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Unit 28 :
Getting and fighting for a traffic ticket and parking ticket
Intermediate
Summary
To be able to know the reasons of being ticketed.
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- Brain Storm : Share your ideas with your teacher. Try to make sentences.
What are the common reasons why people violate the traffic and parking rules?
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Vocabulary
Repeat the following words and phrases with your teacher and use them in a sentence.
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- driver’s license(phr)
- red light(phr)
- brake light(phr)
- violations(n)
- traffic court(phr)
- fine(n)
- locks you away(phr)
- permit(n)
- principle(n)
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Dialogue 1
Read the dialogue aloud with your teacher.
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Ray
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Officer
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Can I see your driver’s license, registration, and proof of insurance?
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Sure. Here you are, officer.
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Did you know that you were speeding? You were going 70 in a 55 mile an hour zone.
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I was? No, I didn’t know.
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You also ran a red light and your brake light is out. I see that your tags have also expired. I’m going to have to cite you for all of that.
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I’m sure I didn’t run a red light, and I didn’t know my brake light wasn’t working. I just renewed my registration and I’m still waiting for my new tags to arrive in the mail.
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Is there any way I can get away with just a warning?
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I’m afraid not.
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What’s the fine for all of those violations?
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That information is on the back of the citation. Here you are. Have a nice day.
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Thanks. Thanks a lot!
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Let’s practice 1
Arrange the jumbled letters to form a word/ words. Definition of each word is given as your clue.
1. incesel – an official document that gives you permission to own, do, or use something, usually after you have paid money and/or taken a test
2. ionsvioalt – an action that breaks or acts against something, especially a law, agreement, principle, or something that should be treated with respect
3. akerb – a device that makes a vehicle go slower or stop, or a pedal, bar, or handle that makes this device work
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Dialogue 2
Read the dialogue aloud with your teacher.
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Mindy
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Eric
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Hey, where are you going?
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I’m going to traffic court. I got a parking ticket and I’m going to fight it.
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How much was the fine?
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It was only $40. But it’s not the money, it’s the principle of the thing.
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Why? Weren’t you parked illegally?
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No, I wasn’t. The street I live on has metered parking from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. After 6, you can park there with a permit. Well, I parked my car at 7:30 PM and I have a permit. But, I still got a ticket.
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Did you display the permit clearly? It isn’t expired, is it?
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Yeah, it’s clearly displayed and it’s good until June 2007.
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Well, it sounds like you have a good case. Are you representing yourself or did you hire a lawyer?
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I’m going there by myself. Wish me luck.
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Good luck. If the judge locks you away, I promise to visit you in jail.
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Thanks a lot. I’ll remember that.
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Let’s practice 2
Arrange the jumbled letters to form a word/ words. Definition of each word is given as your clue.
4. imterp – an official document that allows you to do something or go somewhere
5. oruct – a place where trials and other legal cases happen
6. geduj- a person who is in charge of a trial in a court and decides how a person who is guilty of a crime should be punished, or who makes decisions on legal matters
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Discussion:
Share your ideas with your teacher.
- Are you a good driver?
- Have you ever been in a car accident?
- Have you ever been pulled over by the police? What happened?
- Have you ever driven a car in a foreign country? If yes, which side of the road did they drive on? Were the road signs different?
- Are the drivers in your area where you live good drivers?