{"id":30262,"date":"2025-04-29T11:07:21","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T09:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=30262"},"modified":"2025-04-29T11:07:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T09:07:23","slug":"driving-in-the-eu-at-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2025\/04\/driving-in-the-eu-at-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Driving in the EU at 17"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B1 – Intermediate<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Europe plans to let 17-year-olds to start driving. The EU thinks this could improve road safety. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen to this audio and read the transcript about the new driving age in Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.newsinlevels.com\/products\/driving-in-the-eu-at-17-level-3<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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  1. Define \u201croad safety<\/strong>\u201d. \u201cThe European Union is planning to improve <\/em>road safety<\/em><\/strong> by allowing 17-year-olds to drive with a more experienced person beside them.<\/em>\u201d Use this phrase in a sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Define \u201cself-assessment<\/strong>\u201d. \u201cThere will not be one rule for the whole EU, but countries are encouraged to use similar health checks either through medical exams or\u00a0self-assessments<\/strong>.<\/em>\u201d Use this word in a sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What does \u201cconcerned<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cSome are <\/em>concerned<\/em><\/strong> about data safety, but EU leaders say the new system will protect against fraud and hacking.\u201d?<\/em> Use this word in a sentence and give a synonym.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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

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    1. What is your opinion about this new driving age?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. What are the good and bad things about this?\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. \u201cSupervision is not enough to prevent accidents.<\/em>\u201d What is your opinion about this?\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Do you think this will improve road safety? Share your opinion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. What are other ways to improve road safety?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. What is your opinion about digital driver license?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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