Course: Getting There

Course: Getting There

Unit: Transportation

Lesson: Department of Motor Vehicles

Lesson Objective:Learners will be able to use language for informational purposes.

Learners will be able to identify highway and traffic signs.

Learners will be able to interpret maps related to driving.

Suggested Vocabulary:cardrivepedestrianpassenger

streetavenueboulevardsignal

licensepoliceofficermedian

crossinginsuranceinspectionfines

roadlightlawright of way

platemotoristdriversign

trafficDMV

Suggested Materials:Copies of the Reading, Grammar, Media, and Dialogue handouts included at the end of this lesson.

Pens or pencils and paper.

Review Community Action in the Suggested Steps below and:

 Make an appointment for your class to visit the DMV.

 Make arrangements for a police man/woman to talk with your class.

Suggested Resources: Click on Driver’s Information for materials on driver’s license, insurance, registration, traffic violations, and safety issues. This site is in Spanish and English.

Click on Driver Services, then on Driver’s Handbook, or try for direct access.

Some Suggested Steps

Reading. Use the Reading handout from the end of this lesson to build reading proficiency and learn about a driver’s license.

Grammar: Adjectives Use the Grammar handout to help students learn about the irregular verb to go.

Dialogue. Use the Dialogue handout to read and practice the dialogue in the class. Lead your class in a study of the dialogue for content, context, and the grammar lesson (to go).

Media. Use the Media handout to teach appropriate responses to traffic signs and driving situations.

Community Action. Visit the Department of Motor Vehicles. Walk the students through the process of applying for a driver’s license. Each DMV offers a presentation if a prior appointment is set. Also, invite someone from the police department and let him/her demonstrate what a police person will say and do.

Reading

Do you have a driver’s license? To get a driver’s license, you must pass tests on vision, driving knowledge, traffic signs, and driving skill. These tests are given at the Department of Motor Vehicles or “DMV.” It is illegal to drive a vehicle without a driver’s license. If you drive without a driver’s license, the police will give you a ticket. If you get a ticket from the police officer, you must pay a fine or go to court.

You must also have insurance on your car. If you drive your car without insurance you will get a ticket. You must also have your car inspected and have a license plate on your car. If you do not have your car inspected or if you do not have a license plate on your car, you will get a ticket.

You must stop at stop signs and obey all other traffic signs or the police officer will give you a ticket. You can go to your local DMV and get a book that has the rules and traffic signs for save driving. You can find this information at on the internet.

Grammar: Go/Went

PresentPresent ProgressivePast

I go.I am going.I went.

You go (singular)Your are goingYou went.

He goes.He is going.He went.

She goesShe is going.She went.

We go.We are going.We went

You go (plural).You are going.You went

They go.They are going.They went

Let’s go.

Fill in the blanks

1. Today I ______to the Department of Motor Vehicles.

Yesterday I ______to the Department of Motor Vehicle.

Tomorrow we ______to the Department of Motor Vehicles.

1. Last week he ______to the DMV.

He ______to the DMV everyday.

Today he ______to the DMV.

Tomorrow we ______to the DMV.

1. Last year you ______to school at night.

This year you ______to school during the day.

Every year you ______to school.

Tomorrow they ______to school.

Dialogue

Things a police officer may say:

Police:Sir may I see your driver license, please.

Police:Madam may I see your driver license, please.

Police:Let me see your registration.

Police:How fast were you driving?

Police:You ran that red light, sir.

Police:You ran that stop sign.

Police:Step out of the car please.

Police:Keep your hands above your head.

Police:I have to give you a breathalyzer test.

Police:Walk the white line please.

Police:I have to give you a ticket.

Police: Turn around and put your hand behind your back.

Police:You may go now. Have a nice day.

Police:We must go to the police department.

badge, handcuffs,

and gun

Media

Provide each student with one of the pictures below. Each student will write a sentence explaining his/her sign or symbol. Example:

I stop at a stop sign

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Department of Motor Vehicles