, singular

a large vehicle that is

suitable to run on rough

surfaces

sale common

noun, singular

an event where goods

or services are sold at a

price lower than usual

promotion common

noun, singular

something (usually advertising) that is done

to increase sales

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c 2008 Praxis Language Ltd.discount common

noun, singular

the amount of reduction in price

bargain common

noun, singular

something bought or

sold at a price lower

than its actual value

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