Cars/자동차

Today people no longer regard cars as luxury goods. Cars have become a necessity for most people. They are convenient and time-saving machines. When people buy a car they consider many things. Compact cars are economical in terms of price, mileage, insurance and taxes and most people think compact cars meet most of their needs.
However, some people do not choose a car based upon their needs. Rather, they pick out bigger, more expensive cars. They think cars show social status.
Thanks to the exploding demand for cars, roads are so crowded that governments are making plans to discourage the number of ownerships and the frequency of driving. But effective plans are not easy to come up with, and most of them clash against people’s interests. The problem is that the government is “doing its best” to introduce immediate and easy rules, which inevitably entail a financial burden such as a tax increase. The bottom line is that government must help people use public transportation more comfortably by investing more money in the quality of public transportation, building more roads and developing scientific system of road management. Then people would be willing to give up a very time-, energy-, and money- consuming job: driving.
1.Do you usually fill up when you drop by a gas station?
2.If you knew that gas prices would go up 5% tomorrow, would you fill up today?
3.Who do you think ought to wash your family car?
4.How often do you wash your car?
5.Do you wash your car yourself, or do you take it to the carwash?
6.When did you get your driver’s license?
7.Was it difficult? How many times did you fail before you finally got it?
8.How long did you practice before you actually drove a car on the road by yourself?
9.How did you feel when you drove your car on the road for the first time?
10.Did you carry the “novice” sign?
11.What was your first car?
12.What is your main priority when you buy a car? Design, price, make, fuel efficiency?
13.What do you think about a foreign- made car?
14.What do you think about driving a used car?