EM 4 - 2018 (ESPAÑOL - digitalizado)

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If you plan on going driving in a foreign country, you’ll likely need to pay the petrol station a visit once or twice. To make a trip to the pump as pain-free as possible, don’t be idle. Review English Matters’ list of common expressions to say at the petrol station. idle /ˈaɪdəl/ | vago Conversation Matters At the Petrol Station by Jonathan Sidor Things at the Station • Does your local petrol station have a vacuum cleaner? • While I fill the tank, could you clean the windscreen with a squeegee? • Most stations have an air compressor to take care of any underinflated tyres. • Before activating the pump, make sure the nozzle is completely inside your car’s petrol/gas tank. • My car could use a carwash once we’re through with this. • You’ll need to pay at the convenience store before you begin filling your tank. • The exact amount of petrol you’ve pumped and the price should be on the display next to your car. desinflado //neumático boquilla tienda cantidad monitor Asking the Attendant • Could I have £20 on pump number 5, please? • Do you only have regular unleaded petrol and diesel? • Is this a full-service station? • Is it possible to get my oil and tyre pressure checked here? • Fill her up! unleaded petrol | gasolina sin plomo oil pressure | presión de aceite tyre pressure | presión de los neumáticos FOT. DEPOSITPHOTOS.COM 26
ENGLISH MATTERS 4|<strong>2018</strong> CONVERSATION 1 A QUICK PIT STOP ESCANEAR PARA ESCUCHAR Mark: Guys, I think it’s time for a brief break. I’m going to pull in to this petrol station and fuel up. Does anyone want anything? Jill: I’d love a coffee from the convenience store. Andrew: Me too. I’m also quite hungry. Do you think they’ll have any of those petrol station hotdogs? Jill: Oh, I hope so. Tell you what, I’ll come in with Mark and get everyone coffee and snacks. Mark: Thanks, that would be a big help. Andrew: I’ll try to pull my own weight as well. I’ll get out and wipe the windows. Mark: I really don’t think that’s necessary. I washed them quite recently. Andrew: Nonsense, it’s the least I could do. There’s a squeegee in that bucket right over there. pit stop | parada técnica, alto en el camino to wipe sth | limpiar the least | lo mínimo Conversation Matters Phrasal Verbs for the Road • I usually fill up my tank once a week. • Stop at the next station so we don’t run out of petrol. • I think you just drove by the last petrol station for a while, so I’m not even sure if we’ll be able to get out of the city. • Even though we’re just sitting in the car while dad pumps the petrol, you should stay buckled up in case anything goes wrong. • It looks like a tight fit. I think if you back up, it’ll make the parking job easier. • I was waiting for a long time, but another car that just arrived cut me off, so now I have to wait a little while longer. to run out of sth | quedarse sin buckled up | abrochado con el cinturón Useful Utterances • I visit petrol stations quite infrequently because I have a fuel-efficient car. • He wanted to stay inside the car while I pumped. He loathes the smell of petrol fumes. • There was a long queue leading to the bay of the petrol station, so I decided to try coming back later. • After filling up, I’ll park the car over to the side so we can take a look under the bonnet (UK) / hood (US) to see if we can find what’s causing the problem. • My kids love going to petrol stations just because of all the fast food and sweets they can grab from the neighbouring stores. to loathe sth | odiar, detestar queue /kjuː/ | fila, cola bonnet (UK) / hood (US) | capó to grab sth | coger 27
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