{"id":18804,"date":"2021-06-16T16:34:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T14:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=18804"},"modified":"2021-06-18T10:16:00","modified_gmt":"2021-06-18T08:16:00","slug":"young-people-put-off-driving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2021\/06\/young-people-put-off-driving\/","title":{"rendered":"Young People Put Off Driving"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Driving is a rite of passage. They say it is a very important life skill. It can even represent freedom and maturity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But during the pandemic lockdowns, one activity that was prohibited was traveling. Hence, people had to stop driving. With everything going on now, is it worth it to take lessons given that the prices of lessons and insurance could be rather steep?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article on why young people are putting the brakes to learning how to drive during the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/money\/2021\/may\/22\/cost-young-people-learning-to-drive-covid-driving-lessons-insurance<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. What does driving mean in your life?<\/li>
  2. How was your experience learning how to drive?<\/li>
  3. Why are young people putting off learning to drive? Do you think you have the same problem in your country?<\/li>
  4. What\u2019s the importance of insurance especially for young\/novice drivers?<\/li>
  5. If you were just to learn how to drive now, would you also put it off? Why or why not? <\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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