Travelling by car

As for me there is nothing better than to travel by car – a good, fast car I mean. When you are in an airplane, you have to be driven by someone else; travel by car is a more personal experience, for there you can drive yourself.

You just sit down at the wheel, switch on the motor, step on the pedal with your foot and off the car goes. You can go as slowly or as fast as you wish, stop when and where you choose; you park the car on the side of the road, get out and go where you like.

It is quite true that driving a car has some disadvantages. In town it is rather nuisance with all these traffic “jams” or “hold-ups”, round-abouts and so on. It is not altogether pleasant when you ride on a bumpy road or get a flat tyre, or still worse, when you get stuck in the mud.

But what can be better than a spin in a car on a weekend with your friend? As soon as you get out of the crowded town and see the long wide road opening up before you, what a thrill it is to feel the car rush forward at a touch of your foot, to feel the wind in your face, to see houses, trees and people flash past, to feel the real joy of speed.

Then, of course, you see much more of the country than you do in a plane. Suppose you are on vacation and have decided to take a 700-800 mile trip down South in a car. What magnificent views you behold on your way – the cheerful fields, the road winding its way up the mountain with steep, grey cliffs on one side and a deep precipice on the other, the shining expanse of the sea wrapped in a blue noonday haze, the woods, the rows of acacia that stretch along the streets of the towns that you pass through.

Indeed, your impressions are unforgettable.

3.Make the choice and translate:

1.Travelling by car/airplane is a more personal experience, for there you can drive yourself.

2.On the side of the road you can park the train/car.

3.It is unpleasant/pleasant when you ride on a bumpy road.

4.While driving a car one may get stuck in the grass/mud.

5.The car rushes forward at a touch of your hand/foot.

6. On the road/in the air we have a lot of difficulties with the traffic “jams” and round-abouts.

7.We can stop when and where we wish travelling by car/train.

8.In a car you switch on the wheel/ motor/pedal.

4.Translate into English:

1.Я надаю перевагу подорожі автомобілем. 2.Подорожуючи машиною, ви можете зупинитись де і коли вам забажається. 3.Подорож автомобілем має деякі недоліки, а саме: “пробки”, об’їзний шлях, вибоїста дорога, спущена шина. 4.Коли подорожуєш автомобілем, звертай увагу на світлофор. 5.Немає нічого краще за швидку їзду автомобілем. 6.Не дуже приємно зав’язнути у грязі. 7.Які чудові поля, гори, ріки, озера, скелі ви можете побачити, подорожуючи автомобілем. 8.Від доторку ноги машина мчиться вперед. 9.Яке це щастя відчувати швидкість! 10.Коли я сідаю за кермо і вмикаю мотор, я забуваю про все на світі.

5.Speak on the pros and cons of travelling by car.

6.Describe what you can see and feel while travelling by car.