A: Hurry up, get in!
B: I’m in , let’s go!
A: OK, make a left here…no wait, I meant make a right. Come on speed up!
B: Geeze! What’s the rush?
A: Don’t worry about it, just drive. Oh, no, the light is about to change… step on it!
B: Are you nuts? I’m not going to run a red light!
A: Whatever. Just turn right here. The freeway will be packed at this hour…. let’s take a side street. Go on! Get out of our way! Move, move!
B: What’s your problem? Geez. Having a fit is not going to help!
A: Here, I know a short cut… just go down here and we’ll cut through Ashburn Heights. Let’s go, let’s go! Watch out for that lady!
B: I’m going as fast as I can!
A: Yes! We made it. 5:58, just before the library closes.
B: You’re such a geek!
Key Vocabulary
| hurry up | phrase | move faster |
| make a left | phrase | turn left |
| step on it | phrase | drive a lot faster |
| nuts | Adjective | crazy |
| speed up | verb | go faster |
| have a fit | phrase | get very angry |
| cut through | phrase | quickly go past or though something that blocks you |
| packed | Adjective | full, having lots of cars |
Supplementary Vocabulary
| road rage | phrase | take and use some money, and return the equal amount of money at a later time |
| back street | phrase | return the money you borrowed |
| U-turn | phrase | amount of money borrowed |
| to back up | principle verb, infinitive | borrow money |
| to pass | principle verb, infinitive | having no job |
| to park | principle verb, infinitive | a time when the economy is worse than usual |
